New Army grooming standards take effect October 15; all your FAQs on hair, nails, and jewelry answeredThe US Army is reinstating stricter grooming and uniform standards, effective October 15th, following a two-year review. These updates, imp...
16 Sep, 2025, 07.36 AM IST
Lieutenant Generals to be promoted based on merit under new policyThe Indian Army has introduced a merit-based promotion policy for Lieutenant Generals, involving a quantified assessment system to align wi...
04 Jan, 2025, 10.58 AM IST
Indian Army reviews HR policy, to implement new promotion policy from January 1The new policy provides for Increased promotional opportunities: It also addresses the aspirations of senior leadership by providing furthe...
06 Dec, 2023, 11.03 PM IST
Punjab CM expresses anguish over no guard of honour for Agniveer Amritpal SinghPunjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann expressed his disappointment with the Army for not providing a guard of honour during the last rites of...
15 Oct, 2023, 08.11 PM IST
HC questions Centre's policy barring married individuals from applying for JAG in Indian ArmyA bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad was hearing a plea challenging the restriction on married ind...
07 Dec, 2022, 05.34 PM IST
US presidential commission recommends military adopt standardised uniform policy to accommodate religious articles of faithThe President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders on Friday released its inaugural report det...
24 Sep, 2022, 11.39 PM IST
"I will shoot whoever I see": Myanmar soldiers use TikTok to threaten protestersDigital rights group Myanmar ICT for Development (MIDO) said it had found more than 800 pro-military videos that menaced protesters at a ti...
04 Mar, 2021, 09.33 PM IST
Let down your hair: New Army rules for ponytails, nail colourArmy leaders announced Tuesday that they are loosening restrictions on various grooming and hairstyle rules, as service leaders try to addr...
27 Jan, 2021, 02.28 PM IST
About 200 fake Twitter handles impersonating senior Army officersOfficials believe these handles to have the support of the Pakistan establishment and see this as a ‘twitter war’ started from across the b...
19 Sep, 2019, 09.20 AM IST
Islamic State in Afghanistan: A bogey created by Pakistan army to stay relevant in Afghanistan-PakistanIS Khorasan was formed by former TTP members who had little connection to IS in Syria and Iraq, and its fighters comprised both Taliban def...
23 Jul, 2018, 09.13 AM IST
Nagrota attack is new Pakistan Army chief's message to India: Ex-home secy R K SinghBJP MP's remarks came after militants in police uniform attacked an Army artillery unit in Nagrota, killing three Army personnel, including...
12 Jul, 2018, 09.22 PM IST
Nagrota attack is new Pakistan Army chief's message to India: Ex-home secy R K SinghBJP MP's remarks came after militants in police uniform attacked an Army artillery unit in Nagrota, killing three Army personnel, including...
12 Jul, 2018, 09.17 PM IST
It is dangerous to impose uniformity in India: Anand SharmaThe senior congress leader said it would be dangerous to diktat uniformity. “There is growing incidents of cow vigilantism and said that mo...
28 May, 2017, 07.57 PM IST
Terror attack in Kathua: BJP flays Congress for "weak-kneed" policy on terrorCongress' leadership at the Centre and its "weak-kneed" policies towards Pakistan are to be blamed for terror attacks in the region, BJP sa...
28 Mar, 2014, 04.08 PM IST
Delhi boy and first US Sikh soldier gets corporal rankDelhi-born Simranpreet Lamba has also now become the first of the community to be promoted to the corporal rank in America in three decades.
13 Oct, 2013, 08.25 AM IST
Solutions can only be found under a 'strong' leadership: Narendra ModiNarendra Modi today attacked the the Centre for "mishandling" the recent border troubles with Pakistan and China.
15 Sep, 2013, 06.30 PM IST
Time for India to re-assess its Pakistan policyRepeated terror attacks from Pak without any “closure” or “justice” mean that Indian public opinion is perennially suspicious of the govt’s...
11 Aug, 2013, 10.46 AM IST