Defence

'I am sure 90% of the protestors don’t even know the details of Agnipath Recruitment Scheme or what they are protesting against ' !

Bengaluru: Air Marshal Manavendra Singh on Wednesday said the Indian armed forces will not compromise with the quality of training imparted to the selected Agniveers under the newly launched Agnipath scheme for four years. "I would like to reassure…

Agnipath scheme will empower armed forces: BJP

Singapore/New Delhi:  China’s Defence Minister Wei Fenghe has claimed that his forces have “found a lot of weapons owned by the Indian side” on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control and also claimed that India has “sent people” to the…

New Delhi: केंद्र सरकार ने पिछले दिनों भारत की तीनों सेनाओं (जल सेना, थल सेना और वायू सेना) को विदेशी हथियारों से मुक्ति दिलाने की मंशा व्यक्त की थी। सरकार चाहती है कि रक्षा उपकरणों के उत्पादन में भारत आत्मनिर्भर बने। मेक इन इंडिया को बढ़ावा दिया…

Srinagar: A gun battle is underway between militants and security forces in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. They said the gunfight broke out in the wee hours during a cordon and a search operation which was launched at…

Srinagar: Security forces shot dead a militant commander of Hizbul Mujahideen in an overnight gunfight in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on early  Saturday morning. The gun battle erupted at Rishipora in Anantnag on Friday…

Mumbai: Indian Navy has decommissioned Godavari class guided-missile frigate INS Gomati at sunset in an elegant, solemn and poignant ceremony, held at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. The ship served the nation and the Indian Navy with great…

Mumbai: Critically acclaimed Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee was in the state of Jharkhand for a film shoot where he met over 200 CRPF jawans and had an interactive session with them, which was followed by a dinner hosted by the IG and his family.…

New Delhi: Speaking after launching two frontline warships, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday that if a country wants to safeguard its national interests, it should project its military prowess in areas far beyond the mainland. "If a…

Two months after the extended-range BrahMos missile was tested from a naval ship, the missile was air-launched from a Su-30 MKI aircraft on Thursday. In a statement, Air Force said the missile hit its intended target. BrahMos is an indigenously…

AFTER TAKING over as the Army Chief earlier this month, General Manoj Pande went on his first visit to Ladakh on Thursday. The visit comes even as the more than two-year long standoff between India and China in eastern Ladakh remains unresolved.…

New Delhi: Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar on Wednesday assumed the appointment of the Director General of Military Operations. He has replaced Lt Gen BS Raju, who has now become the Vice Chief of the Army Staff. Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar was…

New Delhi, May 10: President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) to Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande at the Defence Investiture Ceremony 2022 held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. Constituted in 1960, the Param Vishisht Seva…

To prevent smaller incidents from escalating, the Indian Army and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army are in regular contact through the hotlines along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), and the practice of ‘body pushing’ has been stopped, Northern…

Hingalganj, May 5: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday inaugurated BSF's floating border outposts at Hingalganj in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. Shah also flagged off a boat ambulance at a floating BOP at Sutlej here. Earlier,…

New Delhi, May 5: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday exhorted the IAF to transform itself into an Aerospace Force keeping in mind India's adversaries who are "taking steps towards the military usage of space." "It is our duty as students…

New Delhi, May 1: Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Sunday said the Indian Army will face every challenge that comes its way together with the sister services and that ensuring high standards of operational preparedness would be his foremost…

New Delhi, April 30: General Manoj Pande on Saturday took over as the 29th chief of the Indian Army as Gen M.M. Naravane completed his tenure. Gen Pande was the Vice Chief of the Army. He is the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to head…