Govt follows seniority, appoints Lt Gen Dwivedi as Army chief

Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi will be the next chief of the Army staff succeeding incumbent Gen Manoj Pande, the government announced on Tuesday night, ending speculations on the key appointment. IMAGE:......

Captain among 4 Army soldiers killed in Doda encounter

Four Army personnel, including a captain, were killed in a fierce gunfight with heavily armed terrorists of Pakistan-based banned outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in Doda district, the third major......

Carrying condoms mandatory for Assam Rifles men

Facing a new enemy, the Assam Rifles is readying itself for an all-out war against HIV/AIDS with an unprecedented strategy -- it has made mandatory for all its personnel to carry a packet of......

Assam Rifles without chief for 5 months

Assam Rifles, the major counter-insurgency force in the northeast, remains headless since the last five months as the defence ministry has failed to spare a Lieutenant General-rank army officer to......