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Russia struggling to recruit soldiers for Ukraine: US Defense official

Last week, Putin signed a decree to boost Russia's combat personnel from 1.9 million to 2.04 million starting next year

Saving money to skilling soldiers: Agnipath's bold battle plan for military

The expected savings on salary and pension bills needs to be set against the problems of jobs for trained soldiers discharged from service and the relationship between Agniveers and regular full-time

Agnipath intake 'to grow' from 46K annually in first 4 yrs, to 125K per yr

Scheme's objective is not about cutting costs but to make the military younger and dynamic: Senior Army officer

Govt relaxes upper age limit for 'Agnipath' recruitment to 23 yrs for 2022

The government had unveiled the scheme on Tuesday that will overhaul the decades-old selection process to bring in fitter and younger troops to tackle future security challenges facing the nation

Agnipath scheme: Army to recruit 40,000 soldiers in coming months

"Indian Army will recruit 25,000 'Agniveers' in the next 180 days and the process for recruitment of the remaining 15,000 will begin a month after that," Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen B S Raju said

'Agnipath' scheme: Govt unveils radical changes in recruitment of soldiers

In their first year, 'Agniveers' will be paid a customised package of Rs 30,000 per month, rising incrementally each year to Rs 40,000 in the fourth year

Suspected drug cartel gunmen abduct two female soldiers in Mexico

They were kidnapped for the simple reason that they belonged to the army, Gen. Vicente Prez Lpez said. They had nothing to do with any operational issues

117 soldiers awarded army medals for fighting terrorism, infiltration

One Lt Gen and two major generals were among 117 soldiers awarded for gallantry and distinguished service

Four soldiers killed, 14 others injured in armed attack in Mali

Four soldiers were killed and over a dozen were wounded in a terrorist attack in southwestern Mali, the country's military says.

Joe Biden likely to extend US troop presence in Afghanistan beyond May 1

Without coming right out and saying it, President Joe Biden seems ready to let lapse a May 1 deadline for completing a withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan

Maharashtra: Serving, former soldiers exempted from panchayat property tax

All serving and retired soldiers in Maharashtra will be exempted from the Gram Panchayat property tax, Rural Development Minister Hasan Mushrif announced on Wednesday

Galwan clash: Rahul hails martyred soldier, Mamata announces compensation

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said the government should not only give a strategic, but also an economic reply to China

Trump plans to punish 'delinquent' Germany, reduce US troops to 25,000

Since his election in 2016, Trump has pushed for the 2 per cent as a hard target, and he has repeatedly singled out Germany as a major offender, though many others are also below the goal

Year in Review: How democracies around the world were redefined in 2019

Business Standard compiles the list of key leaders and individuals redefining democracy in 2019.

ITBP jawan kills five colleagues before shooting self in Chhattisgarh

The jawans were stationed in Kadenar camp of ITBP's 45th battalion that had been deployed in the area for counter insurgency operations

More sensitivity, please

The solution is to make the bureaucracy more sensitive and politicians more sincere towards the armed forces