Gen Upendra Dwivedi superannuated on June 30, 2026. (Photo: Indian Army) New Delhi: General Upendra Dwivedi retired as chief of the Army staff on Tuesday, leaving behind a number that has become shorthand for his tenure – 50,000 drones. Ad...
Gen Upendra Dwivedi (R) hands over the baton to new Indian Army chief Gen Dhiraj Seth. (Photo: ADGPI) New Delhi: General Dhiraj Seth on Tuesday assumed charge as the 31st chief of the Army staff (COAS), succeeding General Upendra Dwivedi, who re...
India-Nepal border. (File photo)For most of the modern era, the Himalayas have served as India's natural northern rampart. But mountains do not defend themselves, and the 1,751-kilometre open border India shares with Nepal means that Kathmandu...
New Delhi: The Indian Army has formally decided to raise specialised drone battalions named “Baaz” – the Hindi word for hawk – under the Army Aviation Corps. It is considered as a move that marks one of the more substanti...
Indian Army chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi interacts with troops during an exercise. (File photo)New Delhi: The Indian Army on Monday debunked media reports claiming that troops of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) had encroached in...
Lieutenant General Mohit Malhotra to assume charge as South Western Army commander on July 1 (Photo: X)Jaipur: In a significant leadership transition within the Indian Army, Lieutenant General Mohit Malhotra has been appointed the next general o...
Indian Army’s 60 Para Field Hospital loading relief material and medical supplies on an Indian Air Force C-17 transport plane, which departed for Venezuela on June 26, 2026. (Photo: Indian Army)New Delhi: India has launched Operation Amistad, a...
Dehradun: The Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun was the venue on June 20, 2025, for a silver jubilee reunion of officers who entered service through two distinct streams a quarter century ago, the 91st Technical Entry Course (TEC) and the 9th...
New Delhi: The Indian Navy is set to commission two more indigenously built warships – INS Mahendragiri and INS Malvan – next month, pressing ahead with the fastest sustained fleet expansion in its recent history.The stealth frigate ...
Apache helicopter (File photo)New Delhi: The United States has approved a defence sustainment package worth $482.2 million for India aimed at keeping key frontline platforms, including AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and M777A2 ultra-light howitzers...