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Agniveers set to join services by Dec 31 as Centre prepares to rollout 2-year extension

India, Nov. 10 -- The latest batches of Agniveers from the army, navy and air force will pass out of their training establishments between November 13 and December 31 and join service, officials said,... Read More


Rajnath's Sikkim visit highlights legend of Baba Harbhajan Singh

NEW DELHI, Nov. 10 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh's Diwali visit to the forward areas of Sikkim has revived the legend of a soldier believed to be standing guard long after death, officials said on... Read More


Rajnath's visit spotlights legend of Baba Harbhajan

NEW DELHI, Nov. 10 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh's Diwali visit to the forward areas of Sikkim has revived the legend of a soldier believed to be standing guard long after death, officials said on... Read More


Defence minister Rajnath Singh reviews battle readiness, infra push along LAC in Sikkim

India, Nov. 7 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday reviewed the army's operational preparedness along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Sikkim, focusing on border infrastructure development... Read More


IAF IL-76 aircraft makes world's highest-altitude landing at 13,629-ft airbase in Ladakh

India, Nov. 7 -- An Indian Air Force IL-76MD heavy-lift aircraft scripted aviation history by executing its highest-altitude landing anywhere in the world at the 13,629-foot Mudh-Nyoma airbase in Lada... Read More


Embraer eyes India as C-390 production hub

NEW DELHI, Nov. 7 -- Brazilian aerospace major Embraer sees the Indian Air Force's push to modernise its transport fleet as an opportunity to establish C-390 Millennium production in India, with local... Read More


Embraer eyes India as C-390 production hub

NEW DELHI, Nov. 7 -- Brazilian aerospace major Embraer sees the Indian Air Force's push to modernise its transport fleet as an opportunity to establish C-390 Millennium production in India, with local... Read More


New Agnipath framework applicable only to current Agniveers

India, Nov. 6 -- The new Agnipath framework announced on Wednesday will apply only to existing Agniveers, and the scheme is expected to undergo further changes for recruits inducted into the three ser... Read More


Revamped Agnipath scheme to undergo financial review, say top officials

India, Nov. 5 -- The revamped Agnipath recruitment model, which guarantees full-term military service to all Agniveers, will undergo a financial review, with higher salaries and future pension and gra... Read More


Armed forces need balance of youth, maturity, says CDS

NEW DELHI, Nov. 5 -- A younger military was the centrepiece of the government's Agnipath pitch when it launched the scheme four years ago. "It will enhance the youthful profile of the armed forces and... Read More