Col Santhosh Babu's father stated that he had encouraged his son to join the army. The colonel was a student of Sainik School Korukonda and had later joined the NDA, followed by IMA.
The latest stand-off between India and China along the Line of Actual Control at Galwan, Ladakh on Monday night has now resulted in casualties from both sides
In latest development from the Ladakh front, an Indian Army Colonel, who was the commanding officer of an infantry battalion and two Army jawans have been martyred during a clash with the Chinese troops at one of the standoff points in the Galwan Valley.
The People’s Liberation Army has moved back its troops and infantry combat vehicles by 2.5 km by in Galwan area, Patrolling Point 15 and Hot Springs area. In reciprocation, India has also moved some of its troops back.
Nepal's communist government had approved a controversial map claiming the Indian territories of Lipulekh and Kalapani as theirs. The Oli government is on the way to get the parliament's nod to change their national emblem that depicts the map.