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BY MAJ GEN JAGATBIR SINGH ( RETD) Thu cyd ides , is widely regarded as the father and founder of History. He was an a ncient Greek historian and his History of The Pe l oponn e sian War from 431 to 404 BC is considered an epic. This was the war between Sparta and a rising Athens that devastated both city states and destroyed classical Greece. Review by Brig D S Sarao Updated on 15 Jul 18 A tribute to Zoru Bakshi by Brigadier Rattan Kaul. Indian Army Lost a Gallant Solider On 24th May 2018. Zoru as he was called by his seniors and colleagues, we younger generation of the Regiment 5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) used to quietly also refer to him as Zoru, but otherwise also as General Zoru Bakshi, completed a page of Braves of Indian Army. If you asked him to what Regiment he belonged, before 1980, he would say SECOND FIVE; a diehard Second Fiver (Second Battalion the Fifth Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) till he was elected as Colonel of the Regiment in 1980. Updated on 27 May 18 This story is dedicated to Lt Gen Harbaksh Singh Padma Vibhushan, VrC, Padma Bhushan GOC-in-C Western Command 1965 and Lt Col Megh Singh Rathore VrC CO 9 PARA CDO BN..... True legends. Updated on 20 May 18 A Sailor's Story, by Vice Admiral N.Krishnan. Edited by: Arjun Krishnan -Book Review by K. Chandni Updated on 10 May 15 INAS 311 was commissioned by the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command Vice Admiral Nirmal Verma on 12th May 2009 at INS Dega in Vishakapatnam. INAS 311...

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On June 7, 2023, tweets were shared with a video that allegedly represented a situation in Dnieper Hydroelectric Station after the Nova Kakhovka explosion that took place on June 6. NEWS UPDATE NOVA KAKHOVKA EVENING JUNE 7 I don't know who's responsible for destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam, but if you do what you can to worsen the situation and destroy the remnants of the dam, you're the prime suspect, not the victim. Ukraine keeps the gates at Dnipro… — Mikael Valtersson (@MikaelValterss1) Some users claimed that the Ukrainian government "decided to purposefully drown their own citizens", keeping the gates at the river open and that it was a "clear indication that Ukraine on purpose worsen the situation and are also a clear indication that Ukraine was the original culprit." The same information was also reposted on various websites and forums outside of Twitter. The video is authentic, but it was shared by a local media outlet back in April when massive floods occurred in Ukraine. Given the fact that the recording was published weeks before the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam, we label this video as "Miscaptioned." In April, the Ukrainian State Emergency Service reported on Telegram that several rivers had broken their banks, causing Ukrhyfroenergo , the largest hydro power generating company in Ukraine, announced on April 18, exactly when the original Ukrhydroenergo continues to skip spring floods according to a balanced schedule. However, early snowmelt & rainf...

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Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee (pictured wearing Group Captain's insignia, c. 1947) 4th In office 1 April 1954 – 8 November 1960 (redesignated as Preceded by Succeeded by Personal details Born ( 1911-03-05)5 March 1911 Died 8 November 1960 (1960-11-08) (aged49) Relations See Awards Military service Allegiance Branch/service Yearsof service 1932–1960 Rank Unit Commands Battles/wars Subroto Mukerjee Father of the Indian Air Force. Born in a Following the He had many firsts to his credit: the first Indian to command a Early life and education [ ] Mukerjee was born in The youngest of four children, Mukherjee was taken to Mukerjee's elder sister Mukerjee was educated at Military career [ ] Early career [ ] In 1928, the With the Indian Air Force Act being passed by the On 1 April 1933, "A" Flight of the In 1936, a rebellion erupted in In July 1938, 'B' flight of the No. 1 Squadron IAF was formed and Mukerjee took command of the flight. He was one of the three flying officers of the three flights of No. 1 Squadron. World War II [ ] At the outbreak of In June 1941, Mukerjee relinquished command of No. 1 Squadron, handing over to In December 1942, Mukerjee was After handing over command to Post-independence [ ] On 15 August 1947, with the After the outbreak of the In September 1948, India initiated a Commander-in-Chief [ ] On 1 April 1954, Mukerjee took over as the On 22 July 1955, with the retirement of the During his tenure, the aircraft of the IAF were replaced with transonic Awar...

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