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Abhinandan had been grounded due to ejection from his MiG-21 which had been shot down in aerial conflict with Pakistan Air Force F-16s. (Photo: ANI)

Watch: Abhinandan Varthaman, who downed Pak F16, flies with IAF chief

IAF chief Dhanoa also a MiG-21 pilot and had flown the planes during the 1999 Kargil war while commanding the 17...

2 Sept 2019 1:39 PM IST

Former Indian Army chief General V. P. Malik

Pak's nuke talk is loose talk, but cannot rule out a limited war'

National security is not just defence; it is all other departments put together, says VP Malik.

1 Sept 2019 2:02 AM IST

Jitendra Singh Gurjar

The patriotic penman

For the last 20 years, a 41-year old security guard has been writing letters to the families of martyred soldiers to...

12 July 2020 8:06 PM IST

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announces progressive restrictions on import of 101 defence items. (PTI Photo)

War histories to be declassified in 5 years

War records will be open after 25 years; Government can withhold sensitive info

13 Jun 2021 9:28 AM IST

The consistent stand of India, whether it was that of the BJP-led NDA or the Congress-led UPA, was that there are no good Taliban or bad Taliban , and that the Taliban as Islamic terrorists were all bad. Representational Image. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | India's real problem on Taliban is its Pak...

India's first real brush with the Taliban came during the December 1999 Indian Airlines IC-814 hijacking

24 Aug 2021 4:19 AM IST

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh speaks during a function honouring the war heroes of 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, in Guwahati, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Rajnath's assertion on India's strength timely

Rajnath Singh asserted with pride that India was a strong nation that does not bend or bow

26 July 2022 12:33 AM IST

The other banks which reported large number of frauds to the apex bank during the period include Axis Bank (189), Bank of Baroda (176) and Citibank (150). (Representational Image)

Builder dupes ex-armyman of five lakh

Mira Road police arrested the con builder identified as Uday Sampat (57) and booked him under section 420 of the IPC.

26 March 2018 1:17 AM IST

A file photograph of Atal Behari Vajpayee at the PMO.

The Vajpayee I knew was a hardcore 'feminist' too

Within barely a day or two, I became the first journalist in the world to get an interview with Vajpayee on why India...

20 Aug 2018 5:30 AM IST

Kargil war (May 1999-July 1999)

A wall of valour' for our bravehearts in campuses

The Teen Murti was a memorial to honour personnel of the Indian Cavalry, who died in World War I.

10 May 2017 12:30 AM IST

Pooja, daughter of Pathankot martyr Lance Naik Moolraj. (Source: ANI Twitter)

Gurmehar row: Don't insult your father's sacrifice, says Pathankot...

Gurmehar shot to limelight after her Facebook post taking on the RSS-backed ABVP went viral.

3 March 2017 5:52 PM IST

MoS for Home Kiren Rijiju (Photo: PTI)

Rijiju must resign for questioning martyr's daughter: Congress

Congress said Rijiju's remarks are a result of the polluted mindset and ideology that is dividing the country.

1 March 2017 9:18 PM IST

All Prime Ministers of India, from Jawaharlal Nehru to Narendra Modi, have tried to have closer relations with Pakistan.

Good India-Pak ties still a mirage: When will we start direct talks...

Some in the top brass of the Pakistani Army still harbour dreams of avenging the humiliation of 1971 and Kargil.

22 Dec 2017 1:47 AM IST