New Delhi: The Indian Army extended a helping hand to three Chinese citizens who lost their way in the Plateau area of North Sikkim at an altitude of 17,500 feet. This happened when both the countries were engaged in a four month long standoff at the border in Eastern Ladakh. The incident happened on September […]
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Situation along China border tense, but nation can count on us: Army Chief Naravane
Leh: Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Friday said that the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is tense and the force is prepared for all contingencies. “The nation can count on us,” said General Naravane who was on two-day visit to Ladakh where he also met troops deployed at forward […]
Terrorist killed, army officer injured in Kashmir encounter
Srinagar: One terrorist was killed and an army officer injured in an ongoing encounter in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday, officials said. The encounter started in Yedipora after a joint team of the police and the army cordoned off the area on the basis of a specific information about terrorists hiding there. As the […]
HC rejects plea against ban on servicemen using social media
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday turned down a petition which sought court’s direction to the Director General of Military Intelligence (DGMI) to withdraw its policy which had ordered the Indian Army officers to delete their accounts from social networking platforms like Facebook and Instagram. A division bench of the High Court presided […]
JNU scholar booked for ‘controversial’ tweet on Indian Army, RSS
New Delhi: Delhi Police has booked Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) research scholar Sajid Bin Sayed for allegedly “promoting hate” through a tweet, where he accused Indian Army and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of ‘devising genocide of Kashmiris.’ Sayed, President of Campus Front of India in his post on Twitter said: “Indian Military execute system genocide […]
Army foils infiltration bid in Kashmir, one terrorist killed
Srinagar: One terrorist was killed after the Army foiled an infiltration attempt at the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran sector in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday. The Army said that suspicious movement of unidentified persons was detected on Thursday morning in the Keran sector. They were intercepted by the Army and in […]
Indian Army bans 89 apps for its personnel, including FB, Instagram
New Delhi: The Indian Army has asked all its personnel and soldiers to remove 89 apps by July 15 owing to the national security risks. The list not only have Chinese apps that have already been banned by the government like TikTok but also carries US-based platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Zoom, Truecaller, Reddit and more. […]
Sacked Army ‘deserter’ held in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra): The Ahmednagar Police in cooperation with Jammu and Kashmir Military Intelligence unit on Saturday arrested a former Army official who had been declared a ‘deserter’ and consequently sacked, an official said.Though he was not working anywhere, he moved around in a car wearing an Army uniform. He was on the run for the last […]
No soldiers missing in action, says Indian Army
New Delhi: The Indian Army on Thursday said that there are no soldiers “missing in action” following a violent clash with troops of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army at Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh. There were reports that 10 Indian soldiers were missing from Monday night onwards after the clash in which 20 Indian soldiers […]
Why insult Indian Army by not naming China: Rahul Gandhi to Rajnath Singh
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a jibe at Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for taking two days to condole the death of 20 Indian soldiers, including an officer, in Ladakh’s Galwan valley. “If it was so painful, why insult Indian Army by not naming China in your tweet? Why take two […]