Finance commission forms group to decide on separate mechanism of funding for armed forces
Feb 13, 2020, at 06:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Fifteenth Finance Commission has constituted a Group on Defence and Internal Security, government said in a statement.
India, UK joint exercise 'Ajeya Warrior 2020' commences
Feb 13, 2020, at 05:01 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The fifth edition of Exercise Ajeya Warrior 2020 between India and United Kingdom Army commenced on Thursday at Salisbury Plains, United Kingdom.
Jaish, Hizbul top leadership in Kashmir eliminated: Army
Jan 26, 2020, at 01:29 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: The top leadership of Hizbul Mujahideen and Jaish-e-Mohammed, the two Pakistan-based terror outfits operating in Kashmir who were behind the Pulwama attack that had killed 40 Indian soldiers last year, have been eliminated, a senior Army commander has said.
PM Modi pays tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary
Jan 23, 2020, at 10:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary on Thursday.
Army Day: Capt Tania Sher Gill, first woman officer to lead men contingent as Parade Adjutant
Jan 14, 2020, at 12:11 am
New Delhi/UNI: Indian Army officer Capt Tania Sher Gill will be the first woman as Parade Adjutant to lead all men contingent on Army Day Parade 2020, which is scheduled to take place on January 15, here.
Congress slams govt over appointment of Chief of Defence Staff
Dec 31, 2019, at 01:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress has questioned the government over the appointment of Chief of Defence Staff(CDS), minutes after theannouncement was made.
General Mukund Narwane is the new Army chief
Dec 31, 2019, at 12:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: General Mukund Narwane on Tuesday became the 28th chief of Indian Army. He was handed over the charge by outgoing chief of Army General Bipin Rawat here at the Raksha Bhawan.
BREAKING NEWS: General Mukund Narwane takes charge as new Army chief, succeeds General Bipin Rawat
Dec 31, 2019, at 12:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: General Mukund Narwane has taken charge as the new Army chief on Tuesday.
'Not your business': P Chidambaram slams Army Chief for his remark on anti-CAA protests
Dec 28, 2019, at 08:00 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram on Saturday lambasted Army chief General Bipin Rawat over his criticism of political parties opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA), asking him to not speak in matters that don't concern him, media reported.
Pakistan violated ceasefire 1000 times on LoC post abrogation of Art 370 in J&K: Indian Army
Dec 16, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Jammu/UNI: After the Abrogation of Article 370 in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan violated the ceasefire agreement more than 1000 times along the Line of Control, a senior Army officer here said on Monday.
Indian Army captures intruder from Pakistan on LoC in Rajouri's Nowshera
Dec 03, 2019, at 04:52 pm
Jammu/UNI: Alert troops have captured an intruder who crossed over to this side in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Arunachal Pradesh: Hardcore NSCN (R) militant killed in gunfight with Indian Army
Dec 02, 2019, at 09:37 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In a major success, the Indian army gunned down a hardcore NSCN (R) insurgent after a firefight on Nov 30 in general area Shallang of Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
Indian army promotes education in bordering areas of Arunachal Pradesh
Nov 28, 2019, at 09:00 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Indian Army has been constantly working with the local administration of Arunachal Pradesh to promote education and development in the border areas.
Army Chief Gen. Rawat visits Nagaland
Nov 09, 2019, at 02:47 pm
Kohima/UNI: Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat visited Spear Corps at Dimapur, Kohima and Headquarters, Eastern Command, in Kolkata on Thursday and Friday last.
Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat visits Sapta Shakti Command Headquarters
Nov 02, 2019, at 05:14 pm
Jaipur, Nov 2 (UNI) Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Saturday visited Sapta Shakti Command Headquarters here.
PM Modi in Rajouri to celebrate Diwali with Indian troops
Oct 27, 2019, at 02:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will celebrate Diwali on Sunday with soldiers guarding the LoC, media reports said.
BSF, Army working in synergy to foil infiltration attempts at LoC, says IG BSF
Oct 26, 2019, at 06:17 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Asserting that infiltration attempts from across the Line of Control (LoC) increase every year before the closure of the passes due to heavy snowfall in winter, a senior security force official on Saturday said that Border Security Force (BSF) and Army were working in synergy to foil any attempts by militants to cross over to this side.
If Pakistan doesn’t mend its ways, we will cross LoC once again: Satya Pal Malik
Oct 21, 2019, at 04:39 pm
Srinagar/IBNS/UNI:A day after Indian Army destroyed the terror camps in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir(PoK), Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik issued a warning to Pakistan, saying the Indian forces will neutralize all the terror hubs operating from the other side of the border and if required the Indian soldiers will cross the LoC once again to erase the terror hubs.
Oct 20, 2019, at 09:18 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Indian troops on Sunday hit at least three launch pads in retaliatory action at the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and killed 6-10 Pakistan soldiers, Indian Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat confirmed.
Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat says 6-10 Pak soldiers killed in ceasefire violation
Oct 20, 2019, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi, UNI/IBNS: Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat on Sunday confirmed that six to ten Pakistani soldiers were killed in ceasefire violation by the Indian Army in response to the unprovoked firing by the western neighbour in Tangdhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir where three camps have also been destroyed.
Armies of India and Japan commence exercise Dharam Guardian in Mizoram
Oct 19, 2019, at 08:54 pm
Shillong/UNI, Oct 19 (UNI) Armies of India and Japan on Saturday commenced their second edition of bilateral annual military Exercise Dharma Guardian at Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School (CIJWS) in Vairengte of Mizoram.
Indian army-Assam police recover huge cache of ammunition, hand grenades in Assam's Chirang district
Oct 16, 2019, at 11:06 pm
Guwahati: Indian army and Assam police on Wednesday recovered huge cache of ammunition, hand grenades in Assam's Chirang district, which were buried by suspected terrorists.
Oct 16, 2019, at 05:46 pm
Guwahati, Oct 16 : Security forces had apprehended three youths, who were on the way to join the National Democratic Front of Bodoland – G Bidai-Batha faction from Assam’s Kokrajhar district along Indo-Bhutan border on Tuesday.
Indian Army organized ex-servicemen rally in Assam's Jagiroad
Oct 05, 2019, at 10:15 pm
Guwahati, Oct 5 : A unit of the Indian Army organized an ex-servicemen rally as part of year of next of kin at Jagiroad in Assam’s Morigaon district on Saturday.
Indian army and PLA jointly celebrate Chinese National Day
Oct 01, 2019, at 08:53 pm
Guwahati, Oct 1 (IBNS): Ceremonial Border Personnel Meetings (BPM) were organised at Natu La, Bum La and Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh along the Indo-China border on Tuesday to celebrate the Chinese National Day.
29,000 in Kashmir turn up for Indian Army recruitment rally, says defence official
Sep 04, 2019, at 10:11 am
Srinagar, Sept 3 (IBNS): While Kashmir continued to remain a zone of divide between foreign media and Indian media reporting, there is one news heartening for New Delhi amid a negative global campaign over the lockdown. Some 29000 young people of Kashmir from seven districts have applied for the Army recruitment rally at Talwara.
29,000 in Kashmir turn up for Indian Army recruitment rally, says defence official
Sep 04, 2019, at 10:11 am
Srinagar, Sept 3 (IBNS): While Kashmir continued to remain a zone of divide between foreign media and Indian media reporting, there is one news heartening for New Delhi amid a negative global campaign over the lockdown. Some 29000 young people of Kashmir from seven districts have applied for the Army recruitment rally at Talwara.
Security in place for peace in J&K: Indian Army
Aug 06, 2019, at 04:39 pm
Srinagar, Aug 6 (UNI) Necessary security arrangements have been put in place to ensure peace and security in Jammu and Kashmir, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh said a day after the government scrapped Article 370, which granted special status to the state.
Aug 04, 2019, at 05:30 pm
Amritsar, Aug 4 (IBNS): On a day when the world is observing Happy Friendship Day, Punjab CM Amrinder Singh shared an old image of himself when he was serving the Indian Army.
One killed in mysterious blast near LoC in Keran sector
Aug 04, 2019, at 02:00 pm
Srinagar, Aug 4 (UNI/IBNS) A person was killed in a mysterious blast near Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector in the frontier district of Kupwara in north Kashmir on Sunday, official sources said.