The Indian Army has sought repatriation of the Director General of the Assam Rifles, Lieutenant General Rameshwar Roy for an inquiry into allegations of misuse of regimental funds by expenditure on his wife’s clothing, hair dressing and other gifts.
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Indian Army stunt bikers ride in Mongolia
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An Indian Army team of stunt motorcyclists displayed their skills outside India for the first time, ever, on the occasion of Military Naadam, which commemorates the Mongolian Ministry of Defense Centennial..
Army aviation unit heads to Congo
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An Indian Army aviation unit, comprising six light helicopters and 70 personnel, will leave Wednesday for a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Congo’s restive Kivu province.
DefSec visits LOC in Kashmir
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Defense Secretary Shashikant Sharma Monday visited the Line of Control (LOC) dividing Indian and Pakistani Kashmir and was briefed about the recent ceasefire violations and infiltration attempts from across the other side, a defense official said.
Give all benefits to short service veterans: Court
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In a ruling that will benefit Short Service Commission (SSC) officers in the armed forces, the Delhi High Court has said that those officers who are forced to leave before completing their tenure due to disability and poor health are eligible for all medical and insurance benefits.
Ministry rejection of chief’s age plea legally unsound: Army
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The Indian Army Sunday said the defense ministry’s ruling that General Vijay Kumar Singh’s year of birth should be 1950 was based on records of the Military Secretary’s branch, which had no jurisdictional authority on the matter.
Sarod, sitar, tabla, harmonium…in an Indian Army band!
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Do only trumpets, brass drums, cymbals and other percussion instruments come to mind when you think about an Indian Army band? Don’t be surprised if the next time around, you hear the sarod, sitar, tabla and harmonium resonate as a band plays Indian classical music.
Over 8,000 cyber attacks on CWG ticketing system: NSA
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There were over 8,000 cyber attacks on the Commonwealth Games’ ticketing and scoring systems in October last year but these were repelled, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon said here Thursday while underlining the need to strengthen cyber security.
Supreme Court takes up women ex-army officers’ plea
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The Supreme Court Thursday issued a notice to the central government on a plea of 11 former women officers of the Indian Army, who sought reinstatement in the wake of a Delhi High Court order directing the grant of permanent commission to women officers.
Pakistani troops violate LoC five times
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Pakistani troops resorted to firing and violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir five times in June and July, Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurian Antony said Wednesday.
Kashmir civilian killing: Two security men booked for murder
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In a major embarrassment for the army and the Jammu and Kashmir government, a man killed in an alleged 12-hour gun-battle on Sunday and touted to be a top Lashkar-e-Taiba militant has been found to be a mentally challenged civilian. Two security personnel have been charged with the murder.
INSAS rifles spurted oil into eyes when fired: Raju
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The Indian soldier’s primary weapon INSAS rifle gave them major trouble for long until the problems were rectified a few years ago. The problem was an oil spray right into their eyes from the rifle immediately after it was fired.
High Court clearance required for artillery tender
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The Delhi High Court has placed a hold on the acquisition of artillery guns by the Indian Army without its clearance. In the course of hearings of writ petitions filed by arms company, Singapore Technologies Kinetics, a bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kishen Kaul and Justice Rajiv Shakdher passed an interim order on May 02, 2011, asking the Ministry of Defense to refrain from awarding the tender without ‘leave and liberty of the court’.
Indian military team heads to China
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Rashtriya Rifles’ Delta Force commander Major General Gurmeet Singh, responsible for anti-insurgency operations in Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban areas of Jammu and Kashmir, will head the eight-member delegation that will tour Beijing and Urumqi in Xinjiang province in western China.
Work on BrahMos’ hypersonic version to begin this year: Russian official
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Development of a hypersonic version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile will begin this year, while tests of the air-launched version of the existing missile will begin next year, a senior Russian official said Sunday.
