The flag meeting conducted on Sunday between the two army chiefs of India and China finally yielded results with China deciding to retreat and dismantle its camps as well. India continued to mount pressure on China and China had to give. The Chinese troops had...
China has decided to withdraw its troops from Ladakh. The fourth flag meeting held between the army chiefs of both the countries finally yielded results. China has agreed to recall its troops from Indian soil after pressure from the government.
Chief of the Army Staff General Bikram Singh talks about the army's role in nation building at the India Today Conclave. The decorated general, in his 'General's Brief' talks about a gamut of issues, including those that plague the Indian Army. As the conclave...
Even as the Opposition mounts pressure on Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the increasing agitation in the valley has forced the Indian Army to order an inquiry into the killing of a youth in Baramullah. In the J&K Assembly, opposition party PDP...
Jammu and Kashmir's opposition party PDP stages a walkout from Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, protesting the killing of a youth in Baramulla district by the Army. PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti tears into Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's claims that he is helpless to dea...
Not believing Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's helpless and tearful outburst in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, the state's Opposition party PDP wants adjournment motion to discuss the killing of a youth by the Army. While PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti tears into Abd...
New pictures of the last moments of slain LTTE chief Prabhakaran's young son have shocked and angered Tamils all over the world. The pictures, part of the documentary called 'No Fire Zone', show Prabhakaran's son Balachandran resting on a bench after being cap...
Fresh evidence that had surfaced in the form of photographs on a Sri Lankan channel, negates the claims made by the Army - that Balachandran Prabhakaran, Prabhakaran's 12-year-old son was killed in cross-firing. One picture taken two hours before the killings ...
News Night | Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha openly backed Modi and said that he is the most deserving candidate for the PM's post. However, the BJP is not yet confident in closing the deal and declaring him as its Prime Ministerial nominee. The party's spoke...
Army Chief, Bikram Singh is on his way to meet martyr Sudhakar Singh's family. Sudhakar Singh's father is very proud of his son and he wants to tell the Army Chief that he wants his grandson to be a part of the Indian Army.
The tough talk by India appears to have yielded some results as Pakistan has asked its troops to abide by the ceasefire agreement at the Line of Control. The stern warnings sent across by the Army Chief and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh prompted Pakistan, whic...
Army Chief General Bikram Singh has met the family members of murdered Indian soldier Lance Naik Hemraj in Uttar Pradesh, who continue to demand that his head be brought back from Pakistan and be handed over to the family. His visit comes two days after Uttar ...
Accepting the demands of murdered Indian soldier Lance Naik Hemraj Singh's family, Army Chief General Bikram Singh has reached out to the fallen hero's family in Uttar Pradesh. Gen Bikram Singh who has met the brothers, wife and child of the slain soldier has ...
Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh will soon arrive in Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh, today to meet the family of slain soldier, Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh. General Singh is also likely to go to Mathura today to meet the family of Lance Naik Hemraj. The two soldier...
Army Chief, General Bikaram Singh arrived at Mathura to meet martyr Hemraj's family. Hemraj's family are on an indefinite fast as they were demanding the Government to ask Pakistan for their son's head. The family is not alone in their demands, the entire vill...
Reacting to the statements by Indian government, Pakistan foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar says they are disappointing 'war mongering' statements. Khar renewed her denial about beheading of Indian soldiers saying no one in Pakistan was authorised to kill or...
Army Chief General Bikram Singh will reach Mathura today to meet martyr Hemraj's family. Lance Naik Hemraj was brutally beheaded by Pakistani army on January 8 in the Poonch Sector. The visit by Army Chief is likely to give assurances to Hemraj's family who ha...
The Indian army is prepared to give a fitting reply if any foreign power resort to confrontation, says the Army Chief General Bikram Singh while speaking at the 65th Army Day celebrations in Delhi. The army chief paid homage to the martyrs at the Amar Jawan Jy...
Bikram Singh will visit Mathura to meet martyr Hemraj's family. He had already made this announcement at a Press Conference following the heinous act of crime which the Pakistani soldiers committed where two Indian soldiers from 13 Rajputana Rifles were killed...
Indian Army celebrates its 65th Indian Army Day today. The Army marks this day, which is held every January 15, to pay homage to the valiant soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country. The Army pays homage to the martyred soldiers at Amar Jawan Jyoti ...
Speaking on the occasion of the 65th Army Day celebrations, Chief of Army Staff General Bikram Singh reiterated the Army's commitment to it's soldiers and stressed on the need for modernisation in keeping with the challenges it faces. The Army Chief says thInd...
The governments of Indian and Pakistan are trying their best to mend relations between the two countries. The Visa Policy which was signed by both the countries will be in place from today onwards. One of the highlights of the Policy is that the citizens above...
The Indian Army Chief, General Bikram Singh addressed a gathering on the occasion of the 65th Army Day Celebrations. He says that Indian Army is ready to face any situation and also speaks about the undertakings of the Army for both servicemen and ex-serviceme...
January 15th of every year is celebrated as Army Day. This time around the festivities will include a parade and programmes. Defence Minister, AK Antony will also join in the festivities. The Chief of Army Staff will honour officers at today's event.
Ahead of the 65th Army Day celebrations, Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh addressed the nation in a televised speech. The general thanked the families of the soldiers who sent their sons to fight for India and the citizens of India for its continued patr...
Even though government is in no mood to support Army chief on his tough stand on Pakistan, BJP is fully supportive of him. Senior BJP leader and former external affairs minister Yashwant Sinha supports the idea of controlled military action against Pakistan. H...
Even as General Bikram Singh sends out a strong message to Pakistan, the government continues its soft approach with the neighbouring nation. Downplaying Army chief's comments, external affairs minister said that India doesn't want to derail the peace process ...
Disputing all claims made by the Pakistani army as well as their media, General Bikram Singh, at a press conference in Delhi said the attack on Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops was a planned operation. The chief of Indian Armed Forces said that Indian Army ...
Indian Army Chief General Bikram Singh today assured the family of Lance Naik Hemraj that he would visit their ancestral place in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district on Tuesday. The army chief's assurance came soon after it emerged that Hemraj's family had demand...
Just ahead of the crucial flag meeting between India and Pakistan at the Line of Control, Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh, at a press conference, says that Indian Army will retaliate in kind if Pakistan army launches any more provocative operations. Sin...
Giving out a very strict warning to Pakistan on retaliation to attacks on the LoC in Poonch district, Indian Army Chief General Bikram Singh says he has given strict directions to retaliate if provoked. He further called the killing of two Indian soldiers by P...
It is rare for an army chief to speak at length on army issues and retaliation at a press conference. But sensing the anger in the army over the mutilation of a solider and beheading of another, the government gave the go-ahead to the army chief General Bikram...
Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma today met Army chief Bikram Singh in view of the escalating tension along the LoC. Shockingly, instead of apologising for its act of brutally killing two Indian soldiers on Tuesday, Pakistan has stepped up aggression. Despit...
Indian Air Force chief reiterates defence minister AK Antony's stand that increasing ceasefire violations at the Line of Control raises serious security concerns. However, he was tight-lipped about the plan of action by the government to curb the cross-border ...
Intelligence sources have said that Laskhar-e-Taiba commander and 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed was involved in the Pakistan incursion on Indian which led to the death of two Indian soldiers. Sources say that Saeed was at the Line of Control in P...
The Intelligence Agencies are probing if Pakistan Army was assisted by Lashkar-e-Toiba's border action team in the recent ceasefire violation in which two Indian soldiers were brutally killed. This is in the wake of a report that Lashkar-e-Taiba chief and 26/1...
Intelligences sources have said that Laskhar-e-Taiba commander and 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed was somehow involved in the Pakistan incursion on Indian which led to the death of two Indian soldiers. Sources say that Saeed was at the Line of Con...
Intelligence agencies are now investigating whether Lashkar-e-Taiba's border action team helped Pakistan in its incursion against India at the Line of Control. According to sources, LeT has been forming such action teams to help facilitate infiltration of terr...
LeT chief Hafiz Saeed might have been involved in the recent ceasefire violation by Pakistan. This news is not good for India as well as Pakistan. Pakistani Army coming together with LeT will pose a threat to the security across the LoC for India. When it come...
The recent news about the Pakistan ceasefire violation at the LoC comes as a shocker. According to reports, LeT chief, Hafiz Saeed had visited the area very near to the place where Pakistan Army violated the ceasefire agreement. Whispers about Saeed being the ...
An English newspaper reports that Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, LeT chief, had visited the LoC just five days before 29 Baluch carried out the heinous attack on the Indian Army. He allegedly called for a meeting with LeT and other terrorist organizations very close to...
The man allegedly behind the attack is none other than General Kayani, Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army. It is being said that the soldiers were acting on orders from Kayani. Another reason as to why fingers are being pointed at Kayani is because the r...
Sources say that a suspicious man tried to force his way into retired Army chief VK Singh's house. When he was questioned by Singh's personal staff, he couldn't give straight answers and was subsequently taken into custody. The man, dressed in Army uniform, ha...
The battle between Former Army chief retired General VK Singh and the government of India has reopened after the Centre scrapped the Z-plus security cover to Singh. The two parties have a history of animosity which started when the Army chief's age became a ma...
A day after the Z-plus security provided to retired Army chief General VK Singh was taken away, Singh has hit out at the government saying he neither used nor wanted the security cover in the first place. However, the timing of the removal of the security cove...
The government has stripped former Army chief General VK Singh of his Z-plus security cover. This might be because he has been actively taking part in protests over corruption, the Delhi gang rape and other issues.
Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal warned the Delhi Police on Tuesday against implicating 'the innocent' for the attack on Constable Subash Chand Tomar during the protests against the brutal gangrape of the 23-year-old victim. Kejriwal said that eight of h...
Indian Army Chief Bikram Singh is to begin his four-day trip to Sri Lanka to further the defence ties between the two countries. During his visit to Colombo, the Army Chief will also meet the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Indian Navy Chief Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi, Army Chief General Bikram Singh and Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Charlie Browne commemorated the Karachi harbour attack, during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, by the Indian Navy.
Retired Army General VK Singh is heading a protest march against the government in New Delhi, even as thousands of farmers flock at Jantar Mantar. The General, who turned activist after his retirement, will lead a Parliament gherao agitation by sugarcane farme...
Former Army Chief, General VK Singh, is all set to declare a war against the UPA government. The General, who turned activist after his retirement, will lead a Parliament gherao agitation by sugarcane farmers. The protest has been organised by the Rashtra Kisa...
After former servicemen questioned why the government has made Captain Kalia's kin wait for 13 excruciating years to give them justice, the Army Chief now lends his voice in support of the Kargil hero's family. The Kargil hero who was allegedly tortured to dea...
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has once again reacted to the clarion call for justice in Kargil war hero Captain Kalia's case. Khurshid has stated that Pakistan needs to be more sensitive on the issue. The Kargil hero who was allegedly tortured to d...
Bullets rained down on KBR Halliburton's former truck drivers Bill Peterson and Ed Sanchez, and they heard screams for help as their convoy was attacked. 'Iraq for sale: The War Profiteers' is a documentary film about the major contractors who struck a deal wi...
Former Deputy Army Chief Lt Gen Puri backs Captain Saurabh Kalia's father NK Kalia's decision to move Supreme Court. He says that the body of the war hero was mutilated beyond recognition and claims that such torture is against the Geneva convention.
Tensions prevail after fresh ethnic violence erupted in Assam's Bodoland area last week. While six people have died in five days, the Army has called for an indefinite curfew in the entire Kokrajhar district. The army is now conducting flag marches in various ...
Following the fresh outbreak of ethnic violence in Assam and deaths reported from Kokrajhar district, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called up Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi to discuss the law and order situation in the state. Five people have died in the...
Anna Hazare's new core team includes Medha Patkar and Kiran Bedi. General VK Singh is not part of the team though he is involved with their activities. Team Anna will continue its demand for Janlokpal Bill and fight against the entry of FDI and privatisisation...
Newshour | Former Army Chief Gen VK Singh has been relentless in his attack against the UPA government. He demanded the dissolution of Parliament, claiming that the government is unconstitutional. In his latest move, Gen Singh has called for a Parliament ghera...
News Night | Former Army Chief Gen VK Singh has been relentless in his attack against the UPA government. He demanded the dissolution of Parliament, claiming that the government is unconstitutional. In his latest move, Gen Singh has called for a Parliament ghe...
Former Army chief Gen VK Singh, who sought to dissolve parliament, has now threatened to gherao Parliament, backing the protests by farmers. He has said that this move is for the betterment of farmers and the poor in the country. Singh's latest attack on polit...
Former Army chief Gen VK Singh has threatened to gherao Parliament. He has said that this move is for the betterment of farmers and the poor in the country. But this latest protest does not seem to have gone well with many Army veterans as they say that althou...
The former Army Chief General VK Singh has upped the ante against the government. The ex-Army Chief endorses the cry to gherao the Parliament, claiming that it will work to the benefit of the farmers and the poor. This is not the first time that the Army Chief...
Former Army Chief Gen VK Singh exhorts people to fight against corruption. He says that corruption cannot be eliminated unless each person decides to fight against it. Speaking about India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal and his relentless struggle...
Former Army Chief General VK Singh announces his plans to empower the sugarcane farmers of North India. The ex-Army Chief has endorsed the cry to gherao the Parliament, claiming that it will work to the benefit of the farmers and the poor. This is not the firs...
News Night | The promotion system in the Indian Army has been challenged by a top ranking official with the Army. Lt Gen Ravi Dastane has claimed that he was designated to be the Army Chief but was neglected because of preferential treatment. Dastane has alleg...
Centre Stage | The promotion system in the Indian Army is under scrutiny as a top ranking official with the Army has challenged the promotion system. Lt Gen Ravi Dastane has come out claiming that he was designated to be the Army Chief but was neglected becaus...
The promotion system in the Indian Army is under scrutiny as a top ranking official with the Army has challenged the promotion system. Lt Gen Ravi Dastane has come out claiming that he was designated to be the Army Chief but was neglected because of the prefer...
Former Army Chief General VK Singh, who had launched a scathing attack on the government calling for the dissolution of Parliament and immediate elections, sticks to his stand. Defending his commands, Gen Singh says that he had expressed not merely his persona...
Former army chief General VK Singh joins Team Anna and takes on the UPA government once more on Monday. Addressing a press conference in Mumbai along with Anna Hazare, Singh attacks the government and says that people, in the wake of the price rise and taint o...
In stinging attack of the UPA government, anti-graft activist and former Army Chief General VK Singh, along with anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare, demands dissolving of the Parliament. In his attack, the former Army Chief claim that the Congress-led UPA go...
Anti-graft activist and former Army Chief General VK Singh, along with Anna Hazare, demands dissolving of Parliament as the government has crossed all the limits of corruption. Attacking the UPA government, the former Army Chief alleges that the government is ...
Digvijaya Singh's sensational allegations: an organisation run by former Intelligence Bureau chief and bureacrats, and supported by BJP, RSS and Subramanian Swamy were behind the allegations against the Sonia Gandi family. Diggy mentions the name as the Viveka...
An decorated and retired army officer was attacked in central London. Khalistani elements, or mindless mugging? Lt Gen KS Brar, who was part of the army operation Operation Blue Star, was stabbed four times outside his hotel in London. But he is believed to be...
A decorated and retired army officer was attacked in central London. Khalistani elements, or mindless mugging? Lt Gen KS Brar, who was part of the Operation Blue Star, was stabbed four times outside his hotel in London. But he is believed to be safe. Scotland ...
Special trains will run from Assam to other parts of the country from Sept 1. Assamese who want to return to their offices or educational institutions can utilise these trains as well as the helplines that are being set up. Home Secretary of Assam GD Tripathi ...
One scam after the other hits one of India's oldest paramilitary force. Recent investigations reveal that the Assam Rifles fund, meant for the welfare of the jawans, were spent on silk sarees and scotch whisky bottles for top bosses in the Army.
India's ace shooter Vijay Kumar, who turned around India's fortunes at London 2012 with a silver medal has finally recieved his due from the Army Chief. The Army has finally given him a promotion. The Olympics hero, also a subedar in the Army, had complained a...
Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar's long wait for promotion has finally ended as the Indian Army has promoted him as Subedar Major and awarded him a cash award of Rs 30 lakh. The Army has also announced cash awards for thirteen other Olympians from the Army...
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi appeals for calm in the state after fresh reports of violence were reported in the Kamrup and Baksa districts. The Kamrup district was rocked with arson and stone pelting on Thursday morning while other violent incidents shook ...
The Indian Army has promoted Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar as Subedar Major. Kumar had expressed his displeasure over not getting a promotion in the last six years. There are now possibilities for him to become a lieutenant in the Indian Army. He was al...
The Indian Army has promoted Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar as Subedar Major. Kumar had expressed his displeasure over not getting a promotion in the last six years. There are now possibilities for him to become a lieutenant in the Indian Army. He was al...
Ethnic violence makes a return to Assam as skirmishes broke out in two districts of the riot-torn state. The Kamrup district was rocked with arson and stone pelting on Thursday morning while other violent incidents shook Baksa district late on Wednesday night....
On the last day of this three-day fast, Baba Ramdev defers his major announcement till Sunday. Former army chief VK Singh has backed Baba Ramdev's agitation.
The ghosts of Congo and the Jammu and Kashmir fake encounter case are back to haunt the Army Chief. The Supreme Court will today hear a review petition against General Bikram Singh in the two cases. The petition puts the government in the dock, claiming that t...
Vijay Kumar silver bullet has given India's its second medal in the London Olympics. Subedar of the 16 Dogra regiment, Vijay Kumar, took to shooting because he was meant to defend the borders of this nation. The army man finished second on the podium in the 25...
Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal says that during the course of his fast, he could feel the pain of thousands of villagers in the country. He says that the only reason why the Government is not passing the Lokpal bill is because the day they pass it, they know...
Amidst thunderous applause, former Army Chief VK Singh addresses the supporters. He says that rampant corruption is the biggest problem in the country and that it is time the people take a strong stand against it. He ends with a patriotic 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai',...
Ex-Army Chief VK Singh stresses on the importance of changing the existing political system in the country. Sharing the dias with Anna Hazare, he says that it is high time the people fight a bigger battle against corruption in India.
Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari says that solely due to the virtue of being 'anti-Congress' will not enable Team Anna to jump the queue or impress voters. The move to join politics is most welcome and it is always 'more the merrier', says Manish Tiwari.
Listen to Anna Hazare as he speaks of why there is a need to form a political party that would be an alternative to the current political establishment. Anna refers to small slip of paper when he speaks on the crucial issue of forming a political party? In his...
Arvind Kejriwal speaks to the people at Jantar Mantar on the appeal made by 23 prominent personalities of the country to provide a alternative to the current political dispensation. But Kejriwal says they asked him to suggest or lead or form an alternative tha...
Twenty-three prominent personalities of the country have in a signed appeal to Team Anna and Anna Hazare have asked them to stop depending on the current political dispensation and form a political front of their own. The chief among the names are retired Army...
Even as the standoff between Team Anna and government continues with both the parties unwilling to budge from their stance, prominent citizens including former Army Chief Gen VK Singh have made an appeal to the agitating Team Anna members to call off their hun...
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi assures the nation that the situation in the riot-torn state is improving. With the ethnic violence drawing to an end, the state has shifted to damage-control mode. The 3 lakh people displaced during the course of the violence ...
The Armed Forces Chiefs have written to the Defense Minister seeking more representation in the Committee formed by the Prime Minister. The Committee was formed after the Defense Minister wrote to the Prime Minister about the discontent in the forces. The Chie...
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram is likely to take up the issue of delay in the deployment of Army in the riot-hit Assam with Defence Minister AK Antony after Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi blamed the centre for failing to act promptly. The four-day delay i...
There seem to be no end to the troubles of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan in the Adarsh Housing Society scam as ex Army man MM Wanchoo testifies against Chavan, accusing him of deliberately overlooking the violation of norms in the 'Kargil for ...
13 years back in the icy hills of Kargil, a battle took place. India TV revisits the site of this battle, that took the lives of our brave men. On 21 May, 1999, General VP Malik called in the Air Force chief and discussed the plan to beat out the Pakistani-...
After warnings from the former Army Chief and the Nareshchandra Task Force on National Security, ITBT Chief Ranjit Sinha raises concerns against India's northern neighbours. Calling China a foe rather than a friend, the ITBT Chief warns that China cannot be tr...