Thursday, May 9, 2024

Topic: Indian Army

Explainer: What is Agnipath recruitment scheme?

On Tuesday, The Government of India announced its new defence recruiting policy, the Agnipath Scheme. The scheme is applicable across Airforce, Navy and Army....

Massive outrage in Bihar over Union’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme

Protests against Agnipath, a recruitment plan for the armed forces, turned violent Thursday as Army aspirants disrupted rail and road traffic in several parts of Bihar for the second consecutive day.

India third largest military spender in world

The top three largest military spenders in the world were the United States, China and India, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said

Tweet on iftar hosted by Army in J&K deleted after ‘criticism’ by hatemonger Suresh Chavhanke

The defence ministry’s public relations officer (PRO) in Jammu deleted the photographs of Indian Army’s iftar party in Jammu and Kashmir which was tweeted by Army's official handle, after the tweet came under attack from right-wing journalist and hatemonger Suresh Chavhanke.

Two villagers shot at by Army in Arunachal, Army says ‘mistakenly’ happened

Two civilians were "mistakenly" shot at by the Army in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh, Army said on Saturday.

Kerala trekker stuck in niche on hill for 46 hours, rescued by Army

A 23-year-old trekker who was trapped in a niche on a hill in Malampuzha in Palakkad district of Kerala was rescued by the Army on Wednesday.