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Who is Sonia Sehrawat? The RAF officer at the centre of the ‘dead cockroach’ Instagram row

Why RAF officer Sonia Sehrawat is in the news?

A CRPF officer’s viral ‘dead cockroach’ Instagram post mocking Delhi protesters has ignited a political row and reopened debate over political neutrality among India’s uniformed personnel. Read More

CRPF suspends DIG BC Patra amid CAPF Act row, retired officers plan protest

CAPF Act row: CRPF suspends DIG BC Patra

The CRPF’s suspension of a decorated DIG officer who led legal battles for cadre rights, and the transfer of around 20 others, has intensified an already bitter conflict over the CAPF (General Administration) Act, 2026, a law critics say defies both a Supreme Court order and institutional equity. Read More

‘Mission Vande Mataram’: Four BSF women scale Everest in force’s first all-women summit expedition

Four BSF women scale Everest in force’s first all-women summit bid

Four women constables of the Border Security Force (BSF) reached the summit of Mount Everest at 8am on Wednesday, completing the paramilitary force’s first all-women ascent of the world’s highest peak. Read More

Indian Coast Guard adds advanced Adamya-class patrol ship ICGS Achal to fleet

Indian Coast Guard commissions ICGS Achal to fleet

The Indian Coast Guard commissioned its newest fast patrol vessel, ICGS Achal, at Goa Shipyard Limited on May 9, in a ceremony that underscored both the service’s push to expand its fleet and India’s broader ambition to reduce dependence on foreign-built naval hardware. Read More

HAL delivers 4 ALH-Mk3 maritime helicopters to Indian Coast Guard, fleet set to reach 35

HAL delivers 4 ALH-Mk3 maritime copters to Coast Guard

HAL delivers four ALH-Mk3 Maritime Role helicopters to Indian Coast Guard under its March 2024 contract, pushing the fleet toward 35 aircraft. Read More

BSF explores reptiles as border guards on Amit Shah’s directive

Following a directive from the Union home minister, the Border Security Force is reportedly exploring the deployment of snakes and crocodiles as biological deterrents along unfenceable riverine stretches of the India-Bangladesh border. Read More

Indian Coast Guard busts international oil cargo smuggling syndicate in a daring mid-sea-air operation

ICG busts oil cargo smuggling syndicate in a daring mid-sea operation

Indian Coast Guard busted an international oil smuggling racket on 06 Feb 26 through an intricate sea-air network centred operation. Read More

Meet Simran Bala: The first woman to lead a CRPF contingent at Republic Day Parade 2026

Meet Simran Bala, CRPF’s Republic Day trailblazer

As the nation prepares to celebrate its 77th Republic Day, 26-year-old Simran Bala from Jammu and Kashmir is set to create history by leading an all-male marching contingent of the CRPF at the Republic Day parade along Kartavya Path in the national capital. Read More

Coast Guard expands patrol fleet with advanced indigenous vessels

The vessels, named Ajit and Aparajit, are the seventh and eighth in a series of eight fast patrol vessels being built by Goa Shipyard Limited. Read More

Goa Shipyard Limited-built fast patrol vessel Akshar Commissioned into Indian Coast Guard

GSL-built fast patrol vessel Akshar Commissioned into Indian Coast Guard

Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Akshar, the second in a series of eight Adamya-class Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs), was commissioned at Karaikal, Puducherry on October 4. Read More