Former Indian Army chief General S Padmanabhan passes away at 83Former Indian Army Chief General Sundararajan Padmanabhan has passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, according to a statement by the Indian Ar...
19 Aug, 2024, 03.27 PM IST
Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani assumes charge as Vice Chief of Army StaffLt Gen NS Raja Subramani has been appointed as the new Vice Chief of the Army Staff, succeeding Gen Upendra Dwivedi. With over 37 years of ...
01 Jul, 2024, 06.13 PM IST
India, Bangladesh kick-start military exercise in MeghalayaThe Bangladeshi contingent comprises 170 personnel, led by Brigadier General Mohammed Mafizul Islam Rashed, Commander of 52 Bangladesh Infa...
03 Oct, 2023, 05.44 PM IST
Army's forward posts along LAC in Arunachal Pradesh to have helipadsEach of the forward posts and Army units are also being linked with optical fibre network and all of them will have separate satellite term...
09 Sep, 2022, 03.13 PM IST
Gen Manoj Pande takes charge as Army chiefBefore taking charge as vice chief of the Army on February 1, Gen Pande was heading the Eastern Army Command, tasked with guarding the Line...
30 Apr, 2022, 01.13 PM IST
Experts debate the necessity of second Mountain Strike Corps for China borderThe 17 MSC got stalled due to a financial crunch, and is operational today with just one Division, as against originally envisaged two Divi...
13 Oct, 2020, 03.54 PM IST
Lt Gen A K Sharma takes over as GoC of 16 CorpsLt Gen Sharma was commissioned in 1980 into 2 SIKH, a unit which he later commanded on the line of control and during 'Operation Parakram'.
14 Jul, 2018, 02.01 PM IST
Chinese Army conducts live-fire drills in TibetThe brigade that conducted the drills was from the PLA's Tibet Military Command and is one of China's two plateau mountain brigades, Global...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.01 AM IST
Army's 77 Mountain Brigade celebrates 75th Raising DayThe first Chindit unit, the 77th Indian Infantry Brigade, was gradually formed in the area around Jhansi in the summer of 1942.
23 Dec, 2017, 06.05 PM IST
Indo-US military exercise 'Yudh Abhyas 2014' in progress"India-US Combined Military Training Exercise 'Yudh Abhyas 2014', commenced on Sept 17 at Ranikhet and Chaubattia, is in progress," said PR...
29 Sep, 2014, 09.33 PM IST
Indo-US joint military exercise 'Yudh Abhyas 2014' beginsIndo-US combined military training exercise 'Yudh Abhyas 2014' started in the foothills of Himalayas of Chaubattia in Uttarakhand.
17 Sep, 2014, 04.59 PM 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
India's new mountain corps can't match China's military capabilities across LACIndia may not place any major component of the proposed mountain strike corps in Arunachal Pradesh as part of an effort not to further aggr...
18 Jul, 2013, 10.22 PM IST
Govt set to clear proposal for 40,000-strong force along China borderThe Cabinet committee on security (CCS) could soon grant approval to the Army's proposal to raise a mountain strike corps along the China b...
01 Jun, 2013, 10.15 AM IST
- High costs stall Army's plans on China border
Sources said the defence ministry has returned the Army proposal to set up the strike corps, and two independent brigades along the China b...
26 Aug, 2011, 08.41 AM IST
- Army to induct 'offensive' corps along China border
The Indian security establishment is considering the largest-ever upgrade of military capabilities along the China border as it tries to ca...
27 Aug, 2010, 04.41 PM IST
- Army to induct 'offensive' corps along China border
The Indian security establishment is considering the largest-ever upgrade of military capabilities along the China border.
02 Jul, 2010, 04.44 AM IST