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Netflix’s military drama series Operation Safed Sagar: The Untold Story of the Kargil War has climbed to the No. 2 spot on the streaming platform’s Global Top 10 Non-English TV list, the streamer announced on Wednesday.

The six-episode series, which premiered on Netflix on August 7, has featured in the global Top 10 for two consecutive weeks, ranking among the top 10 in 40 countries and reaching the No. 1 spot in 10 countries, according to Netflix.

A MiG-21 documentary releases August 26, 2026.

SS: The Pentagon is evaluating its military footprint in the Middle East in an early sign of the Iran war’s potential to transform the U.S. presence in the region, according to eight people, including officials and others familiar with the matter.

One of the key areas the Defense Department is assessing is whether to pull back troops from the Persian Gulf, where America’s large overseas military bases have been battered by months of Iranian strikes, two people familiar with the ongoing analysis said.

The damage to these facilities has prompted a once-in-a-generation chance for the Pentagon to reconsider its presence in the region. The Defense Department has already signaled that it might not rebuild its bases as they were before the conflict.

Cunard cruise line shifts priority focus to Europe and Mediterranean.

“Queen Elizabeth will be saying goodbye to Alaska in 2026 with her final voyages in this striking destination. As we mark our final year in Alaska, we take a look back at some of our best moments and highlights in this stunning region.”

SS: Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group on Monday claimed it had launched a ballistic missile attack on a Saudi military landing ship and four escort boats in the Red Sea off the southwestern port city of Mocha.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the attack was carried out with several ballistic missiles and described the strikes as “direct and precise”. He claimed the landing ship caught fire, while some of the accompanying boats sank and others were also set ablaze.

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2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) / 2 Para:
Havildar Gajendra Singh (Kirti Chakra, Posthumous)
Major Jitendra Rathee (Kirti Chakra)

21st Battalion, Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) / 21 Para:
Lieutenant Colonel Maneo Francis (Kirti Chakra

Rajputana Rifles:
Major Aditya Pratap Singh (Bar to Shaurya Chakra)
Major Tarun Vasudevan (Shaurya Chakra)

Garhwal Rifles:
Major Paramveer (Shaurya Chakra)

Dogra Regiment:
Major Keshav Kumar (Shaurya Chakra)
Major Vipeen Kumar (Shaurya Chakra)
Lance Naik Kapil Dev (Shaurya Chakra)

21 Grenadiers (The Grenadiers):
Major Gaurav Singh Brijwal (Shaurya Chakra)

Sikh Light Infantry:
Sepoy Jaswinder Singh (Shaurya Chakra)

Former Gorkha soldiers and their supporters staged a protest in Nepal's Pokhara, demanding the resumption of recruitment of Nepalese people into the Indian Army under the Agnipath scheme. The protest for Agniveer jobs comes just days ahead of Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth's visit to Nepal.

Nasa has invited the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) to join its Moon Base programme, deepening the US-India partnership in space exploration, the US Embassy in India said on Tuesday.