Soldiers

'Real pride of India': Rajnath Singh hails soldiers' valour after performing Shastra Puja in Auli

Shastra Puja on Dussehra 2022: Singh's remarks came while he was interacting with the Army jawans deployed at the forward post located on the China border in Uttarakhand.

Joe Biden visits wounded troops at Walter Reed

11 Marines were also killed in the attack, as well as one Army soldier and one Navy corpsman. Biden traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Sunday to witness the return of their remains to US soil in a solemn “dignified transfer.”

Wildfires in Algeria leave 42 dead, including 25 soldiers

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune tweeted that the soldiers were “martyrs” who saved 100 people from the fires in two areas of Kabyle, the region that is home to the North African nation’s Berber population.

Mali's President Bah N'Daw, PM Moctar Ouane arrested by mutinous soldiers

Mutinous soldiers arrested Mali's transitional president and prime minister on Monday, hours after a government reshuffle left out two members of the junta that had seized power in a coup nine months earlier.

Yudh Abhyas: India-US hold joint counter-terrorism drill in Rajasthan's Bikaner

India and US soldiers are carrying out a joint tactical level exercise in the Thar desert, aimed at enhancing cooperation and interoperability.

Government to give pension to families of soldiers who get re-employed

The government has been receiving grievances from various quarters for grant of dual family pension including special or liberalised family pension for armed forces personnel on the lines of government servants.  

Higher the temperature, Higher the Josh: Jawans brave 50 degree Celsius on Indo-Pak border

The Indian Armed Forces have expertise in combating the enemy. Even if that enemy is Heat, the josh is always high!

220 young soldiers join Ladakh Scouts Regiment in Leh

As many as 220 well-trained recruits joined the Ladakh Scouts Regiment as young soldiers at a spectacular attestation parade in Leh today.   

J&K: 3 Pakistani soldiers killed, 10 injured in retaliatory firing

Meanwhile, DM Poonch ordered that all the educational institutions within LoC’s 5 km area will remain shut on Tuesday.

Armed forces reeling under shortage of over 52,000 soldiers

According to the details provided by Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre in the Lok Sabha, the Army is reeling under a shortage of 21,383 personnel, while the number of vacant posts in the Navy is 16,348 and 15,010 in the Air Force.

Soldiers paying with blood because of 'opportunistic' alliance in J&K: Rahul

Congress president also attacked the prime minister, saying while he was "dithering", soldiers were paying with their blood because of the "opportunistic" alliance in Jammu and Kashmir.

Indonesian soldiers drink blood from headless snakes in a bizarre video- watch

The colourful demonstration of combat skills featured the soldiers performing a series of martial arts techniques, too, as speakers played Indonesian drums.

Tawang crash: Furore over soldiers' bodies sent in plastic sacks, Army calls it 'aberration'

Two days after seven military personnel were killed in a helicopter crash in Tawang, purported images of their bodies being transferred in cardboard boxes surfaced on Sunday, triggering an outrage

5 soldiers trapped in avalanches in Ladakh's Batalik sector, 2 rescued

With an eye on 'expansionist' China, India trains Vietnamese soldiers in jungle warfare

With China extending help and cooperation to Pakistan for ‘security’ along the CPEC’s land and sea routes, the Indian Army, on its part, is training three soldiers of the Vietnamese Army.

Soldiers posting grievances on social media is indiscipline: Manohar Parrikar

Facing flak over instances of security personnel taking to social media to air their grievances, the government today said it is not desirable that armed force personnel indulge in such acts as mechanisms to raise

Indian Army sets up WhatsApp number for soldiers to post problems directly to Army chief

From past few weeks, several soldiers have come out on social media to voice their concerns regarding the harsh conditions and poor facilities during their posting, but now, the Indian Army has set up a