The family of eight security personnel, who died in the 2001 Parliament attack, on Saturday took back the gallantry medals, which they had returned in 2006, to protest against delay in the execution of Afzal Guru. The families of those who lost their lives in the attack received the medals from President Pranab Mukherjee. ...
03:55 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Strongly rebutting Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's statement that the Congress party did not observe martyr's day, Punjab Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa on Sunday advised him to desist from playing cheap politics in the name of martyrs. ...
02:35 AM, Mar 25, 2013
It is Martyrs' Day today and we remember Bhagat Singh on his 82nd death anniversary. ...
09:50 AM, Mar 23, 2013
Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was hanged on Saturday at 8 am in Tihar jail. ...
01:15 PM, Feb 09, 2013
Army Chief General Bikram Singh on Tuesday paid homage to the martyrs at the 65th Army Day celebrations in the national capital. The Chief of Army Staff in his speech dedicated this millennium to the Army veterans and cited that the force was one of the most secular ones in the world. ...
11:56 AM, Jan 15, 2013
The bodies of the two jawans killed by the Pakistan army were brought to Delhi on Wednesday. They will be cremated with state honour. ...
09:57 PM, Jan 09, 2013
Monday marks four years to the day when Mumbai witnessed the worst terror attacks in its history - the 26/11 carnage left 166 people dead and over 300 injured in its wake. There was absolute mayhem as blasts ripped through, one after the other at several crucial points in the city, including the Chhattrapati Shivaji Railway Station, the Taj hotel, the Trident, Cama hospital, Leopold Cafe and Chabad House. Mumbai...
07:39 AM, Nov 26, 2012
A day after Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab was hanged for the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, an NSG commando, who had fought against the terrorists in the carnage, hit out claiming he was not paid his dues by the government. ...
09:51 AM, Nov 23, 2012
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee held a grand rally in central Kolkata on Saturday to mark the killing of 13 Youth Congress activists in 1993. The annual gathering of the Shahid Divas programme is attended by lakhs of Mamata Banerjee supporters at Esplanade in central Kolkata. The day is observed by Mamata in remembrance of 13 Youth Congress workers who were killed in police firing on July 21, 1993....
02:28 PM, Jul 21, 2012
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir separatist leaders were placed under house arrest and authorities on Friday imposed restrictions in old city areas of summer capital Srinagar to prevent proposed rallies in connection with martyrs' day. Senior separatist leaders, Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, Shabir Ahmad Shah and Muhammad Nayeem Khan were placed under house arrest to prevent their participation in the proposed separatist rallies. The separatists had asked people to...
10:02 AM, Jul 13, 2012
The families of martyrs have submitted a memorandum to the President asking her to expedite execution of Afzal Guru. ...
11:56 PM, Dec 13, 2011
New Delhi: Ten years after the attack, the families of the martyrs are boycotting Parliament to protest the delay in hanging convict Afzal Guru. They are meeting the President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday to request her to expedite the process. There were seven brave men who laid down their lives to save the prestige of the nation, but their families are boycotting the tribute ceremony in Parliament. The family members...
06:28 AM, Dec 13, 2011
New Delhi: In a shocking incident of disrespect to our martyrs, the bodies of three Chhattisgarh policemen were brought to Dantewada in a Municipal garbage truck. The policemen were killed in a Maoist attack and their bodies were brought to Dantewada amid shock and criticism by families and friends. Reports say that police defended the move saying that the weather was unsuitable for air travel and no ambulance was available...
09:02 AM, Jun 29, 2011
New Delhi: India on Sunday paid homage to the father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi with prayer meetings and floral tributes on his 63rd death anniversary observed as Martyrs' Day. It was on January 30, 1948 that Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in New Delhi. The day commenced with 2-minute's silence at 11 am, followed by prayer meetings at the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Hundreds of students chanted devotional songs...
12:23 PM, Jan 30, 2011
Tripta Thapar, the mother of Kargil war martyr Capt Vijayant Thapar says soldiers belong to the nation and not any political party. ...
11:22 PM, Jul 26, 2010
Death, many say is a part of soldier's destiny. But for many families, joining the Armed Forces is a tradition. ...
10:50 PM, Jul 26, 2010
The ceremony to honour Parliament attack victims becomes a ritual. ...
01:39 AM, Dec 14, 2009
Naxals are observing 'martyrs' week' from Tuesday on. ...
02:21 PM, Jul 28, 2009
The families of martyrs united in their grief and pride. ...
01:46 AM, Jul 26, 2009
