Squadron Leader Majithia joined air force in Nov 1939 during World War 2. He had also worked under IAF legend Mehar Singh apart from flying with ex-Pakistan air force chief.
All-India Ex-Servicemen Welfare Association, in statement addressed to defence ministry, says new entitlement rules 'turn medical science on its head and beat logic to death'.
Instead of veterans being taken as a united whole, they are likely to be divided into caste categories if the Rajasthan government accepts the demands of OBC groups.
There are reports of insufficient levels of personal protective equipment in many facilities. Cuts at the post office have made it more difficult for many veterans.
The retired officers said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had taken historic decisions in matters of defence and that the country could only flourish under him.
Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.
Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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