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Attack on Army camp in Rajouri: 2 terrorists killed, 5 soldiers injured

Two terrorists were killed and five soldiers injured in a gunfight when a suspected suicide group tried to enter an Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district early on Thursday, officials said

Congress to hit the streets again to protest Agnipath scheme after Aug 15

The Congress is going to hit the streets demanding rollback of the Agnipath scheme of short-term recruitment into the armed forces and unemployment after August 15

Agnipath scheme: Female recruitment for military police to begin on Nov 1

The online registration for female candidates to apply opened up on Wednesday, August 10 and shall remain open till September 7, 2022

Agniveer recruitment of female candidates for military police from Nov 1

The Agniveer recruitment rally for female candidates under the general duty category for military police would be held from November 1 to 3 here.

Indian Army plans to use 5G to boost frontline troops communication: Report

The Army was the lead service when a joint services study was recently conducted on implementation of 5G in armed forces, they said.

Indian Army conducts satellite communication exercise to check preparedness

Top sources in Defence establishment have confirmed that a pan Indian Army satellite communication exercise, SKYLIGHT was conducted from in last week of July 2022.

Agnipath scheme: Registration for Army recruitment begins today in Jammu

The registration for recruitment of Agniveers' in the Army in the Jammu region will start from Friday at Sunjuwan military station here, officials said.

Over 80,000 women candidates register for Indian Navy's Agniveer scheme

As the registration for the Senior Secondary Recruit (SSR) and Matric Recruit(MR) concluded on Wednesday, the Indian Navy received over 80,000 applications from women candidates, informed the officials.The recruitment of the above-mentioned profiles will be done under the Agnipath scheme."Indian Navy's SSR (Senior Secondary Recruit) & MR (Matric Recruit) registration process towards the #AgnipathRecruitmentScheme has been completed. 9.55 lakh Agniveer applicants including 82,000 women aspirants have registered," tweeted the official handle of Indian Navy.Focusing on gender-neutrality in all its branches, the Indian Navy on June 20 announced its decision to recruit women sailors, through the newly-unveiled Agnipath recruitment scheme.While all the three services - Army, Air Force and Navy - have had women officers, this will be the first time that positions of Personnel Below Officers' Rank (PBOR) will be open to women."We are still formulating the exact number of women sailors .

India, Vietnam to hold 3rd edition of bilateral army exercise from today

The Third Edition of Vietnam-India Bilateral Army Exercise "Ex VINBAX 2022" is scheduled to be conducted at Chandimandir from August 1 to 20, 2022.

Army rescues four youth trapped in J-K's Poonch river flash flood

The Army on Thursday rescued four trapped youth in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district

Indian Army chief Gen Manoj Pande pays courtesy call on Sheikh Hasina

Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande has called on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence in Dhaka.

Army personnel entitled to disability pension if disability due to military

The Supreme Court has said army personnel will be entitled to disability pension only if the disability is attributable to military service or was aggravated by such service

Gen Pande, B'desh PM's advisor discuss steps to forward defence engagement

Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande called on Major General Tarique Ahmed Siddique (Retd), Security Advisor to Bangladesh Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina on Monday and discussed steps to take forward the defence engagement between the two countries."General Manoj Pande #COAS called on Major General Tarique Ahmed Siddique (Retd), Security Advisor to #PrimeMinister of #Bangladesh and discussed steps to take forward the defence engagement between #Bangladesh and #India," the Indian Army tweeted.Earlier in the day, the Indian Army Chief interacted with Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal, Chief of Naval Staff of Bangladesh; Air Vice Marshal M Shafiqul Alam, Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Operations) of Air Force and also called on General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, Chief of Army Staff (COAS)."General Manoj Pande #COAS interacted with Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal #ChiefofNavalStaff, #BangladeshNavy & Air Vice Marshal M Shafiqul Alam, Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Operations) of #BangladeshAirForce and ...

Two army personnel killed in accidental grenade blast along LOC in Poonch

Two army officers were killed in an accidental grenade blast along the Line of Control in the Mendhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch, Defence Public Relations Office informed on Monday

Army chief General Manoj Pande leaves for three-day visit to Bangladesh

Indian Army chief General Manoj Pande on Sunday proceeded on a three-day visit to Bangladesh to further strengthen defence and bilateral ties between the two nations, the Indian Army said.

India's military no match for China's AI-backed war machines, opines expert

If India and China were to fight a war in the near future, China could take Arunachal and Ladakh with minimum loss of life, says military expert Pravin Sawhney

HAL, Safran sign agreement to create JV to build helicopter engines

HAL and Safran's existing partnerships include the Shakti engine that can propel helicopters to altitudes above 20,000 ft where the Indian Army is deployed.

Amarnath cloudburst: NDRF teams, army helicopters on spot, 3 rescued

As the rescue operations continued after a cloudburst struck the area near the holy shrine of Amarnath with at least 10 dead, the Chief Operating Officer of the Amarnath Shrine board said that the rescued pilgrims were being taken to safe places and NDRF teams and Indian Army helicopters were at the rescue spot to help the pilgrims and have saved three people in the rescue operation."This is an unfortunate incident. Our focus is to rescue the pilgrims and take them to safe places. NDRF helpline numbers are active. Rescue work is underway. Army helicopters are also in action. Search operation is on," said CEO Amarnath Shrine Board, Nitishwar Kumar.The NDRF chief informed that the NDRF team immediately engaged in the rescue work and three people have been rescued so far."One NDRF team is always deployed near the holy cave, it immediately engaged in the rescue work. One more team has been deployed & another is on its way. 10 casualties reported so far; 3 rescued alive," said NDRF ..

India needs to fix its economy, generate employment to become a superpower

If the country wants to play a bigger role in its region and in the world, it will first need to fix its economy

Agnipath scheme: A burgeoning pension bill is the govt's big headache

Pension is growing faster than the salaries of state employees, accounted for a third of revenue expenditure by armed forces in 2013-14 and 2020-21