Army to cut down order for assault rifles to 250,000 due to budget constraints
New Delhi: The Indian Army will place an order for only 250,000 modern assault rifles -- just a third of its total requirement -- driven by budgetary constraints and the need to speed up deliveries, a person with knowledge of...
Rs 36,000cr lost in Rafale deal even as Army begs for money: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today again trained his guns on the government over the Rafale fighter jets deal, alleging that it had caused a loss of Rs 36,000 crore to the state exchequer even as the Army 'begs'...
Live cartridges found at Ajni, Army-Cops carry out probe
Nagpur: Residents of Medical Quarters in front of Ajni Railway Station went panicky when a number of live cartridges and empty boxes of bullets were spotted lying in a gutter chamber of the area. The lethal stuff was discovered while...
SC notice to Centre, Army on ‘sahayak’ system
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Central Government and the Army after hearing a PIL filed by a journalist, who alleged that 'sahayaks' and other lower rank staff in the Army were allegedly forced to...
Jawan Roy Mathew found hanging, army says media sting drove him to suicide
Pic Credit - Maharashtra Times Mumbai: A 33-year-old soldier who was part of a recent expose by a website on the abuse of the British-era "sahayak" or orderly system in the army was found hanging in abandoned barracks on Thursday....
Credit for decision, timing goes to PM, success to Army: Parrikar on surgical strikes
Mumbai/Nagpur: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar speaking at the MET 2016 (Materials Engineering Technology) conference in Mumbai. Parrikar uses the platform to claim and dole out credit for the September 29 surgical strikes in Pakistan. "Credit of success goes to the army,...
Army foils infiltration bid in Naugam, four terrorists killed
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: Four terrorists were eliminated by Army on the Line of Control while trying to infiltrate in Naugam sector on October 6, Army's Northern Command said on Saturday. Four AK 47 rifles with 16 magazines, 349 rounds of...
Irom Sharmila to end fast after 16 years, wants to marry, fight elections
Imphal/Nagpur: Irom Sharmila, the iconic activist whose life was defined by a fast she began 16 years ago in protest against alleged army atrocities in Manipur, has decided to recast her struggle and contest elections. The 44-year-old told a district court...
Sure shot way of getting into Defence Services, Police and Paramilitary forces
Nagpur: One question that haunts most youngsters immediately after passing Std X and XII exam is what next? To add to this tension, is the fact that one’s status and the financial requirements often do not match the career options...
