A boy from Jhunni Kala village in Purnea, Bihar took a 12-hour bus ride to Sainik School Tilaiya in 1977.
What followed was four thousand hours in a fighter cockpit, a Sukhoi squadron of his own, and finally the desk where India's air operations are planned.
He was at that desk through the four days of Operation Sindoor, 7 to 10 May 2025.
When he briefed the nation, it was not with bravado, but with facts, restraint, and a verse from the Ramcharitmanas recited from memory:
"भय बिनु होइ न प्रीति"
Without fear, there is no love.
He answered in short sentences, refused to guess at numbers he could not confirm, and made a point of saying that every Indian pilot was home. No chest-thumping. No exaggerated claims.
As he retires after 39 years, India salutes not just a distinguished Air Marshal, but the journey of a village boy from Bihar who rose to serve the nation at the highest level.
This is the Bihar India should celebrate.
Air Marshal A.K. Bharti
Salute to you, Sir.
Story - https://t.co/lfZNQRODy3
Prashant Kishor’s Bankipur win is more than a bypoll result.
For BJP: Losing Nitin Nabin’s stronghold after a candidate mess and low turnout (34%) shows that captive upper-caste votes are no longer permanent.
For Tejashwi: RJD is no longer the default opposition. Even MY arithmetic and muslim votes cannot be taken for granted.
For Bihar: A new political force is in the making with street credibility.
One seat. Big message. The old binary is cracking….and as Bihari GenZ says “Bihar is not for beginners”
Prashant Kishor era in Bihar has begun, if he wins Bankipur, a seat the BJP has held for three decades, it will signal that he's no longer just in the race for the Assembly, but coming for the Chief Minister's chair. Good news for India.
Heartbroken & so inspired 💔💔🙏🏽
The Commonwealth Games is becoming a daily roll-call of young Indians who have emerged from unimaginable hardship & horrors to win gold.
Look at 23-year-old judoka Asmita Dey, who is now the first Indian to win Commonwealth Games gold in the women’s 48kg category.
7 months ago, she lost her father to a brain stroke. A bicycle mechanic who earned barely ₹300 a day, he raised his family in a mud house in a small village in Tripura. When a knee injury threatened Asmita’s career, he found the money to take her to Delhi for treatment.
Even as the family mourned, Asmita’s mother urged her daughter to return to training, believing that abandoning the dream would betray everything her father had sacrificed for.
She now stands on top of the Commonwealth Games podium with a gold medal around her neck.
Jadumani Singh powers into the Men's 55kg Semi-finals with a dominant 5-0 Quarter-final victory, assuring India of another medal. 👊
Watch the Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2026 LIVE & EXCLUSIVE on Sony Sports Network TV channels & Sony LIV.
#SonySportsNetwork #SonyLIV #Glasgow2026 #GlasgowMeinTiranga #Cheer4Bharat
This is how so called elections were carried out on orders or Failed General Asim Munir in Pakistan Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK). To sell “democracy” narrative to the world, while in reality Pakistan Army kills, kidnaps and loots civilians of PoJK.
Music Honours India's Brave Heroes!
On the eve of the 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas, Kargil's Team Stringmo Sisters offer a moving musical salute to the Indian Army. Their heartfelt rendition pays tribute to the courage, sacrifice and unwavering dedication of the brave soldiers who defended the nation with extraordinary valour. A performance that fills every heart with pride, gratitude and deep respect.
#KargilVijayDiwas
This will move you to tears. Powerful. Emotional. Beautiful. Spirited. Patriotic.
Kargil’s Team Stringmo Sisters sing in support of Indian Army on the eve of 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas. 🇮🇳