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How I was awarded the Param Vir Chakra

How I was awarded the Param Vir Chakra

Rediff.com29 Jan 2020

'War is won by team work. War is won by sacrifices,' says Subedar Sanjay Kumar, Param Vir Chakra.

Why This Military Hero Entered Politics

Why This Military Hero Entered Politics

Rediff.com26 Sep 2022

Colonel Ajay Kothiyal, Kirti Chakra, Shaurya Chakra, is one of the most decorated soldiers to join politics. He still has two bullets lodged inside his body sustained in a gun battle with terrorists in J&K.

Pulwama martyr Major Dhoundiyal's wife joins Army

Pulwama martyr Major Dhoundiyal's wife joins Army

Rediff.com29 May 2021

Twenty-seven months after she lost her husband in an anti-insurgency operation in south Kashmir's Pulwama, 29-year-old Nitika Kaul on Saturday donned the army uniform after completing a one-year rigorous training in Tamil Nadu.

Terror threat looms over R-Day celebrations

Terror threat looms over R-Day celebrations

Rediff.com25 Jan 2017

Intelligence agencies have warned of a possible terror threat ahead during the Republic Day celebrations by Pakistan-based terror groups who may use Afghan IDs to sneak into India and carry out attacks.

Man who threatened to kill Kanhaiya arrested

Man who threatened to kill Kanhaiya arrested

Rediff.com13 May 2016

A Special Cell team arrested Jani under Section 41(1) of CrPC and will hand him over to the New Delhi district police.

20000 cops for Republic Day security

20000 cops for Republic Day security

Rediff.com16 Jan 2009

In the backdrop of Mumbai terror attacks and intelligence inputs about possible strikes, security will be beefed up for Republic Day celebrations in Delhi with 20,000 gun-toting policemen being stationed across the city ahead of the national event.

Rahul on responsibility of captaincy

Rahul on responsibility of captaincy

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

Rahul also backed youngsters in the team saying that the young guns will play a "big role" for KXIP in this season.

Gohil requests Cong to relieve him of Bihar charge

Gohil requests Cong to relieve him of Bihar charge

Rediff.com5 Jan 2021

Gohil, who is also one of the party's national spokespersons and a Rajya Sabha member from Gujarat, made the disclosure on his official twitter handle. 'Due to personal reasons, I have requested our party high command to allocate me lighter work for next few months and to relieve me ASAP as #Bihar in charge,' Gohil tweeted, tagging his party, its units in Bihar, Gujarat and Delhi besides a number of colleagues.

Mumbai Indians knocked out of IPL despite win over SRH

Mumbai Indians knocked out of IPL despite win over SRH

Rediff.com9 Oct 2021

Mumbai Indians beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 42 runs in their final league fixture in Abu Dhabi on Friday but still failed to qualify for the IPL play-offs.

'If Modi couldn't prevent riots in Guj, how can he generate unity?'

'If Modi couldn't prevent riots in Guj, how can he generate unity?'

Rediff.com15 Jan 2014

Kicking off her party's election campaign at a mega rally in Lucknow, Mayawati on Wednesday said the Bahujan Samaj Party would not forge an alliance with Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party or any other party and would go it alone in the Lok Sabha polls.

Terror hits Gurdaspur: 3 civilians, 4 cops killed in 12-hour long encounter

Terror hits Gurdaspur: 3 civilians, 4 cops killed in 12-hour long encounter

Rediff.com27 Jul 2015

Seven people, including two police officers and a terrorist, were killed as the Punjab Police's elite Special Weapons and Tactics team and the Indian Army were carrying out a massive operation in the Gurdaspur district to flush out terrorists who went on a rampage attacking a bus and a police station complex.

'Black day for Kashmir and the nation'

'Black day for Kashmir and the nation'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2022

'The people of Jammu and Kashmir are your own people. Do not use them as cannon fodder in your laboratory.'

View: Don't dismiss the Jama Masjid firing lightly

View: Don't dismiss the Jama Masjid firing lightly

Rediff.com19 Sep 2010

While there is no need for any panic, B Raman states that any casual approach to the firing outside the Jama Masjid in New Delhi would be unwise.

IPL 2021: Check out Sunrisers' strengths and weaknesses

IPL 2021: Check out Sunrisers' strengths and weaknesses

Rediff.com4 Apr 2021

One of the most consistent teams in the Indian Premier League over the last five years, Sunrisers Hyderabad would look to improve upon their middle-order batting in the upcoming 14th edition of the T20 league.

LeT, Hizb terrorists, CRPF jawan killed in gunbattle near Srinagar

LeT, Hizb terrorists, CRPF jawan killed in gunbattle near Srinagar

Rediff.com6 Feb 2020

The encounter broke out after three motorcycle-borne terrorists opened fire on CRPF personnel posted at a mobile checking unit in Shalteng in Parampora, officials said. The captured terrorist is Umar Fayyaz of the Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK), he said.

Chants of Jai Hind, cries of the beloved: Manipur martyrs cremated

Chants of Jai Hind, cries of the beloved: Manipur martyrs cremated

Rediff.com15 Nov 2021

Cries of 'Jai Hind' rent the air as a large number of people bid a final adieu to Colonel Viplav Tripathi, his wife and five-year-old son, who were killed in a terrorist attack in Manipur two days ago, in their hometown Raigarh in Chhattisgarh on Monday.

Suicide bomber shot dead near Indian embassy in Kandahar

Suicide bomber shot dead near Indian embassy in Kandahar

Rediff.com13 Mar 2014

A suicide bomber was on Thursday gunned down close to the Indian Consulate complex in Afghanistan's Kandahar province before he could detonate explosives.

From engineering student to welders: The men who formed ISIS-inspired group

From engineering student to welders: The men who formed ISIS-inspired group

Rediff.com26 Dec 2018

Following are their brief profiles and roles as alleged by the NIA.

Mizoram: 'Assam's bullying went too far'

Mizoram: 'Assam's bullying went too far'

Rediff.com30 Jul 2021

'This is not the first time that a large contingent of Assam armed police led by senior officers attacked and destroyed farm huts, crops and plantations of Mizo farmers.' 'There have been a series of such intrusions in the past and the pace of such intrusions increased in the recent past.'

Battle of Malegaon: The Maratha army's Muslim Heroes

Battle of Malegaon: The Maratha army's Muslim Heroes

Rediff.com10 Apr 2018

At the Battle of Malegaon, Muslim soldiers in the Maratha army defied the British army for a full month when they had no hope of victory as the Chhatrapati and Peshwa had already surrendered.

Ranji: Gujarat's Panchal hits triple ton; Mumbai, Delhi on top

Ranji: Gujarat's Panchal hits triple ton; Mumbai, Delhi on top

Rediff.com30 Nov 2016

Skipper Manoj Tiwary showed the way as Bengal produced a much improved batting performance in the second innings against Mumbai in a group A encounter in Nagpur. After Ashok Dinda's 22nd five wicket haul in first class cricket enabled Bengal to restrict Mumbai to 229, Bengal scored 198 for 3 in 61 overs.

Soon, an indigenous weaponised chopper for Army

Soon, an indigenous weaponised chopper for Army

Rediff.com4 Sep 2011

The 'Rudra' is the first weaponised chopper built in the country and will be inducted into the Army Aviation Corps in the current financial year, army officials said in New Delhi.

'Wrong' policies responsible for Pakistan's global isolation, says Musharraf

'Wrong' policies responsible for Pakistan's global isolation, says Musharraf

Rediff.com2 Oct 2016

Musharraf's statement comes in the wake of the postponing of the SAARC summit which scheduled for November in Islamabad.

Despite the 1962 China scar, Tawang is flourishing

Despite the 1962 China scar, Tawang is flourishing

Rediff.com7 Dec 2021

Tawang wears its history -- and also its present -- with ease. The flourishing town, with restaurants selling everything from noodles to dosas and locals returning home to new business prospects, shows little sign of the tension building up at the border about 40 km away to the north.

Battle of survival on cards as resurgent KXIP face SRH

Battle of survival on cards as resurgent KXIP face SRH

Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

KXIP got its campaign back on track with three consecutive wins -- over mighty Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore and the KL Rahul-led side would be hoping to carry the winning momentum forward to break into top four.

Pak FM boycotts SAARC meeting, cites Kashmir

Pak FM boycotts SAARC meeting, cites Kashmir

Rediff.com27 Sep 2019

Pakistan will not engage with India 'until and unless they lift the siege' in Kashmir, it said.

Sonia brings curtains down on plenary with a plea

Sonia brings curtains down on plenary with a plea

Rediff.com20 Dec 2010

Finishing in the same vein as she started, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday closed the party's 83rd plenary in New Delhi on Monday with an attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party and its National Democratic Alliance government.

Kanhaiya Kumar joins Cong, says India can't survive without it

Kanhaiya Kumar joins Cong, says India can't survive without it

Rediff.com29 Sep 2021

On joining the party, Kumar said, "I am joining Congress because it's not just a party, it's an idea. It's a country's oldest and most democratic party, and I am emphasising on 'democratic'...Not just me many think that country can't survive without the Congress..."

'Gen Manekshaw could speak to politicians like no other chief has'

'Gen Manekshaw could speak to politicians like no other chief has'

Rediff.com2 Jan 2017

'General Sam Manekshaw looked from left to right and said, "Gentlemen, I have come to have a look at you. I am taking a good look at your faces. When I come back after the war is over, some faces may not be here".'

Small arms with lethal power for India

Small arms with lethal power for India

Rediff.com16 Feb 2010

Russia, a longstanding defense partner of India, is reportedly in talks with New Delhi for sale of small arms like sniper rifles, submachine guns and grenade launchers.

Did Indian Army cross the border? Myanmar says NO, India says YES

Did Indian Army cross the border? Myanmar says NO, India says YES

Rediff.com11 Jun 2015

According to reports, Zaw Htay, director of Myanmar's presidential office, said that, as per the information sent by Myanmar army's local battalions, the military operation by the Indian Army was carried out on the Indian side of the border.

The royal and political privileges of the Scindias

The royal and political privileges of the Scindias

Rediff.com25 Mar 2020

People close to the erstwhile royal family underline that Jyotiraditya Scindia is neither as accessible nor as unpretentious as his father.

'We thought it was a routine firing practice'

'We thought it was a routine firing practice'

Rediff.com10 Feb 2018

Distant booms of the guns broke early Saturday morning slumbers of residents of Sunjwan garrison town on the outskirts of Jammu.

No Indian is outsider in Bengal, BJP CM will be son of soil: PM

No Indian is outsider in Bengal, BJP CM will be son of soil: PM

Rediff.com24 Mar 2021

When the BJP forms government in Bengal, the chief minister will be a son of the soil, he said at the rally amid loud cheers from his supporters.

IPL Preview: Formidable Hyderabad face struggling RCB

IPL Preview: Formidable Hyderabad face struggling RCB

Rediff.com6 May 2018

Sunrisers Hyderabad unit would look to consolidate its position at the top of the points table

India's first all-women SWAT team to don designer uniforms

India's first all-women SWAT team to don designer uniforms

Rediff.com13 Aug 2018

The 36 women commandos took on rigorous training which lasted 15 months.

In Puducherry, Modi targets Rahul over his 'north-south' remark

In Puducherry, Modi targets Rahul over his 'north-south' remark

Rediff.com25 Feb 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attacked the Congress and its erstwhile government in Puducherry, saying the V Narayanasamy led dispensation had 'different priorities' than public welfare and flayed party leader Rahul Gandhi over his recent 'north-south' remarks.

'Animosity won't lead Kashmir anywhere'

'Animosity won't lead Kashmir anywhere'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2021

While there was unrest in the rest of the Kashmir valley, the Dal Lake was serene and peaceful.

Suicide bomber kills 12 near Indian consulate in Kabul

Suicide bomber kills 12 near Indian consulate in Kabul

Rediff.com3 Aug 2013

A blast occurred near the Indian consulate in Jalalabad near Kabul on Saturday. No one was hurt. The police believe it to be caused by a suicide bomber.

Army developing ways to deal with drone threats: Gen Naravane

Army developing ways to deal with drone threats: Gen Naravane

Rediff.com2 Jul 2021

Easy availability of drones has increased the complexity of security challenges and the Indian military is developing capabilities to effectively deal with the threats, be it from State-sponsored elements or by states themselves, Army Chief Gen M M Naravane said on Thursday.