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It was a crisp morning at the Shaurya Veer – Run for India marathon in Delhi Cantonment — thousands of runners, veterans, families, the lot — gathered to honor bravery, fitness, and unity. But amid the flags and finish-lines, one moment stood out and made social media light up: General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the…
NEW DELHI: India Monday briefed the UAE about Operation Sindoor, even as the two countries work to enhance bilateral military cooperation and explore new avenues for collaboration, especially in training and capability enhancement. Visiting UAE commander of land forces, Major General Yousef Maayouf Saeed Al Hallami, was “briefed in detail” by the Indian Army about…
Two centuries after Napoleon Bonaparte’s once-invincible army met its doom in the freezing fields of Eastern Europe, scientists have uncovered new clues about what truly destroyed his forces, and it wasn’t just the brutal Russian winter. Using advanced DNA analysis, researchers have examined the teeth of soldiers buried in a mass grave in Vilnius, Lithuania,…
HYDERABAD: Mohammed Ahmed of Hyderabad, who was allegedly defrauded by a job agent and sent to Russia, has reportedly signed a contract to serve in the Russian army. Russian military documents in the possession of TOI show that Ahmed was assigned a service number after formally signing a one-year contract. The number has been engraved…
DHAKA: Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Wednesday sent 15 serving army officers to jail to face trial on charges of enforced disappearances, murders and custodial tortures during former PM Sheikh Hasina’s tenure. The officers were taken into custody by the army on Oct 11 after a special tribunal ordered their arrest in cases of…
NEW DELHI: From inducting modern sniper rifles, machine guns, carbines, rocket-launchers, loitering munitions, tank-killing missiles and software-defined radios to raising new `Bhairav’ light commando units and `Ashni’ drone platoons, the Army is now progressively transforming its 382 infantry battalions to meet the myriad challenges of tech-driven warfare.“Multiple initiatives, institutional measures and technology transformations are being…
Neeraj Chopra was conferred with the honorary title of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army. (ANI) Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra was honoured at his pipping ceremony on Wednesday, marking his new role as Lieutenant Colonel (Honorary) in the Indian Army. The appointment, as documented in The Gazette of India, took effect on April 16.Neeraj…
Pakistan army chief Asim Munir on Saturday repeated his anti-India rhetoric amid its ongoing border tensions with neighbouring Afghanistan. Warning Indian military of a “decisive response”, Munir’s unprovoked remarks came during graduation ceremony address at Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Kakul in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.“I advise and firmly caution the Indian military leadership that there is no…
SRINAGAR: Baramulla district administration Monday imposed a complete ban on flying drones in the north Kashmir district until October 31, after intelligence inputs gathered by the Army indicated the possible smuggling of unmanned aerial devices (UAVs) into Kashmir Valley and their potential usage against security forces and vital installations in the upcoming festive season.The Army’s…
Northern Army commander reviews operational preps in J&K’s Rajouri JAMMU: Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Pratik Sharma visited the forward areas of the border district of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday and reviewed the operational preparedness of the troops deployed there.His visit comes in the wake of a brief exchange of firing between…
