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February 05,2020 01:53:32 AM
He expressed concern over the rate at which the bill for defence pensions is increasing every year, although he believes that retired soldiers, particularly from combat arms, need to be looked after once they hang their uniform.
Wed, Feb 05, 2020February 03,2020 03:39:43 AM
Senior military officials say modernisation of the forces has taken a backseat because of shortage of funds. This issue has been repeatedly highlighted by the parliamentary standing committee on defence in its reports but an economic slowdown has meant that enough funds are not available for existing contracts
Tue, Feb 04, 2020January 31,2020 04:35:14 AM
Cariappa contested the 1971 Lok Sabha election from Bombay North East as an Independent, and finished third.
Fri, Jan 31, 2020January 29,2020 04:35:19 AM
Army Chief General M M Naravane said that two battalions have already been taken off from such duties and the next drawdown will happen after the Bodoland elections in Assam are completed in June-July this year.
Wed, Jan 29, 2020January 26,2020 06:00:55 AM
India's 71st Republic Day 2020: The Constitution was adopted on November 26, 1949 and the day chosen to become a sovereign republic was January 26, 1950 — 894 days after the British left the country, India formally had total independence.
Sun, Jan 26, 2020January 24,2020 04:59:58 AM
Sources said Pakistan had an important role in brokering a ceasefire deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan, negotiated this week at Doha with a US official team led by Zalmay Khalilzad, its special envoy on Afghan reconciliation.
Fri, Jan 24, 2020January 24,2020 00:58:41 AM
From the day they started, these civic protests were marked by lusty wavings of the national tricolour, public readings of the Preamble to the Constitution, and now, the singing of the national anthem.
Fri, Jan 24, 2020January 20,2020 04:35:59 AM
Signed note by Army’s first Indian chief K M Cariappa found in archives: Military rule temporary measure, scrap political parties
Mon, Jan 20, 2020January 12,2020 04:30:01 AM
Gen Naravane not only repeated the bit about constitutional values but added fundamental rights, when a question was put to him about statements made by his predecessor and the Eastern Army Commander in support of the CAA.
Sun, Jan 12, 2020January 11,2020 05:15:02 AM
The instructions to the DMA, which is headed by Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, were passed on by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during sectoral briefings by selected secretaries earlier this week.
Sat, Jan 11, 2020January 07,2020 10:40:22 AM
Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s grandson, Ali Madeeh Hashmi, on the controversy over Hum Dekhenge and how poetry is an inspiration for political change.
Tue, Jan 07, 2020January 07,2020 06:15:12 AM
Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s grandson, Ali Madeeh Hashmi, on the controversy over Hum Dekhenge and how poetry is an inspiration for political change.
Tue, Jan 07, 2020January 05,2020 04:45:18 AM
A humble man who is direct and professional with colleagues and an officer who is known to deliver. Apart from his experience in counter-insurgency ops and the strike corps, these are qualities likely to hold General M M Naravane in good stead, as he takes over as Army Chief
Sun, Jan 05, 2020January 02,2020 04:15:34 AM
Speaking to mediapersons Wednesday after receiving his first guard of honour as the Army Chief, General Naravane said operational readiness and modernisation will be among the top priorities of the Army under his leadership.
Thu, Jan 02, 2020January 02,2020 01:00:07 AM
With General Bipin Rawat taking over as India’s first Chief of Defence Staff, a look at the structure of the Defence Ministry, and the relationship the CDS will have with the ministry and the armed forces.
Thu, Jan 02, 2020January 01,2020 00:28:30 AM
In a formal ceremony in the office in South Block, General Rawat handed over the baton of the Army Chief to General Naravane, wishing him, “All the very best for your tenure. I am sure you will take the Army to even greater heights.”
Wed, Jan 01, 2020December 31,2019 04:07:49 AM
As CDS, General Rawat will have to facilitate restructuring of military commands for optimal utilisation of resources by bringing about jointness in operations, including through establishment of joint/ theatre commands.
Tue, Dec 31, 2019December 30,2019 03:47:42 AM
The service chiefs, when appointed, are usually given a tenure of three years or till they attain the age of 62 years, whichever is earlier. There is no mention of a fixed tenure in the gazette notification stating the retirement age for the CDS.
Mon, Dec 30, 2019December 27,2019 04:40:54 AM
Hum Dekhenge was a powerful and popular poem, but it assumed iconic status and became a universal anthem of protest and hope after it was rendered by Iqbal Bano in 1986, and live recordings of that performance were smuggled out of Pakistan.
Fri, Dec 27, 2019December 27,2019 03:25:15 AM
“This is not leadership,” the Army chief told the gathering. “Even amongst the crowd you find leaders... But leaders are those who lead people in the right direction.”
Fri, Dec 27, 2019December 26,2019 04:45:45 AM
The committee, sources said, created an index which measured the backwardness, area, remoteness along with the historical deprivation suffered by Ladakh.
Thu, Dec 26, 2019December 25,2019 04:55:42 AM
The CDS will not exercise any military command, including over the three services chiefs, so as to be able to provide impartial advice to the political leadership.
Wed, Dec 25, 2019December 25,2019 01:37:02 AM
On the road outside Jamia, the language of protesters is neither religious nor sectarian. There are no clerics, nor are the protests organised by Muslim groups.
Wed, Dec 25, 2019August 14,2019 07:31:39 AM
India Independence Day, 15 August, 1947: “The date I chose came out of the blue. I hadn’t worked it out exactly then — I thought it had to be about August or September and I then went out to the 15th August. Why? Because it was the second anniversary of Japan’s surrender," Lord Mountbatten had said then.
Thu, Aug 15, 2019August 11,2019 06:00:59 AM
Ankur Bhardwaj, Seema Chishti and Sushant Singh, authors of Note by Note: The India Story: 1947-2017, pick a song for each decade of free India.
Tue, Aug 13, 2019