Latest Armed Forces News & Updates

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The Indian Army, on Thursday, released a new video on “Operation Sindoor”, highlighting the new normal set against attempts to divide the nation through barbaric and cowardly terror attacks and reminding the enemy not to mistake the country’s restraint as weakness. The three-minute video, shared by the Army on social media, was also played at the Army Day Parade in Jaipur with Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi leading the celebrations.The video shares visuals of the pre…

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) As the nation marks the decade of the ‘Startup India’ initiative, the revolution is no longer merely an economic phenomenon; it has become a nation-building instrument, reshaping how the India creates capability, opportunity, and confidence for the next century.‘Startup India’ was launched on January 16, 2016 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a transformative national programme to nurture innovation, promote entrepreneurship and enable investment-driven growth, …

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan visited the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Republic Day Camp (RDC) at Delhi Cantonment on Tuesday and exhorted cadets to take up a career in the Armed Forces and help build a Viksit Bharat.Addressing NCC cadets and officers, the CDS emphasised the importance of vision and will for the youth as they “are the future leaders of Viksit Bharat”.“If you take the right path, you reach the right destination; it’s importan…

Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) Explaining the logic behind not accepting domicile certificates issued by the West Bengal government as identity documents, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said papers issued for specific purposes cannot be used for establishing voting rights.Sources in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said that one of the purposes of the domicile certificates is to give an additional residency proof in a state for those citizens of the state who are serv…

Jaipur, Jan 2 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that the purpose of education is not limited to professional success alone, but it also aims to shape character, morality, and a humane personality. “This is the core spirit of the Indian philosophy of education, which strengthens harmony and peace in society,” said the Union Minister while speaking at a ceremony organised by Vidya Pracharini Sabha and BN Institute on the occasion of their 104th Foundation Day in Udaipur.He s…

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) As the curtains came down on ‘Year of Reforms 2025’, the Ministry of Defence under Rajnath Singh recorded significant progress in implementing wide-ranging reforms aimed at strengthening jointness, enhancing defence preparedness, promoting self-reliance and improving welfare delivery mechanisms, an official said on Thursday. The Defence Minister steered reforms, adopting a whole-of-government approach towards building a modern, integrated and future-ready defence ecos…

New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Monday reminded defence accounts officers of the need to maintain the highest standards of integrity and vigilance since public money represents the hard-earned contributions of taxpayers.Addressing the Officer Trainees of the Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) of the 2023 and 2024 batches at the Vice President’s Enclave, Radhakrishnan said, “Prudent financial management is essential to ensure the operational readiness of the …