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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicMaha Vir Chakra

Topic: Maha Vir Chakra

Air Marshal RN Bharadwaj, junior-most IAF officer awarded Maha Vir Chakra for role in 1971 War, no more

Fondly referred to as ‘Mummy’ by IAF colleagues, former AOC-in-C of Southern Air Command passed away on 13 Feb at his residence in Noida. He was 89.

Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath — IAF veteran of 1962 & 1965 wars who received Maha Vir Chakra twice

Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath was a recipient of two Maha Vir Chakra gallantry awards. He died in Mumbai.

Senior watching, Kargil hero Anuj Nayyar stuffed his bag with grenades and said ‘thoda aur’

In 'The Tiger of Drass', Meena Nayyar and Himmat Singh Shekhawat chronicle the story of Kargil hero and Maha Vir Chakra winner Capt. Anuj Nayyar.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.