Heroes of the Indian Armed Forces were today honored with gallantry awards by President Ram Nath Kovind. During this, some heroes were also honored posthumously. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh also participated in the decoration ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. At the same time, today was a very special day for the Indian Air Force. In fact, Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman, who shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet in an aerial combat on February 27, 2019, was today awarded the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind. Let us inform that Abhinandan was Wing Commander