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'We did not allow the enemy to sleep'

'Before going to battle, Captain Anuj Nayyar gave me the engagement ring and photograph of his fiance.''I told him, "Why don't you keep it? It will motivate you to fight'.''He said he did not want......

What I Saw In The Kargil War...

'I told my commander that they were not militants, but full-fledged soldiers with machine guns.' IMAGE: Then Commanding Officer Colonel Umesh Singh Bawa, right, with Captain Anuj Nayyar, centre......

'Yeh dil mange more' still echoes: Capt Vikram Batra's brother

Almost 24 years after Captain Vikram Batra died fighting Pakistani forces, his battle cry yeh dil mange more still echoes from the peaks of Kargil, says his twin brother Vishal for whom a......

Dushman ki goli peeth pe nahi, chhati pe khaani hai: Kargil martyr

When the Kargil war broke out in 1999, Kanta Devi's desperate pleas to her son Grenadier Udhaymaan Singh to return home were met with disappointment until he told her, "Dushman ki goli peeth pe......

'We demolished enemy posts'

'The gun is like family. Nothing can be more important, more respectable and more dear to an artillery man.' IMAGE: Army's multi barrelled rocket launcher fires a rocket towards Tiger Hill in......

Lalit Suri Group plans foray into economy segment

After calling off its association with the Intercontinental Hotels Grouplast year and deciding to venture on its own, The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group is planning to mark a foray in the economy......

Swiss co to dress Siachen troops

With an aim to improve the condition of troops posted at high altitudes including Saichen, the government will approach Swiss firms for providing expertise in setting up a unit for manufacturing......

Air Deccan launches Delhi-Srinagar flight

With the inauguration of a direct flight from Delhi to Srinagar, Deccan Aviation, which operates Air Deccan, on Tuesday announced that the low-cost airline would concentrate on increasing the......

Abhishek salutes Kargil heroes

No, this is not a film shoot. This is Abhishek Bachchan paying his tribute to the heroes of Kargil War on Vijay Diwas (July 26, the day our jawans defeated the Pakistani infiltrators after......

Lakshya is 'just another movie'

In recent times, two directors have impressed me with their debut products. One is John Matthew Mathan (Sarfarosh) and the other is Farhan Akhtar (Dil Chahta Hai). While the formerhas not made any......

Indian cricketers pay tribute to Kargil war heroes

Photograph: Kind courtesy Gautam Gambhir/Twitter On the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, members of the Indian cricket fraternity paid their tribute to the Indian soldiers. The Indian Armed Forces......

Dhoni's visit, a big morale booster to the troops

Indian cricket team captain and honorary Lt Col MS Dhoni visited Drass and Kargil on the second day of his visit to Ladakh region. A defence spokesman said Lt. Col Dhoni paid homage to the......

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