From ice-capped Siachen, the highest battlefield in the world, to the warships off South Korea, Indian armed forces on Tuesday joined the International Yoga Day celebrations.
Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah, on Sunday, met Mahendra Singh Dhoni as part of the party's 'Sampark for Samarthan'
Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag on Tuesday visited the forward areas in Rajouri and Jammu districts and reviewed the overall security situation in the region.
Overturning the decision of his predecessor Gen V K Singh, Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh has lifted the ban on promotion of Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag clearing the way for his appointment as Eastern Army Commander.
The Congress on Wednesday stepped up attack on Union minister V K Singh, saying his remarks against the army chief-designate were unbecoming of a minister and a former general of the armed forces and demanded that the prime minister "censure" him.
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Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag, whose promotion was held up by former Army Chief Gen V K Singh, was on Friday appointed as the chief of the Kolkata-based Eastern Army Command.
Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag also paid tributes to the deceased soldier.
Speculation are rife that he may seek premature retirement or will be given a new role by the government.
The Sarbjit team pays homage to Sarabjit Singh on his third death anniversary.
The dust has barely settled after General VK Singh's Supreme Court battle to be army chief for another year when another senior general is approaching the court with a petition which, if accepted, could make him the next army chief, instead of Lt Gen Dalbir Singh, the eastern army commander who is currently in line.
A day before retirement, Army Chief Gen V K Singh has issued show cause notice to a Lt Gen, who could head the force in two years, for censure on account of lapses on his part in handling a case of a failed intelligence operation in Assam's Jorhat district last year.
The government on Wednesday asserted that the appointment of Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag as the next Army Chief is final as the Congress raked up a controversy involving minister and former Army chief Gen V K Singh and demanded his resignation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Leh and Kargil in his second trip to the state ahead of the polls
As Central Bureau of Investigation looks into army chief General V K Singh's letter seeking probe into the allegations of corruption against Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag, Defence Minister A K Antony disclosed Thursday that the official has been recommended for promotion as a Commander of a sector.
An elderly Sikh man was shot in Milwaukee on Wednesday night while he was locking the doors of his grocery store. Incidentally, the victim was also a member of the gurudwara in Oak Creek where a white supremacist had shot dead six people on August 5. According to media reports, Dalbir Singh, 56, was fatally shot around 9 pm during what appears to be an attempted armed robbery. Singh was a member of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin.
Army Chief Gen V K Singh on Tuesday gave ten more days to 3 Corps Commander Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag, who could head the force in two years, for replying to a show cause notice, days after the defence ministry sought a detailed report on this issue.
Commonwealth Games Village Mayor Dalbir Singh on Thursday claimed that about 4,000 athletes and delegates are living happily at the much-criticised residential blocks and there are no complaints related to cleanliness and hygiene anymore.
The development came after a nearly two-hour long meeting was held between representatives of ex-servicemen and Army chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag.
Defence Minister AK Antony leaves New Delhi on Thursday on a 4-day official visit to the People's Republic of China.
Dalbir Singh, sister of Sarabjit Singh who has been condemned to death in Pakistan, announced on Thursday that she has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party to express her gratitude to the party for highlighting her brother's plight.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited the strategic Pathankot Air Force base for a first-hand assessment of the situation in the aftermath of the terror attack last Saturday.
The defence minister conducted an aerial survey of northern glacier Siachen and interacted with troops at the base camp.
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday inaugurated the Centenary Commemoration of the First World War
The Election Commission on Monday gave a go-ahead to the Defence Ministry to initiate the process of appointing the next Army chief, an issue that has got caught in a controversy because of stiff opposition in the matter by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The Election Commission on Monday gave a go-ahead to the Defence Ministry to initiate the process of appointing the next Army chief, an issue that has got caught in a controversy because of stiff opposition in the matter by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The independent legislator had accused District Magistrate Mohammad Mustafa of committing atrocities.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tribute to the martyrs who laid down their lives while protecting the borders in Jammu and Kashmir.
To commemorate the anniversary of the Kargil war, various tributes and homages kickstarted in various parts of India.
The home minister assured the family members of Kirpal Singh of all possible help from the government, official sources said.
The nation on Saturday remembered Mahatma Gandhi on his 68th death anniversary with President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the country in paying homage to the Father of the Nation.
Brigadier K Somashanker has been shifted out of the sensitive brigade, the sources said, adding that he will be out of the base base till the investigation into the strike is completed.
Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag on Saturday said the attack on Uri camp in north Kashmir's Baramulla district was a desperate attempt by militants to disrupt the democratic process in the state.
Electing Union Bank of India chairman V Leeladhar as the new chief, the Indian Banks Association on Thursday said it has constituted a committee to draw up a long-term perspective 'Vision Plan' for the banking industry.
Asserting that the non-performing assets in the banks have been contained, bankers on Tuesday said that they were monitoring it on a constant basis.
The probe into the killing of 18 Army men in Manipur has been handed over to the National Investigation Agency.
"We are open for further reduction in prime lending rate," Indian Banks Association Chairman Dalbir Singh said in New Delhi while addressing a seminar organised by PHD Chamber of Commerce.
The Indian Army on Monday celebrated the Infantry Day, marking the landing of first batch of troops in Kashmir 67 years back to push back Pakistani troops, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi paying tributes to the martyrs who dedicated their lives to protect unity of the country.
Lieutenant General (retired) Jacob Farj Rafael Jacob Jacob, who played a key role in the 1971 war which liberated Bangladesh from Pakistan, was laid to rest in New Delhi on Thursday.
Amid snow-capped mountains and on board warships, India's armed forces demonstrated their impressive yoga skills. Let's take a bow!
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