Chinese defence minister to skip Amar Jawan Jyoti
September 3rd, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Chinese Defence Minister Gen Liang Guanglie will have a packed schedule in India Tuesday, but he will not be visiting Amar Jawan Jyoti, the ... Read more...
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Giant national flag hoisted at Kargil war memorial
July 27th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) A giant national flag was hoisted at the Kargil war memorial in Drass Friday to commemorate the 13th anniversary of India's victory in the war.Member ... Read more...
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Antony refuses to set deadline for war memorial
July 26th, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) As the nation celebrates the 13th anniversary of its victory in the 1999 Kargil war, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Thursday refused to set a ... Read more...
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Dhoni visits Kargil, pays homage to martyrs of 1999
June 6th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 6 (IANS) Indian Cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Wednesday visited the theatre of the 1999 Kargil Conflict and wondered how Indian soldiers had pushed back Pakistanis from the ... Read more...
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British war veteran fined for peeing on war memorial
February 22nd, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 22 (IANS) A veteran of the Royal Air Force (RAF), the aerial warfare service branch of the British military, has been fined 115 pounds ($180) for urinating on ... Read more...
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Chinar Corps celebrates 96th raising day
January 12th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 12 (IANS) Raised this day at Port Said in Egypt in 1916, the Srinagar-based Chinar Corps of the Indian Army celebrated its 96th raising day Thursday.Floral tributes were ... Read more...
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Army in Kashmir pays tribute to martyrs on Vijay Diwas
December 16th, 2011 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 16 (IANS) The Indian Army Friday paid tribute to its martyrs on the 40th anniversary of its victory in the 1971 India-Pakistan war that led to the birth ... Read more...
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India remembers war heroes on 40th anniversary of 1971 war
December 16th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) India Friday paid tributes to its martyred soldiers on the 40th anniversary of its victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war that culminated in the ... Read more...
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Polygraph tests can clean cricket: Dravid
December 14th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Dec 15 (IANS) Former India captain Rahul Dravid feels that lie detector tests could help innocent players clear their names of graft charges.Dravid joins Australian legend Steve Waugh in ... Read more...
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Domestic T20 the best: Dravid
December 14th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Dec 14 (IANS) India's batting great Rahul Dravid feels Twenty20 role is best suited for domestic cricket. He has also asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) to cut down ... Read more...
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Empty stands not good advertisement for cricket: Dravid
December 14th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Dec 14 (IANS) Concerned with the dwindling crowds for international cricket matches, former India captain Rahul Dravid said fans have sent a strong message that should not be ignored.Dravid ... Read more...
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Test cricket deserves to be protected: Dravid
December 14th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Dec 14 (IANS) Former India captain Rahul Dravid feels Test cricket should be preserved and said day-night Test matches should be seriously considered by the International Cricket Council (ICC) ... Read more...
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Gorkha Rifles veterans relive memories
November 20th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Nov 20 (IANS) It was a nostalgic occasion Sunday when officers and other ranks of the Gorkha Rifles assembled in a Himachal Pradesh army cantonment to relive their memories.Over ... Read more...
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Plaques stolen from war memorials up for sale!
November 6th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 6 (IANS) Britain is witnessing bronze plaques stolen from war memorials bearing the names of the nation's fallen heroes being sold at auctions and on the Internet.These items ... Read more...
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Australia holds 9/11 ceremony
September 11th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 11 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Sunday joined the US ambassador to the country at a ceremony held in the capital Canberra on the 10th anniversary ... Read more...
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Search on for new war memorial’s site: Antony
July 26th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The government Tuesday said it was searching for an "alternative site" for a new war memorial, even as it rejected a proposal from the armed ... Read more...
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Gilmour’s son jailed over student riots
July 16th, 2011 - 8:41 am ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (IANS) "Pink Floyd" rocker David Gilmour's son Charlie has been jailed for 16 months for rampaging during student riots.Charlie admitted violent disorder after he was arrested for ... Read more...
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Ukraine frees student who fried eggs on war memorial
July 1st, 2011 - 6:06 am ICT by IANS
Kiev, July 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Ukrainian court Thursday released on parole a student held for frying eggs and sausages on an eternal flame commemorating soldiers who died in World ... Read more...
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Western Air Command chief visits Ambala station
March 3rd, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 3(ANI): Air Marshal D.C. Kumaria, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command, visited the Ambala Air Force Station on Thursday.He was accompanied by his wife, Vaneeta Kumaria, who is the ... Read more...
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Army rescues tourists stranded in Tawang
February 18th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Thirteen tourists, among them two women, stranded at a remote location in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh due to heavy snowfall, were rescued by ... Read more...
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Flashmob dance, run - Delhi’s fun ways to fight corruption
January 17th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Don't be surprised if you see a group of youngsters breaking into an impromptu jig at a mall or even at the India Gate. Students of Delhi ... Read more...
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Son of Pink Floyd Guitarist Arrested in London Tuition Protest
December 15th, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Dec 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There have been over two hundred people arrested in the London tuition protests which students and other concerned citizens held over the extreme spike in their tuition ... Read more...
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Charlie Gilmour, The Pink Floyd Guitarist’s Son, Adopts A Different Way To Rebel
December 15th, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Has anyone heard of Charlie Gilmour? Surprisingly, he is the son of David Gilmour. Sounds familiar? Yes. It is the same David Gilmour, who once made ... Read more...
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Lt. Gen. Rameshwar Roy is new Assam Rifles chief
December 8th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 8 (IANS) Lt. Gen. Rameshwar Roy Wednesday took over as the director general of the Assam Rifles, India's oldest paramilitary force. He succeeds Lt. Gen. Karan Singh Yadava, who ... Read more...
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Armed Forces Flag Day observed on Tuesday
December 7th, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 7 (ANI): Armed Forces Flag Day was observed throughout the country on Tuesday to remember the sacrifices made by the gallant servicemen in defending the integrity of the nation.The ... Read more...
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14-Year-Old Girl Shopped By Her Mother To The Police After She Appallingly Vandalizes A War Memorial
November 17th, 2010 - 11:12 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
November 17, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A 14-year-old girl in Wolverhampton has confessed in the city’s courthouse that she had perpetrated the offence of spraying bawdy pink graffiti on a war ... Read more...
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Prince Harry to open Afghan war memorial field in Wiltshire
November 9th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 9(ANI): Prince Harry is scheduled to open the first remembrance field dedicated to the men and women of the British Armed Forces killed in Afghanistan since the conflict began in ... Read more...
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Georgina Bloomberg Injured Her Spine
November 8th, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It was a 'black Friday' night for the youngest daughter of New York City Mayor. Georgina Bloomberg the 27 year old daughter of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, ... Read more...
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Marine Corps Marathon Turns Into A Huge Success
November 1st, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Nov 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) For Air Force 2nd Lt. Jacob Bradosky, this year's Marine Corps Marathon was something that he had dreamed off all his life. The 23-year-old Wright State ... Read more...
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England players train in ex-Nazi trial center Nuremburg for the Ashes
September 29th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.29 (ANI): England's cricketers attended a training camp in Germany as they stepped up their preparations for the Ashes Down Under.According to the Daily Mail, Captain Andrew Strauss and his team ... Read more...
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Cenotaph sex act case to be heard by UK magistrates’ court
August 25th, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 25 (ANI): A woman, Wendy Lewis, who urinated on a war memorial in Blackpool and performed a sex act nearby, is due back in court after fleeing her sentencing hearing ... Read more...
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She gets ‘guard of dishonour’ for sex at war memorial
August 21st, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 21 (IANS) Britain's military veterans formed a "guard of dishonour" for a woman who has been convicted of urinating and performing a drunken sex act on a man at a ... Read more...
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War veterans jeer Blackpool woman who urinated on memorial, performed sex act nearby
August 21st, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 21 (ANI): A woman, Wendy Lewis, who urinated on a war memorial in Blackpool and performed a sex act nearby, has been barracked by war veterans who called the act ... Read more...
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Lt.Gen. Sibal to head Vajra Corps
August 17th, 2010 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Lt. Gen. Munish Sibal Tuesday took over the command of the Jalandhar-based Vajra Corps from Lt. Gen. Ramesh Halgali, an army spokesperson said.
Halgali, who joined Vajra ... Read more...
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Army chief inaugurates Assam Rifles war memorial (With Image)
July 20th, 2010 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 20 (IANS) Chief of Army Staff General V.K. Singh Tuesday inaugurated a war memorial in Meghalaya commemorating 1,088 troopers of Assam Rifles who have made the supreme sacrifice in the ... Read more...
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