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India to have Chief Of Defence Staff, 19 years after it was first proposed

In his Independence Day address from the ramparts of the Red Fort, the prime minister asserted that time has come to enhance synergy among the Army, Navy and the Indian Air Force

A historical wrong

My father and I did match our wits over matters political, often from opposite ends of the pole

We're under house arrest, says Omar and Mehbooba; Cabinet meet today

Sources said the BAT attempt was made on the intervening night of July 31 and August 1

Army foils attempt by Pak's BAT to target forward post in Keran, kills 5

The BAT generally comprises special forces personnel of the Pakistani Army and terrorists

Slain rifleman Aurangzeb's brothers join Army to 'avenge his death'

The duo aspires to join 'operation all out' against terrorists in Kashmir and fight against the enemies of the nation

Missing links in India's defence readiness

Since the bulk of the military resources is consumed by revenue expenditure, modernisation will remain a distant dream

Indian Army's NCC Special Entry Scheme SSC recruitment: Here's how to apply

The last date to apply is August 8, 2019 and tentative interview date is slotted for December-January 2019-20 period

Indian Army organises commemorative trek to mark 20 years of Kargil war

A trekking expedition to Khalubar was undertaken by the 1st Battalion of the 11 Gurkha Rifles

No movement of security forces' convoys on Srinagar-Jammu highway on Monday

Kashmir Valley to remain tense on Burhan Wani's death anniversary

Govt brings back 'ration in kind' for military officers in peace areas

Sources said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had personally intervened and cleared the proposal

The legend of Yeti: Now, Indian Army claims they spotted its footprints

The Indian Army has claimed to have captured giant footprints in the Himalayan snow that allegedly belongs to Yeti, a gigantic half-man half-snowman, popular in Nepalese folklore

Army set to absorb women soldiers, but only as Military Police for now

The force, which lags behind IAF and Navy on women's participatiom power, plans to induct 800 of them in all, starting with 52 personnel a year

'Desi Bofors' Dhanush inducted in Army in bid to modernise artillery

The Dhanush is developed from blueprints supplied by Bofors in the 1980s, when India bought 400 Swedish FH-77B howitzers

Army shoots down drone trying to enter Indian airspace at Rajasthan border

'The Indian Army shot down the drone while it was making an attempt to enter the Indian airspace,' Army sources said

Nirmala Sitharaman approves the first batch of reforms in Indian Army

Finalised after 12 independent studies, the transformative reforms in the Army are being implemented to make the 1.3 million-strong force leaner and meaner

Armed forces seek additional supplies from OFB as Indo-Pak tension rages on

OFB is reviving manufacturing of anti-aircraft guns, and is in talks with tech firms to have a better grip in the field of data analytics

5 Army jawans feared dead in avalanche in Himachal near China border

A soldier died and five jawans of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police were injured in the avalanche.

Indian Army is buying new, more powerful US rifles: All you need to know

India has signed an agreement with US defence firm Sig Sauer for 72,400 assault rifles

Letter to BS: Indian Army still mired in high personnel costs

The glaringly low budget provided for the Army, with practically nothing left for modernisation of equipment and ammunition, needs to be reviewed

Army's new war structures for swift attacks to be field-tested in May

Good post-Wuhan relations see Indian soldiers teaching Chinese the bhangra