Indian Armed Forces

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Unity never hurts a nation; that is what your Army is pursuing and truly showing the way. (Representational Image/ By Arrangement)

Syed Ata Hasnain | Pluralism is a way of life for India’s armed forces

In the armed forces, no one looks at your faith, caste or ethnicity

05 May 2022 12:47 AM

General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), stated that the country was facing a complex and challenging security environment, which dictates enhancement of military capabilities and requires addressing voids in war-fighting abilities. — By arrangement

Armed forces must transform to stay relevant: General Rawat

The webinar’s inaugural day had two major sessions on 'organisational imperatives' and 'structural imperatives'

05 Mar 2021 7:28 AM

Air Commodore RM Sreedharan with Wife Gayathri

India’s Midnight’s Children

Stalwarts of the Indian Armed Forces who were born in the year that India gained freedom talk about growing older with the nation

15 Aug 2020 5:36 PM

Woman on a mission

Major Suman Gawani is the first female army officer to receive the UN Military Gender Advocate of theof the Year Award

14 Jun 2020 7:41 PM

Today the cantonments have been opened, both literally and spiritually, to hate-and-divide that traditionally spared the military realm. (Representational Image)

‘Iron-fencing’ cantts: Keep forces away from politics, hate, divisions

The dissonance of the Thimayya-Menon breakdown and the 1962 fallout were rectified reasonably soon.

07 Jan 2020 1:38 AM

Another recently inducted American system planned to be utilised during the war games would be the Chinook heavy-lift choppers. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

India to deploy American weapon system for Ex-HimVijay along China border

The exercise will also involve the Indian Air Force (IAF) which would provide the aerial elements for the real war-type drills.

13 Sep 2019 1:28 PM

Security personnel stand guard during restrictions in Jammu on Monday. Restrictions and night curfews were imposed in several districts of Jammu and Kashmir as the Valley remained on edge with the authorities stepping up security deployment. (Photo: PTI)

Army, IAF ready for Pak response

Indian security establishment sources said that the Pakistani Army is activating terrorist groups to launch an attack on India.

11 Aug 2019 5:54 AM

In 2015, Dhoni became a qualified paratrooper after having completed five parachute training jumps from Indian Army aircrafts in the Agra training camp. (Photo: AP)

MS Dhoni to serve Indian Army in Kashmir, will undertake patrolling and guard duties

The 38-year-old holds the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army unit of the Parachute Regiment.

25 Jul 2019 2:06 PM

Power drive rally led by Defence wives

Leading tyre manufacturer, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd, organised its first edition of JK Tyre Defence Wives Power Drive' in Delhi.

04 Apr 2019 12:19 AM

Bangladesh to honour martyrs from Indian Armed Forces

An award giving ceremony will be held after the wreath laying at Vijay Smarak at Fort William on December 16 morning.

09 Dec 2018 2:14 AM

That all this was achieved without suffering casualties was a combination of professionalism and good luck.

Celebrating the ‘surgical strikes’ and taking a look back, a year later

While initially Pak Army was reported to have denied the Indian Army operation altogether, the Inter Services Public Relations

05 Oct 2018 3:25 AM

Indian Army to celebrate Parakram Parv

The evening programme will commence with a spectacular flypast by army aviation helicopters followed by an equestrian show.

28 Sep 2018 1:54 AM

Tata Motors said it has supplied over 1.5 lakh vehicles to the Indian Military and paramilitary forces so far since 1958.

Tata Motors rolls out 1,500th Safari Storme for Indian Armed Forces

Tata Motors has delivered over 1,300 vehicles so far to the armed forces.

25 Aug 2018 6:06 PM

As per tweets from the Defence Ministry of India on Friday, over 3000 people have been rescued since the flooding started. (Photo: Twitter/@DefenceMinIndia)

Watch: Rescue operations in full swing as Kerala faces worst flood in decades

All districts apart from Kasargod are now under a red alert, with the Meteorological Department predicting heavy rainfall in 13 districts.

17 Aug 2018 3:53 PM

Addressing Goa Information Technology Day, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said he returned to the state after last year's state assembly elections because his heart was here. (Photo: File/PTI)

Goa had to repay 'loan' to Army, did my part as defence minister: Parrikar

Parrikar said duty he carried out as defence min could said to be repayment of loan Goa owed to Army for its liberation from Portuguese.

14 Jul 2018 7:48 PM

Expressing shock over the news, father of Kargil martyr Vijayant Thapar remarked, 'Leave aside if she was a martyr's wife or not, even from the humanitarian angle, if a person requires treatment, can't we give it?' (Photo: ANI)

'No medical help for braveheart's wife hits morale of armed forces'

On Friday, a Kargil braveheart's wife died at a private hospital after allegedly being denied treatment due to unavailability of Aadhaar.

30 Dec 2017 12:05 PM

Fund will be utilised towards welfare activities and betterment of the families of ex-servicemen who have lost their lives guarding the nation.

ICICI Bank commits Rs 10 cr for welfare of armed forces

A cheque worth Rs 5 crore was handed over to Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here on Monday as part of the initiative.

09 Oct 2017 5:09 PM

The campaign called 'Not In My Name' was sparked after a teenage Muslim boy was killed by a mob, on a train near Delhi, who accused him of being a 'beef-eater'. (Photo: PTI)

Denounce attacks on Muslims, Dalits: Army veterans write to PM

In an open letter to Narendra Modi, 114 veterans of Army also condemned clampdowns on free speech.

31 Jul 2017 11:12 AM

NCC cadets pay tribute to martyrs on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas at a war memorial in Bengaluru. (Photo: PTI)

PM, leaders remember bravery of armed forces

July 26 is celebrated as the anniversary of India’s victory in the 1999 Kargil conflict with Pakistan.

27 Jul 2017 6:46 AM

Union Defence Minister Arun Jaitley (Photo: PTI)

Army adequately equipped to defend country, says Arun Jaitley

The minister said the CAG report had reference to the shortage of ammunition in relation to a point of time.

26 Jul 2017 1:30 AM

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