Colonel Manpreet Singh, three others conferred Kirti ChakraColonel Manpreet Singh, who was killed in an anti-terror operation in Anantnag last September, has been posthumously awarded the Kirti Chak...
14 Aug, 2024, 08.45 PM IST
Republic Day parade to have 25 tableaux, 16 marching contingents, 17 military bandsThe mechanised columns of the Army will show one PT-76 tank, one Centurion tank, two MBT Arjun MK-I tanks, one APC TOPAS armoured personnel...
22 Jan, 2022, 04.30 PM IST
Maj Gen Vikas Lakhera assumes charge as IG Assam Rifles (North)The general officer was in 1990 commissioned into the Sikh Light Infantry regiment, which he later commanded in western Assam.
07 Jan, 2022, 10.57 AM IST
What is Nishan Sahib? It’s found flying atop every gurdwaraWas a Khalistani flag hoisted at Red Fort?No, it was a Sikh flag which is found in every gurdwara and people carry it almost invariably dur...
27 Jan, 2021, 10.56 AM IST
Punjab CM announces Rs 50 lakh compensation, govt job for kin of killed soldierHavildar Kuldeep Singh of the Sikh Light Infantry Regiment was killed on Thursday as Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked ceasefire viol...
02 Oct, 2020, 12.46 PM IST
More than 60-70% of India armed forces equipped with Russian origin weapons: Indian envoyDatla Bala Venkatesh Varma, Indian Ambassador to Russia, in an interview to “Krasnaya Zvezda” newspaper spoke about the state and perspecti...
11 Jul, 2020, 08.40 AM IST
Army cadets of Officers Training Academy in Gaya now likely to train at IMA, Dehradun"The space vacated by the cadets at OTA Gaya will be occupied by the Sikh LI (Light Infantry) Regimental Centre which is currently co-locat...
19 Dec, 2019, 10.33 AM IST
Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund to be the next Army chiefLt Gen Naravane is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy. He was commissioned into the 7th battalion, ...
16 Dec, 2019, 11.26 PM IST
India celebrates 70th R-Day in presence of SA President Cyril RamaphosaLater Modi, wearing his traditional kurta pajama and the trademark Nehru jacket, reached the Rajpath and received and greeted President Ram...
26 Jan, 2019, 01.08 PM IST
Lt Gen Hira appointed Deputy Chief of Indian ArmyLt Gen N P S Hira, who is presently posted as Chief of Staff of Northern command at Udhampur, has been posted to Army Headquarters at Delhi
14 Jul, 2018, 01.57 PM IST
R-Day parade will showcase India's military strengthAbu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will be the Chief Guest of the Republic Day parade.
11 Jul, 2018, 04.22 PM IST
Lieutenant General Devraj Anbu takes over as chief of Army's Northern commandDevraj conveyed his greetings to all ranks and expressed his commitment to take forward the excellent work by his predecessors and all rank...
11 Jul, 2018, 03.06 PM IST
Lt General Narinder Pal Singh Hira takes over as CoS Northern CommandLt Gen Hira has a reach experience in Western and Eastern Theatre and also in counter insurgency both in J&K and North East, Defence Spokes...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.00 PM IST
Ex-serviceman arrested for spying for PakistanPreliminary questioning of Singh revealed that he retired from 21 Sikh Light Infantry in 2005, and was presently working as a security guar...
03 Mar, 2015, 05.50 PM IST
Indian jawans return after joint exercise with Chinese troopsA group of 160 personnel from Indian Army and a similar number of members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army took part in the joint ex...
15 Nov, 2013, 08.04 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
- China is not an enemy, just a competitor: Lt Gen Bikram Singh
Singh, who will be the 25th general to lead the world's second largest Army, will also focus on effective human resource management to ensu...
30 May, 2012, 11.18 PM IST