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INS Mysore, which made stellar contributions during the Western Fleet Operations of 1971 War. The Southern Naval Command (SNC) headquartered at Kochi, in Kerala will kick start a series of events in the following weeks to commemorate the 50th anniversary of India’s victory in the 1971 War against Pakistan. This year is being celebrated as the "Swarnim Vijay Varsh" (Golden anniversary year) as the SNC's is set to roll out several events that are lined up between December 4 to December 16. According to a Naval Command release, the series of events lined up for December 4 – Navy Day have been collectively titled as ‘Navy Week 2020 with the theme ‘Indian Navy – Combat ready, Credible and Cohesive’ Navy Week 2020, started with an environment and afforestation drive as it has ‘Navy to Earth 2020’ as its theme. The Indian Navy Day, which is celebrated on December 4 to commemorate " Operation Trident", launched by the Indian Navy in the Bay of Bengal , the Arabian ...

Representative Image   Saluting the brave Galwan valley martyrs, Times Network , India's premium broadcast network, releases a special documentary, 'Gallantry at Galwan — A Tale Of Valour' this Independence Day. Marking two months to the deadly Galwan clash which witnessed the heroic sacrifice of 20 brave soldiers, who valiantly fought the Chinese transgression into the Indian territory, the special documentary scheduled for telecast on August 15, at 1:00 pm on TIMES NOW, TIMES NOW WORLD and Mirror NOW brings forth the story of grit and raw courage of these soldiers. The 45-minute-long succinct account of factual events that took place in the intervening night of June 15-16 in the Galwan Valley of eastern Ladakh, the documentary analyses the bloodiest engagement between Indian and Chinese troops in 45 years and aims to inform the viewers about the history of ongoing border dispute between the countries and reflects on how tensions unfolded over the years. Acc...

Nikita Kaul Dhoundiyal, the widow of Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal, has cleared the Short Service Examination and interview and is now waiting for the merit list to join the Indian Army. A year ago the 35-year-old Major Vibhuti Dhoundiyal laid down his life after an intense gunbattle with the terrorists in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. His wife is now following his footsteps and is ready to don the uniform as per reports. Their marriage was not even a year old when 28-year-old Nikita received the news of her husband’s demise. In a heart-wrenching message bidding him farewell, she asked people to be strong and not sympathetic. With moist eyes, she had stood in front of the coffin covered with the tricolour and had said, “You said you loved me, but the fact is you loved the nation more. I am really proud. We all love you. The way you love everyone is entirely different because you sacrificed your life for the people who you may have never met, but still you decided to give your life for...