'The only quality required in this tenure is to be the military's yes man and that he has the capacity to do so.'
In a rare gesture, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday personally presented India's coveted civilian award Padma Bhushan to Ji Xianlin, renowned Chinese Indologist who has inspired love for Indian culture and literature among generations of his countrymen.
After news about the demise of Pakistan's former president General Pervez Musharraf was confirmed, the country's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday changed his Twitter profile picture to a photograph of his mother Benazir Bhutto and the late Nawab Akbar Bugti, in whose murder the former military ruler was named.
Out of 18, four personnel were critically injured but they are responding to treatment and are stable now, people familiar with the matter said.
Since returning home, his physical exam has remained stable and devoid of any indications to suggest progression of illness, his doctor said.
He was conferred with the Shaurya Chakra in August for averting a possible mid-air accident after his Tejas light combat aircraft suffered a major technical glitch last year.
The Palestinian Authority leader was admitted to a hospital in France after his health deteriorated.
Army officials in New Delhi said two of the 32 injured soldiers require surgery but are not critical.
Ninety four-year-old Manekshaw, who had led India to victory in the 1971 Indo-Pak war, has developed 'acute broncho pneumonia' with associated complications and his condition has been serious for the past four days, the sources told PTI.
The tragic US military attack on a 'Doctors Without Borders' hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz last October was a mistake, a combination of human errors compounded by process and equipment failures, the Pentagon said on Friday.
He was expected to report for duty on February 10, according to Rama Nandagopal, president of Krishnagiri district BJP ex-servicemen wing.
A Major of the 10th Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry posted at interior Montuk area in Manipur bordering Myanmar was shot dead by havildar Ashok Kumar inside his room in the base camp of the Army unit on Tuesday evening, according to defence sources.
After an anxious wait of two weeks, Anwesh, an International Master, managed to flee from Kyiv and reach Lviv, en route to India via Poland.
Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the "massacre" in Ukraine and said the "unacceptable armed aggression" must stop.
At least two Israeli women security officers of Indian origin were killed in the unprecedented attack carried out by the Palestinian militant group Hamas earlier this month, official sources and people from the community confirmed on Sunday.
Russia's assault on Ukraine has now largely focused on the country's Donbas region, an area that includes two self-declared republics that Russia has supported since 2014.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,08,26,075.
'Whatever you work towards, be dedicated, do your best. Never go to bed thinking I could have put in more effort'
'The 1971 War was our greatest military victory.' 'It had so many stories of exceptional valour and leadership.'
The blast occurred in the mosque in the Police Lines area around 1.40 pm when a suicide bomber present in the front row during the Zuhr (afternoon) prayers blew himself up, security officials said.
Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority Commissioner Manoj Rajan said, 'We have got a message that a group of 31 people hailing from Karnataka are stranded in Sudan. We have informed the Ministry of External Affairs about it.'
'With deep regret, it has now been ascertained that Gen Bipin Rawat, Mrs Madhulika Rawat and 11 other persons on board have died in the unfortunate accident,' the IAF tweeted.
Three sailors were injured, including one who sustained serious injuries and his right leg has been amputated from just above the knee.
The body of one of India's greatest soldiers will kept at the MRC grounds in Wellington between 1100 hours and 1300 hours on Friday for the public to pay homage. From Wellington his body will taken in a gun carriage to Ooty where his funeral will be held. According to Manekshaw's family members, the body will be taken to a cemetery in Ooty, where his wife was buried.
In a rare gesture, the government on Tuesday announced a special pay and other facilities for two surviving marshals of the country's armed forces as a 'mark of the country's deepest gratitude.'
The border skirmishes witnessed a spurt after India's air strike.
'You are dealing with a small gang of semi-literate terrorists. These are guys flying kites.' 'There is huge difference between flying kites and actually having a deliverable, executable, plan.'
As a result of 'effective and good' medical services being provided by the Armed Forces Medical Services, the mortality rate of soldiers in high altitude areas like the Siachen Glacier has been considerably reduced.
The children had found the device in farms near their school in Neelam Valley in PoK, news channels said.
An army jawan allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with a service rifle in Jammu district on Sunday.
Sankaran had been admitted to a private hospital near Kannur in Kerala for the past few days due to age-related ailments and died on Sunday night, they said.
AQ Khan, a controversial scientist known as the father of Pakistan's clandestine nuclear programme, passed away here on Sunday after a brief illness. He was 85.
The powerful bomb blast is believed to be triggered by a suicide bomber.
'My wife, family members as well as members of the workers will be trustees.' 'The trust will take all decisions -- no family member can individually take any decision.'
The bodies were found with their hands tied, blindfolded and shot at close range in the back of the head.
The US is the worst-hit nation with 211,793 deaths and 7,549,429 infections.
BJP state chief K Annamalai, who announced a relief of Rs 10 lakh on behalf of the party to Prabhu's family, said the party would bear the education expenses of the soldier's two children.
