Nepal wants better terms for Gurkha fighters joining Indian ArmySending members of the Gurkha clan known for their military prowess to the Indian military has been a key source of revenue for Nepal, whic...
01 Jun, 2023, 12.38 PM IST
Army chief hands over military equipment to Nepal counterpartBesides talks on bilateral issues and regional security, the visit is expected to clear the air on the Agnipath recruitment scheme. The Ind...
06 Sep, 2022, 12.16 AM IST
Nepal seeks to pause recruitment of Gurkhas into Indian army under 'Agnipath' planAn agreement between London, New Delhi and Kathmandu after India's independence from colonial rule in 1947 allowed India and Britain to con...
29 Aug, 2022, 08.43 PM IST
Indian Army cautions against fake messages about recruitment of Gurkha soldiersIndia on Thursday reiterated that it will continue recruiting Gurkha soldiers to the Indian Army under the Agnipath scheme. However, there ...
26 Aug, 2022, 08.44 PM IST
India to continue recruiting Gurkha soldiers to Indian Army under Agnipath schemeIn a weekly media briefing, the Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi said, "We have been recruiting Gurkha so...
25 Aug, 2022, 08.12 PM IST
Hundreds of Tibetans give warm send off to Special Frontier Force soldiersHundreds of Tibetans carrying the national flags of Tibet and India on Friday gathered in the Himachal Pradesh capital to give a warm send ...
05 Sep, 2020, 09.37 AM IST
View: Nepal must think before testing Gurkha traditionsCurrently, Indian Army recruits about 1300 Gurkha jawans every year, largely from the Magar and Gurung communities in western Nepal and the...
12 Aug, 2020, 09.48 AM IST
Punjab CM pays homage to Indian soldiers martyred in Gallipoli campaignThe Helles Memorial, or the Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial, near Sedd el Bahris, also has the names of Indian soldiers, includ...
30 Oct, 2018, 06.29 PM IST
25 lakh defence pensioners in country: GovernmentBhambre said pension disbursing agencies have started releasing arrears due to the pensioners in the light of 7th Central Pay Commission.
11 Jul, 2018, 04.23 PM IST
Malaysia to change decade-old policy of hiring only Nepalis as guardsDeputy Home Minister Nur Jazlan Mohamed said the review comes in light of recent nationwide operations by the Immigration department to wee...
05 Mar, 2016, 12.20 PM IST
British enlisted Indian children during WW-I, new book revealsBritain's World War-I army included Indian children as young as 10-years-old fighting against the Germans on the western front.
25 Oct, 2015, 05.03 PM IST
UK foils IS plot to blow up London parade, claims reportUK police have foiled a suicide bombing plot by IS targeting an Armed Forces Day parade here today, in a bid to kill soldiers from the regi...
27 Jun, 2015, 07.57 PM IST
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 ...
24 Apr, 2015, 11.34 PM IST
First draft of Constitution to be ready by January: Sher Bahadur DeubaThe first draft of Nepal's new Constitution will be ready by the January 22 deadline, former prime minister and senior Nepali Congress lead...
05 Oct, 2014, 06.37 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi strikes emotional chord with Nepalese peopleFor India, Nepalese nationals have not shied away from shedding blood, Modi said while addressing the Constituent Assembly here.
03 Aug, 2014, 10.40 PM IST
- British actress threatens to take Indian citizenship
British actress Joanna Lumley has threatened to give up her passport and adopt the citizenship of India, where she was born, if Gurkhas in ...
20 Sep, 2008, 06.44 AM IST
- Billimoria for permanent residency to retd Gurkha servicemen
Lord Karan Billimoria, made a strong case in the House of Lords for giving permanent residency to Gurkhas who retired from British armed se...
08 Jul, 2008, 12.04 PM IST