President Droupadi Murmu. (File photo)New Delhi: On the eve of India’s 78th Independence Day, the president, Droupadi Murmu, has approved gallantry awards to personnel from the Indian armed forces – Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Ai...
File photo of a counterinsurgency operation in J&K for representation.Udhampur: Security forces are currently engaged in three counterinsurgency operations across Jammu & Kashmir, officials said on Monday. These operations, which have been on...
BSF troops patrolling near the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal. (File photo)Sheikh Hasina, democracy’s child, is credited with ushering stability in economic and security ties with India after her inauguration as Bangladesh’s prime...
(Representative photo.)Jammu: The Jammu & Kashmir administration has terminated six government employees, including five policemen from the state police, due to their alleged involvement in narcoterrorism. The decision was announced by the Union ...
Lt Gen Vikas Lakhera. (Photo: Assam Rifles)Shillong/New Delhi: Lieutenant General Vikas Lakhera, AVSM, SM, has officially assumed the role of the 22nd director general of the Assam Rifles – the oldest paramilitary force in India, often referred...
The site of the blast at Sopore’s Shair Colony. (Photo: X/@SoporeNews1) Srinagar/New Delhi: A powerful explosion ripped through a crowded area in Sopore, Kashmir, on Monday, killing at least four people and injuring several others. Emergen...
The Kargil War Memorial at Dras, Ladakh. (Photo: India Sentinels)New Delhi: India commemorated the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, a solemn occasion to honour the brave soldiers who laid down their lives defending the nation’s sovereign...
An Indian Army truck that was ambushed by militants in Jammu’s Kathua, in July 2024. (Photo via X)The security forces in the Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir have deployed complete paraphernalia of counterinsurgency capabilities to contai...
The red box shows the Desa forest area where the encounter took place. (Google Maps)Udhampur/Jammu/New Delhi: Four Indian Army soldiers, including a major, were killed in action during an intense encounter with militants in the Desa forest area of Ja...
Gen Manoj Pande (L) passing the baton of the Army chief to Gen Upendra Dwivedi. (Photo: Indian Army) New Delhi: General Upendra Dwivedi has officially taken the reins as the 30th chief of the Indian Army. The change of command ceremony, held at ...