PM Narendra Modi hands over Arjun Main Battle Tank to Indian Army

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday handed over the Arjun Main Battle Tank (MK-1A) to Army Chief General MM Naravane in Chennai. The tank has been indigenously designed, developed and made by the Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment, attached to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), along with 15 academic institutions, 8 labs […]

Lt Gen CP Mohanty takes charge as Vice Chief of Army Staff

Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty on Monday assumed the appointment of the Vice Chief of the Army Staff. According to the defence ministry, Lt Gen CP Mohanty takes over the appointment of the Vice Chief of the Army Staff from Lt Gen SK Saini who superannuated on 31 January 2021 after completing four decades of […]

Indian Army acquires 14 acres of land in Arunachal Pradesh

As part of its continuing efforts to further strengthen its presence along the borders, the Indian Army has acquired around 14 acres of land in the West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, sources said. The Army would be using the land to construct buildings for its units deployed there near the Line of Actual Control […]

Lt General CP Mohanty to take over as next Army vice-chief

Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty will take over as the new vice-chief of Army staff on February 1. He is presently the Southern Army Commander and will be succeeding Lt General SK Saini on his superannuation. An alumnus of Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) Dehradun and National Defence Academy, Lt Gen Mohanty is a June […]

‘Minor face-off’ between Indian and Chinese troops in Sikkim, issue resolved: Indian Army

The Indian Army on Monday confirmed that there was a minor face-off between Indian and Chinese troops at Naku La area in Sikkim. According to a statement released by the Indian Army, it is clarified that there was a minor face-off between Indian Army and PLA in Naku La area of North Sikkim on January […]

Army joins Indian Air Force, NDRF to douse wildfire in Dzukou valley

In the ongoing effort to douse the wildfire in Dzukou valley on the Nagaland-Manipur border, Spear Corps is lending a hand with various central and state governments organizations. As per an official release, the Indian Army and Assam Rifles are providing all possible assistance to the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams in terms of […]

Assam: Martyred jawan Haradhan Rai laid to rest with full state honours

Havildar Haradhan Rai who made the supreme sacrifice on November 13 along the Line of Control (LoC) was laid to rest in his native village Medhipara Futkibari under Dhubri district on Monday. The last rites of the jawan was performed with full military honours. The funeral pyre was lit by the soldier’s wife, Bakul Roy […]

Army jawan from Assam martyred in Pak shelling along LoC in J&K

An Army jawan from lower Assam’s Dhubri district is among the four Indian Army personnel killed in the multiple ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) from Gurez to Uri sectors of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. Haradhan Ray from Futukibari Medhipara in the Sapatgram area of Dhubri district made the […]

8 Pakistani soldiers killed as Indian Army retaliates against ceasefire violation

At least eight Pakistan Army soldiers, including 2-3 Pakistan Army Special Service Group (SSG) commandoes were killed in retaliatory firing by the Indian Army in response to ceasefire violations from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. “The list of Pakistan Army soldiers killed includes 2-3 Pakistan Army Special Service Group (SSG) […]