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
Two Myanmar nationals held with suspected heroin in ManipurManipur police apprehended two Myanmar nationals carrying suspected heroin. In a separate event, Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla honored various...
06 May, 2026, 07.15 PM IST
Uphold gallant traditions of Indian Armed Forces: Arunachal Governor to Army personnelParnaik said that facilities must be shared amongst the stakeholders, while acknowledging that villagers in the state have very cordial rel...
30 Sep, 2023, 10.42 AM IST
Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar to be new Vice Chief of ArmyLt Gen Kumar will succeed Lt Gen B S Raju who has been appointed as the Jaipur- headquartered South Western Army Commander, the sources sai...
16 Feb, 2023, 07.55 PM IST
President approves 132 Gallantry awardsPresident Ram Nath Kovind, who is also the Supreme Commander of the armed forces, has approved 132 awards to armed forces personnel and mem...
14 Aug, 2019, 05.03 PM IST
Former vice chief of army Sarath Chand joins BJPChand has been in active combat leadership roles at every stage of command in the Army.
06 Apr, 2019, 05.50 PM IST
Major Aditya Kumar and Rifleman Aurangzeb to get Shaurya Chakra gallantry awardMajor Aditya Kumar, who is with the 10 Garhwal Rifles and Rifleman Aurangzeb (posthumously) will get the Shaurya Chakra gallantry award for...
14 Aug, 2018, 11.12 PM IST
Jawan killed as Army foils infiltration bid along LoCAn Army official said Sepoy Pushpendra Singh laid down his life while foiling an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdh...
13 Aug, 2018, 10.27 PM IST
Indian Army team to bring back remains of World War I soldiersNotably, during the time of World War I the now Garhwal Rifles regiment was known as '39 Garhwal Regiment'.
14 Jul, 2018, 10.05 AM IST
2,300 Army personnel to join UN peace keeping mission in South SudanAccording to official figures, India is the largest cumulative troop contributor, having provided almost 200,000 troops in nearly 50 of the...
12 Feb, 2018, 10.04 PM IST
Shopian firing: Supreme Court agrees to hear Major's father plea to quash FIRThe lawyer said the FIR has illegally been lodged against Major Aditya Kumar in connection with the firing incident in Shopian.
09 Feb, 2018, 01.49 PM IST
Buried near Dunkirk for 100 years, bodies of 2 Indians to be sent homeThe two men were found along with the bodies of a British and a German soldier, buried in a field near the town of Laventie, nearly 70km fr...
27 Oct, 2017, 10.31 AM IST
Trivendra Singh Rawat, new Uttarakhand CM: 9 things you should know about himFormer Uttarakhand BJP chief Trivendra Singh Rawat was sworn in today as the state's chief minister after the party won a landslide victory...
18 Mar, 2017, 04.07 PM IST
BJP MLA Ganesh Joshi is a philanthropist tooMussourie BJP MLA Ganesh Joshi got computers for a girls school in his constituency. The former Army man says he is a philanthropic.
17 Mar, 2016, 05.32 AM IST
Republic Day parade to See French contingent with musiciansThe 35th Infantry Regiment and Musical Infantry Regiment of France will march alongside Indian troops in the R-Day parade making it the fir...
25 Jan, 2016, 09.43 PM IST
First battalion of Third Gorkha Rifles to complete 200 years on AprilComprising not just the gritty Gorkhas, but also men from Kumaon and Garhwal regions, Sir Robert Colquhuon had raised the regiment on April...
21 Apr, 2015, 09.57 PM IST
- Lt Gen Sarath Chand takes over command of Gajraj 4 Corps
Gen Chand, who took charge yesterday as the General Officer Commanding (GOC), has a varied combat experience in Command and Staff appointme...
28 Oct, 2014, 07.35 PM IST