A portrait of Major Ajit Singh, MVC – the hero of 1962 Hot Springs operation. (Photo for India Sentinels collected by Jai Samota via special arrangement) “Let Chinese blood flow at the Hot Springs. We are well prepared, and my men ar...
Russian soldiers during a parade. (Social media photo for representation.)New Delhi: India said it has “strongly” taken up the matter with the Russian government for the early discharge of several Indian nationals who have been duped to w...
Uganda’s president, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (L), receives a symbolic gavel from Azerbaijan’s foreign minister, Jeyhun Aziz Ogu Bayramov, at the opening ceremony of the 19th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movemen...
Chinese troops attacking an Indian Army post at Galwan in 1962. (Photo credit: mymemo.cn99.com)In 1962, China said the establishment of the Indian military post at Galwan was an attempt to grab land by India. Galwan is one of the most-used terms by t...
The distance between Mauritius’s Agaléga and mainland India is a little over 3,000 kilometres at the nearest points. (Google Maps)Agaléga Island comprises two islets, shaped like an exclamation mark (!) – a long and thin nor...
Narendra Modi (R) with Pravind Jugnauth. (File photo)New Delhi: In a virtual ceremony, the prime minister, Narendra Modi, and the prime minister of Mauritius, Pravind Jugnauth, jointly unveiled an airstrip and a jetty on the Agaléga Island in ...
A screenshot of a video showing the four selected Gaganyaan astronauts. From left: Gp Capt Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, Gp Capt Ajit Krishnan, Gp Capt Angad Pratap, Wg Cdr Shubhanshu Shukla.Thiruvananthapuram/Bangalore/New Delhi: The prime minister, ...
UP CM Yogi Adityanath, inaugurating the Adani Defence and Aerospace facility at the Kanpur Ammunition and Missile Complex. Also seen in this photo are COAS Gen Manoj Pande and Adani Group officials. (Photo via Twitter)Kanpur: Marking a significant st...
The India-Myanmar border is shown inside the red box. (Google Maps)“Border security is the most basic and necessary responsibility of a sovereign nation.” ~ Kirstjen Nielsen, former US secretary of homeland securityBorder security i...
Paramedics carry the body of Russian skier Anton, who lost his life after being trapped by the Gulmarg avalanche. (Photo credit: X/Kaisar Ali/@kaisaraly) Jammu/Udhampur: In separate incidents across Jammu & Kashmir, the Indian Army demonstra...