The oldest recipient of Ashok Chakra, the highest peacetime gallantry award, Lieutenant Colonel Man Bahadur Rai passed away at Jorhat in upper Assam on Monday night. He was 95. Lt. Col.

Ashok Chakra is also called the wheel of duty. On the occasion of 75th Independence Day, let us find out the meaning of the 24 spokes of Ashok Chakra. There are 24 spokes in the Ashoka Chakra ...

Havildar Rajesh Kumar of 11th Battalion, Rajputana Rifles, who laid down his life battling terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, has been awarded the Ashok Chakra, the highest peacetime gallantry award ...

With the free rail pass, recipients of Ashok Chakra and Kirti Chakra will now be able to travel free of cost with a companion. (Indian Railways) Ashok Chakra and Kirti Chakra awardees can now ...

who will be awarded this year's 'Ashok Chakra' posthumously. Displaying exemplary courage in the face of all odds, all three of them lost their lives fighting militants in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Ashok Chakra, which is represented in navy blue on a white backdrop on the Indian National Flag, is actually a representation of the Dharma chakra -- a wheel with 24 spokes.

Most winners of India’s highest gallantry award — Param Vir Chakra in war and its peacetime equivalent Ashoka Chakra – have received it posthumously, laying down their lives while displaying ...

While on the way to the discussion room in Hyderabad House, Font stood near Indian flag and PM Modi was seen diligently explaining him the meaning of the Ashok Chakra. The Tribune, now published ...