Army Day 2020

On the Armed Forces Flag Raising Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in thanking the country's armed forces for their "heroic service and selfless sacrifice" and urged people to donate generously towards the welfare of their families.

Indian Army dogs Vida and Sophie were awarded the Chief of Army Staff 'Commendation Cards' on the 74th Independence Day this year, for their role in different operations.

On the eve of Independence Day, President Ram Nath Kovind approved gallantry awards for defence personnel, including Shaurya Chakra to three from the Army for counter-terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir, the defence ministry said on Friday.

Kargil Vijay Diwas Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation through his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat. Calling the day as a very special one, PM Modi said, "On this day, we defeated Pakistan, we will never be able to forget this day."

Kargil Vijay Diwas 2020: This is a day that will make every Indian proud for generations to come. India celebrates Kargil Vijay Diwas on July 26. It was on this day 21 years ago that the Indian Army recaptured all the Indian posts in Kargil that had been occupied by Pakistani infiltrators.

World UFO Day 2020: Theories about UFOs, first came to light after the Roswell incident was exposed. In July,1947, a United States Army Air Forces balloon crashed near Roswell in New Mexico. That created a wave of speculation about the crashed "flying disc". The US military later said that it was just a weather balloon. This incident was the beginn...

Republic Day: The Republic Day flypast will comprise 41 aircraft of the Indian Air Force and four helicopters of the Army's aviation arm. The aircraft types include 16 fighters, 10 transport aircraft and 19 helicopters. The flypast will be conducted in two phases.

India's military might and some of the state-of-the-art assets of the armed forces will be showcased during the Republic Day Parade on Rajpath, with artillery gun system "Dhanush" and a marching contingent of the Army Air Defence set to take part in the ceremonial event for the first time, officials said on Thursday.

A person's stature doesn't matter much in the Army, it takes "jigra" or courage, said Captain Tania Sher Gill, the tall woman officer who will lead a contingent at the Republic Day parade, told NDTV in an interview today.

Indian Army Day: Captain Tania Shergill, who is an officer with Army's Corps of Signals, will also be the first woman parade adjutant for the Republic Day parade.

Army Day 2020: PM Narendra Modi shares a video that shows a pregnant woman being carried on a stretcher by the Army jawans to the hospital for delivery.

Army Day 2020: On January 15, 1949, Field Marshal Kodandera M Cariappa took over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, who was the last British Commander-in-Chief of India.

To be on the "grey list" of global terror funding watchdog FATF is a "setback for any nation", Army chief General Bipin Rawat said today, a day after the Paris-based agency said the possibility of a formal black-listing of Pakistan in February 2020 is now "highly probable".

On the Armed Forces Flag Raising Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in thanking the country's armed forces for their "heroic service and selfless sacrifice" and urged people to donate generously towards the welfare of their families.

Indian Army dogs Vida and Sophie were awarded the Chief of Army Staff 'Commendation Cards' on the 74th Independence Day this year, for their role in different operations.

On the eve of Independence Day, President Ram Nath Kovind approved gallantry awards for defence personnel, including Shaurya Chakra to three from the Army for counter-terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir, the defence ministry said on Friday.

Kargil Vijay Diwas Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation through his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat. Calling the day as a very special one, PM Modi said, "On this day, we defeated Pakistan, we will never be able to forget this day."

Kargil Vijay Diwas 2020: This is a day that will make every Indian proud for generations to come. India celebrates Kargil Vijay Diwas on July 26. It was on this day 21 years ago that the Indian Army recaptured all the Indian posts in Kargil that had been occupied by Pakistani infiltrators.

World UFO Day 2020: Theories about UFOs, first came to light after the Roswell incident was exposed. In July,1947, a United States Army Air Forces balloon crashed near Roswell in New Mexico. That created a wave of speculation about the crashed "flying disc". The US military later said that it was just a weather balloon. This incident was the beginn...

Republic Day: The Republic Day flypast will comprise 41 aircraft of the Indian Air Force and four helicopters of the Army's aviation arm. The aircraft types include 16 fighters, 10 transport aircraft and 19 helicopters. The flypast will be conducted in two phases.

India's military might and some of the state-of-the-art assets of the armed forces will be showcased during the Republic Day Parade on Rajpath, with artillery gun system "Dhanush" and a marching contingent of the Army Air Defence set to take part in the ceremonial event for the first time, officials said on Thursday.

A person's stature doesn't matter much in the Army, it takes "jigra" or courage, said Captain Tania Sher Gill, the tall woman officer who will lead a contingent at the Republic Day parade, told NDTV in an interview today.

Indian Army Day: Captain Tania Shergill, who is an officer with Army's Corps of Signals, will also be the first woman parade adjutant for the Republic Day parade.

Army Day 2020: PM Narendra Modi shares a video that shows a pregnant woman being carried on a stretcher by the Army jawans to the hospital for delivery.

Army Day 2020: On January 15, 1949, Field Marshal Kodandera M Cariappa took over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, who was the last British Commander-in-Chief of India.

To be on the "grey list" of global terror funding watchdog FATF is a "setback for any nation", Army chief General Bipin Rawat said today, a day after the Paris-based agency said the possibility of a formal black-listing of Pakistan in February 2020 is now "highly probable".