Indian Army Women Officers off to Mt Bhagirathi II

Indian Army Women Officers’ Mountaineering Expedition to Mt Bhagirathi-II (6512 metres) consisting of nine women officers, was flagged off by Director General of Military Training on Monday. The expedition will culminate on June 11. The ...

Indigenization in defence sector on the top of agenda: Sitharaman

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday made a strong pitch for indigenization in defence manufacturing, saying it was on the top of the Modi government’s agenda. Speaking at DRDO award presentation ceremony, she said the emphasis ...

Army Chief to visit Sri Lanka

With objectives to further strengthen the existing bonds of friendship and military cooperation based on mutual interests and understanding, Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat will be visiting for the first time to Sri Lanka on Monday. The ...

UN Peacekeeping: India, US to train African troops

Aiming to build and enhance the capacity of African nations contributing troops for UN peacekeeping missions, India and the US on Monday kicked off the third edition of a programme to train instructors from these countries. The African militar...

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 ...

Amid blots of communal riots, two families set example for others

At a time when some of the Indian states are simmering with the blot of communal disharmony and the chasm among different religions of the country seems to be widening on account of some infamous hatred-fueled incidents, there are some which have set...