The Indian Army celebrates October 27 every year as the 'Infantry Day', as it was on this day that the 1st Battalion of the Sikh Regiment landed at Srinagar airbase and thwarted the evil designs of the Pakistan Army, who had invaded Kashmir with the help of tribal raiders in 1947.
Infantry Day is observed as a remembrance of the first military event of independent India, when the Indian Army repelled the first attack on Indian soil on October 27, 1947, in the Kashmir valley.
Infantry Day is observed as a remembrance of the first military event of independent India, when the Indian Army repelled the first attack on Indian soil on October 27, 1947, in the Kashmir valley.
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): The Indian Army on Sunday paid tribute to Havaldar Darpan Pradhan who made the supreme sacrifice on October 21 while deployed on the Siachen Glacier.
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], October 19 (ANI): The top brass of the three defence forces including the chiefs of the Indian Army and Air Force today backed the call made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to use indigenous weapon systems for fighting wars of future.
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], October 18 (ANI): The Indian Army is moving towards the 'Make in India' model with almost every acquisition in the field of small arms being 'Made in India' products, Vivek Ramakrishna, rifle manufacturer in Gujarat-based SS Defence said on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): The Indian Army has signed agreements with 11 banks, including the private sector banks like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank, for providing banking facilities to Agniveers on enrolment, the Ministry of Defence said on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): The Indian Army has signed agreements with 11 banks including the private sector banks like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank for providing banking facilities to Agniveers on enrolment, the Ministry of Defence said on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): The Indian Army formally instituted a 'Chair of Excellence' at the United Service Institution of India (USI) on Friday in memory of Lt Gen PS Bhagat, the first Indian officer to have won the coveted Victoria Cross during the World War II and the first Gen
Jammu and Kashmir [India], October 15 (ANI): The Indian Army has started two-and-a-half-month long (Common Law Admission Test) CLAT free coaching classes for the aspirants under in Pohrupet at Qaziabad Institution of Education, Karalgund in North Kashmir's Kupwara district.
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): The Fire and Fury corps of the Indian Army on Friday inducted indigenous high mobility troop carrier and 4x4 Quick Reaction Force Vehicles for operations in the Ladakh sector, Army officials confirmed.