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Indian Army personnel near the wreckage of an Army truck after the vehicle skidded off while negotiating a sharp turn, at Zema in North Sikkim, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. Atleast sixteen Army personnel were killed and four others injured in the accident, according to Army officials. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Army officers, DSP pay a price

The saga of militancy and terror in the Kashmir Valley is without end and yet heart rending whenever high-profile...

15 Sept 2023 12:14 AM IST

The Army troops had opened fire in the village after surging crowds had held protests against its hosting an Iftar party against their wish at the main mosque of the village.(Representational Image)

J&K: 5 terrorists gunned down in infiltration bid along LoC in...

This comes hours after Army Chief General Bipin Rawat called upon Pakistan to stop infiltration to establish peace along...

26 May 2018 9:12 AM IST

$The soldier, from 37 Rashtriya Rifles, had gone missing on September 29, 2016, after he \inadvertently\ crossed the Line of Control (LoC), following which the Pakistan Army had taken him into custody. He was handed over to the Indian Army four months later. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)$ India

Soldier who accidentally crossed LoC in 2016 seeks premature...

Chavan, 24, who was admitted to a Military Hospital in Pune, has written to his seniors requesting retirement, saying he...

22 May 2018 9:03 PM IST

India will have three Army commands, three Air Force commands and the Navys Eastern Command, making it a total of seven operational commands with diverse mandates.

Panel recommends mandatory 5 yr military service for new govt officers

The panel rapped the Defence Ministry, saying that "apparently, Ministry has not taken up the matter with due...

16 March 2018 10:00 AM IST

The Army has been given Rs 17,756 crore lesser than what it had requested. (Photo: AP/Representational)

68 per cent arms 'vintage': Army official says Budget 2018 'dashed'...

'Budget 2018-19 has dashed our hopes and most of what has been achieved has actually received a little setback,' Lt Gen...

14 March 2018 8:46 AM IST

The NDA government on Saturday appointed Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat as the next chief of the Indian Army. (Photo: PTI)

China has arrived before time: Rawat calls for military modernisation

Last week, China unveiled its largest defence spending increase in three years, setting an 8.1 per cent growth target...

14 March 2018 8:19 AM IST

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, Activities of terrorists in the hinterlands are severely curtailed due to relentless efforts of security forces. (Photo: ANI)

China building helipads, other infra in Doklam: Nirmala Sitharaman

Junior Defence Minister Bhamre had said that situation along India's border with China is 'sensitive' and it has the...

6 March 2018 7:48 AM IST

The Indian Army sources said a small group of Ghatak commandos carried out a tactical level selective targeting of the Pakistani post. (Photo: PTI)

Army foils Pak BAT team's bid to launch attack along LoC on New Year's...

Two intruders who are 'likely Pakistani soldiers' have been killed in Naugam sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

31 Dec 2018 10:52 AM IST

Currently, the T-90 tanks are equipped with a laser guided INVAR missile system and the Army has decided to replace them with a third generation gun-launched missile, army sources said. (Photo: PIB)

Pak procuring 600 tanks to strengthen capability along border with...

Most of the tanks will be able to hit targets at range of 3 to 4 km and Pak will deploy some of them along LoC in J&K,...

30 Dec 2018 4:33 PM IST

The tourists including women and children who were stranded between the 17 Mile area and Nathu La in Sikkim have now been provided food, shelter and warm clothes by the Army, a Defence Ministry official said. (Photo: ANI)

Army rescues 2500 tourists stranded near India-China border in Sikkim

According to the Army, the tourists will now be moved towards Gangtok.

29 Dec 2018 10:01 AM IST

Assam Rifles (AR) which is under the Eastern Command of the Indian Army is strengthening the Indo-Myanmar border. (Representational Image | PTI)

Assam Rifles strengthens Indo-Myanmar border to curb trans-border...

The vast stretch of Indo-Myanmar Border along North Eastern states of Arunachal, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram is manned...

27 Dec 2018 5:40 PM IST

Former Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha (retd) pays homage to the martyrs of 1971 Indo-Pakistan war. (Photo: PTI)

Bangladesh honours 12 Indian soldiers martyred in war

The twelve martyred soldiers include seven from Indian army, two from the air force, one from the navy and two from the...

17 Dec 2018 5:58 AM IST