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Covid: Armed forces recall ex-medicos; govt wants wearing of masks at home

Armed forces are also creating military medical infrastructure to be made available to civilians

Uttarakhand glacier burst: Indian Army rescues 291 in Neeti Valley

Rescue operations are still in progress to search for the persons still trapped under snow or stranded at worksites since late evening

Army to convert Delhi Base Hospital to Covid-19 facility for its personnel

Indian Army will from Thursday convert its Base Hospital located in Delhi Cantt into an exclusive Covid-19 facility for Indian armed forces and veterans

In India's conflict-ridden zones, 60% trust state police over army

Thirty-nine per cent also believe that the police are corrupt in conflict-affected regions, while 20 per cent shared such a perception of the paramilitary/army, study says

Rajnath asks armed forces to help states in treating Covid-19 patients

Rajnath Singh has asked the Army to extend assistance to state administrations to deal with the pandemic, including by offering help in creation of additional capacities to treat Covid-19 patients

Army pulls out in some areas of western Assam where normalcy has returned

With the return of peace in insurgency-affected Assam, the army has started pulling out of areas where normalcy has returned

US troops withdrawal from Afghan shouldn't lead to disruption: Gen Rawat

Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat on Thursday said the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan should not create a vacuum for "disruptors" to step in

Disengagement: Border talks between Indian, Chinese Army lasted 13 hours

Talks between Indian and Chinese military delegates over the disengagement in Eastern Ladakh at various friction points lasted for 13 hours

Sailing champ Saravanan qualifies for Tokyo, makes Army proud

Indian Army's Madras Engineer Group (MEG)'s Naib Subedar Vishnu Saravanan confirmed his berth to Tokyo Olympics 2020 in Laser Standard Class scheduled to start in 2021

WB polls: EC notice to Mamata Banerjee over remark on central forces

The EC has issued a notice to West Bengal CM and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee for her alleged statements against central armed police forces deputed on election duty in the state

India hopes for Chinese disengagement at remaining points in Ladakh

Ahead of another round of high-level military talks with China, India said it would like to see disengagement at remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh that could lead to restoration of peace

Indian Army chief General Naravane on a five-day visit to Bangladesh

Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane on Thursday proceeded on a five-day visit to Bangladesh to enhance defence cooperation and strong bilateral ties between the two nations

Integration among 3 services key to face future security challenges: CDS

General Rawat dispelled apprehensions on Wednesday that the creation of theatre commands to increase the synergy among the Army, Navy and Air Force would lead to one service usurping the other two

AI can bring enormous changes in way wars are fought: IAF chief Bhadauria

The Indian Force has started looking at AI in a range of areas, including training and threat monitoring, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said

Best of BS Opinion: Changing a monolith, bare necessities for India & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Changing a monolith

The plans currently afoot to restructure the military raise several questions about the command structure and accretion of power

DRDO develops lightweight bullet-proof jacket for requirements of Army

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO and its lab DMSRDE for developing the new jacket

Indian Army donates 100,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Nepal Army

Meanwhile, China on Monday donated 800,000 doses of anti-Covid-19 vaccines to Nepal

Indian Army donates 100,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Nepal Army

The Indian Army on Sunday gifted one lakh doses of made in India anti-COVID-19 vaccines to the Nepal Army, according to the sources

PM Narendra Modi assures of 'doing best' on Bangla water treaty

Says he went to jail while protesting for Bangladesh's liberation