World War II

French Consulate to commemorate end of World War II

May 07, 2024

French Consulate to commemorate end of World War II

The memorial will then be open from 5.45 pm till 7 pm to the public.

October 23, 2023
Column | The curious case of Malayali INA Cadets from Burma & Malaya

The Tokyo Boys or the INA Cadets were a group of 45 young men selected by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose to join the Indian National Army and go for advanced training to Japan. Image courtesy: tanvisrivastava.com
June 30, 2023
Hiroshima - Pearl Harbour memorials strike 'sister park' deals

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour in December 1941 propelled America into World War II. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing about 140,000 people.
May 09, 2022
Russia marks WWII victory shadowed by Ukraine

Speaking at a military parade on Monday marking the World War II victory over the Nazis, Putin drew parallels between the Red Army's fighting against Nazi troops and the Russian forces' action in Ukraine.
January 13, 2022
World War II-era Agartala airport to be third international airport in Northeast

Agartala airport, earlier known as Singerbill Airport, was renamed after Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur in July 2018.
February 02, 2021
UK's record-breaking fundraiser Captain Tom Moore dies aged 100

Moore had tested positive for COVID-19 on Jan. 22 and was fighting pneumonia.
November 09, 2020
Boris Johnson pays tribute to British Indian Army of Second World War

In a message for the Remember Together campaign, set up to honour the millions of Commonwealth troops who joined the war effort as part of the then British Empire, Johnson said it was important to remember their sacrifice and celebrate their achievement.

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