Indian Army

Military modernisation programme to be delayed as marginal jump in defence budget expected

The government allocated Rs 4.31 trillion ($62.27 billion) for defence, a marginal 6.6 percent rise as against past year in the interim budget announced in February before national elections.

Jul 4, 2019

After 10 soldiers killed in Kashmir in a week Amit Shah to visit Valley on June 30

After Amit Shah became union home minister, there have been 14 militant attacks in the Kashmir valley with several CRPF soldiers and Indian Army officers being killed.

Jun 18, 2019

Indian Army major killed, another officer 3 soldiers injured in Anantnag militant attack

The Indian Army and the J&K Police have launched a cordon and search operation in the area.

Jun 17, 2019

Operation Sunrise 2: Indian Army teams up with Myanmar Army to flush out terrorist in NE

In recent times, Indian has been looking for deeper coordination with the grounds forces of Myanmar to guard its porous borders in the north-eastern sector.

Jun 16, 2019

Terror alert in Jammu and Kashmir after Pakistan shares Intel of possible 'IED attack' in Pulwama

Pakistan has reportedly shared its intelligence inputs with India following which Jammu and Kashmir have been put on high alert.

Jun 16, 2019

Sania Mirza of India chases down a return with playing partner Martina Hingis of Switzerland (not pictured) as they face Casey Dellacqua of Australia and Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan in the women's doubles final match at the U.S. Open Championships te

Sania Mirza slams India and Pakistan ahead of ICC Cricket World Cup clash

Sania Mirza, the wife of Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik is one the most prominent faces in Indian and World tennis.

Jun 13, 2019

Watch: Frozen juice box, eggs hard like rock; this is how Indian army battle Siachen's minus 50 degree cold

Indian army officers stationed at Siachen can be seen unpacking a frozen juice bottle and trying to defrost eggs that have become hard like a rock along with other vegetables due to the harsh climatic conditions.

Jun 9, 2019

Expansion of army cloud to boost force's operational efficiency in war and peace

Extensive use of cloud network under the Rs 24,664-crore network for spectrum project will contribute to the force's peace- and war-time effectiveness.

Jun 4, 2019

WATCH | 2 Army personnel thrashed by restaurant employees in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat

The Army jawans were having lunch at the restaurant, when they got into an argument with another person, leading to the altercation.

Jun 3, 2019

Retired Indian Army subedar detained on charges of being a 'foreigner' in Assam

The subedar had retired after serving the Indian Army for 30 years in 2017. He was commissioned as a JCO in 2014, promoted to subedar and later made Honorary Lieutenant.

May 29, 2019

US and Italy trained snipers to guard LoC ahead of infiltration season

Until now, the Indian Army was using the Russian made 7.62mm Dragunov semi-automatic sniper rifles, which have a comparatively limited kill range of 800-metre, but the new additions would mean that the Army would be able to take out targets at over 1,000 metres with precision.

May 29, 2019

Indian Army soldier commits suicide in Baramulla

Battini Tirupati Rao of the engineering regiment shot himself with his service rifle inside a camp in Pattan area.

May 25, 2019

Virat Kohli wants his team to win World Cup 2019 for Indian Army

The skipper said that he wants the side to give the extra push keeping in mind that they are doing something for the Indian Army as this will help them stay immensely motivated out in the field.

May 22, 2019

Indian Army to deploy 460 T-90 Bhishma battle tanks along Pakistan border

Pakistan is also planning a deal with Russia, which has been India's old reliable defence supplier, to purchase 600 battle tanks, which also include T-90.

May 7, 2019

Indian Army calls for women to join Military Police; registration open from April 25 to June 8

The security forces have slowly started inducting women. According to data, 3.80 per cent of the Army, six per cent of Navy and 13.09 per cent of the Air Force comprises women.

Apr 25, 2019

Big boost for missile deterrence as India completes first phase of BMD programme

India kicked off its Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) programme in 1999 after Pakistan conducted its first nuclear test.

Apr 24, 2019

Tension between India and Pakistan after terrorist attack.

Bike-borne suicide bombers to strike during elections in Kashmir, warns Intel

Intel agencies have warned that motorbike-borne suicide bombers might target polling booths as well as election rallies during the Lok Sabha 2019 elections.

Apr 20, 2019

Indian Army men assault Kashmir SDM on Lok Sabha election duty

Ghulam Rasool Wani had to report at a polling booth in Anantnag. He was travelling along with four other election officers in a vehicle on the Srinagar-Qazigund stretch of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.

Apr 17, 2019

Modi ji ki sena remark: EC warns Yogi Adityanath, asks him to be more careful

The Election Commission of India said that the UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has violated the model code of conduct and 'cautioned' him.

Apr 6, 2019

Black box of Budgam Mi-17 chopper crash goes missing; locals took it away?

An Indian defence missile reportedly may have shot down the Mi-17 helicopter on February 27 when an air defence alert was sounded in J&K.

Mar 30, 2019

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