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Pulwama Attack: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pays homage to martyrs, pledges support to families
Fp Staff •Rajnath Singh took to social media to assert that the entire country salutes the courage and supreme sacrifice of the martyred CRPF soldiers and said that the entire nation stands firmly with their families
CRPF top brass pays homage to Pulwama attack martyrs
•General Officer Commanding of Army's 15 Corps Lt Gen A S Aujla, ADGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar, IG CRPF (operations) M S Bhatia, DIG South Kashmir Range Rayees Bhat and deputy commissioner Pulwama were among the officers who laid wreaths at the memorial
PM Narendra Modi pays homage to CRPF martyrs on Pulwama attack anniversary
Ajeyo Basu •Over 40 Indian soldiers had embraced martyrdom on February 14, 2019 when a suicide bomber from the Pakistan-backed terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed rammed an explosives-laden car into a convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Awantipora in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir
Why IAF is retiring Abhinandan Varthaman’s MIG-21 squadron that took on Pakistan
Fp Explainers •The move comes as part of the IAF’s plans to phase out the MIG-21 by 2025. Officials said these jets were supposed to be retired 'a long time ago' but that they continued being used due to delays in inducting the LCA Tejas craft
Modi@8: Balakot operation, surgical strikes strong response to Pakistan-based terror, says Lt Gen Hooda
Amrita Nayak Dutta •In an interview with News18, the former Northern Army Commander said that military modernisation needs to keep pace with the future challenges that India faces, particularly from China
From chief minister to prime minister, how Narendra Modi has always been tough on terror and tried to break its back in India
Fp Staff •Since taking the reins of the country in 2014, there has been a stark reduction in terrorist attacks that have happened outside of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Northeast
Two years of Balakot airstrike: Rajnath Singh, others BJP leaders remember ‘Operation Bandar’
Trendingdesk •Mirage 2000 fighter jets crossed the Line of Control (LoC) and destroyed a training camp in Pakistan's Balakot, at around 3.30 am on 26 February, 2019
Bihar polls: Yogi Adityanath rakes up Ram Mandir, J&K and Pakistan in rallies supporting Nitish Kumar
•The BJP's star campaigner blazed through three Assembly segments with back-to-back rallies on the first day of his campaign in Bihar, commencing his speeches with roars of Vande Mataram and signing off with chants of Jai Shri Ram
US airlines operating in Pakistan airspace face risk from 'extremist activity', warns Federal Aviation Administration
•US aviation regulator FAA on Thursday warned America's airlines and their pilots that there is risk involved in operating flights in Pakistan airspace due to "extremist or militant activity", according to an official document.
'Statements by Congress leaders only strengthen Pakistan': Rajnath Singh defends shastra puja of Rafale jet at rally in Haryana's Karnal
•Rajnath Singh on Sunday chided the Congress over their criticism of the shashtra puja of Rafale fighter jet in France, saying that such statements 'only strengthens' Pakistan.