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Lt General Anil Chauhan (retd) appointed as new Chief of Defence Staff
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): The government on Tuesday appointed Lt General Anil Chauhan (retired) as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). He had retired as the Eastern Army Commander in May last year and was serving as the Military Advisor to the National Security Council.
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Army's Kibithu base in Arunachal named after first CDS late Gen Bipin Rawa
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kibithu (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], September 10 (ANI): To honour the country's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) late General Bipin Rawat, the Kibithu military garrison in Arunachal was named after him.
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Sri Lanka's Army Chief requests citizens to support armed forces to mainta
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Amid ongoing protests, Sri Lanka's Chief of Defence Staff General Shavendra Silva requested all citizens to give their support to the armed forces to maintain law and order in the crisis-ridden country.
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Sri Lankan President meets country's defence chiefs amid political unrest
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): Amid the political and economic unrest in Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa met with the tri-force commanders and the Chief of Defence staff, local media reported.
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Centre amends rules to enlarge pool for appointing CDS; both serving, reti
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 7 (ANI) Six months after the death of the country's first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, the Centre has initiated steps toward appointing his successor as it amended the acts of three services to include retired officers in the pool of officers to be c
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Amid CDS appointment process, Govt seeks list of top serving, retired defe
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 25 (ANI) At a time when the process to appoint the new Chief of Defence Staff is on, the government has sought names of senior serving and retired officers from the Army, Navy and Air Force.
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Sri Lankan army chief denies armed forces poised to shoot at general publi
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 11 (ANI): Sri Lankan Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, General Shavendra Silva on Tuesday refuted allegations that the armed forces are poised to shoot at the general public to provoke them.
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Army Chief Narvane, Australian Chief of Defence Force discuss ways to boos
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Australian Chief of Defence Force General Angus Campbell called on Indian Army chief General MM Naravane on Wednesday and discussed ways to strengthen the defence cooperation between the two countries.
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Both serving, retired officers likely to be considered for CDS appointment
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): For the appointment of the new Chief of Defence Staff, the government is likely to consider both serving and retired military officers, sources said.
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German chief of defence says Berlin mulls buying missile systems from Isra
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Berlin [Germany], April 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany is considering buying missile systems from either Israel or the United States to shield itself from what German Chief of Defense Eberhard Zorn called an existing threat.
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Daughters of CDS General Bipin Rawat receive his Padma Vibhushan award
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, who died in a helicopter crash in December last year, was posthumously conferred Padma Vibhushan. His daughters Kritika and Tarini received the award on the CDS's behalf.
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Disrespect of soldiers won't be tolerated, says Assam CM
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 13 (ANI): Taking on the Congress party head-on for the third consecutive day in a spate of attacks for "questioning" the "patriotism" of Armed Forces of the country, especially late General Bipin Rawat, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday
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