On Bose's birthday Modi names 21 Andaman islands after PVC awardees

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday virtually unveiled the model of a proposed memorial dedicated to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, to be set up in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and said it will......

21 islands in Andamans named after Param Vir Chakra bravehearts

The government has decided to name 21 uninhabited islands in the Union territory of Andaman & Nicobar after recipients of Param Vir Chakra, the country's highest wartime gallantry award. IMAGE: A......

Hero of 1962 war with China is dead

Lieutenant Colonel Dhan Singh Thapa, winner of the nation's highest gallantry award Param Vir Chakra for engaging an overwhelming Chinese attack in fierce hand-to-hand fighting in Ladakh during 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......