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Kargil war (May 1999-July 1999)

20 years of Kargil: Remembering their brave husbands

On the 20th anniversary of the Kargil War, the family of two brave soldiers told us about that fateful May in 1999.

26 July 2019 3:44 PM IST

With this latest mission of ISRO, India would become the fourth country to land spacecraft on the Moon. (Photo: ISRO | Twitter)

Chandrayaan-2: Everything you need to know about India's maiden Moon...

To accomplish the voyage, it would take 54 days to land on the Moon through meticulously planned orbital phases.

22 July 2019 12:07 PM IST

Nelson Mandela (Photo: AP)

Celebrating Nelson Mandela International Day, his legacy

In 1994 general elections, Mandela became South Africa's first black president after the African National Congress...

18 July 2019 2:22 PM IST

Hafiz Saeed had also challenged the presidential ordinance under which his group has been banned for being on the watch-list of the UN in the Islamabad High Court. (Photo: AP)

Hafiz Saeed: From professor to the face of terror

Hafiz -- a title bestowed upon people who know the Quran by heart -- was born to a conservative family in Pakistan...

17 July 2019 4:08 PM IST

The lowest rungs of police forces often used the provision for harassment and extortion. The sooner its off the statute book, the easier life would get for LGBTQ people.

50 years of Stonewall Inn: A raid that exposed the colours of Pride

The colourful symbol of LGBTQ pride and its national month have come a long way since the social movement of the 1970s.

29 Jun 2019 4:01 PM IST

If one goes by a rough estimate, the no of casualties suffered during Kargil war were equivalent to the total casualties suffered in both the wars of 1965 and 1971. (Photo: PTI)

20 years of Kargil War: How Indian soldiers retaliated and won

Going back to 1999, India and Pakistan battled one of fiercest, yet limited war in many respects and restrictions in...

28 Jun 2019 3:50 PM IST

It is observed in the remembrance of recapturing the towering hills in Kargil district in Ladakh division subsequent the occupancy of Pakistani troops. (Photo: File)

20 years of Kargil War: Facts about the 1999 India-Pakistan conflict

The Indian Army named the mission 'Operation Vijay' while the Air Force called it 'Operation Safed Sagar'.

24 Jun 2019 1:28 PM IST

To become the first pilot, she realised that she wouldnt be able to use all the traditional controls. (Photo: www.JessicaCox.com)

Meet Jessica Cox: The world's first pilot without arms

If you think her achievement list is limited, then you are wrong.

10 Jun 2019 3:38 PM IST

Ameesha did her basic mountaineering course from NIM Uttarkashi Institute. She also completed her advance mountaineering, search and rescue and more courses. (Photo: Facebook | Ameesha Chauhan)

Meet Ameesha Chauhan, an Indian woman who survived deadly Mt Everest...

Completing the summit is a dream for some but it's actually a struggle and life-changing experience.

6 Jun 2019 3:12 PM IST

The author has written the book in a very clever manner which makes the reader speculate the person behind Cohens miseries but by finishing each page, the suspect keeps changing.

Book Review: The Billionaire's Funeral, the dark world of financial...

The Billionaire's Funeral is an apt name when the mastermind and its motive are exposed.

27 May 2019 1:08 PM IST

Of the 25 Lok Sabha candidates, seven were from the backward classes, four Scheduled Castes and one from Scheduled Tribes, Y S Jaganmohan Reddy said.

YSR Congress' Jagan enters national politics with PK formula

It was virtually 10-year wait that came to a happy end for Jagan, who nurtured ambition of becoming CM after his...

24 May 2019 11:50 AM IST

The Modi wave has not only swept through the Hindi heartland and Gujarat, as it was expected but also rippled through West Bengal, Odisha, Maharashtra and Karnataka. (Photo: File)

Regional kingmaker hopefuls fall by the wayside

In this general election, some regional parties had hoped they would be kingmakers, but unfortunately have been...

23 May 2019 6:17 PM IST