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Major Bhargav Kalita receives Shaurya Chakra for gallantry in counter-terror missionMajor Bhargav Kalita received the Shaurya Chakra for his bravery in counter-terrorism operations. He led a successful ambush, neutralising ...
‘Distorted History’: Why Farhan Akhtar’s '120 Bahadur' is in the line of fireA new war film, '120 Bahadur', faces strong opposition from the Ahir community. Protesters claim the movie distorts the historical Battle o...
India-Pakistan war of 1965: 60 years on, Lucknow woman recalls valour of Vir Chakra awardee husbandVijay Kumari, an Lucknow resident, remembers her husband, Major Dhirendra Singh's bravery during the 1965 Indo-Pak war. Severely injured by...
'Nomadic Elephant', 'Khaan Quest' exercises significant milestone in India's defence diplomacy: MoDIndia and Mongolia's military partnership strengthens with the successful completion of Exercise Nomadic Elephant and the upcoming Exercise...
Turning grief into purpose: Late Sepoy's wife joins Indian Army as officer, among 133 commissioned at OTA ChennaiSoni Bisht honoured her late husband’s dream by joining the Indian Army as an officer, overcoming numerous challenges. Alongside her, Ved V...
Lieutenant General Ram Chander Tiwari assumes charge of Eastern CommandLieutenant General Ram Chander Tiwari assumed the position of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command. Before taking on ...
India-Nepal joint military exercise begins in UttarakhandThe exercise will focus on the employment of drones and counter-drone measures, medical training, aviation aspects, and environment conserv...
50 hydropower projects to come up under border village illumination programme: Pema Khandu50 small hydropower projects in the outposts under the border village illumination programme will come up- Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister...
Lt Gen RC Tiwari takes over as General Officer Commanding of Spear CorpsAccording to the press release from Defence Ministry, the General is an Infantry Officer and was commissioned in the Kumaon Regiment of the...
Central Asia outreach: Famed Indian battalion trains Uzbek troops for counter terror operationsIn exercises that will span 10 days, battle hardened Indian troops are sharing experiences in tackling terrorist threats in a variety of sc...
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...
Lt Gen Thimmaya takes over as GoC Army Training Command, ShimlaAn alumnus of Sainik School Bhubaneswar and National Defence Academy Pune, Lieutenant General P C Thimmaya commanded his battalion during o...
Lieutenant General Gurdeep Singh takes over as Western Command Chief of StaffLieutenant General Gurdeep Singh has taken over as the Chief of Staff (CoS), Western Command headquarters, Defence spokesman said here toda...
India, UK joint Army exercise to be held from June 13The exercise will take place at Westdown Camp, Salisbury Plains Training Area in UK. The exercise is held biannually in the two countries, ...
1965 battle: A war of perceptions India wonIndia also conducted covert and overt ops across the Ceasefire Line (precursor of the LOC) and the Pakistanis knew about it. Yet they weren...
First battalion of 'Third Gorkha Rifles' completes 200 yearsA ceremonial event was held today at the Military Station, Sevoke Road, near Siliguri in West Bengal, where the 'First-Third', as they are ...
With 200 years of legacy, Gorkha Rifles marches onThe Gorkha Brigade has produced India's first Field Marshal, Sam `Bahadur' Manekshaw, as also two Army chiefs in Gen G G Bewoor and Gen Dal...
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...
Army, infiltrators exchange sporadic fire, no fresh casualtyIn Islamabad, a Pakistan military spokesperson today dismissed as "baseless" that its Army troops were involved in infiltration attempts.
For ITBP jawans, Uttarakhand rescue operations are personal affair"Many troops have refused to go on leave. Those on leave came back. We can understand their emotions as most of them are from Uttarakhand,"