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Ground Zero trailer: Emraan Hashmi leads BSF operation that killed Ghazi Baba
The Emraan Hashmi-starrer is inspired by a mission that was awarded BSF’s best operation in the last 50 years, in 2015
Published on Apr 07, 2025 03:05 PM IST
Ground Zero teaser: Emraan Hashmi is on a mission to bring peace to Kashmir
Helmed by Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar, Ground Zero also stars Sai Tamhankar, Mukesh Tiwari, and Zoya Hussain in key roles.
Published on Mar 28, 2025 11:32 AM IST
Yogi unveils statute of martyr Captain Anshuman Singh
Captain Anshuman, who was martyred on July 19, 2023, while saving his mates in Siachen, was posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra by the Indian government.
Published on Aug 21, 2024 10:55 PM IST
Wife of fallen DySP Humayun Bhat reflects on pride and loss after Kirti Chakra award
Wife of fallen DySP Humayun Bhat reflects on pride and loss after Kirti Chakra award
Published on Aug 18, 2024 01:16 PM IST
PTI |
Parents of martyred Army officer say daughter-in-law left with Kirti Chakra
Captain Singh's father, Ravi Pratap Singh said they also have a right to their son's Kirti Chakra medal.
Published on Jul 12, 2024 05:43 PM IST
Siachen martyr Anshuman Singh's parents want changes in ‘next of kin’ policy
“Smriti, our daughter-in-law, receives most entitlements after our son's death. However, she does not live with us,” the Captain's parents told a news channel.
Published on Jul 12, 2024 07:51 AM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Captain Anshuman Singh's widow recalls their last conversation: 'On July 18…'
Smriti Singh, wife of late Captain Anshuman Singh, received Kirti Chakra posthumously for the ultimate sacrifice Singh made to save fellow army personnel.
Updated on Jul 07, 2024 06:48 AM IST
Captain Anshuman Singh's widow receives Kirti Chakra. How Army veterans reacted
Captain Anushman Singh's assignment at Siachen, part of Operation Meghdoot, marked his first posting.
Updated on Jul 06, 2024 01:47 PM IST
Republic Day gallantry awards: Full list Kirti Chakra, Shaurya Chakra awardees
Kirti Chakra is India's second-highest peacetime gallantry award after Ashok Chakra; the Shaurya Chakra is the third-highest peacetime award.
Published on Jan 26, 2024 12:57 AM IST
Vaishnawi Sinha
Four J&K cops get Shaurya Chakra
In total, the President approved 80 gallantry awards, including six Kirti Chakra and 16 Shaurya Chakra on the eve of the 75th Republic Day
Updated on Jan 26, 2024 06:46 AM IST
HTC , Srinagar
4 CRPF braves martyred in anti-naxal op awarded Kirti Chakras posthumously
President Droupadi Murmu approved 76 gallantry awards for paramilitary and armed forces personnel on the eve of the 77th Independence Day.
Updated on Aug 15, 2023 01:18 AM IST
Madhya Pradesh govt hikes cash grants for decorated soldiers ahead elections
The one-time cash grant for PVC or AC awardees from the state has been increased from ₹20 lakh to ₹1 crore.
Updated on Apr 04, 2023 01:33 AM IST
Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Gallantry awards: Call to fix gap in states’ cash grants to soldiers
Latest official data accessed by Hindustan Times points to huge variations in the cash rewards given to soldiers for similar acts of valour, and outstanding service --- the monetary compensation for the country’s highest gallantry award ranges from a high of ₹2.25 crore to a measly ₹20,000.
Updated on May 29, 2022 01:26 AM IST
Rahul Singh, New Delhi
84 security personnel to get top gallantry awards
While head constable Abdul Rashid Kalas of JKP has been posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra — India’s second-highest peacetime gallantry award — for outstanding bravery, nine security personnel have earned the Shaurya Chakra for valour.
Updated on Aug 15, 2020 06:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
73rd Independence Day 2019- Independence Day awards: Honouring India’s bravest
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman and the pilots who dropped bombs on a terror camp in Balakot, Pakistan, were picked for gallantry awards announced on Wednesday.
Updated on Aug 15, 2019 08:35 AM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Kirti Chakra for CRPF officer, his 5th gallantry medal in 15 years
One of India’s bravest police officers, Harshpal Singh, a Deputy Commandant in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), has been named for the country’s second-highest peacetime gallantry - the Kirti Chakara.
Updated on Aug 15, 2019 01:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sudhi Ranjan Sen
Army chief General Bipin Rawat among 19 awarded Param Vishisht Seva Medal, 2 army men conferred Kirti Chakra
Almost all commanders who became Army chief in the past four decades had been decorated with the award before their appointment to the top post, according to defence experts.
Updated on Jan 25, 2019 09:50 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Indian warship picks up Commander Abhilash Tomy from remote Indian Ocean island
Indian warship INS Satpura on Friday picked up champion sailor Commander Abhilash Tomy from Île Amsterdam, a remote island in the southern Indian Ocean where he was undergoing treatment for a back injury he suffered while negotiating a deadly storm that left his yacht crippled last week.
Updated on Sep 28, 2018 11:15 PM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent