Cavalry

Horse-mounted soldiers of the Indian Army's 61 Cavalry Regiment, the only active horsed cavalry unit in the world currently, was the first marching contingent at the Republic Day parade today.

''Rio'', a prized horse of the 61 Cavalry regiment, is no stranger to ceremonial duties, and when he saunters down Rajpath carrying the contingent commander on his back this Republic Day, the bay-colour charger will make his 18th appearance at the grand event.

It's a city that contributed a crack cavalry unit that liberated Haifa after a decisive victory during World War I. Now, the Jodhpur Lok Sabha seat is bracing for a battle of a different kind that is keeping Rajasthan's ruling Congress and the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on their toes.

Republic Day 2019: Republic Day 2019: Happy Republic Day! India will celebrate its 70th Republic Day on Saturday, that is January 26. Each year on January 26, the Indian Republic celebrates Republic Day with great fervour and zeal. Every January 26 in New Delhi, the President's Bodyguard, a 200-strong cavalry unit -- draped in fine red coats, golde...

Villers-Guislain had witnessed a fierce battle in which the British Indian cavalry regiments were heavily involved. The town was held by the Germans but was finally liberated by allied forces in 1918.

The Indian Army recently tested the military concept of an 'Air Cavalry' during the 'Vijay Prahar' exercise in the desert terrain of Rajasthan. The 'Air Cavalry' concept was first used by the US Army to locate and take down enemy ground forces during the Vietnam War.

Some 680 people including locals and tourists who got stranded in unexpected heavy snowfall near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh have been rescued by army teams in an operation that lasted through Monday night. The people were travelling in 320 vehicles when day-long snowfall pounded them near the high-altitude Sela Pass where temperatures drop to ice ...

The key leaders and ministers of the BJP will all be converging in Kerala over the next two weeks to pitch in with the party's mega foot-march in the state.

Yogi Adityanath, surrounded by a sea of supporters, today joined the BJP's 15-day relay walk or padyatra launched in Kerala by party chief Amit Shah. Mr Shah launched the Jan Raksha (protect people) yatra yesterday in Kannur, the home base of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, to highlight what the BJP says is the ruling CPM's "murder politics". Yogi...

An armed Scotland Yard guard has been deployed near the Buckingham Palace to protect Queen Elizabeth II's Household Cavalry during ceremonial duties to counter the heightened terror threat in London.

The MotoGP cavalry was in the land of cowboys last weekend and Marc Marquez proved for the fifth time that the Circuit of the Americas is his home turf. The world champion claimed his fifth successive MotoGP win in the Americas Grand Prix. Meanwhile, Yamaha's Valentino Rossi now leads the points race for the 2017 MotoGP championship title, having f...

In 2008 central banks, led by the Federal Reserve, rode to the rescue of the global financial system.

This time Usain Bolt shot down not only Justin Gatlin but the cavalry too, anchoring rampant Jamaica to a fourth successive 4x100 metres world relay title as the USA sprinters imploded in Beijing.

Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhyay has written a strong letter asking local leaders to "unite" and has warned that they will "regret your inactivity all your life."

The non-profit group, known as "I am the Cavalry," is asking attendees at this weekend's Def Con hacking conference in Las Vegas to sign an open letter to "Automotive CEOs" to ask them to implement basic guidelines to defend cars from cyber-attacks.

Horse-mounted soldiers of the Indian Army's 61 Cavalry Regiment, the only active horsed cavalry unit in the world currently, was the first marching contingent at the Republic Day parade today.

''Rio'', a prized horse of the 61 Cavalry regiment, is no stranger to ceremonial duties, and when he saunters down Rajpath carrying the contingent commander on his back this Republic Day, the bay-colour charger will make his 18th appearance at the grand event.

It's a city that contributed a crack cavalry unit that liberated Haifa after a decisive victory during World War I. Now, the Jodhpur Lok Sabha seat is bracing for a battle of a different kind that is keeping Rajasthan's ruling Congress and the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on their toes.

Republic Day 2019: Republic Day 2019: Happy Republic Day! India will celebrate its 70th Republic Day on Saturday, that is January 26. Each year on January 26, the Indian Republic celebrates Republic Day with great fervour and zeal. Every January 26 in New Delhi, the President's Bodyguard, a 200-strong cavalry unit -- draped in fine red coats, golde...

Villers-Guislain had witnessed a fierce battle in which the British Indian cavalry regiments were heavily involved. The town was held by the Germans but was finally liberated by allied forces in 1918.

The Indian Army recently tested the military concept of an 'Air Cavalry' during the 'Vijay Prahar' exercise in the desert terrain of Rajasthan. The 'Air Cavalry' concept was first used by the US Army to locate and take down enemy ground forces during the Vietnam War.

Some 680 people including locals and tourists who got stranded in unexpected heavy snowfall near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh have been rescued by army teams in an operation that lasted through Monday night. The people were travelling in 320 vehicles when day-long snowfall pounded them near the high-altitude Sela Pass where temperatures drop to ice ...

The key leaders and ministers of the BJP will all be converging in Kerala over the next two weeks to pitch in with the party's mega foot-march in the state.

Yogi Adityanath, surrounded by a sea of supporters, today joined the BJP's 15-day relay walk or padyatra launched in Kerala by party chief Amit Shah. Mr Shah launched the Jan Raksha (protect people) yatra yesterday in Kannur, the home base of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, to highlight what the BJP says is the ruling CPM's "murder politics". Yogi...

An armed Scotland Yard guard has been deployed near the Buckingham Palace to protect Queen Elizabeth II's Household Cavalry during ceremonial duties to counter the heightened terror threat in London.

The MotoGP cavalry was in the land of cowboys last weekend and Marc Marquez proved for the fifth time that the Circuit of the Americas is his home turf. The world champion claimed his fifth successive MotoGP win in the Americas Grand Prix. Meanwhile, Yamaha's Valentino Rossi now leads the points race for the 2017 MotoGP championship title, having f...

In 2008 central banks, led by the Federal Reserve, rode to the rescue of the global financial system.

This time Usain Bolt shot down not only Justin Gatlin but the cavalry too, anchoring rampant Jamaica to a fourth successive 4x100 metres world relay title as the USA sprinters imploded in Beijing.

Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhyay has written a strong letter asking local leaders to "unite" and has warned that they will "regret your inactivity all your life."

The non-profit group, known as "I am the Cavalry," is asking attendees at this weekend's Def Con hacking conference in Las Vegas to sign an open letter to "Automotive CEOs" to ask them to implement basic guidelines to defend cars from cyber-attacks.