'Many misunderstood non-violent satyagraha as a passive strategy; it was anything but that,' notes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Recalling the 2016 surgical strikes, he said Indian troops gave a befitting reply to the "audacity of a proxy war" under the "garb of terrorism".
'Digital India is the biggest experiment that will transform India if Modi gets it right.'
Kalvari is expected to enter service by September end.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who missed the opening match against South Africa, has recovered from a viral flu and is expected to play the second ODI.
The Indian is seeded 8th in this strong tournament and has so far produced fine flair.
The party and its president, it seemed, were also unable to articulate their views effectively enough
The Indian badminton team sealed a place in the knockout stage of the Sudirman Cup mixed team championship, despite Indonesia pulling off a stunning 3-2 victory over Denmark in the last match of the Group 1D in Gold Coast, Australia, on Wednesday.
Their nothing to lose attitude has kept them afloat for a play-off berth and Kings XI Punjab wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha said his team will look to employ a similar approach in their do-or-die IPL encounter against Rising Pune Supergiant.
Germany overcame an early red card to Emre Can and eventually eased to a 3-0 victory away to Estonia on Sunday in a Euro 2020 qualifier to go joint-top of Group C.
A senior first officer with Jet Airways shares her plight.
A couple of days of rainfall and the Bengaluru residents are struggling to stay afloat.
'What matters right now is what I am able to do in these times of distress for the people of J&K.'
The money is expected to be disbursed by the lenders consortium led by SBI after the Jet management submits an operational plan on how it intends to use the money till May 7.
On his 46th birthday on January 10, Sukanya Verma lists 10 impressive Hrithik scenes.
Besides 15 loan transactions to the Siva group of companies, the former directors also used unique methods to ensure the group did not get into the default list.
'Historically, the lead-up to a general election tends to be excessively volatile and big losses are perfectly possible.'
Jaswinder Singh, father of the victim, said that his son Mansukh was allegedly beaten by the teachers after he got into a fight with a fellow student.
Athens bowed to demands to phase out tax breaks for its islands.
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West Bengal and Tamil Nadu together account for almost 30 per cent of all deaths and 75 per cent of houses destroyed in the country due to natural calamities.
Nearly 350 Aaam Aadmi Party volunteers and leaders from Maharashtra quit on Monday in protest against the 'murder of democracy' in the Arvind Kejriwal-led party, showing their support to expelled leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav.
The International Master drew with Grandmaster Hua Ni of China to take his tally to 3.5 points in the fifth Asian Chess championship.
What do you think needs to be done by the government and the great people of Mumbai to ensure such a disaster does not occur again?
Brendon McCullum and Geraint Jones presented a powerful argument on Saturday for the value of stumpers with genuine batting credentials.
Rajneesh Gupta presents some interesting numbers from Day 1 of the Chennai Test
Crisis-hit SpiceJet hopedul of a turnaround.
'What motivated us was that a lot of people, especially youngsters, had a negative image about India.'
Sukanya Verma lists the movies she grabbed at MAMI this year.
The Navy needs five crore rupees to carry out maintainence work on the hull which is deteriorating.
Valencia recaptured fourth place in La Liga from Sevilla when Sofiane Feghouli scored the pick of the goals in a 4-0 stroll at home to second-from-bottom Granada on Monday.
India's lifters did well to pick two bronze medals in the weightlifting competition at the Afro Asian Games.
Despite dire threats to life and property, they have brought together over 50,000 lovers under one roof across India.
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