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The ceremony was conducted as per appropriate military honours after which urns containing the ashes of the individuals were handed over by the Italian authorities to the Indian side

Italy hands over urns of 2 WWII soldiers to India

Ceremony organised to commemorate sacrifice by Indians during war.

1 Jun 2019 1:51 AM IST

No 1 Squadron of the IAF at the crucial battle of Imphal in 1944. Their CO, Squadron Leader Arjan Singh, later the iconic five-star Marshal of the IAF, is at the wheel of the jeep;

Remembering the IAF in a distant war

The book, The Forgotten Few: The Indian Air Force in World War II, is a narrative history of the Indian Air Force's...

25 Aug 2019 7:28 AM IST

The restored plane fought in World War II but has been de-militarised, stripped of its guns and paintwork to reveal the shining, silvery metal underneath. (Photo: Twitter/ LongestFlight)

'Majestic machine' of World War II to attempt 43,500 km global flight

Agile, short-range interceptors, Spitfires were crucial in 1940 Battle of Britain as UK fought off threat of an invasion...

5 Aug 2019 11:22 AM IST

Rama Mehta (Khandwala) at her residence in Mumbai

Woman of Courage

On Women's Day, 94-year-old Second Lt., Platoon Commander Rama Mehta of Azad Hind Fauj, reminisces her days spent...

30 March 2020 2:45 PM IST

Commuters crowd Cadorna train station in Milan, Italy. (AP Photo)

Italy slips into great recession since World War II

Business confidence in the eurozone's third largest economy in May plummeted to its lowest level

30 May 2020 10:03 AM IST

Indian Armys oldest artillery man, Major (retd) Gurdial Singh Jallanwalia, who fought four wars, including World War II and two wars with Pakistan, passed away at the age of 102. (Photo-SocialXYZ))

Army's oldest artillery man Jallawalia passes away at 102

Retd Major was veteran of WW-II, 2 wars with Pakistan

23 May 2020 11:00 AM IST

Global economy to plunge into worst recession since WW-II, says World Bank. (AFP Photo)

World Bank says global economy to shrink 5.2%, worst recession since...

Per capita incomes are expected to decline by 3.6 per cent, which will tip millions of people into extreme poverty this...

9 Jun 2020 11:06 AM IST

A statue of Dwarkanath Kotnis in Shijiazhuang Hebei,China. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

China to unveil bronze statue of Dr Dwarkanath Kotnis

Kotnis, who hailed from Maharashtra, was sent to China as part of a five-member team of doctors to help the Chinese...

28 Aug 2020 1:39 PM IST

Visitors in Japanese Imperial army and navy uniforms walk near Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japans war dead. (AP)

Japan marks 75th anniversary of war end, PM Abe stays silent on...

Abe has increasingly sought to whitewash Japan's brutal past since taking office in December 2012

16 Aug 2020 9:48 AM IST

In this Wednesday, March 10, 2021 file photo, a couple walks through a park at sunset in Kansas City, Mo. According to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II. (AP/Charlie Riedel, File)

US life expectancy in 2020 saw biggest drop since World War II

The decrease for both Black Americans and Hispanic Americans was even worse, three years

21 July 2021 1:15 PM IST

Britains King Charles III greets newly appointed Conservative Party leader and incoming prime minister Rishi Sunak during an audience at Buckingham Palace in London on October 25, 2022, where he was invited to form a government. - Britains King Charles III on Tuesday appointed new Conservative leader Rishi Sunak as the second prime minister of his reign, shortly after accepting the resignation of Liz Truss. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Britain makes history: Will Rishinomics' bail out UK?

The rich symbolism of the breaking of the glass ceiling on Diwali day by a politician, was most celebrated in India

26 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

Britains Queen Elizabeth II smiles during a reception in the Ballroom of Sandringham House, the Queens Norfolk residence on February 5, 2022. (File photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Era ends: Elizabeth II one of a kind, she'll be missed

Her image and the values she stood for had resonated far beyond a shrinking British Empire

10 Sept 2022 12:11 AM IST