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Axis Bank offers special banking services for Defence personnel

The Indian Army renewed its MOU with Axis Bank, to offer 'Power Salute'.

17 Apr 2018 12:29 PM

Gaurav Kumar was arrested from Rohtak's Model Town area on Sunday based on information received by state and central intelligence agencies, Superintendent of Police Pankaj Nain said. (Photo: Representational)

Man honey-trapped by Pak ISI arrested from Rohtak: Haryana police

Gaurav Kumar allegedly passed information to Pakistani spy agency about Indian Army camps he had visited for recruitment tests.

17 Apr 2018 9:28 AM

According to the police, Idrees Mir was posted to Jharkhand and was unhappy about the move.(Representational image)

Missing Army man joins Hizbul Mujahideen, says J&K police

Idrees Mir, who was posted in the Army's Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JAKLI) unit, joined the group on Sunday.

16 Apr 2018 5:44 PM

Recently, the Indian Army has also signed a MoU with the HDFC bank as well. (Photo: Facebook)

MoU between Indian Army, Axis Bank on defence salary package

First MoU between Axis Bank and the Indian Army was signed in 2011 and was renewed on March 24, 2015.

14 Apr 2018 12:25 PM

Jammu and Kashmir police chief SP Vaid also stated that a bullet does not distinguish between a stone pelter and a militant. (Photo: File)

Civilians who throng encounter sites are responsible for their own death: J&K police chief

The DGP urged the youth to stay away from such places as they were not marriage venues.

12 Apr 2018 9:07 PM

The new bulletproof jackets will provide '360 degree protection' to the soldier in combat, including from hard 'steel core' bullets. (Photo: File | PTI)

9-year-long wait ends, Army finally to get bulletproof jackets

Defence Ministry inked a contract with a defence firm for procurement of 1.86 lakh bulletproof jackets for Army at a cost of Rs 639 crore.

10 Apr 2018 2:50 PM

The Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics and mortars in Sunderbani sector along the LoC on Monday night. (Photo: File/PTI)

Two Army men killed in indiscriminate firing by Pakistani troops along LoC

Rifleman Vinod Singh and Rifleman Jaki Sharma were grievously injured in the firing and later succumbed to their injuries.

10 Apr 2018 10:31 AM

Management of LMC personnel becomes all the more crucial in the light of the fact that the 13 lakh strong Indian Army suffers from a shortage of about 7,600 officers and about 20,000 jawans. (Representational Image)

Army to focus on injured soldiers

very year, every person in the Indian Army has to undergo a mandatory medical examination the results of which are confidential.

10 Apr 2018 6:33 AM

At the Border Personnel Meeting, China also accused the Indian side of damaging its road building equipment when a road laying party left its gear in Tuting in December 2017 following a protest by India. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

China protests India's 'transgression' in Arunachal; New Delhi denies claim

Sources said China called India's patrolling in Subansiri region a 'transgression' and the Indian Army objected to the terminology.

08 Apr 2018 5:14 PM

Soldier cremated with full military honours

Sepoy Shubham Suryakant Mustapure died in Pakistani shelling at forward posts on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.

06 Apr 2018 1:57 AM

Shubham Suryakant Mustapure will be cremated with military honours at 4 pm, an official said. (Representational Image)

Will come home in 2 days: LoC braveheart had promised parents

Shubham Suryakant Mustapure, who joined the Army 2 years ago, was killed as Pak troops fired at forward posts along LoC.

04 Apr 2018 2:02 PM

The Islamic State has been accorded a secure sanctuary in Pakistan, and forms part of the covert, plausibly deniable, strategic assets of that country, for attacking Indian assets and interests in Afghanistan as well as providing aid and support to separatists in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: Representational | AP)

Threats to India grow, but do our netas care?

The entire episode should cause grave disquiet to all citizens at a time when the need for national security is paramount.

03 Apr 2018 12:48 AM

Troops of India and China were locked in a 73-day-long standoff in Doklam from June 16, 2017 after the Indian side stopped the building of a road in the disputed area by the Chinese Army. (Photo: Deccan Chronicle/Representational)

Doklam lesson: India increases Army strength at tri-junction near Tibet

Deepening military engagement between China and Myanmar was another reason for India ramping up its presence at tri-junction.

02 Apr 2018 9:21 AM

ISI handlers sponsored Kumar's visit to Dubai from February 20 to 24 where he was briefed regarding tasks, the Punjab Police said. (Representational Image)

Punjab: Man working as spy for Pak's ISI held; maps, Army training manuals seized

The accused has been booked under the provisions of the Official Secrets Act, and Section 120-B of the IPC.

30 Mar 2018 10:52 AM

Early this month, the government issued an unprecedented ban on Tibetans holding a rally with the Dalai Lama in New Delhi to mark the 60th anniversary of the start of the failed uprising against Chinese rule. (Photo: File)

Dalai Lama faces greater isolation as India looks to improve China ties

The Dalai Lama has lived mostly in Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh since 1959, when he fled a Chinese crackdown.

29 Mar 2018 7:35 PM

This cap on the scholarship was imposed last year, after the Seventh Pay Commission report and impacted nearly 3,400 children of army personnel. (Photo: Representational | File)

Govt removes cap from soldier’s children education, to fully fund costs

The scheme to provide financial aid to children of martyrs was announced in Dec 1971, days after the Indian victory in the war with Pak.

22 Mar 2018 2:57 PM

Sources said that the security forces were trying to 'neutralise' a sixth militant but the operation may be extended even after he too is killed in the belief that more militants may be hiding in the area. (Photo: File/Representational)

4 security personnel, 5 militants killed J&K's Kupwara encounter

Two SOG men including Sub-Inspector Harvinder Singh, an Army jawan and a CRPF jawan were injured, the officials said.

21 Mar 2018 7:43 PM

The police officials said that a joint operation was launched against the militants after they opened fire at a joint party of Army’s 41 Rashtriya Rifles and J&K police’s counterinsurgency Special Operations Group (SOG). (Photo: AP | Representational)

Two cops killed after 4 militants shot dead in J&K's Kupwara encounter

According to Defence spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia, the fighting broke out in Halmatpora Chak forest area at around 3 pm on Tuesday.

21 Mar 2018 6:22 PM

Army flags concerns over OFB rifles

Centre had recently cleared proposal to procure 7.40 lakhs new assault rifles to replace Insas guns.

19 Mar 2018 12:37 AM

The Army is under the administrative control of the defence ministry while the home ministry is the mother ministry of India’s paramilitary forces also called the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs). (Representational Image)

Army likely to hire, train officers for paramilitary

Mooted by the Army headquarters, the plan is being actively looked into by the ministry of defence (MoD) and the ministry of home affairs (MHA).

18 Mar 2018 2:22 AM

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