New Delhi: The government on Monday announced outgoing Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat as first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).His appointment came a day before his superannuation as the Army Chief.“The government has decided to appoint Gen Bipin Rawa...
New Delhi: The government on Monday announced outgoing Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat as first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).He is set to retire as Army Chief on December 31.The CDS will function as a single-point adivsor to the government on matters rela...
New Delhi: Outgoing Chief of the Army Staff General Bipin Rawat called on President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday.Gen Rawat, who is due to retire on Tuesday, is widely tipped to be anointed as the first Chief of Defence Staff.The CD...
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: 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: The Cabinet on Tuesday gave approval for creation of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) post with four-star General officer.Informing about the decision at a press briefing here, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar said, ...
• India should not have a fragmented approach. Our entire military power will have to work in unison. All the three (Services) should move simultaneously at the same pace.• Changing nature of war and security environment; Government c...
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...