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Heroes We Must Know: Major Mohit Sharma, Ashok Chakra

March 21 marked the 16th death anniversary of Major Mohit Sharma, one of India's bravest military officers who died fighting terrorists in Kashmir. IMAGE: Captain Mohit Sharma, Ashok Chakra, was......

Two Army officers to receive Ashok Chakra

Major Mohit Sharma and Major D Sreeram Kumar have been awarded the country's highest peace time gallantry award Ashok Chakra. Major Sharma will be decorated with the Ashok Chakra posthumously.......

MC Sharma's name recommended for Ashok Chakra

The Delhi police has recommended the name of its encounter specialist Mohan Chand Sharma, who was killed in a gunbattle with suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorists, for the Ashok Chakra, the......

Ashok Chakra for braveheart Major

He was just days away from flying home to see his first child when he led his men upfront in a bloody encounter with intruding militants in Kashmir valley. Major Dinesh Raghu Raman rescued a......

Ashok Chakra for Lt Triveni

Indian Army Lieutenant Triveni Singh and Special Forces Paratrooper Sanjog Chhetri have been awarded Ashok Chakra, a defence ministry spokesman told the press on Thursday.Lieutenant Triveni Singh......

Modi launches gold schemes, coin with Ashok Chakra

India has surpassed China as world's largest gold consuming nation with 562 tonnes of buying so far this year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched three ambitious schemes to reduce......

Govt likely to launch 3 gold schemes on Nov 5

The central government is planning a big-bang launch of three schemes to satisfy the need for investing in gold. The schemes are likely to be launched on November 5, a week before Diwali. A final......

Gold deposit scheme can fetch Rs 1 trillion: SBI Research

Describing the proposed gold deposit scheme as ‘game changer’, the State Bank of India's economic research department has said it will help attract at least Rs 1 trillion in deposits on......

Gold schemes to aid economic growth, reduce CAD: Ficci

India imports a staggering 1,000 tonnes of gold every year, draining out foreign exchange and putting pressure on the fiscal deficit. The launch of gold schemes will deploy India's unutilised gold......

Govt proposes to introduce redeemable gold bonds

To curb gold imports and monetise large idle stocks of the precious metal, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today announced three schemes, including redeemable gold bonds which will carry a......

'Sonam Has The Energy Of A 20 Year Old'

'On this happy occasion, I wish Sonam more work and another National Award.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonam Kapoor/Instagram A decade ago, on April 19, 2015, Sonam Kapoor embarked on a journey......

10 War Films You Can Watch On OTT

There have been relatively few war films made by Bollywood, perhaps because they are expensive and difficult to shoot. Also, invariably, there are accusations of inaccuracy, disrespect, jingoism,......

'We wanted to capture Major Sandeep's spirit'

'People only knew about the hundreds of people he had saved and his Ashoka Chakra.''I came to know about this beautiful life that he had lived, that was so much more than the way he died.''I was......

The Batla House Review

It is only in the second half that Batla House has gripping moments, feels Prasanna D Zore. Nikkhil Advani's Batla House -- named after the controversial encounter that took place in......

Major Review

Major is in a perennial state of exaggeration.The sighs, the misty eyes, the mushy speeches, its details are invested in highlighting all things in-your-face, observes Sukanya Verma. There's no......

Eden Gardens now has the Jhulan Goswami stand!

'This is not just my moment, it belongs to every girl who dreams of making it big in cricket.' IMAGE: Former India bowler Jhulan Goswami during the inauguration of a stand named after her at the......

Four blocks of Eden named after war veterans

IMAGE: CAB president Sourav Ganguly with Indian Army Personnel at the unveiling ceremony at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday. Photograph: BCCI Four war heroes found a place of permanence in the......

BCCI clarifies on tricolour use

TheBoard of Control for Cricket in Indiahas sought a clarification from the Centre if Indian cricketers could use the three colours on the national flag in their costume without the Ashok Chakra......

IPL: Delhi Daredevils is now Delhi Capitals; Iyer to continue as captain

IMAGE: Colin Munro and Shreyas Iyer of the Delhi Daredevils. Photograph: BCCI IPL franchise Delhi Daredevils was renamed Delhi Capitals on Tuesday with a hope that it would bring a change in......