Steering through the plains of Uttar Pradesh to the sand dunes of the desert in Rajasthan, a team of 14 army men is on motorcycle expedition to meet with families of martyrs and ex-service men and help them with their problems pertaining to pension trouble and others. The motorcycle expedition team comprising three officers, two junior commissioned officers and nine jawans will cover a total of 1700 kms while traversing through one district of Uttar Pradesh, twelve districts of Rajasthan and will finally culminate at Mathura on September 9, 2016. The expedition is being undertaken by Red Eagle Division under the aegis of Strike 1. The expedition was flagged off by Lieutenant General Shokin Chauhan, General Officer Commanding Strike 1 on Saturday at Mathura.

Schoolgirl Asks PM For Sports Playground, Modi Personally Makes Her Dream Come True

When schoolgirl Sakshi Tiwari heard PM Narendra Modi acknowledging letters from across India on his 'Mann Ki Baat' radio address, she also wrote in.

The Mumbai class 9 student requested for something that every child should have a right to, a playground, and with childlike innocence, asked him for one. She wrote that her school didn't have the space needed to set up a playground.