A two-judge division bench of the Delhi high court directed the Union government to grant the benefits of the old pension scheme under the Central Civil Services Pension Rules of 1972 to all central armed police forces’ personnel. Read More

Leading auto maker MG Motor India has become the first automobile company in the country to accept its model dealer agreement, the Federation of Automotive Dealers Association has said during the ongoing Auto Expo 2023 in Greater Noida. Read More

The chief of the Indian Army, General Manoj Pande, said some troops deployed in Uttarakhand’s sinking Joshimath area have been moved to the nearby heights and, if needed, they would be permanently moved to Auli, some 40 kilometres from the town. He also said the subsidence has had no effect on the Army’s preparedness. Read More

The Indian Army chief, General Manoj Pande, said the situation along the line of actual control with China is stable but remains unpredictable while the ceasefire agreed between India and Pakistan, in February 2021, along the line of control is holding well. Read More

The Indian Army is planning to induct women officers in its artillery regiments, sources in the defence establishment said. The Army is said to have sent a proposal to this effect to the government for approval. Read More

The prime minister, Narendra Modi, had a telephonic conversation with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Wednesday. Read More

In the wake of the defence minister and senior Army officers talking about taking Pakistan-occupied Kashmir back, former ADG BSF SK Sood writes on if it is possible for India to do so. He analyses the various factors that would come into play, in case India launches a military campaign to wrest back #POK. Read More

India carried out a successful training launch of Prithvi II short-range ballistic missile, on Tuesday, the defence ministry said. The missile was fired from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the Odisha coast. Read More

The government has approved the “acceptance of necessity” for three capital acquisition proposals – two for the Indian Army and one for the Indian Navy, on Tuesday, the defence ministry said. Read More

The president, Droupadi Murmu, met the president of Guyana, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, at Indore, on Tuesday, on the sidelines of 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention. Read More