1971 Pakistan Surrender Painting Sparks Debate: Army Defends Its Placement

17 Dec 2024

The Indian Army today responded officially to a public row surrounding the removal of the iconic 1971 Pakistan surrender painting, but defended its new location at the Manekshaw Centre. The Army said that the painting has been installed at what it thinks is the "most befitting place" in honour of...

Army Granted Authority To Issue Direct Notices For Online Content Removal

31 Oct 2024

New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence has designated a senior army officer — the Additional Directorate General (ADG) of Strategic Communication in the Indian Army — as the “nodal officer” authorized to send notices, including takedown requests, to social media intermediaries regarding illegal content related to the Indian Army and...

BTS Reunion: J-Hope is Back! Watch Jin’s Heartwarming Surprise! | VIDEOS

17 Oct 2024

The moment ARMYs around the world have eagerly awaited has finally arrived. BTS member J-Hope, whose real name is Jung Ho-Seok, has completed his 18 months of mandatory military service in South Korea. He was officially discharged from his military duties, marking a significant milestone in his career. A Wholesome...

Our Army is amazing, we are proud of it!

08 Oct 2024

I happened to unexpectedly meet our recently retired Army chief and son of Nagpur General Manoj Pande. As we exchanged pleasantries, he started telling his wife that this is Vijay Darda from Lokmat, who did a lot of work for the soldiers during the Kargil War. He built warm houses...

Security Forces Discover Major Weapons Cache in Manipur During Searches

23 Sep 2024

Security forces in Manipur, including the Manipur Police, Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), and Assam Rifles, have successfully recovered a large cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives during a series of coordinated search operations in the state’s hill and valley districts. These operations are part of ongoing efforts to curb...

Nagaland Killings: Supreme Court Dismisses Criminal Case Against Army Officials

17 Sep 2024

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the criminal proceedings against Army personnel implicated in the killing of 13 civilians during a botched operation in Nagaland’s Mon district in December 2021. In its ruling, the apex court stated, "The proceedings in the impugned FIRs shall stand closed. However, if sanction is...

Army Commemorates 100th Birthday Of WWII Veteran Lance Naik

08 Sep 2024

The 100th birthday of Lance Naik Charan Singh, a World War II veteran from the Royal Indian Army Service Corps, was celebrated on Saturday in his native village of Ramgarh-Dekwala in Punjab’s Ropar district. Charan Singh enlisted in the Army in 1942 and retired in 1959. He has since lived...

Understanding Military Theaterisation

06 Sep 2024

Theaterisation is essentially an integration, of different service HQs prosecuting operations in a common front. All that front’s war fighting assets are placed under the command of that one theatre commander, thereby making his operational decisions faster and making him directly accountable for them. Doing so also reduces many duplications...

Army unveils two mega events to bolster drones and other capabilities

05 Sep 2024

With an aim to bolster its capabilities along with a keen focus on ‘Aatmanirbharta’, the Indian Army on Wednesday unveiled two landmark events; ‘HIM-DRONE-A-THON 2’ and ‘HIMTECH-2024’ designed to harness military technologies for operations in high altitude areas. Envisaged as an opportunity to the Indian Drone Industry to showcase the...

Bangladesh Protest Update: Army Chief Announces Interim Government After PM Sheikh Hasina Resigns

05 Aug 2024

On Monday, Bangladesh’s army chief, General Waker-Uz-Zaman, announced the formation of an interim government following a dramatic political upheaval. The announcement came after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the capital, Dhaka, in the midst of overwhelming protests that had engulfed the city. In a televised address to the...