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  Any Pak military drone crossing border will be shot down: Army

  India | September 25, 2019 22:42 IST

  Interacting with reporters on the sidelines of a first-of-a-kind seminar on artificial intelligence, at Hisar Military Station, South Western Command chief Lt Gen Alok Singh Kler also said there was "nothing to worry" at the moment.

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  Army gets intel input on possible terror attack in southern India, abandoned boats recovered from Sir Creek

  India | September 09, 2019 22:47 IST

  The Indian Army issued a terror attack alert in South India on Monday after recovery of some abandoned boars from Sir Creek.

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  Army to commission 1st batch of women soldiers in 2021

  India | September 04, 2019 13:06 IST

  The women soldiers will be commissioned into the Corps of Military Police of the Indian Army.  

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  Coming soon at Army headquarters: Vigilance cell and umbrella body on human rights

  India | August 21, 2019 16:33 IST

  The approval to relocate the officers, apart from the creation of a separate vigilance cell under the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), were among the decisions approved by Singh on the basis of an internal study conducted by the Army Headquarters.

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  Army called in to help plug 50-ft breach in Ghaggar river in Punjab's Sangrur

  India | July 18, 2019 21:09 IST

  The Army and the NDRF were called in on Thursday after a 50-foot breach in the embankment of the river Ghaggar in Punjab's Sangrur district leftover 2,000 acres of agricultural field in the region inundated, officials said. 

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  Refrain from wearing army-pattern dresses: Police to civilians in Jammu Kashmir's Kishtwar

  India | July 09, 2019 18:14 IST

  Police in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir has appealed to civilians to refrain from wearing combat or army-pattern dresses besides advising shopkeepers not to sell such clothing as terrorists camouflage themselves in army uniforms to carry out their evil designs.

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  Men dressed in army uniform kidnap four in Kolkata, demand Rs 200 crore

  June 26, 2019 20:27 IST

  A group of men in Army uniform allegedly kidnapped four persons travelling in a car in Kolkata on Wednesday afternoon and demanded a ransom of Rs 200 crore from them.

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  Video: 'Mujhe batado mera sher beta kaha gaya,' Major Ketan Sharma's family mourns loss of brave son

  India | June 18, 2019 14:36 IST

  In a heartrending video that has gone viral, Major Sharma's mother can be seen crying and asking people where her son was.

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  Pakistani blogger and journalist known for criticising army hacked to death

  India | June 17, 2019 14:18 IST

  Muhammad Bilal Khan, having over 16,000 followers on Twitter, 48,000 on his YouTube channel and 22,000 on Facebook, was with a friend when he received a phone call after which a man took him to the nearby forest on Sunday night, Dawn news quoted police as saying.

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  Twitter restore Army's Srinagar-based Chinar Corps' handle after suspending it

  India | June 07, 2019 16:15 IST

  The official said it was unclear as to why the official account of the Army's Srinagar-based headquarters was suspended.

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  Kargil war veteran declared foreigner, sent to detention camp in Assam

  India | May 30, 2019 11:03 IST

  Fifty-two-year old Mohammed Sanaullah, who had fought the Kargil war, was arrested by the Assam Border Police in Guwahati on Tuesday and taken to the detention centre for illegal immigrants in Goalpara.  

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  Veterans' letter provokes controversy, two deny consent

  April 12, 2019 15:59 IST

  The letter, which carried the names of over 150 veterans, drew attention to "the unusual and completely unacceptable practice of political leaders taking credit for military operations like cross-border strikes, and even going so far as to claim the Armed Forces to be 'Modiji ki Sena'."

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  Former army chiefs deny signing complaint letter to President Kovind

  India | March 06, 2023 11:45 IST

  “This is not Admiral Ramdas’ letter (purported letter written by armed forces veterans to President) and it has been done by some Major Chaudhary. He has written this and it was coming on WhatsApp and emails,” Air Chief Marshal NC Suri, who is mentioned as the first signatory in the purported letter, told ANI.

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  Former vice chief of army Sarath Chand joins BJP

  National | April 06, 2019 18:01 IST

  "In today's global scenario, the country needs a strong leadership. I was inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership that's why I am joining BJP," said Chand.

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  Militant killed in encounter in J-K's Shopian

  India | March 22, 2019 11:02 IST

  The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Imamsahib area of Shopian in south Kashmir following information about presence of militants there.

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  Vande Mataram conclave | Targets of air strikes chosen with precision, says Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia

  India | March 16, 2019 17:16 IST

  Talking about the current state of events he said the threat from Pakistan remains and our forces will always have to be alert and in a state of readiness. He said India doesn’t want war, but an end to terrorism.

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  Defence Ministry plans to induct 10 lakh hand grenades for combat troops

  India | March 15, 2019 18:28 IST

  The proposal for buying hand grenades will be covered under the ‘Make in India’ project in the military sector and will replace the existing HE-36 grenades which are indigenously manufactured by the Ordnance Factory Board which comes under the Ministry of Defence.

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  President awards Kirti and Shaurya Chakras to armed forces personnel; Army Chief Rawat gets PVSM

  India | March 14, 2019 17:50 IST

  President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday awarded three Kirti Chakras and 15 Shaurya Chakras to armed forces personnel for displaying gallantry and several other service medals including a Param Vishist Seva Medal to Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat.

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  Significant dent to JeM: Pulwama terror attack mastermind Mudasir Khan killed in Tral

  India | March 11, 2019 23:30 IST

  The mastermind of the February 14 Pulwama terror attack, in which 40 CRPF personnel had died, has been killed in an encounter in south Kashmir's Tral area.

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  Avalanche hits Army in Himachal: 1 jawan killed, 5 others missing; rescue ops to resume at day-break

  India | February 20, 2019 23:52 IST

  According to a PTI report, the avalanche hit the security forces near Shipkala on Kinnaur-Tibet border in HP's Kinnaur district.