Encounter underway in J&K’s Kulgam

Encounter underway in J&K’s Kulgam

Security personnel stand guard during an encounter in Nehama village of Kulgam district of J&K. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI An encounter between terrorists and security forces is underway in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here on Tuesday, May 7, 2023. Also read: Winning over voters in ‘boycott capital’ Srinagar … Read more

J&K: Indian Army nabs four suspects in Budgam, weapons recovered

J&K: Indian Army nabs four suspects in Budgam, weapons recovered

In a joint operation by the Indian Army Jammu and Kashmir police and intelligence agencies, four suspects have been apprehended in Beerwah area in Budgam district. According to the Army, four suspected persons were caught on the intervening night of September 25-26. Three pistols and other war materials have also been recovered from them. Further … Read more

PM Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pay tributes to fallen soldiers on Kargil Vijay Diwas

PM Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pay tributes to fallen soldiers on Kargil Vijay Diwas

Preparations of the Kargil War Memorial are underway for the 24th Kargil Vijay Diwas, commemorating the triumph of India in the 1999 Kargil War with Pakistan, at Dras, in Kargil on July 25. | Photo Credit: ANI On the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 26 paid tributes to soldiers … Read more

Northern Army commander visits J&K, reviews troops’ operational preparedness

Northern Army commander visits J&K, reviews troops’ operational preparedness

Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi interacted with the survivor of the April 20 terror attack, in Poonch recently. File photo | Photo Credit: ANI Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi visited troops at remote operating bases (RoBs) in Rajouri and Kishtwar districts of Jammu and Kashmir and reviewed the security situation and … Read more

People killed in Bihar as Indian Army mortar shell falls outside firing range

People killed in Bihar as Indian Army mortar shell falls outside firing range

An Indian Army mortar shell killed people in Bihar in a training misfire. Image for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI Three villagers were killed in the Gaya district of Bihar when an Army mortar shell fell and exploded well outside the firing range in the early hours of March 8, a senior police … Read more

Survivors still being found as Turkey-Syria quake death toll tops 28,000

Survivors still being found as Turkey-Syria quake death toll tops 28,000

LATAKIA: Syria – Ibrahim Zakaria lost track of time drifting into and out of consciousness while trapped for nearly five days in the rubble of his home following the massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria this week. The 23-year-old cellphone shop worker from the Syrian town of Jableh survived on dirty drips of water … Read more

Yangtse faceoff | India triggered clash, says Chinese Army; situation is stable, insists Foreign Ministry

Yangtse faceoff | India triggered clash, says Chinese Army; situation is stable, insists Foreign Ministry

A file photo shows the Indian Army personnel carrying out drills near the Line of Actual Control in Arunachal Pradesh. | Photo Credit: PTI The Chinese military on Tuesday defended its actions in the Yangtse area of Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh and blamed India for triggering the December 9 clash by “illegally crossing” the … Read more

Yangtse faceoff | No fatalities or serious casualties on Indian side, Rajnath tells Parliament

Yangtse faceoff | No fatalities or serious casualties on Indian side, Rajnath tells Parliament

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament, on December 13, 2022 | Photo Credit: PTI Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops tried to transgress the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Yangtse area of Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh and “unilaterally” change the status quo, which was contested by Indian troops in a “firm and resolute” … Read more

Indian Army primed for indigenous modernisation, says Vice Chief of Army Staff

Indian Army primed for indigenous modernisation, says Vice Chief of Army Staff

Indian Army. Image for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI The Indian Army is poised for indigenous modernisation and it has recognised the importance of the private sector in defence manufacturing, Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General B S Raju said on Monday. He was addressing a function marking the inauguration of a … Read more