A variety of sports and cultural events were part of Winter festival 2026, including cricket, volleyball, Kho-Kho, drawing and painting competitions, and singing contests. The festival aims to engage youth in constructive activities and steer them away from drug abuse.
The first leg of KIWG 2026, featuring ice sports, was successfully held in Ladakh from January 20 to 26, while Gulmarg will host the snow sports competitions. The Indian Army will defend its overall championship title in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Defence Acquisition Council, under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) to various service proposals at an estimated value of about Rs 3.60 lakh crore on Thursday.
BJP Member of Parliament Nishikant Dubey wrote a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urging the House to constitute a dedicated Parliamentary Inquiry Committee to investigate Congress MP and LoP Rahul Gandhi's "unethical conduct," after his recent speech in the parliament.
The exercise was designed to validate the Indian Army's preparedness to execute high-intensity, integrated operations in increasingly complex and evolving battlefield environments, according to a defence release in Pune, where the Southern Command is headquartered.
Former Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Tuesday confirmed that his memoir, "Four Stars of Destiny", has not yet been published, backing Penguin Random House India's statement. Sharing a post on X, Gen Naravane wrote, "This is the status of the book."
Greek Defence Minister Nikolaos Dendias visited Bengaluru Military Station on Sunday, where he witnessed Indian Army's operational and technical capabilities at the 515 Army Base Workshop. He hailed the Indian Army's professionalism, innovation and preparedness.
The INDIA bloc MPs on Tuesday slammed the Centre over Delhi Police's probe into the circulation of pre-print copies of 'Four Stars of Destiny', a memoir by former Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane, calling it a "misadventure" by law enforcement agencies.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday accused the publisher of 'Four Stars of Destiny', a memoir by former Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane, of lying, claiming that the book was available for sale.
Penguin Random House India released a statement clarifying that it holds the sole publishing rights for Four Stars of Destiny, a memoir by former Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane.
During the period of February 1 to 7, the Indian Army and Assam Rifles formations under Spear Corps, in close conjunction with Manipur Police, executed a series of precise, intelligence- driven joint operations across Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal, Tengnoupal, Bishnupur and Pherzawl D
According to an official release, during the visit, Lt Gen Seth reviewed the large-scale Defence of Gujarat exercise, which validated operational readiness, multi-agency coordination, and rapid-response mechanisms in challenging terrain and operational environments. The exercise reaffirme