Army

Army holds military-oriented training programme for 161 Maharashtra State Civil Services officers

June 11, 2025 6:12 pm

The week-long training was held at the Aundh Military Station, Pune; it was aimed at enhancing leadership, inter-service coordination, and crisis management skills.

Avalanches are no longer seasonal inconveniences. They demand urgent attention

June 10, 2025 7:00 pm

They are increasingly conflict multipliers, logistical disruptors, and silent killers in zones of both peacetime deployment and active conflict. What climate change is now doing is making their frequency and unpredictability worse

Best of Both Sides: Despite drone warfare taking off, ground force is still the first line of defence

June 06, 2025 6:59 am

Despite emerging technologies, physical presence and perseverance will continue to define success. Forces should be made smarter, not obsolete

As her father retires from the Navy, Cadet Ann Rose marches into the Army as part of NDA’s maiden batch of women cadets

June 04, 2025 4:46 pm

When the NDA opened its doors to women in 2021, Ann Rose – who grew up in Kochi – did not hesitate. She cracked the exam in 2022, joined the 148th course, and began three years of rigorous training.

Military Digest: Army Air Defence, which has roots in World War II, gets well-deserved recognition after Operation Sindoor

June 01, 2025 3:43 pm

The Army Air Defence is set to take on an essential role in contemporary warfare involving drone attacks.

Operation Sindoor: Three weeks later, CDS sheds new light on operations during hostilities

June 01, 2025 8:46 pm

General Chauhan, while acknowledging Indian losses in the air, underlined that what was more important was why these losses (of aircraft) occurred, and what India did after that.

Indian Army launches relief operations in Ahilyanagar

May 27, 2025 10:12 pm

A press statement from Army authorities stated that following incessant heavy rains, Khadki and Walki village in Ahilyanagar district experienced severe water logging, leading to waist-deep flooding and residents being marooned.

Meet the Armymen who designed the Operation Sindoor logo

May 27, 2025 5:15 am

The Operation Sindoor logo was crafted by Lieutenant Colonel Harsh Gupta and Havaldar Surinder Singh of the Indian Army.

Vandita Mishra writes: As the military dust settles

May 26, 2025 6:27 pm

A denuded political landscape is coming into view, with no softening touch, few leavening forces

‘Modern-day Bharat has no place for patriarchal notions’: Delhi court rejects Army Major’s plea seeking hotel’s CCTV footage of wife

May 24, 2025 5:17 pm

The Army Major alleged that his wife, with whom he is involved in a marital dispute, was having an affair with another Major.

India joins Turkey earthquake rescue efforts as toll tops 24,000

February 11, 2023 2:19 pm

To help Turkey with the rescue mission and medical aid, India had launched Operation Dost—a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission with NDRF and Army teams reaching Turkey within hours of the disaster.

Handwara firing: Curfew imposed, four killed so far

April 19, 2016 4:48 pm

Curfew has been imposed in north Kashmir’s Handwara and its neighbouring areas.

Tearful farewell to gallantry award-winning Army Colonel M N Rai who died fighting militants

January 29, 2015 6:59 pm

Rai, 39, commanding officer of 42 Rashtriya Rifles was killed during a militant encounter in Tral.

Passing Out Parade in Jammu & Kashmir

April 05, 2014 4:28 pm

As many as 310 recruits from Jammu and Kashmir donned the army uniform after the successful training at the centre.

On Kashmir, Modi invokes Vajpayee. Says using bullets is not the way forward

June 22, 2020 6:19 pm

Modi also spoke about reduced instances of violence in northeast India and gave credit to the Army, Centre and state governments for repealing of AFSPA in Tripura, Meghalaya and parts of Arunachal Pradesh. See more: https://bit.ly/2M2t86i

Army Major, Jawan Martyred In Shopian

June 22, 2020 6:57 pm

Two Officers, 15 Jawans Killed In Army Depot Inferno

May 31, 2016 3:46 pm

Iraq: Army retakes most of Ramadi from IS

February 25, 2016 4:11 pm

Delhi water crisis to end today

February 22, 2016 5:44 am

New Delhi, Feb 22 (ANI): With the Army taking control of Munak Canal in Haryana, the water supply in Delhi could be partially restored by late Monday evening. The Munak canal, which carries 543 million gallons of water per day from the Yamuna to the city, was besieged by Jat protesters demanding reservation in government jobs and educational institutions. The Supreme Court would also be hearing Delhi government's petition seeking Centre's intervention for the uninterrupted supply of water.

Seminar on communal harmony organised in Rajouri

February 17, 2016 9:31 am

Rajouri, Feb 17 (ANI): The Army's Ace of Spade division organised an all religion seminar in Jammu and Kashmir to maintain communal harmony in the state. Army officers, police officers and students took part in the seminar that was held at Raina auditorium in Rajouri. General Officer Commanding (GOC) Major General D.A. Chaturvedi said the main objective of the seminar was to make everyone understand that we can develop through social, religion and economic harmony. Clerics from different religions took part in the seminar and shared their views on communal harmony.

Virbhadra Singh denies Manish Tewari's statement

January 10, 2016 1:19 pm

Shimla, Jan 10 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Sunday denied party leader Manish Tewari's statement, saying when he was a cabinet minister, there had never been an incident when Army tried a coup. Meanwhile Manish Tewari has stood firm about his statement about the troops' movement.

PM reviews security at terror-hit Pathankot Airbase

January 09, 2016 2:25 pm

Pathankot, Jan 09 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited the Pathankot Air Force base to review the security situation after the terrorist attack, which left seven security personnel dead and 20 others injured. PM Modi also conducted an aerial survey of the Air Base.Meanwhile, security forces have declared that the airbase has been fully cleared after a massive combing operation by the Army, National Security Guard and IAF's Guard Commandos which spanned over three days.

4 Militants, Army Man Killed In Handwara, Jammu & Kashmir Encounter

September 03, 2015 8:22 pm