Outgoing CDS General Anil Chauhan receives ceremonial Guard of Honour in National Capital as tenure endsGeneral Anil Chauhan received a ceremonial Guard of Honour. This marked the end of his tenure as Chief of Defence Staff. He played a key ro...
30 May, 2026, 09.35 AM IST
Gen Raja Subramani appointed next Chief of Defence StaffGeneral NS Raja Subramani has been appointed as the next Chief of Defence Staff, succeeding Gen Anil Chauhan. His tenure will focus on roll...
09 May, 2026, 11.06 PM IST
NS Raja Subramani is India’s new CDS: From his birthplace to top defence post, his inspiring journey from Tamil Nadu you should knowNS Raja Subramani (Google Trends): Lieutenant General (Retd) NS Raja Subramani has been appointed as India's new Chief of Defence Staff. A ...
09 May, 2026, 05.06 PM IST
Govt appoints Lt Gen N S Raja Subramani as next Chief of Defence StaffLieutenant General N S Raja Subramani (Retd.) has been appointed as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), effective from his assumption of...
09 May, 2026, 08.04 AM IST
Appointment of Chief of Defence Staff will be made soon: Rajnath SinghThe announcement comes a few days after the guidelines for the appointment process were formally amended by the government. The new guideli...
14 Jun, 2022, 02.19 PM IST
New rules make retired officers eligible for CDS postAccording to new gazette notifications for the three armed forces, any Lt Gen or Gen equivalent officer (retired or serving) below the age ...
07 Jun, 2022, 11.31 PM IST
Any retired or serving Lt Gen/General level officer can be appointed as the Chief of Defence Staff: GovernmentAccording to the new rules, a retired officer in the rank of Lt Gen equivalent or General equivalent positions could be considered for the ...
07 Jun, 2022, 05.45 PM IST
New CDS appointment: List of probables to be submitted to Rajnath Singh soon, say officialsThey said the government is finalising a panel comprising senior commanders from the Army, the Navy and the Air Force to choose the success...
17 Dec, 2021, 04.42 PM IST
Government set to start process to appoint next CDS soon; Gen MM Naravane frontrunnerGen Bipin Rawat, India's first Chief of Defence Staff, his wife Madhulika and 11 other armed forces personnel died on Wednesday after the m...
09 Dec, 2021, 06.50 PM IST
Government appoints 2 joint secretaries, 38 other officials to assist Chief of Defence StaffOfficials sources said the appointments were made as per laid down roadmap to create an enabling set up for the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS...
12 Jan, 2020, 10.35 AM IST
Prakash Javadekar dubs Congress a "confused" party for raising questions over appointment of CDSJavadekar said Congress was a confused party and its leaders talked on different notes. "Rahul Gandhi's tweets are done by his advisors whi...
01 Jan, 2020, 03.45 PM IST
Creation of Department of Military Affairs, institutionalisation of CDS post, momentous reforms: PM"Creation of the Department of Military Affairs with requisite military expertise and institutionalisation of the post of CDS is a momentou...
01 Jan, 2020, 12.51 PM IST
View: Dealing with bureaucracy will be a challenge for the CDSThe government’s own press release defines the CDS appointment as a “landmark” decision. CDS will give “effective leadership” to the servic...
01 Jan, 2020, 09.15 AM IST
Govt has started on wrong foot on CDS appointment: Congress"With great regret and fullest of responsibility may I say that the Govt has started on a very wrong foot with regard to CDS. Time alone un...
31 Dec, 2019, 12.08 PM IST
Ceremony to hand over baton of Chairman of CoSC cancelledThe Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC) comprises chiefs of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force and the senior-most member is appointed its c...
27 Dec, 2019, 07.18 PM IST
Chief of Defence Staff to come under RTI Act; NSA-led panel submits reportThe main task of the CDS will be to ensure jointmanship among the three services which will include powers to work on setting up of few the...
02 Dec, 2019, 09.02 PM IST
India all set to have first CDS by January; NSA-led committee completes ground workOfficial sources said the Army, the Navy and the Indian Air Force have already recommended to the defence ministry names of their senior-mo...
20 Nov, 2019, 05.18 PM IST