General Bipin Rawat named as the country's first Chief of Defence StaffThe defence ministry had recently amended the army, air force and navy rules by bringing in a new clause that allows the Chief of Defence S...
31 Dec, 2019, 10.50 AM IST
Government amends rules to allow Chief of Defence Staff to serve up to maximum age of 65 yearsIn a landmark decision, the Cabinet Committee on Security on Tuesday approved the creation of the CDS who will act as the principal militar...
29 Dec, 2019, 10.53 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
Cabinet approves the post and charter of Chief of Defence StaffThe Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) will also administer all tri-services organisations, comprising personnel from the army, air force and nav...
24 Dec, 2019, 09.56 PM IST
Disability pension for military will be exempt from tax only upto a limitThe COSC comprising the chiefs of the army, air force and navy sent recommendations to the defence ministry on disability pension. One of t...
31 Oct, 2019, 06.40 PM IST
General Rawat to take charge of chairman of chiefs of staff committee on FridayThe 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...
26 Sep, 2019, 05.58 PM IST
Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba heads to Israel ahead of PM Narendra Modi's visit"The visit by Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chairman CoSC & CNS will further consolidate the armed forces cooperation between the two countries," th...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.44 PM IST
Four-star General likely to handle Army, IAF & Navy issuesIndia seems to be moving towards getting another four-star general to handle all tri-Service issues in what will primarily be a staff appoi...
11 Jul, 2018, 05.12 PM IST
Defence Minister to brief PM on creation of post of permanent chairman, Chief of Staff CommitteeThe permanent chairman, CoSC will be a four-star officer, who will be equivalent to chiefs of army, airforce and navy. He would look into j...
11 Jul, 2018, 03.19 PM IST
India may soon get a General No. 1 to boost tri-service integrationSome chiefs also become the CoSC chairman for just a few months. "I was the chairman for only six months.
14 Mar, 2015, 12.36 PM IST
IAF chief Arup Raha takes over as new Chiefs of Staffs CommitteeRaha, 59, will hold the office for a period of 29 months and would probably be the longest-serving officer in the chair.
30 Jul, 2014, 03.00 PM IST
Gen Bikram Singh takes over as new CoSCArmy Chief Gen Bikram Singh took over as the new Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC) to succeed IAF Chief NAK Browne, who is superan...
30 Dec, 2013, 08.19 PM IST
Gen Bikram Singh to be the new Chairman, COSCBikram Singh has been appointed as the new Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee to succeed IAF Chief NAK Browne, who is superannuating on De...
18 Dec, 2013, 08.10 PM IST
No hasty decision on appointing new 4-star General: Defence MinistryDefence Ministry today said no hasty decision will be taken on appointing a four-star officer for looking after tri-services matters and vi...
06 Dec, 2013, 07.39 PM IST
Government develops cold feet over General No 1The MoD refused to "comment" on the "classified" matter. "We are not entertaining questions on the issue," MoD spokesperson Sitanshu Kar sa...
18 Jun, 2013, 10.07 AM IST
- IAF chief N A K Browne reaches Jamnagar; inquiry team recovers flight data recorders
Air Chief Marshal reached Jamnagar to reassure the pilots & technicians at the IAF airbase there which lost 9 personnel in a mid- air colli...
31 Aug, 2012, 05.25 PM IST
- Panel favours unified command for special forces
Experts say the govt must not dither in creating the SOC, one of the key recommendations of the 14-member Naresh Chandra taskforce report s...
27 May, 2012, 05.18 AM IST