New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): Newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh here at South Block on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): General Bipin Rawat made debut public appearance as India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) on Wednesday, donning the parent service uniform, though with a different Peak Cap and Shoulder Rank Badges in his new role.
New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated former Army chief Bipin Rawat for taking over as the first Chief of Defence Staff and called him an "outstanding officer" who has served India with great zeal.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jan 01 (ANI): Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed Army Commander Lt. General Shavendra Silva as a new acting Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) after Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne stepped down from the post.
New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) will bring in synergy, enhance integration among the three services, and do better resource management, said General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday refuted allegations about him being politically inclined, and asserted that the services work on government directions.
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): All three service chiefs will be present at the guard of honour of India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday morning.
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Army Chief General MM Naravane on Tuesday said the 'Exercise-Him Vijay' conducted in Arunachal Pradesh a few months ago has been very successful and the 17 mountain strike Corps is ready to take on any of the task envisaged for it in the mountains.
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): General Bipin Rawat, who has been appointed the country's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), will be donning the parent service uniform, though with different Peak Cap and Shoulder Rank Badges in his new role.
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): It was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who broke the news to General Bipin Rawat about his appointment as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Contrary to Congress' stand against the government on the appointment of General Bipin Rawat as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), party's Rajya Sabha MP KTS Tulsi on Tuesday said the appointment will lead to unity in command.
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane took over as the 28th Army chief on Tuesday, succeeding General Bipin Rawat who has become India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).