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: Indian Army personnel visit a monastery during the course. (Photo by arrangement)

Fourth Tibetology Cadre of Army culminates in Sikkim

The 42 day-long cadre was attended by officers of various army formations in Sikkim and West Bengal

09 Sep 2022 8:35 PM

Jammu: Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi during the wreath laying ceremony of four army soldiers killed in a militant attack in J&K's Rajouri on Thursday morning, in Jammu district. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Ending 370 & terror in J&K: Delhi, UT govt must explain

The recent attack raises questions about the strategy of the Central government regarding the UT after the abrogation of Article 370

13 Aug 2022 12:20 AM

Chief of Staff of Eastern Command Lieutenant General KK Repswal (ANI)

Army: Situation in North East improved

Lt General Repswal refused to comment on the plan of the complete withdrawal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from the region

12 Aug 2022 9:04 PM

The Indian Army is betting big on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to deal with threats. (AP File Photo)

Army deploys AI-based surveillance system

Indian Army deployed an AI-based suspicious vehicle recognition system in eight locations in northern and southern theatres

06 Aug 2022 11:19 PM

Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen R P Kalita West Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas and Eastern Command Chief of Staff Lt Gen K K Repswal flag off the Trophy Tour of the 131st edition of the Durand Cup at Fort William in Kolkata on Tuesday. (Photo by arrangement)

Army to boost ties with North East through Durand Cup

Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen R P Kalita and WB sports minister Aroop Biswas flagged off Trophy Tour of the 131st edition of Durand Cup

19 Jul 2022 7:02 PM

(L-2R) Chief of Indian Army staff General Manoj Pande, Chief of Air staff, Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R. Hari Kumar pose for pictures during a press conference in New Delhi on June 14, 2022, to announce the new Agnipath scheme under which soldiers across the three military services will be recruited and will be called Agniveers. (Photo: AFP)

Army and Navy recruitment process under Agnipath starts

The Indian Army plans to recruit 40,000 soldiers under the Agnipath scheme in the current financial year in two batches

02 Jul 2022 7:09 AM

The Indian Army soldiers carry out Exercise Narayanastra (Photo by arrangement)

With eye on China, Indian Army carries out Exercise Narayanastra

Exercise highlights operational readiness of Indian Army

10 Jun 2022 7:27 AM

Abhilasha Barak was awarded the coveted “wings” along with 36 Army pilots by the director-general and colonel commandant of Army Aviation at a valedictory ceremony at the Combat Army Aviation Training School in Nashik. (Twitter)

Army gets first woman combat aviator

Capt. Abhilasha Barak, who hails from Haryana, was commissioned in the Army Air Defence Corps in September 2018

26 May 2022 7:15 AM

The present capacity being inadequate to address the Army’s futuristic needs, it may be pragmatic to create a state-of-the-art greenhouse facility in the private sector to overhaul and upgrade between 100-150 tanks and variants. (Representational Image/ PTI)

N.B. Singh | ‘GOCO’ model is not delivering for armed forces: A new one needed

The GOCO model was meant to modernise the ABWs and free up Army personnel from maintenance work

27 Apr 2022 12:30 AM

An Indian Army team rafting at Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh during the competition. (Photo by arrangement)

Indian Army wins 15th National Rafting Championship

Indian Army teams, trained in Army Adventure Nodal Centre at Along, bagged the top three positions and emerged as overall champions

15 Mar 2022 9:35 PM

Centurion was the main stay of the Indian Army in the 1971 Indo-Pak war. (PTI Image)

R-Day parade: Indian Army showcases Centurion tank, PT-76 from 1971 war

The PT-76 tank at the parade was led by Captain Anshuman Tiwari of 69 Armoured Regiment

26 Jan 2022 11:47 AM

17-year-old youth Miram Tarom of Zido. (ANI Photo)

Chinese Army has found missing boy from Arunachal: Defence PRO

In his tweet, Gao had tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and the Indian Army

23 Jan 2022 12:48 PM

The special investigation team of the Nagaland government is likely to start questioning the accused soldiers and record their statements from Thursday after getting a green signal from the army, according to sources. (Representational Image: PTI)

Army probe team visits spot of Nagaland killings; Soldiers to face SIT grilling

The state police had lodged an FIR against the army troopers including 21 Para (Special Forces) commandos

30 Dec 2021 8:58 AM

The graves of 12 civilians, killed by Indian army soldiers on Dec. 4, lie in a row in Oting village, in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. (AP)

Army: Progressing and cooperating in Nagaland killings probe

Any information including videos or photos can be shared through Whatsapp Messenger at +916026930283 or Army Exchange Helpline +913742388456

26 Dec 2021 8:30 PM

Indian army soldiers patrol near the Line of Control (LoC). (PTI file photo)

Indian Army halts work by Pak guards across LoC

It is not known if the Pakistan Rangers wanted to construct a barrack or a bunker close to the divide line

22 Dec 2021 1:04 AM

Army personnel carry out an investigation procedure at the crash site in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, on December 9, 2021 a day after an army helicopter crashed, killing 13 people, including Indian defence chief General Bipin Rawat. (Photo: AFP)

All military personnel in helicopter crash identified

Among those whose mortal remains have now been identified, two are from the Indian Army and four are from Indian Air Force

12 Dec 2021 6:34 AM

The faceoff, which was reported near Yangtse in the Tawang sector, had lasted for few hours before both sides disengaged. Representational Image. (Twitter)

India, China in Tawang faceoff, later disengage

Both sides were involved in a bit of pushing and shoving and physically blocked each other

09 Oct 2021 6:43 AM

On September 8, 1962, units of China’s People’s Liberation Army had surrounded a small Indian Army post at Tsenjang on the northern bank of the Namka Chu stream just below the disputed Thagla ridge at the India-Bhutan-Tibet trijunction. Representational Image. (Twitter)

Mohan Guruswamy | 1962 lesson: How march of folly led us to disaster

The Indian Army was under pressure, but Gen. Thapar was still not prepared to bow to sheer stupidity

07 Sep 2021 3:19 AM

While speaking at the main ID function in Srinagar’s Sher-i-Kashmir Cricket Stadium, J&K Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, said that the “jungle raj” in the erstwhile state ended on the “eve of 2020” and the grassroots level democracy was strengthened in the UT through the conduct of “violence-free” district development council (DDC) elections. — DC Image

Burhan Wani's father hoists tricolour at a school in J&K's Tral

For the first time in many years, the Internet and mobile phone services remained unaffected on ID in J&K

16 Aug 2021 9:16 AM

Indian and Chinese troops and tanks disengage from the banks of Pangong lake area in Eastern Ladakh. (Representational Photo:PTI)

India, China pull back from Gogra

Both nations dismantle temporary structures

07 Aug 2021 2:53 AM

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