Indian Army

Swarnim Vijay Varsh: 1971 PoW, Veer Chakra recipient gets ‘Vijay Mashaal’

12:05 am February 5, 2021

New Delhi: A former officer of the Indian Army who fought the 1971 war against Pakistan as a company commander with 14 Grenadiers and was injured and captured by the adversary during a battle in Jammu and Kashmir was on Thursday honoured with a symbolic torch for his valour in that war. Army officials said Brig (retd) Hamir […]

Rafale to feature in Republic Day parade for first time

8:05 pm January 18, 2021

New Delhi: The newly inducted Rafale fighter aircraft will feature in India’s Republic Day parade on January 26 and culminate the flypast by carrying out the ‘Vertical Charlie’ formation, the Indian Air Force (IAF) said on Monday. In the ‘Vertical Charlie’ formation, the aircraft flies at low altitude, pulls up vertically and conducts rolls before […]

Military commanders of India, China to hold talks on Saturday

Indian Army apprehends Chinese soldier who transgressed across LAC in Ladakh, second such incident in 3 months

10:28 pm January 9, 2021

New Delhi : In a second such incident in nearly three months, a Chinese soldier was apprehended by the Indian Army at the southern bank of Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh on Friday after he transgressed across the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), officials said on Saturday. The capture of the soldier comes amid a massive deployment of troops by the Indian Army and the Chinese People’s […]

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Modi pays tributes to ‘soldier mountaineer’

11:36 pm December 31, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to Colonel Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar, lauded as “soldier mountaineer”, saying his special bond with the mountains will be remembered. “An irreparable loss! Colonel Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar (Retired) served the nation with exceptional courage and diligence. His special bond with the mountains will be remembered. Condolences […]

Army jawan Sukhbir Singh, killed in Pak firing in J-K, cremated

10:53 pm November 28, 2020

New Delhi: The mortal remains of 22-year-old Indian Army jawan Sukhbir Singh, who died in a firing by the Pakistan Army along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sunderbani sector, were consigned to flames at his native Khusaspura village in Tarn Taran district of Punjab on Saturday. Two Army jawans, Naik Prem Bahadur Khatri and Rifleman Sukhbir Singh, were killed on Friday […]