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An army, ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or country. It may also include aviation assets by possessing an army aviation component. Within a national military force, the word army may also mean a field army.
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Why bias against women in promotion: Supreme Court to ArmyThe Supreme Court on Monday frowned at the Army authorities for holding selection boards to promote male officers to Colonel rank while withholding the same for female Lt Colonels and granted two weeks..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Three soldiers killed in Kupwara avalancheThree soldiers from the Army's 56 Rashtriya Rifles were killed in an avalanche in Machil sector, in north Kashmir's Kupwara, on Friday, officials said.IndiaTimes - Published | |
Four women officers make it to prestigious military collegeAfter getting permanent commission, women officers will now also enter the portals of the Defence Services Staff College at Wellington for the first time. Six women officers from the Army have cleared..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Thrown out of Rajdhani by TTE, Army jawan loses both legsA 29-year-old Army jawan of 24 Rajputana Rifles, Sonu Kumar Singh, lost both his legs and is battling for life at a military hospital after he was allegedly pushed off the Rajdhani express by a TTE at..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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Army brass to review operational situation with China, among other matters, in five-day meetWith India and China forward deploying their troops for the third consecutive winter along the frontier, especially across eastern Ladakh, top Army generals on Monday kicked off a five-day conference..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Army guns for exclusivity, registers IPR for uniformIndiaTimes - Published | |
‘Realising late hubby’s dream’: Ladakh woman, Punjab teacher set to become Army officersAfter her decision to join the Army was revealed, senior officers of the Army’s Northern Command had met and encouraged her. A social media handle of an Army corps had posted in December 2021: “We..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Army’s armoured corps centre inducts modern technology to train personnel for forward area operationsIndiaTimes - Published | Army now launches hunt for drones for Para-Special ForcesLaunching yet another acquisition project for drones, the Army is now looking to induct 750 mini remotely-piloted aerial vehicles (RPAVs) for Para-Special Forces to execute covert missions behind enemy..IndiaTimes - Published |
PM Modi's emotional meeting with Army officer after 21 yearsIt was an emotional reunion of a kind in Kargil when a young Army officer presented Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a 2001 picture of him with the then Gujarat chief minister during his visit to the..IndiaTimes - Published | Female soldier passes gruelling Army course that examines robustness for the first time A private has made history as the first female soldier to pass the Army's demanding course to prove that personnel have the toughness to serve in the Airborne Forces.Sky News - Published |
Army chopper carrying 2 crashes in Arunachal PradeshAn advanced light helicopter of Army crashed crashed at around 10.45 am on Friday in remote Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh bordering China. Defence source said that beside the pilot, there..IndiaTimes - Published | T-90 tank barrel blows up during exercise in Jhansi, kills 2 soldiersTwo Army personnel — a junior commissioned officer and a jawan — died while another sustained injuries when the barrel of a T-90 Bhishma tank burst during a field firing exercise in Babina area of..IndiaTimes - Published |
Uttarakhand avalanche tragedy: 12 bodies found, toll now 16Multi-agency search and rescue teams -- including a 14-member team from the Army’s High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) at Gulmarg -- on Thursday reached Draupadi ka Danda in Uttarkashi, the site of..IndiaTimes - Published | Army Cheetah helicopter crashes in Arunachal Pradesh, 1 pilot killedAn Army chopper crashed near Tawang during a routine sortie on Wednesday morning killing one of the two pilots. According to Army sources, after the crash both the pilots were evacuated to the nearest..IndiaTimes - Published |
Uttarakhand Avalanche Top Updates: Eight out of 29 trainee mountaineers rescued, district admin to announce casualtiesUttarakhand Avalanche Latest News: The avalanche prompted Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to seek the Army's help to expedite rescue operations.DNA - Published | Army set to induct kamikaze drones, deploys more 'winterised' howitzers on China frontThe Army will soon induct 'loitering munitions’ amid the continuing military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh, while the force also cranks up long-range high-volume firepower with..IndiaTimes - Published |
Army plans to do away with Raj-era customs, honoursThe Army is now reviewing its colonial and pre-colonial era customs, traditions, battle honours and names that can be discarded in accordance with the government's directive to "Indianise" the armed..IndiaTimes - Published | Country's security can't be outsourced or be dependent on largesse of others, self-sufficiency is key: Army chiefHostile and nuclear-armed neighbours and developments on the country's borders with China have reinforced the need to maintain modern, agile and technologically empowered armed forces at all times,..IndiaTimes - Published |
Jobs for Nepalese under Agnipath may be dropped if Kathmandu doesn’t act soon: Army chiefIndia may be forced to withdraw vacancies for enlisting soldiers from Nepal under its new Agnipath scheme in the ongoing recruitment cycle if the landlocked country does not take a decision in time,..IndiaTimes - Published | Agnipath Scheme: Punjab CM' assurance after Army highlights 'vacillating' support by state authoritiesThe chief minister's order came after Army's zonal recruitment office wrote to the Punjab government raising the issue of "vacillating" support.DNA - Published |
Army chief flies in IAF's Apache attack helicopter in LadakhArmy chief General Manoj Pande flew in an Apache attack helicopter of the Indian Air Force in the Ladakh sector on Sunday and was also briefed about its capabilities and roles, the IAF said. Pande..IndiaTimes - Published | Bodies of two terrorists killed along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri recoveredThe two terrorists were killed on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday when Army personnel foiled their bid to infiltrate into this side of the LoC in the Nowshera sector. The bodies of two..IndiaTimes - Published |
On LoC, Army foils Pak suicide mission, second in last 10 daysBorder troops shot at and wounded a previously repatriated Pakistani intruder while foiling an infiltration attempt by a suspected suicide squad along the LoC in J&K's Rajouri on Sunday, barely 10 days..IndiaTimes - Published | Wanted to join the Army, but couldn't: Rajnath Singh"I want to share a story from my childhood. I also wanted to join the Army, and once I appeared for the examination of the Short Service Commission. I gave the written exam. But, because of certain..IndiaTimes - Published |
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J&K: 3 soldiers killed in attack on Army camp in RajouriTwo soldiers lost their lives in a gunfight when two terrorists tried to enter an Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Thursday morning. "Terrorists tried to cross the fence of Army..IndiaTimes - Published | Army deploys soldiers with latest devices, IAF flies relentless sortiesThe armed forces are undertaking major search and rescue operations for Amarnath yatris after flash-floods hit Baltal on Friday. While the IAF is flying relentless sorties with Mi-17V5 and Cheetal..IndiaTimes - Published |
Army and Navy start Agnipath registrationsThe registration for recruitment in the Army and Navy under the new Agnipath scheme kicked off on Friday, with the IAF already attracting 3.28 lakh applicants for its online drive launched on June 24.IndiaTimes - Published | Military chiefs to brief PM Modi today on Agnipath progressThe three military chiefs are slated to separately meet PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday to brief him about the implementation of the Agnipath scheme, which is being fast-tracked with the Army on Monday..IndiaTimes - Published |
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Defence PRO deletes tweet on Army’s J&K iftar after trollingA tweet by an official handle of the defence ministry in Jammu and Kashmir about the Army hosting an iftar in Doda district was deleted after it came under attack from some anti-minority forces on..IndiaTimes - Published | Army’s 5-day key meet to set road map for EVs’ induction“Introduction of e-vehicles” will be discussed during the General MM Naravane-chaired Army commanders’ conference from April 18 to 22, in addition to the operational situation, infrastructure..IndiaTimes - Published |
Army's Siliguri Corridor insertion drill coincided with Wang's India visitThe Army has conducted another 'airborne insertion and rapid response' exercise in the strategically-sensitive Siliguri Corridor, the narrow strip of land that connects the northeast with the rest of..IndiaTimes - Published | Avalanche hits Army patrol in Arunachal, 7 soldiers missingIndiaTimes - Published |
