Govt grants permanent commission of women in army

The ministry of defence has issued an order for grant of permanent commission to women officers in the army. In a landmark judgement, the apex court in February had directed that all serving women......

In tactical ops, Army killed 138 Pak soldiers in 2017

The Indian Army killed 138 Pakistan Army personnel in 2017 in tactical operations and retaliatory cross-border firings along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, government intelligence......

Army clarifies: JCOs are gazetted officers; cancels earlier note

The army has finally clarified that the junior commissioned officers are gazetted officers and cancelled a seven year-old note describing them as "non-gazetted" officers, a move that will benefit......

Major who tied man to jeep as 'human shield' awarded

Major Leetul Gogoi, who had tied a man to a jeep in Kashmir purportedly as a shield against stone-pelters, has been honoured with the Army chief's 'Commendation Card' for his......