Harimau Shakti: Indian, Malaysian armies exercise ends aimed at enhancing jungle warfare skills

The two-week long "Harimau Shakti" joint military exercise with Indian and Malaysian troops testing their preparedness in jungle warfare, culminated in the rainforests of Malaysia on Friday. The second phase of the exercise gained momentum wit...

Navy kicks-off 2nd leg of car rally to motivate youth

With objectives to showcase its achievements and motivate youth to join the force, the Indian Navy on Wednesday kicked off the second leg of Car Rally expedition on Tuesday to Leh. “The Sea Warriors now head north and will encounter chal...

Killing tourist in Kashmir, unfortunate: Sitharaman

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday condemned the killing of a tourist from Tamil Nadu in an incident of stone throwing at Narbal on the Srinagar-Gulmarg road in Jammu and Kashmir and said “It is unfortunate”. Talking to...

Eyeing permanent commission for women, Army to create “specialized cadre”

In an effort to resolve the issue of offering permanent commission to women, the Indian Army is mulling to create a “specialized cadre” system so that they can be assigned non-combatant roles. Six branches of the Indian Army have b...

BRO to celebrate 58th Raising Day on May 7

Border Roads Organisation (BRO) will celebrate its 58th Raising Day on May 7 to mark the glorious services given to the nation. BRO, a leader in the arena of infrastructural development in the border areas of the country, was established in 1960 w...

Defence Planning Committee deliberates on geo-strategic landscape

The Defence Planning Committee (DPC) in its first meeting on Thursday deliberated upon the geo-strategic landscape and also agreed to chart a time-bound action plan in keeping with its broad mandate. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of ...