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Army Day 2024: At ‘Shaurya Sandhya’ event, Rajnath Singh lauds valour, patriotism of Indian soldiers
Rajnath Singh during his address at the “Shaurya Sandhya” event at Lucknow. (India Sentinels photo) Lucknow: In a grand display of military prowess and cultural heritage, the Indian Army celebrated its 76th Army Day with a breathtaki...
Brigadier Amar Jit Singh Behl, valiant Indian Army soldier and war hero of 1962, dies at 82
Brigadier Amar Jit Singh Behl. (India Sentinels photo via special arrangement.)New Delhi: Brigadier Amar Jit Singh Behl (retired), one of the Indian Army’s finest soldiers, died after being ill for some time at the Army Command Hospital in Chan...
Know about Air Marshal PK Barbora – the Indian Air Force officer who reactivated DBO airstrip in 2008
Air Marshal Pranab Kumar Barbora (December 10, 1950–October 30, 2023)Shillong: Former Indian Air Force vice-chief Air Marshal Pranab Kumar Barbora (retd) passed away on Monday after illness at the age of 72 years in Delhi. The officer was known...
All remaining Indian Air Force MiG-21 fighters grounded, marks end of a long, glorious, and controversial service record
An Indian Air Force MiG-21. (File photo)New Delhi: The Indian Air Force has grounded all its remaining MiG-21 fighter jets, India Sentinels has learned. This development comes within days of a MiG-21 crash in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh district. T...
Republic Day parade 2023: British-era 25-pounder guns to be replaced with 105mm Indian field guns
A 105mm Indian field gun. (Photo: Creative Commons)New Delhi: With a focus on “atmanirbharta” (self-reliance) in the defence sector, the Indian Army will be replacing its British-era 25-pounder guns with the indigenous 105mm Indian field ...
1971 Bangladesh Liberation War: Why India celebrates ‘Vijay Diwas’ on December 16?
Pakistan’s Lt Gen AAK Niazi (right) signing the instrument of surrender under the direction of Indian Army’s Eastern Command GOC-in-C Lt Gen JS Arora (left) in Dhaka, on December 16, 1971.India and Bangladesh celebrate Vijay Diwas on Dece...
1971 India-Pakistan War: Battle of Longewala – a revisit
A captured Pakistani tank on display at Longewala near where the battle took place.The Indian Army celebrated “Parakram Diwas” on December 5 to commemorate the 51st anniversary of its victory over Pakistan in the Battle of Longewala durin...
What is Navy Day and why it is being celebrated on December 4?
INS Vikrant. (File photo)New Delhi: Every year on December 4, India celebrates its Navy Day to recognize the role and achievements of the Indian Navy.Why Navy Day is celebrated on December 4?December 4 was chosen to commemorate the successful naval a...
Today, the once-proud Indian Army seems like a crumbling edifice
Indian Army soldiers. The Indian Army, as the current service, took birth on January 26, 1950, when India became a republic. Since then, it grew in stature and is now considered one of the largest and finest armies in the world. It is a major co...
INS Vikrant: India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier commissioned
Kochi: India’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier (IAC-1) was commissioned in the Indian Navy as Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vikrant on Friday. The prime minister, Narendra Modi, commissioned the warship at Cochin Shipyard Limited here in th...Results
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