Kargil War
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Kargil 'misadventure' was stab in the back for Vajpayee, admits Pak PM
World | Feb 16, 2016, 11:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: In an unlikely admission of guilt that appears to be directed towards shifting the blame to former Pakistan Army chief Parvez Musharraf, Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today conceded that the intrusion by
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Dilip Kumar helped resolve Kargil crisis?
India | Oct 08, 2015, 10:55 AM ISTNew Delhi: Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar had intervened with Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to help defuse the Kargil crisis, a new book by a former Pakistan foreign minister has claimed.The Kumar anecdote is among
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16 years since Kargil, army still short of equipment
India | Jul 26, 2015, 04:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: As the country marks the 16th anniversary of the Kargil war on Sunday, former army chief Gen. V.P. Malik, who headed the Indian Army during the conflict, says the force is still facing
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Attacks on mobile towers matter of concern: Army commander
Jul 26, 2015, 03:07 PM ISTDrass (J-K): Army today said the recent attacks on mobile communications services in Kashmir were a matter of concern and it had taken a lot of measures to improve the security situation. Army's Northern Commander, Lt
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Manohar Parrikar pays tribute to Kargil martyrs
India | Jul 26, 2015, 11:28 AM ISTNew Delhi: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday paid tributes to the brave soldiers who laid down their lives defending the country's frontiers during the 1999 Kargil war.On the 16th anniversary of Vijay Divas, the
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Will not allow another Kargil episode, says Army Chief Dalbir Singh
National | Jul 25, 2015, 06:07 PM ISTNew Delhi: Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag has said that India had reinforced its security architecture significantly to avert a repeat of 1999 Kargil war."We have beefed up our capabilities and deployments in a
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Vijay Diwas celebrations to kick start in Drass tomorrow
India | Jul 25, 2015, 12:00 AM ISTDrass (JK): The elaborate celebrations to mark the 15th anniversary of India's victory in Kargil War, also called as Vijay Diwas, will commence here from tomorrow when senior officers and ex-servicemen will remember those who
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Indian Army to commemorate Kargil martyrs in Drass
India | Jul 21, 2015, 08:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Indian Army will hold a series of events to commemorate the martyrs of the Kargil War of 1999 and its victory over Pakistani troops, an official statement said on Tuesday.The main event
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Pervez Musharraf harmed cause of Kashmir the most: Pakistan minister Pervaiz Rashid
World | Jul 12, 2015, 07:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf harmed the cause of Kashmir the most and the issue would have been solved by now if the former president had not overthrown a democratically-elected government in 1999,
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Pak army 'caught India by throat' during Kargil war: Musharraf
World | May 18, 2015, 04:19 PM ISTKarachi: Recalling the Kargil conflict, Pakistan's former military dictator General Pervez Musharraf on Sunday said the Pakistani army "caught India by throat" and that India will never forget the war."There was a second line force,
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Barkha Dutt stepping down as NDTV group editor, to set up her own company
India | Feb 16, 2015, 07:30 PM ISTNearly two decades after she joined NDTV, journalist Barkha Dutt is stepping down from the post of Group Editor from the channel. She is planning to set up her own media company.According to a Huffington
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Captain Vikram Batra: A tribute to Indian Army hero (Watch Video)
India | Sep 11, 2014, 04:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ever since the partition of 1947, India and Pakistan both have been in a state of war for undertaking the administration of Kashmir.However, 1999 Kargil war is the only instance of direct, conventional
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Need defence preparedness for peace in 'disturbed' neighbourhood: Jaitley
India | Aug 21, 2014, 08:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: Observing that India lives in the “middle of a disturbed neighbourhood”, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley today said the country's defence preparedness is the “best guarantee” of peace and pitched for urgent development of
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Leaders pay homage to Kargil martyrs
National | Jul 27, 2014, 12:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: The 15th anniversary of the Kargil war victory was observed Saturday, with leaders paying homage to the martyrs, and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley promising a "huge" war memorial.President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra
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15 years on, India remembers Kargil martyrs with pride and pain
India | Jul 26, 2014, 10:51 AM ISTNew Delhi: The day on which the nation commemorates its hard-earned victory in the Kargil War is also an occasion that invokes feelings of both pain and pride for the families of the brave jawans
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Army chief to pay tribute to Kargil war martyrs
India | Jul 24, 2014, 09:11 AM ISTJammu: Indian Army Chief General Bikram Singh on Friday will pay tribute to the martyrs of 1999 Kargil war in Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh region.Defence sources told IANS that General Bikram Singh, who is retiring
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Muslims won Kargil War for India, says Azam Khan
India | Apr 09, 2014, 10:10 AM ISTNew Delhi: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has kicked up another controversy when he said it was "Muslim soldiers" who fought for India's victory in the 1999 Kargil war against Pakistan.The controversy-prone Khan, a minister
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10 big events that Indians would never like to be repeated
India | Apr 06, 2014, 07:29 AM ISTNew Delhi: Since its independence in 1947, India has gone through several vicissitudes. There has been many pleasant moments too in recent Indian history.These moments include World Cup cricket wins, historic victories in 1965 and
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5 interesting facts about India's RAW
India | Jun 10, 2015, 11:41 AM ISTNew Delhi: Research and Analysis Wing, India's top external intelligence agency, was created after the India-China war in 1962 and India-Pakistan war in 1965.Set up on orders from the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, R
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Ten less known facts about Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf
World | Sep 11, 2013, 06:24 AM ISTNew Delhi: Born on 11th of August 1943 Pervez Musharraf is a retired four-star general. He was the tenth President of Pakistan from 2001 until 2008. He was so powerful during his tenure till 2007