New Delhi: Indian Army on Saturday rescued over 1500 tourists who were stranded between 13th Mile to Natu La in Sikkim.“On December 27, approximately 1500 to 1700 tourists got stranded due to heavy snowfall between 13th Mile to Natu...
Yangon: A cycling expedition consisting of staff from National Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports (NIMAS) based in Dirang reached Yangon on December 25, 2019.It has three serving Indian Army officers and a civilian instructor.It will be cy...
New Delhi: Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday asserted that the Indian armed forces is an "extremely secular" entity driven by the principles of insaniyat (humanity) and sharafat (decency).His comment came a day after he said s...
Beijing: The Chinese and Indian militaries will conduct various exchanges and celebration activities next year to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, according to China's d...
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday launched the mobile app of the forthcoming DefExpo 2020 here.The app is available on Apple App Store and Android Play Store.The main features of the app are ‘inform, engage and feedback’...
Jaipur: Indian Air Force’s (IAF) MiG 27s swing wing fighter aircraft will fly their last sortie on Friday from Jodhpur Air Base on Friday before retiring from service.“... has been the backbone of ground attack fleet of Indian Air Force f...
New Delhi: In a landmark decision aimed at bringing reforms in higher defence management in the country, the Cabinet on Tuesday approved to create the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in the rank of a four-star General with salary and perquisites...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation on Tuesday with President of Afghanistan Mohd Ashraf Ghani.The conversation was marked by the warmth and the cordiality which characterises the relationship between the two leaders ...
New Delhi: With an aim to retain the skilled workforce, the Indian Army has come up with a proposal to raise the retirement age of over three lakh foot soldiers in non-combatant role upto 58 years.However, for implementation of such policy it needs g...
New Delhi: Aiming to keep Indian Army combat ready in all situations, India will sign a pact with the US for acquisition of six Apache combat helicopters next month.“We will sign the deal in January 2020 for procurement of Apache choppers. It w...