1999 Kargil War
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For Janhvi Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi and Sharan Sharma, why the making of Gunjan Saxena felt personal
Arshia •In a conversation with Firstpost on Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, director Sharan Sharma, Janhvi Kapoor and Pankaj Tripathi open up about trials of telling a true story, the debate surrounding the trailer, and more
Shershaah makers share tribute video for Captain Vikram Batra on Kargil martyr's 21st death anniversary
Trendingdesk •Shershaah, starring Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani in the lead, is a biopic on Kargil War hero Captain Vikram Batra
Along the Line of Control, a life marred by violence and wrenching separations
Deepti Asthana •Life along the Line of Control — the de-facto border between India and Pakistan — bears the marks of violence, and those who live here wage daily battles of their own.
Twenty years since Kargil War: Incompetence and veniality of generals killed soldiers, allowed Pakistan to cross LoC
Praveen •From litigation and classified documents on 199 Kargil War, this much is clear that the top military and civilian leadership ignored warnings of imminent conflict and army generals scapegoated mid-level commanders to hide their failures
NRC in Assam: Gauhati HC grants interim bail to Mohammad Sanaullah, Kargil veteran who was detained after being declared 'foreigner'
Fp Staff •A resident Kolohikash village in Kamrup district of Assam, Mohammad Sanaullah was serving as a sub-inspector in the Assam border police before being declared a "foreigner" on 23 May and dismissed from service
12 Mirage 2000 jets strike Pakistan: All you need to know about Dassault-made aircraft that played key role in Kargil war
Fp Staff •The Mirage 2000s have once again proven to be the hero of yet another operation by the Indian Air Force, the jets first gained prominence after what was reported to be their success in the 1999 Kargil war.
Navjot Singh Sidhu may have overreacted by hugging Pakistan army chief, but not all controversies were of own making
Vipin Pubby •Congress leader Navjot SIngh Sidhu, given his history of being a child of controversies, perhaps over-reacted by hugging Pakistan army chief General Qamar Bajwa, but not all the controversies relating to his Pakistan visit were made of his own.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be remembered for disrupting Cold War order, sowing foreign policy seeds for future
Fp Staff •Any examination of India's foreign policy would be incomplete — starkly so — unless we look at how instrumental the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee was in key areas
Panjab University dedicates shooting range to Kargil war hero; names it 'Capt Vikram Batra, PVC Shooting Range'
•Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal unveiled the plaque of Captain Batra at the shooting range in the university, an official release said.
Kargil Vijay Diwas: Narendra Modi hails Indian Army, Arun Jaitley pays tribute at Amar Jawan Jyoti
Fp Staff •On the occassion of the 18th 'Kargil Vijay Diwas', Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the Indian Army for their prowess and sacrifices for the country