First Indian Army jawan in Ladakh tests positive for coronavirus

An Indian Army jawan in Ladakh was tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday and has been put in an isolation ward at a hospital in Ladakh. According to sources from the army the case is the first positive case of coronavirus in the Indian Army. The soldier is from the Ladakh Scouts, an infantry regiment […]

Permanent commission to be applied to all women officers in Army service: SC

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered that the permanent commission will apply to all women officers in the Indian Army in service, irrespective of their years of service. The apex court also ordered that after the judgement of Delhi High Court, Centre should grant permanent commission to women officers. While reading out the order on […]

Gen Bipin Rawat named as country’s first Chief of Defence Staff

Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat has been named as India’s first Chief of Defence Staff. General Rawat was due for retirement as Army Chief on December 31. However, the government on Sunday, amended the Army rules to change the retirement age of tri-service chief and Chief of Defence Staff to 65 years. General Rawat […]

Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane to be next Indian Army Chief

The Centre has cleared the name of Lt General Manoj Mukund Naravane as the new Chief of Indian Army. Currently, he is the Vice Chief of the Indian Army and would be the 28th Army Chief in the post-independence era. The three-tenure of present Army Chief General Bipin Rawat ends on December 31, 2019. Before […]

Indian, Japanese Army contingents jointly practise team-building exercises in Mizoram

Indian and Japanese Army contingents jointly practised several team-building exercises on Friday in Mizoram’s Vairengte town. The second edition of bilateral annual military exercise Dharma Guardian – 2019 between Indian and Japanese Army commenced on October 19 at Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School (CIJWS) in Vairengte. The Japanese contingent is represented by 34th Infantry […]

Indian Army Cheetah helicopter crashes in Bhutan, both pilots killed

An Indian Army helicopter crashed in the hills at Yonphulla in Bhutan at around 1 pm on Friday. Two pilots, one from the Indian army and the other from the Royal Bhutan Army were killed in the crash. The single engine Cheetah helicopter was being flown by Lt Colonel Rajneesh Parmar of the Indian Army […]

Pak Army raises white flag at LOC to recover bodies of dead soldiers

Pakistan Army was forced to raise the “white flag” to recover the body of its soldiers killed by Indian Army in a robust retaliation to the ceasefire violations (CFV) by the Pakistani side. The white flag is meant to signify surrender or seeking truce. Sources in the Army said that on September 10-11, Indian Army […]

Vicky Kaushal shares picture with Army: ‘Elated to spend time at Indo-China border’

Uri: The surgical strike famed actor Vicky Kaushal who is prepping for the biopic of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw is currently with the Army soldiers at the Indo-China border in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang. The actor will be spending a few days with the Army Jawans in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh and shared his excitement on Twitter. […]

Indian Army launches search ops to nab perpetrators involved in killing of Tirong Aboh

After the brutal killing of Arunachal NPP MLA Tirong Aboh on Tuesday, the Indian army troops in response have launched massive search operations in the jungles of Tirap, Longding and Changlang districts of Arunachal Pradesh. The operations have been carried out to nab the perpetrators behind the dastardly killing of NPP MLA Tirong Aboh along […]