Latest Indian Armed Forces News & Updates

New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Pakistan has been indulging in a fake narrative campaign against India. While Pakistan is known to sponsor terror groups to strike India, in recent months, it has been fighting another battle, which involves spreading false information against its neighbouring country The cause for this sudden rise in the number of fake stories being planted in India is Field Marshal Asim Munir’s failure and his desperation to build his own legacy. The big blow for Asim Munir was Oper…

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The death of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar’s brother Hakim Mohammad Tahir Anwar has widened the vacuum within the leadership of the terror outfit. An Intelligence Bureau official said that Anwar was no ordinary figure in the Jaish-e-Mohammad. He led the armed cadres of the Jaish-e-Mohammad, and his death would deal a deadly blow to the ground operations of the outfit. The official added that Anwar’s death comes at a time when the outfit is struggling to…

New Delhi/Gwalior, March 28 (IANS) Adani Defence & Aerospace, a leading player in India’s aerospace and defence, has delivered 2,000 indigenously manufactured ‘Prahar’ Light Machine Guns (LMGs) 7.62 mm to the Indian Army, marking a significant milestone in India’s small arms manufacturing capability, it was announced on Saturday.Looking ahead, the Gwalior facility is also geared to manufacture close quarter battle (CQB) weapons for the Indian Armed Forces, further expanding India’s ind…

Srinagar, March 27 (IANS) At least six people were killed, and five others were injured when a massive avalanche hit the Srinagar-Leh highway on the Ladakh side of the Zojila Pass, trapping several vehicles under the snow, on Friday, officials said. Officials had earlier said no loss of life occurred in this incident, but are now saying that during the rescue operation, some vehicles were found completely buried under the debris, in which six people were found dead while five others were rescued…

Srinagar, March 27 (IANS) A massive snow avalanche hit the Srinagar-Leh highway on the Ladakh side of Zojila Pass on Friday, trapping several vehicles, officials said, adding that no loss of life was reported in the incident.Officials said that the avalanche struck the highway earlier in the day on the Ladakh side of Zojila Pass.Several passenger vehicles were trapped in the debris, but no casualties were reported.The highway has been blocked following the incident, while rescue and clearance op…

Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri on Thursday announced his next project, ‘Operation Sindoor’, a film inspired by Lt Gen K. J. S. Dhillon’s book that delves into India’s covert military operations across the border. Vivek took to Instagram, where he shared that he has joined hands with T-Series’ head honcho Bhushan Kumar to make a movie based on the book “Operation Sindoor: The Untold Story of India’s Deep Strikes Inside Pakistan.”The director shared that the film…

Victoria, March 9 (IANS) An Indian Armed Forces contingent has reached Seychelles to participate in the 11th edition of the joint military exercise “Exercise LAMITIYE-2026” with the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF).The Exercise LAMITIYE-2026 is scheduled to be held from March 9 to 20 at the Seychelles Defence Academy.‘LAMITIYE’, which means ‘friendship’ in the Creole language, is a biennial training exercise conducted in Seychelles since 2001, aimed at strengthening military cooperati…

Agartala, March 8 (IANS) Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Sunday interacted with members of Women’s Self-Help Groups (SHGs) at the International Trade & Fair Centre in Tripura on the occasion of International Women’s Day and lauded their contribution to grassroots development and women’s empowerment.Addressing a gathering of SHG members and ‘Lakhpati Didis’ at the International Trade & Fair Centre at Hapania, on the outskirts of the capital city, the Vice-President said tha…

New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The festival of colours, Holi, was celebrated with zeal and camaraderie by the Indian Armed Forces across various fronts, reflecting both the spirit of the festival and a continued commitment to operational readiness. From high-altitude posts along the Indo-Tibetan border to forward air bases, personnel marked the occasion with traditional festivities, sweets, and cultural programmes, while reaffirming their dedication to national security.Air Marshal I.S. Walia, Air Of…

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday wrote to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, raising concerns over what he described as serious funding gaps in the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) and urging the withdrawal of newly introduced income tax provisions on disability pensions.In his letter to the Finance Minister, Gandhi called for immediate intervention on two key issues impacting armed forces personnel and veterans.”I w…