Army
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Abu Dujana likely to be new commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba in Kashmir
India | Oct 31, 2015, 12:07 AM ISTNew Delhi: Dreaded terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT) has decided to appoint Abu Qasim's deputy Abu Dujana as its top commander to look after the militant outfit's operation in Kashmir.Lashker-e-Taiba terror group suffered a setback when its
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China plays down Indian border standoff (Watch Video)
World | Oct 26, 2015, 11:46 PM ISTBeijing: China today said ties with India and between the armies have improved as a result of bilateral mechanisms put in place by both sides to bring down tensions over the disputed border after a
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Sri Lankan troops committed war crimes: Probe panel
World | Oct 21, 2015, 02:40 PM ISTColombo: Allegations that the Sri Lankan army committed war crimes during the bloody conflict with Tamil rebels are “credible”, a government probe panel has said and backed UNHRC's recommendation that foreign judges should have a
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'People cannot be de-linked from country's security'
India | Oct 20, 2015, 09:45 PM ISTJammu: Stressing that people cannot be de-linked from the security of the country, the Army today said the people are being made aware of how they can contribute towards security and nation building process."People cannot
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SC Asks Centre to Apprise About Batch Parity in Army Promotion
India | Sep 18, 2015, 07:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday asked the government to apprise it about the factual position on the issue of "batch parity" in promotion of army officers of the rank of Colonel and above belonging
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Indian soldiers teaches concept of 'maximum restrain minimum force' to US
World | Sep 17, 2015, 06:46 PM ISTWashington: The Indian soldiers engaged with their American counterparts in the annual joint exercise have impressed the US military leadership with their high professional skills especially the concept of "maximum restraint and minimum force".During the
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Pakistan violates ceasefire again, 1 BSF officer killed in mortar shelling in J&K
India | Sep 13, 2015, 09:56 PM ISTJammu: One BSF officer was killed after Pakistani troops resorted to mortar shelling along the LoC in J&K's Samba district on Sunday.According to reports, troops guarding Pakistani borders opened fire in Samba district of J&K
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Shot in the arm for army soon with delivery of 'desi bofors' Dhanush
India | Sep 08, 2015, 07:01 PM ISTJabalpur: In what would be a shot in the arm for a force that has not had a new 155mm artillery gun inducted since the Bofors scandal of 1987, the Indian Army is set to
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Court martial sentence in Machil fake encounter confirmed
India | Sep 07, 2015, 04:42 PM ISTJammu: The army's northern command GOC on Monday confirmed the life sentence awarded to six army personnel, including a colonel-rank officer, by a general court martial in the 2012 Machil fake encounter case, an army
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Who will ostracise ghosts of the Sept. 6, 2014 Kashmir floods?
India | Sep 06, 2015, 10:57 AM ISTSrinagar: Few Kashmiris can forget the night of September 6, 2014 and the horror that continued for nearly a month after unprecedented floods hit Jammu and Kashmir this day last year. Summer capital Srinagar bore
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Supreme Court notice on woman officer's plea for permanent commission
India | Sep 02, 2015, 02:36 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the central government on a petition by a decorated woman army officer challenging her release by the army, even though she opted for a permanent
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Army used 'chilly grenades' to catch Pakistani militant Sajjad Ahmed
India | Aug 27, 2015, 09:12 PM ISTSrinagar: The 22-year-old was one of the five terrorists who had crossed over from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and hid in the cave after army detected the infiltration and was hunting for them in Rafiabad area
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Another Pakistani terrorist caught alive in Kashmir, 4 others killed
India | Aug 27, 2015, 09:12 PM ISTSrinagar: Another Pakistani terrorist was caught alive by Indian security forces in Kashmir today. The terrorist was nabbed in Rafiabad of Sopore District in Uri sector. It is a second instance after Naved Yakub, that
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J&K: Indian Army's Delta Force busts militant hideout, recovers huge munitions
India | Aug 21, 2015, 11:36 PM ISTIndian army today got a major success against the militants when a joint team of Delta Force and J&Kpolice busted a militant hideout in Laskarwan Forest of Ramban District. The army recovered a huge cache
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5 NSCN (K) militants involved in Manipur ambush on army held
India | Aug 20, 2015, 09:49 PM ISTKolkata: The army have arrested five insurgents of NSCN (Khaplang) involved in the June 4 ambush of a military convoy in Manipur's Chandel district which killed 18 armed forces personnel, sources said today. “Five members
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PM Modi tears into JD(U)-RJD alliance, Govt increases Freedom fighters' pension: Top 5 News Headlines
India | Aug 09, 2015, 10:21 PM ISTPM Modi tears into JD(U)-RJD alliance; asks people to bring BJPGaya: Tearing into the ruling Nitish Kumar- Lalu Prasad alliance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the people of Bihar to use the upcoming
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Three killed in Army shell explosion in Kutch
India | Aug 01, 2015, 02:40 AM ISTKutch(Guj): Three persons including a girl were killed and six others sustained injuries yesterday when a used artillery shell exploded at Mota Dinara village of Khavda tehsil in Kutch district of Gujarat, officials said. A
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Myanmar Army chief meets IAF chief Arup Raha
India | Jul 29, 2015, 04:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: Visiting Myanmar Army Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on Wednesday held talks with the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC), Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha.The air force chief is currently the senior-most
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Pak's drone allegation "pure fabricated" and "disinformation campaign": Army
India | Jul 28, 2015, 10:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: India today dismissed fresh Pakistani allegation that the drone it downed along the Line of Control (LoC) on July 15 was operated by the Indian Army as a "pure fabricated" and "disinformation campaign.""On
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Myanmar not allow anti-India activities in its territory
India | Jul 24, 2015, 08:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: Myanmar has assured that its territory would not be used for activities inimical to India, which had conducted surgical operations along the border causing "significant casualties" to terrorists, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today