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Permanent commission in Army, Navy: SC to hear women Army officers’ pleas today

The Supreme Court will on Thursday hear a batch of petitions on a plea by women officers in the Indian Army who had approached the top court over non-implementation of its order to grant them a permanent commission. The petitions demand direction that contempt proceedings be initiated against those who had allegedly failed in their duty to comply with the apex court`s earlier judgement. The top court earlier ordered that the permanent commission will apply to all women officers in the Indian Army in service, irrespective of…
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Sonam Wangchuk makes solar-powered tent for Indian Army

Ladakh-based engineer & the man behind the character of ‘Phunsukh Wangdu’ in the Bollywood blockbuster ‘3 Idiots’ Sonam Wangchuk has now built a solar-powered military tent for the Indian Army at the Galwan Valley. This tent has the potential to accommodate 10 jawans and is fully portable with the weight of the tent is said to be less than 30 kilos. Wangchuk also revealed that the tent could sustain even under sub-zero temperatures such as minus 14 degrees Celsius while pointing out that it was carbon neutral,…
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Top ULFA (I) leader Drishti Rajkhowa surrenders to Indian Army

In a swift and well planned operation executed by the Indian Army Intelligence agencies at Meghalaya-Assam-Bangladesh Border, dreaded ULFA(I) leader, SS Col Drishti Rajkhowa along with four accomplices SS Corporal Vedanta, Yasin Asom, Ropjyoti Asom and Mithun Asom, surrendered, with a huge quantity of arms. The operation was based on confirmed inputs, which was a result of  relentless pursuit over the last nine months.  Drishti Rajkhowa has long been in the wanted list of the ULFA insurgents responsible for their activities in lower Assam. His surrender is…
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Candlelight march in Arunachal Pradesh to pay tribute to martyred Indian Army soldier

Days after an Army man was killed by insurgents in Arunachal Pradesh, a candle light march was organised as a tribute to Warrant Officer Virendra Singh Yadav of Assam Rifles who was killed in action during an insurgent attack on October 4, 2020. The march was organised by sitting MLA Laisam Semai which saw the participation of as many as 250 residents of Jairampur. The candlelight march took place at two different locations from Jairampur Market to Assam Rifles gate in Jairampur and from Football Stadium to…
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Bravery of soldiers showed India capable of giving befitting response to any attempt of aggression: President Kovind

President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday asserted that the bravery of soldiers has demonstrated that India is also capable of giving a befitting response to any attempt of aggression, though India believes in peace. Addressing the nation on the eve of 74th Independence Day, President Kovind took a jibe at China saying that "some in our neighbourhood tried to carry out their misadventure of expansion" at a time when "world community needs to fight together against the greatest challenge before humanity". He said, "Even while the world…
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Only 200 terrorists active in J&K, most terror group leaderless now: DGP Dilbagh Singh

After the completion of one year of the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, active militancy is in its lowest phase in the erstwhile state in decades and all terror groups are leaderless due to the continuous anti-terror operations by the security forces as well as the administration. Dilbag Singh, J&K Director General of Police said that active terrorists in J&K has been around 200 compared to 350 or 400 earlier. "All the terror organisations are leaderless now and those militants who are recruited as…
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In a first, ‘Rifle Women’ of Assam Rifles deployed on LoC duty

For the first time, the Indian Army has deployed 'rifle women' along the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir on national security duty. This is probably for the first time in the history of the Indian Army that women have been deployed on regular security duty along with their male counterparts in the areas adjacent to the LoC. Deployed at an altitude of ten thousand feet, at the top of the Sadhana Top of the LoC, nearly half a dozen ‘rifle…
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India outguns China at LAC, better trained army, lethal IAF fighters in dominating position

Despite multiple rounds diplomatic and military levels talks between India and China, it appears that the latter seem to have fallen short of disengagements along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. Currently, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is maintaining over 40,000 troops in the region. "The Chinese have not shown any signs of de-escalation as they continue to maintain their heavy troop deployment of almost 40,000 troops supported by heavy weaponry like air defence systems, armoured personnel carriers and long-range artillery in front and…
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Indian Army asks its personnel to delete 89 apps including Facebook, Truecaller, Instagram

The Indian Army has asked its personnel to delete 89 apps from their smartphones to plug leakage of information, said Army sources on Wednesday. The ban has been imposed on apps across messaging platforms, web browsers, contents sharing, gaming apps etc. These apps include Facebook, TikTok, Truecaller, Instagram, UC Browser, PUBG, etc. The 89 apps are: * Messaging Platforms: We Chat, QQ, Kik, ooVoo, Nimbuzz, Helo, Qzone, Share Chat, Viber, Line, IMO, Snow, To Tok, Hike * Video Hosting: TikTok, Likee, Samosa, Kwali * Contents Sharing: Sharelt, Xender, Zapya *…
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India militarily stronger than China, capable of winning war in Himalayas: Report

Amid increasing tension between India and China following clashes in the Galwan Valley along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), India Army Chief General MM Naravane's visit to Ladakh holds a great significance.  In case of a war between India and China, experts believe that the Indian Army is likely to give a befitting reply to the Chinese troops. A report by Howard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, published in March 2020, explains that Indian forces in the Himalayan range can defeat China's…
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