Air Marshal DK Patnaik takes charge as head of Eastern Air CommandPatnaik was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on June 8, 1984. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy,...
03 Oct, 2021, 07.10 PM IST
Neeraj Chopra, a junior commissioned officer in the Indian Army; likely to get promotion for Olympic gold winChopra was enrolled into the 4 Rajputana Rifles as a Naib Subedar on 15 May 15, 2016.
09 Aug, 2021, 11.29 AM IST
Lt Gen Manjinder Singh takes over as Western Command Chief of StaffLt Gen Singh is an alumnus of the Sainik School Kapurthala, National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy. He was commissioned i...
01 Apr, 2021, 04.12 PM IST
Army's Central Command honours soldiers with service awardsThe Indian Army's Central Command on Saturday honoured its distinguished and gallant soldiers at an investiture ceremony held at its Madhya...
27 Feb, 2021, 04.11 PM IST
Admiral Sunil Lanba takes over as Chief of Naval StaffAn alumnus of Defence Services Staff College, Lanba is the 21st Indian to be the Navy Chief. The first two were British.
14 Jul, 2018, 02.18 PM IST
Sunil Lanba to take over as next Indian Navy chief on May 3158-year-old Lanba, a specialist in Navigation and Direction, will have the full three-year tenure as the Navy Chief. He will succeed Admira...
14 Jul, 2018, 02.17 PM IST
Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba to take over as Western Naval Command chiefHe is an alumnus of National Defence Academy and was commissioned in the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy in January 1978, an official r...
14 Jul, 2018, 01.51 PM IST
Vice Admiral Lanba takes charge as Western Naval Command chiefRecounting his service, he said he has seen many changes in the Indian Navy in terms of technology, quality of manpower and resources.
14 Jul, 2018, 01.51 PM IST
8 Naval personnel honoured at investiture ceremonyYudh Seva Medal (YSM), awarded for distinguish service of high order during war, conflict and hostilities, was presented to five personnel ...
11 Jul, 2018, 05.46 PM IST
Vijesh Kumar Garg takes over as Deputy Director General of NCCPrior to taking up the new role, Garg was serving as the Station Commander (Navy) New Delhi Area. He also served as the Commanding Officer ...
11 Jul, 2018, 12.22 PM IST
Tamil Nadu gets full-time Governor in Banwarilal Purohit; 4 other states get new governorsAdmiral (Retd) Devendra Kumar Joshi will be the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in place of Mukhi, a press release issue...
30 Sep, 2017, 11.51 PM IST
Martyred jawan who killed terrorist in Pathankot honoured with Kirti ChakraChand was honoured with Kirti Chakra, the second highest peace-time decoration, for displaying great presence of mind, valour.
22 Mar, 2016, 06.12 PM IST
Uttarakhand celebrates 66th Republic DayChief Minister Harish Rawat was the first to arrive at the venue to interact with freedom fighters invited to grace the occasion
26 Jan, 2015, 03.49 PM IST
Pranab Kumar Bharali appointed as DG of Army Aviation CorpsBharali, a recipient of the Vishist Seva Medal, is the first Army officer from Assam to rise to the rank of Lt General.
20 Jan, 2015, 01.48 PM IST
- Air Vice Marshal V S Bharti takes over as SAASO of Maintenance Command
A highly experienced officer, AVM Bharti was commissioned into helicopter stream of Indian Air Force on December 11, 1981.
11 Apr, 2013, 02.39 PM IST
- Vice Admiral Nirmal Verma takes over as Navy chief
Verma assumed command of the world's fourth largest Navy.
31 Aug, 2009, 06.47 PM IST
- Lt Gen Kaul new AFMC Commandant
Lt Gen S K Kaul, a well-known cardio-thoracic surgeon, has been appointed Director and Commandant of the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC...
02 Mar, 2007, 01.20 PM IST