US Defense Secretary Hegseth says he will allow troops to take personal weapons onto military basesDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth will permit service members to carry personal firearms on military bases, citing the Second Amendment and re...
03 Apr, 2026, 06.03 AM IST
Israeli military forces facing 'mental health crisis', witnessing rise in PTSD and suicide cases among troops? Here's complete truth, what is happening and whyIsraeli military forces facing 'mental health crisis', witnessing rise in PTSD and suicide cases among troops? Reports show rising trauma a...
16 Jan, 2026, 05.10 PM IST
Suicide attack kills 16 soldiers in PakistanA devastating suicide attack in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday resulted in the deaths of 13 soldiers and injuries to 29 others, includin...
28 Jun, 2025, 02.42 PM IST
Pentagon reveals SHOCKING data: US soldiers show more probability of dying by suicide than in combatA recent data published by the US Defense Health Agency, United States soldiers have a higher likeliness of dying by suicide than on the ba...
11 Jun, 2024, 10.28 PM IST
Punjab government will accord status of martyr to Agniveer Amritpal Singh: CM Bhagwant MannMann, who visited the Amritpal Singh's house in Kotli Kalan village in Mansa district on Monday, handed over a cheque of Rs 1 crore as comp...
16 Oct, 2023, 08.25 PM IST
Australia reverses decision to withhold medals from veteransAustralian Defense Chief Angus Campbell had decided to take citations from more than 3,000 special forces troops after a military report re...
19 Apr, 2021, 05.18 PM IST
Worrying trend: Indian defence forces saw 1,110 suicides in nine yearsThe defence ministry says several measures have been taken over the years to reduce stress among military personnel, ranging from counselin...
04 Feb, 2020, 12.12 PM IST
Accidents, suicides, ailments kill 1,600 soldiers every yearThe highest toll, of course, is found in the 11.73-lakh strong Army, which dwarfs the IAF and Navy in terms of sheer manpower.
14 Jul, 2018, 12.49 PM IST
One person from armed forces kills self every three daysAccording to MoD data for the period January 1, 2014 to March 31, 2017, at least one defence personnel from the three wings of the armed fo...
13 Jul, 2018, 02.54 PM IST
Despite stress-buster measures, armed forces see about 100 suicides every yearAs many as 413 military personnel have committed suicide since 2012, minister of state for defence Rao Inderjit Singh told Lok Sabha on Fri...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.37 PM IST
Nitish condoles ex-serviceman suicide, slams CentreNitish demands that Centre should comprehensively consider the demands of soldiers. JD(U) president also strongly criticised Delhi police
03 Nov, 2016, 03.43 PM IST
Soldiers, farmers committing suicide in Modi Raj: Arvind KejriwalKejriwal said it is very sad" that soldiers have to fight against external enemy along the border and "within" for their rights.
02 Nov, 2016, 12.33 PM IST
India, Pakistan governments owe people answer on deaths in SiachenShehla, an activist of All India Students Association, said that not only soldiers but women are also "stripped off" their rights through t...
08 Apr, 2016, 09.52 PM IST
No war in India, but 4000 soldiers killed since 1999Without going to war, India has lost close to 4,000 soldiers in counter insurgency operations as well as in manning high-altitude areas lik...
27 Nov, 2012, 11.16 AM IST
- Armed forces: Suicides, fragging claim more jawans than terrorists’ bullets
While 102 soldiers took the extreme step of ending their lives last year, 26 have died this year so far.
03 May, 2012, 10.52 AM IST
- Suicides remain a big killer in Indian armed forces
India's Army, Navy and IAF together are losing well over 500 men every year, with counter-terrorism, road accidents and suicides being the ...
09 Aug, 2011, 05.22 AM IST
- Jawan kills colonel as stress levels rise in J&K
Sepoy SC Behra of the 28 Rashtriya Rifles on Tuesday shot dead his boss, Lt Col Saket Saxena, in Harwan in Jammu and Kashmir.
01 Nov, 2006, 03.24 AM IST