British Indian Army

Why class based regiments have survived test of time in Indian Army

July 25, 2022 7:11 am

While on one hand, caste and community based recruitments are seen to be divisive in nature, experts and senior officials in the army note the historic context in which the system arose and say that altering it might affect the feeling of brotherhood that is necessary for the military to perform well in war.

Registers accessed from Lahore Museum digitised, records of WW-1 soldiers from undivided Punjab now a click away

November 10, 2021 12:56 pm

On the 103rd anniversary of the culmination of World War I, descendants of the British Indian Army soldiers from undivided Punjab can finally hope to have some of their questions answered.

Pune: Indian Army Corps of Signals marks 110th Raising Day

February 16, 2021 2:55 am

Home they brought Hari Singh, Palu Ram

June 16, 2019 2:28 am

Seventy five years after they were declared missing in action while fighting for the British Army, their remains come home to families who stake claim to their legacy — through demands for statues, jobs.

Mortal remains of two World War II soldiers from Haryana brought home

June 04, 2019 3:00 pm

Capt Pradeep Bali (retd) said Palu Ram sacrificed his life at the age of 19 during the war in Italy's Poggio Alto in 1944 while fighting the German forces. Hari Singh was said to be of 18 years of age when he fought the war.

On the frontline, 100 years ago

August 17, 2014 11:33 am

As the world marks the centenary of that war, their families recall their stories of valour.

Manna Singh I 2nd Punjab Regiment: Campaigns in Turkey Rrussia France Iraq

August 17, 2014 12:05 am

96-year-old World War II veteran still awaits financial help from govt

October 12, 2013 2:29 am

The nation has nothing to offer Sepoy Narinder Singh,a 96-year-old World War II veteran from Mohali,who was recruited into the then British Indian Army to fight for the Empire.

The battle that time forgot

August 25, 2013 2:49 am

A UK poll has named victories in Imphal and Kohima against the Japanese as ‘Britain’s Greatest Battle’.