Indian Army

Iran Air plane carrying Indians lands in Mumbai

3:08 pm March 13, 2020

Mumbai: An Iran Air flight carrying Indians stranded in coronavirus-hit Iran, landed at the airport here on Friday afternoon, according to an official. Iran is one of the worst-affected countries by the coronavirus outbreak and the government has been working on plans to bring back Indians stranded there. The number of passengers onboard the Iran […]

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Pak targets forward areas in J-K's Poonch

Pakistan fires on Indian posts along the LoC in JK’s Poonch

9:25 pm March 8, 2020

Jammu: In yet another ceasefire violation, the Pakistani army fired on forward Indian posts along the Line of Control in Poonch district for the second consecutive day on Sunday, a defence spokesman said. “At about 5.45 pm, Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by small arms firing along LoC in Shahpur and Qasba sectors. The Indian […]

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Galwan violence: Army, Navy, Air Force raise alert level

SC order on commissioning of women enabling, will give clarity moving forward: Army chief

9:06 pm February 22, 2020

New Delhi: Army Chief General M M Naravane on Thursday said the force has been championing gender equality and the Supreme Court order granting permanent commission to women officers will give it a lot of clarity moving forward. The Supreme Court on Monday had directed that women officers in the Army be granted permanent commission […]

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Bipin Rawat appears before parliamentary panel on defence, members question him on eastern Ladakh situation

We keep ourselves away from politics, we follow govt directives: Gen Bipin Rawat

2:20 pm January 1, 2020

New Delhi: Newly-appointed Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said the armed forces stay far away from politics and work as per the directives of the government in power, remarks that come amid allegations that the forces were being politicised. He also said that his focus as the CDS will be to […]

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Army rescues 1,500 tourists stranded in Sikkim

Army rescues 1,500 tourists stranded in Sikkim

3:56 pm December 28, 2019

Gangtok: The Indian Army has rescued about 1,500 tourists who were stranded in Nathu La in East Sikkim, an official release said on Saturday. Some 1,500 to 1,700 tourists travelling in about 300 vehicles from Gangtok got stranded at various stretches of the Jawahar Lal Nehru Road between 13th Mile and Nathu La on Friday […]

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