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
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu formally appoints new Mossad chiefIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday formally appointed a new chief of the country's foreign intelligence agency, the Mossad...
13 Apr, 2026, 06.55 AM IST
Indian Army conducts joint aerial operations in forward areas of Arunachal PradeshIndian Army's Spear Corps conducted intensive flying operations with infantry in Arunachal Pradesh. Southern Command's Sudarshan Chakra Cor...
08 Nov, 2025, 01.53 PM IST
Fast, furious, and future-ready: Why Indian Army's Rudra Brigade could be a game-changer against China and PakistanRudra Brigade Indian Army: The Bharatiya Sena is boosting border security. New Rudra brigades will integrate combat arms. Bhairav light com...
28 Jul, 2025, 10.21 AM IST
Infantry Day: 75 years of historic Indian Army landing at Srinagar airfieldIt was the first military operation of Independent India, a move that changed the course of the 1947-48 War. The first of the Indian Army s...
27 Oct, 2022, 11.04 PM IST
Lt Gen Sanjeev Kumar Sharma to be new deputy chief strategic planning in ArmyThe DCOAS(Strategy) was created as part of mega reforms in the Army headquarters, nearly three years after its need was felt during the 73-...
30 Jun, 2021, 07.54 PM IST
View: To deal with the Chinese threat on the LAC, revive the Mountain Strike CorpsWe are a highly threatened nation, with two unpredictable and hostile governments and militaries focussed on keeping us destabilised with a...
21 Jul, 2020, 01.59 PM IST
Small battle groups will fit well in theatre commands, says Army chiefThe creation of the agile and self-contained IBGs, each with around 5,000 soldiers and a varying mix of infantry, tanks, artillery, air def...
06 Jan, 2020, 10.54 AM IST
Army to raise second division under Mountain Strike Corps, plans exercise in LadakhDefence sources say the new 72 Infantry Division, with its headquarters at Pathankot, will become "fully operational" in three years.
13 Jul, 2018, 01.04 PM IST
Dispute over promotion policy within Army reaches social mediaA senior serving Lt. General told ET that the extent of the divide was “unprecedented” and called for urgent action by the top brass.
14 Apr, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Lt Gen Philip Campose takes over as Army Vice Chief"He has participated in a UN Peacekeeping Mission in the former Yugoslavia and headed a UN security force in Northern Iraq," the release sa...
04 Aug, 2014, 06.45 PM IST
Army kicks off raising new mountain strike corps against ChinaPM was briefed on operational readiness along line of actual control with China, in backdrop of Army kicking off raising of a new mountain ...
09 Jan, 2014, 08.48 AM IST
Army to have Apache attack choppers in Mountain Strike CorpsThe mountain strike corps sanctioned for the Army for deployment along the China border will have an aviation brigade that may include the ...
18 Jul, 2013, 10.46 PM IST
Army to upgrade entire fleet of infantry combat vehiclesWhile infantry combat vehicles may be the poorer tanks, they perform the critical task of carrying soldiers into the battle zone with fire ...
31 Mar, 2013, 10.43 AM IST
India to raise 30,000 troops for border with ChinaWorking towards upgrading its military infrastructure along border with China, India will raise another 30,000 troops for the infantry.
06 Mar, 2013, 09.19 PM IST
- Bikram Singh assumes charge as the new Army Chief
Gen Bikram Singh, a veteran infantry officer, today took over as the 25th Chief of the Indian Army succeeding Gen V K Singh.
31 May, 2012, 12.32 PM IST
- Govt to recruit about 2,000 ex-servicemen
Ex-servicemen specialised in commando and jungle warfare tactics to impart cutting-edge training to CRPF personnel.
13 Apr, 2010, 04.14 AM IST