India to heighten recce along China border, to buy 12 more Swathi radars

In a major boost for the Indian Army on the China front, the force has put up a proposal to the defence ministry for buying 12 Swathi weapon-locating radars developed by the Defence Research and......

Remembering Kargil: 'Bombs on Target!'

Twenty one years ago, the Indian Army and Indian Air Force fought a bloody and bitter war to evict Pakistani intruders from the icy heights in Kargil. Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd) salutes the......

Infiltration bid foiled in Kashmir, 5 terrorists killed

Army on Friday killed five heavily-armed militants while they were trying to sneak in from the Pakistani side, thus foiling a major infiltration bid in Gurez sector of Kashmir. "Five terrorists......

Ahead of polls, army seizes 18 AK-47 rifles and 5 pistols in J-K

In one of the biggest arms hauls in recent times, the Indian Army on Sunday seized 18 AK-47 rifles and five pistols from a militant hideout in forests near the Line of Control in Kupwara district......

The soldier who guards Pakistan

Colonel Anil Kaul, a Vir Chakra recipient, served in the Indian army for over 20 years; he lost his right eye and the fingers of his left hand during one of the military operations; and tried to......