In scenes we don't recall seeing earlier at the elevation ceremony of a previous service chief, Admiral Hari Kumar touched his mother's feet, then his proud mother gave her son an affectionate hug and kissed the medal that affirmed his promotion to admiral of the fleet on his chest.
If the government of the day would like to set in place a smooth and well-planned changeover and facilitate the incoming chief to chalk out his action plan well in advance, the announcement of a successor needs to be done early, observes Colonel K Thammayya Udupa (retd).
Every part of the equipment salvaged from the remanants of the Mi-17V5 helicopter will be carefully examined to find out what went wrong in the final moments of the flight from the Sulur air base in Coimbatore to the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington near Coonoor where General Rawat was headed.
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People pay their respects to the chief of defence staff and the 13 others who died in Wednesday's helicopter crash near Coonoor.
Sunny is Mrs Incredible... Ayushmann-Tahira romance... Samantha's battle for her health...
Janhvi returns to Rajasthan... Nimrat goes 'home'... Priya enjoys Thailand...
Michelle expresses her disappointment at not being able to visit the Taj
There are many movies coming up titled after their protagonist.
Speculation about Pakistan cricket legend-turned-politician Imran Khan's marriage seems to have ended. A close friend of the 62-year-old former cricketer announced that he tied the knot with the divorced mother-of-three at his home in Islamabad in accordance with Islamic law. Khan finally married ex-BBC weather girl Reham Khan at a low-key wedding ceremony, but not a single member of his family was invited.
Soon after her arrival at the Mumbai airport for attending the two-day meeting of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) on August 31 and September 1, Banerjee drove to Bachchan's residence 'Jalsa' in suburban Juhu.
'It will be wrong to raise the expectations of tribals because of a tribal President. 'Tribal issues have not been resolved for 150 years.'
In 2017, a retired R&AW officer conveyed that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was keen to get monarchy restored in Nepal and suggested that I support these efforts.
Here's a quick look at the winners of the 81st Annual Golden Globe awards.
It's not uncommon for performers to become bigger than the stories they are placed in and Sreehari Nair would happily pay to watch Isha Talwar and Paramvir Singh Cheema riffing on love, bad life choices, psychology, rhythm, and oven-baked Kulchas in Chamak.
One of Hindi cinema's most high-profile couples celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 3.
Even if the BJP gets 60, 70, or even 100 per cent of the votes in the seats where it scored more than 50 per cent in the 2019 Lok Sabha election, these will still add up to only 224 seats, argues Shekhar Gupta.
'We failed as a country because those who should have been there to say goodbye did not show up.'
The real risk is that the core assumption -- that the votes for a candidate sponsored by an alliance will at least equal the sum total of its parts -- proves to be facile, observes T N Ninan.
'These ladies have sacrificed their husbands so that you can celebrate your birthday parties and anniversaries.' 'It is your moral duty to treat them right and with respect.' 'When they visit a bank or a hospital, they should not be made to stand in queue, but treated like Presidents or prime ministers.'
Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma's wife Ritika Sajdeh shared a smiling video of their new-born daughter on Tuesday.
It had meant nothing but moments of intimacy, sweet but transient moments. An intriguing excerpt from Manju Kapur's new novel The Gallery.
Producer Guneet Monga got married to Sunny Kapoor on December 12.
'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.' 'Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.'
Joginder Tuteja takes a look at the films, and the ladies he will be romancing in them.
In the Koffee With Karan promo, Gauri reveals cool dating advice that she gives daughter Suhana.
'Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Bengal can be the game changers of 2024.'
Movie stars are not only madly in love in...well, the movies, but also in their real lives!
As Khiladi Kumar celebrates his 55th birthday on September 9, we bring you some priceless pictures that prove he's an absolute family man at heart!
Glimpses of how the stars interacted at the NMACC opening.
Season two once again goes for dramatic overkill despite the spine-chilling gravity of the true events it is based on, observes Mayur Sanap.
'Proudly representing & winning for Indian Cinema. #jaihind...'
It's Game Day, and Priyanka Chopra doubles up as a cheerleader for husband Nick Jonas's baseball game.
The promo is already out and has Gauri talking candidly about her husband Shah Rukh Khan and their love story.
For her Big Day will the Jugjugg Jeeyo actress call on her good friend Manish Malhotra to make the Big Costume?
It's been 10 years since Ayan Mukerji's blockbuster Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani released in theatres, and the lead cast, including Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Aditya Roy Kapur and Kalki Koechlin -- got together to celebrate its success yet again.
The actor, who has been getting rave reviews for Mili, describes AlUla as 'a place of extraordinary human and natural heritage.'
'And Joshimath has already shown the dangers ahead.' 'We have to acknowledge that our mountains are still young babies.' 'You don't put an extra load on the back of a growing child!'
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Azad said it was a good meeting with the Congress president with the discussion centred on how to prepare and fight unitedly the forthcoming assembly polls to take on rival parties.
