Eyeing permanent commission for women, Army to create “specialized cadre”

In an effort to resolve the issue of offering permanent commission to women, the Indian Army is mulling to create a “specialized cadre” system so that they can be assigned non-combatant roles. Six branches of the Indian Army have b...

BRO to celebrate 58th Raising Day on May 7

Border Roads Organisation (BRO) will celebrate its 58th Raising Day on May 7 to mark the glorious services given to the nation. BRO, a leader in the arena of infrastructural development in the border areas of the country, was established in 1960 w...

Defence Planning Committee deliberates on geo-strategic landscape

The Defence Planning Committee (DPC) in its first meeting on Thursday deliberated upon the geo-strategic landscape and also agreed to chart a time-bound action plan in keeping with its broad mandate. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of ...

Amid blots of communal riots, two families set example for others

At a time when some of the Indian states are simmering with the blot of communal disharmony and the chasm among different religions of the country seems to be widening on account of some infamous hatred-fueled incidents, there are some which have set...