Armed Forces
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International Nurses Day: Lt Gen Anup Banerji hails nursing officers for serving patients amid COVID-19
News | May 12, 2020, 06:29 PM ISTLt Gen Anup Banerji on International Nurses Day hailed nursing officers for serving patients across nation amid COVID-19 pandemic.
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Unseen photos of armed forces flypast to salute corona warriors
India | May 04, 2020, 10:37 AM ISTArmed Forces jets, choppers on Sunday carried out a flypast parade to honour, salute the spirit of coronavirus warriors including healthcare workers, doctors, police personnel, volunteers among others who have been risking their lives ever since the outbreak. Take a look at some of the unseen breathtaking photos from Sunday's flypast.
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Indian Armed forces salute corona warriors; flypasts, ceremonial bands and more | Watch
India | May 03, 2020, 07:11 PM ISTArmed Forces on Sunday in a gratitude show performed flypasts over various cities across the nation to salute corona warriors who are risking their lives and are on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19.
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Indian Navy rehearses off Mumbai coast for armed forces' COVID-19 tribute
India | May 02, 2020, 08:34 PM ISTAs armed forces are planning to flypast of the IAF aircrafts on Sunday and carry out petal drop to salute the brave COVID-19 warriors who have been working tirelessly during the coronavirus crisis in India.
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A day before retirement, General Bipin Rawat appointed first Chief of Defence Staff
India | Dec 31, 2019, 12:02 AM ISTGeneral Bipin Rawat has been appointed India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). Bipin Rawat is the outgoing Indian Army Chief. PM Modi had announced plans to create the post of CDS in his Independence Day speech on 15 August.
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'Neglected' armed forces veterans demand reservation in state legislatures
India | Dec 29, 2019, 04:04 PM IST"The army people have been defending the country not just after independence but before that too. But while they are in service, they don't get the chance to vote. I served the nation for 30 years but I didn't get a chance to vote," said ex-Major Dr. TC Rao
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Women in armed forces: Supreme Court for retrospective effect in permanent commission
India | Nov 19, 2019, 11:01 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Tuesday said the armed forces should consider granting permanent commission to women officers in armed forces under the Short Service Commission (SSC) before March 2019. The Army has notified permanent commission to women officers, who join the forces under SSC, after March 2019.
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Indian forces capable of thwarting all threats: Kishan Reddy
India | Oct 21, 2019, 05:34 PM ISTUnion Minister of State for Home, G Kishan Reddy, who is on a three-day visit to the northeast, said that India continues with its policy of zero-tolerance against terrorism and added that Indian forces are capable of thwarting all threats to India's internal security and there has been a reduction in the casualties among police personnel and civilians.
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Armed Forces must be trained against chemical attacks: Rajnath Singh
India | Sep 20, 2019, 02:32 PM ISTDefence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the armed forces must be fully equipped to operate against chemical-biological attacks in the future. Singh was addressing a gathering at the Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE).
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Armed forces should be at forefront of combating bioterrorism: Rajnath Singh
India | Sep 12, 2019, 11:28 AM ISTSingh said bioterrorism breaks out as a "contagious plague"
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MS Dhoni gets Army Chief's permission to serve Parachute regiment
Cricket | Jul 21, 2019, 11:36 PM ISTMS Dhoni wanted to skip the West Indies tour and train with a territorial army battalion of the Parachute regiment for two months and therefore, requested the Indian Army to allow him.
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MS Dhoni's proposal to serve Armed Regiment still under process
Cricket | Jul 21, 2019, 10:36 PM ISTMS Dhoni, an honorary Lt. Col of the Territorial Army's 106th Battalion (Para), had decided to take a two-month break to serve with his army regiment.
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Over 80 militant attacks on armed forces in less than 2 years
India | Jul 17, 2019, 09:12 PM ISTMore than 80 terrorist attacks against Indian armed forces have taken place in less than two years despite strict security guidelines having been issued for defence installations across the country in the wake of the 2016 Pathankot attack.
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Congress opposes diability pension tax on armed forces
National | Jun 26, 2019, 11:29 PM ISTThe Congress on Wednesday criticized imposition of tax on disability pension of armed forces personnel, and called the ruling BJP a habitual offender in insulting the forces by "back door" cuts in spending.
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Fake news or propaganda? Story of two letters which were never written
Apr 12, 2019, 06:44 PM ISTPolitical experts across the globe have been red-flagging Indian Elections for a possible large scale meddling by vested groups via fake news and propaganda. Is it possible that these two letters were part of the fake news propaganda, experts warned us about?
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Army veterans express outrage over using armed forces for political gains in a letter to President
India | Apr 12, 2019, 11:34 AM ISTThe signatories of the letter included former Army chiefs General (retired) SF Rodrigues, General (retired) Shankar Roy Chowdhury and General (retired) Deepak Kapoor, former IAF chief Air Chief Marshal (retired) NC Suri.
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Vice Admiral Bimal Verma moves Armed Forces Tribunal after being superseded for Naval Chief post
India | Apr 08, 2019, 04:30 PM ISTIn his petition, the Vice Admiral has challenged the government's move to ignore seniority and appoint his junior as the next chief of Navy.
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J&K: Two militants killed in shootout with armed forces in Shopian
India | Apr 06, 2019, 04:07 PM ISTAt least two militants have been gunned down in Jammu and Kashmir's SHopian district. The militants, yet to be identified, had reportedly attacked an army patrol party near Pinjura area of Shopian.
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Parliamentary panel criticises government for inadequate allocation of funds for armed forces
India | Jan 07, 2019, 11:37 PM ISTA parliamentary panel has slammed the government for inadequate allocation of capital budget for the Army, Navy and the Indian Air Force and took strong objection to the Finance Ministry's reluctance to create a non-lapsable fund for defence expenditure.
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Armed forces facing shortage of over 9,000 officers: MoS for Defence
India | Aug 01, 2018, 04:17 PM ISTIn a written response to a question in the Lower House of Parliament, Subhash Bhamre, Minister of State for Defence said as on January 1, 2018, the authorised strength of the Army was 49,933, but it has 42,635 officers, which is 7,298 short of the sanctioned strength.