Nagpur, July 6 (IANS) In a remarkable act of courage and swift response, the Indian armed forces’s National Cadet Corps (NCC) team in Maharashtra’s Nagpur rescued a local who had remained trapped inside a well for nearly 18 hours near the Camp Office of the Combined Annual Training Camp (CATC-605) being held in the Wardha district. According to officials, the rescue operation was carried out on July 3 after personnel of No. 3 Maharashtra (Girls) Battalion NCC, Nagpur, received information about …
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New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Congress General Secretary and MP, K.C. Venugopal, on Tuesday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla requesting that a privilege motion be taken up against Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for allegedly misleading the House on the casualties sustained by the Indian Armed Forces during ‘Operation Sindoor’. “Notice of question of privilege under Rule 223 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha against the Minister of Defence for having misled the House,”…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Outgoing Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, in an interview with IANS, has called the Agnipath Scheme a “major human resource reform” aimed at forming a “younger and future-ready Army”. He emphasised that any improvements to the Agnipath Scheme in the future should be “guided by operational requirements” and field experience rather than by “predetermined numbers.”The Agnipath Scheme is a short-term recruitment program for the Indian Armed Forces (Army, Navy, and…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday released the Delegation of Financial Powers to DRDO (DFP-2026), a major reform to enhance efficiency, accountability, and timely execution of strategic R&D projects in the defence sector.The DFP-2026 aims to significantly enhance functional empowerment at various levels within the Department of Defence R&D. The revised framework addresses several critical requirements, including dedicated financial provisions for trial ca…
Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) The trend that started in the cricket field ended on the astro turf as members of the Indian hockey team shook hands with Pakistani players at the end of their FIH Pro League matches, setting aside the politics and signalling a thaw in the relationships.The Indian hockey team players shook hands with the Pakistani players at the end of both their encounters in the FIH Pro League in London, which came as a pleasant surprise to many, considering that the issue had generated …
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Six bravehearts of the Indian armed forces, who laid down their lives during ‘Operation Sindoor’ – India’s military response to the Pahalgam massacre, against Pakistan in May last year, are set to be immortalised at the National War Memorial.The names of these martyred soldiers will be inscribed at the National War Memorial in the national Capital. Their names will be engraved on the granite bricks at the memorial.The identities of the six fallen soldiers who made t…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Singapore’s High Commissioner to India, Simon Wong, held a meeting with Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General NS Raja Subramani on Tuesday, discussing defence cooperation between the armed forces of two nations through exercises, exchanges and established dialogues. During the meeting, Simon Wong congratulated General Subramani on his appointment as India’s CDS.”Had an introductory call today on Chief of Defence Staff of the Indian Armed Forces, General NS Raja Subramani…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is increasingly exploiting the Pakistan-based relatives of Indian citizens to blackmail and force individuals into its espionage networks, intelligence sources have revealed. The strategy primarily targets residents in the border districts of Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir to extract sensitive information about the Indian armed forces.An official said that in several recent cases, Indian nationals recruited by the ISI tried to with…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully demonstrated a range of advanced strategic capabilities, including a multi-layered Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system and a new anti-ship missile, marking a significant milestone in India’s indigenous defence programme and strategic capabilities.According to a Ministry of Defence press release, the DRDO successfully carried out tests showcasing the nation’s next-generation defence technologi…
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) Former Indian Army chief, General (Retired) M.M. Naravane, on Saturday said that Pakistan is hardly an interlocutor and is merely acting as a “courier service” amid its attempts to position itself as a mediator between the United States and Iran. His remarks come at a time when Pakistan has been trying continuously to project itself as a mediator in the US-Iran war and had facilitated interactions between the two countries a few months ago.Speaking to reporters, Gen (Ret…