Indian Army

Arrested Army Major Was "Obsessed" With Officer's Wife, Killed Her: Cops

Delhi News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Sunday June 24, 2018

An Indian Army Major was arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut today in connection with the murder of the wife of another officer. The woman was found dead on Saturday with her throat slit on a street in the Delhi Cantonment area.

Throat Slit, Run Over By Car; Army Major's Wife Found Murdered In Delhi

Delhi News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Debanish Achom | Sunday June 24, 2018

The wife of an Indian Army Major was found dead on Saturday with her throat slit on a street at Brar Square in south-west Delhi, close to the cantonment area, the police said. The 30-year-old woman had left home in the morning for a physiotherapy session at the base hospital in Delhi Cantonment, the police said, adding she was found dead half-an-ho...

Indian Army Contingent In UN South Sudan Force Awarded

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday June 22, 2018

The Indian Army on Friday said that the 7 Garhwal Rifles Infantry Battalion Group, which is part of the UN peacekeeping force in South Sudan, was awarded the United Nations Medal for "selfless service".

With Snipers, Radars, NSG Commandos Reach Kashmir For Anti-Terror Ops

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Friday June 22, 2018

At the Border Security Force camp at Humhaha near Srinagar, now seen training are commandos of the elite National Security Guard, a special forces unit under the Home Ministry. Wearing their trademark black uniform, these special commandos perform drills along with other security forces to build synergy

2 Terrorists Killed In Jammu And Kashmir's Bandipora

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 18, 2018

Two terrorists were killed in a gun battle with security forces in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir today, the Army said.

Dudhwa Elephant Born On The Day Of Important Kargil Victory Passes Away

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 17, 2018

An elephant in Dudhwa National Park, born on the day the Indian Army captured Batalik top in 1999 during the Kargil conflict is no more, forest officials said.

Shujaat Bukhari, Fearless Voice, Mourned By Nation; Hunt For 3 Terrorists

India News | Reported by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday June 15, 2018

Shujaat Bukhari, a senior journalist known to be a fearless voice in Kashmir, was shot dead last evening in an attack that has left the nation in shock and journalists numb with grief. The 52-year-old editor-in-chief of Rising Kashmir was killed by three terrorists on a bike, seen on CCTV footage carrying weapons in a sack. Mr Bukhari was leaving h...

Amitabh Bachchan Pledges Rs 2 Crore To Army Widows, Farmers

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 14, 2018

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan today confirmed reports that he would be donating Rs 2 crore for the welfare of Indian Army martyrs' widows and farmers.

32 Kashmiri Students Crack JEE Mains Under Army's Project

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday June 13, 2018

Under an Indian Army project 32 Kashmiri students cracked the Joint Entrance Exam, Mains, this year, an official statement said on Tuesday.

Army Starts 2-Month NEET Coaching "Kashmir Super 30 Medical"

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday June 12, 2018

To provide state of the art educational facilities for medical aspirants, the Indian Army on Tuesday started "Kashmir Super 30 Medical", a full time residential coaching project for NEET aspirants of the Kashmir Valley.

Army Foils Infiltration Bid In Jammu And Kashmir's Macchil Sector, 3 Terrorists Killed

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 6, 2018

The Army today foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control or LoC in Macchil sector of Jammu and Kashmir, killing three terrorists.

Rahul Gandhi Accuses Government Of Asking Soldiers To Buy Their Clothes, Shoes

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 5, 2018

Congress President Rahul Gandhi today hit out at the government for making "empty slogans" and accused it of asking soldiers to buy their own clothes and shoes.

Army To Slash Rifles Order To 250,000, A 3rd Of Its Requirement: Report

India News | N. C. Bipindra, Bloomberg | Monday June 4, 2018

The Indian Army will place an order for only 250,000 modern assault rifles -- just a third of its total requirement -- driven by budgetary constraints and the need to speed up deliveries, a person with knowledge of the matter said.

NIA Makes Second Arrest In Nagrota Terror Attack

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday June 3, 2018

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday said it has made a second arrest in connection with the terror attack that killed seven soldiers at Jammu and Kashmir's Nagrota Army camp in November 2016.

Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, Who Announced Surgical Strikes, Is Northern Army Commander

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday June 1, 2018

In a significant rejig of the Indian Army on Friday, Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh, who announced the September 2016 surgical strikes in Pakistan, assumed the charge of the new Northern Army Commander, replacing Lt Gen Devraj Anbu who took over as the new Vice Chief of Army Staff.