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  Kargil 'misadventure' was stab in the back for Vajpayee, admits Pak PM

  World | February 16, 2016 23:43 IST

  New 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 | October 08, 2015 10:55 IST

  New 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 | July 26, 2015 16:46 IST

  New 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

  July 26, 2015 15:07 IST

  Drass (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 | July 26, 2015 11:28 IST

  New 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

  Politics | July 25, 2015 18:07 IST

  New 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 | July 25, 2015 0:00 IST

  Drass (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 | July 21, 2015 20:54 IST

  New 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 | July 12, 2015 19:27 IST

  New 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 16:19 IST

  Karachi: 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 | February 16, 2015 19:30 IST

  Nearly 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 | September 11, 2014 16:08 IST

  New 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 | August 21, 2014 20:37 IST

  New 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

  Politics | July 27, 2014 12:30 IST

  New 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 | July 26, 2014 10:51 IST

  New 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 | July 24, 2014 9:11 IST

  Jammu: 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 | April 09, 2014 10:10 IST

  New 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 | April 06, 2014 7:29 IST

  New 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 | June 10, 2015 11:41 IST

  New 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 | September 11, 2013 6:24 IST

  New 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