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  1971 war hero Group Capt DK Parulkar dies at 81, led daring escape from Pakistani PoW camp

  India | August 10, 2025 21:07 IST

  He was awarded the Vayu Sena Medal for the valour that he showcased during the Indo-Pak conflict in 1965. According to the IAF, his aircraft was hit by enemy fire, and he had injured his right shoulder.

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  War hero's family to auction Param Vir Chakra, other medals

  India | January 11, 2014 16:28 IST

  New Delhi: The family of Honorary Captain Karam Singh, who braved Pakistani army fire despite sustaining 16 bullet injuries in Kashmir's Tithwaal area in 1948, has been running from pillar to post for the last

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  Gurdwara declines to hold prayer service for war hero

  India | January 21, 2013 16:50 IST

  Panchkula (Haryana), Jan 21: A gurdwara here is in the midst of a row over its refusal to hold a prayer service for a decorated former army general as he had participated in Operation Bluestar,

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  Fonseka walks free, calls himself a victim of vendetta

  World | May 21, 2012 18:47 IST

  Colombo, May 21: Sri Lanka's war hero Sarath Fonseka today walked free from prison a defiant man, after spending two years behind bars for crossing swords with the country's powerful President and dabbling into politics.The