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  • WATCH: Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi’s Push-Ups With Newly Commissioned Officers At IMA Passing Out Parade Steals The Show

    WATCH: Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi’s Push-Ups With Newly Commissioned Officers At IMA Passing Out Parade Steals The Show

    Dec 14, 2025

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    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    Dehradun: In an inspiring and visually striking moment at the Indian Military Academy’s (IMA’s) Passing Out Parade (POP) in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun, Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi showcased his fitness by performing push-ups alongside the newly commissioned officers on Saturday, December 13. A video of the moment, now widely circulating on social media, shows General Dwivedi joining…

  • Rudra Brigades And Bhairav Commandos: India’s New Edge Against Two-Front Threat – All You Need To Know

    Rudra Brigades And Bhairav Commandos: India’s New Edge Against Two-Front Threat – All You Need To Know

    Jul 28, 2025

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    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    In the wake of rising tension with Pakistan and China on the western and northern borders, respectively, the Indian Army is setting up ‘Rudra’ Brigades and ‘Bhairav’ Commando Battalions to be a future-ready force. The announcement in this regard was made by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi on the occasion of the…

  • Lt Gen. Upendra Dwivedi Appointed As New Army Chief, Set To Take Charge On June 30

    Lt Gen. Upendra Dwivedi Appointed As New Army Chief, Set To Take Charge On June 30

    Jun 11, 2024

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    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday was appointed as the next Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Lt Gen Dwivedi is currently serving as the Vice Chief of Army Staff. He will assume charge from General Manoj Pande on June 30.

  • IMA POP Spring Term 2023: 331 GC’s Commissioned Into Indian Army, General Manoj Pande Reviews Parade

    IMA POP Spring Term 2023: 331 GC’s Commissioned Into Indian Army, General Manoj Pande Reviews Parade

    Jun 10, 2023

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Uncategorized

    General Manoj Pande, the Chief of the Army Staff reviewed the Passing Out Parade (POP) of Gentleman Cadets at Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun today. A total of 374 Gentleman Cadets of 152 Regular Course and 135 Technical Graduate Course, including 42 Gentleman Cadets (GCs) from seven friendly foreign countries successfully passed out from the…

  • Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane Reviews Security In The Kashmir Valley

    Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane Reviews Security In The Kashmir Valley

    Jun 2, 2021

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    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    General MM Naravane, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) is on a two-day visit to Kashmir to review the prevailing security situation in the UT. On arrival at Srinagar on Wednesday, i.e June 2, the Army Chief, accompanied by Lt Gen YK Joshi, the Northern Army Commander and Lt Gen DP Pandey, Chinar Corps Commander visited…

  • INS Kavaratti, Indigenously-Built Anti-Submarine Warfare Stealth Corvette, To Be Commissioned Into Indian Navy Today

    INS Kavaratti, Indigenously-Built Anti-Submarine Warfare Stealth Corvette, To Be Commissioned Into Indian Navy Today

    Oct 21, 2020

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    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    INS Kavaratti, the last of four indigenously-built Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) stealth corvettes, will be commissioned into the Indian Navy on Thursday, i.e. October 22. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Manoj Mukund Naravane will commission the stealth corvette at Naval Dockyard in Vishakhapatnam.

  • General Bipin Rawat Takes Over as India’s First Chief of Defence Staff; Here is What New Uniform of CDS Looks Like

    General Bipin Rawat Takes Over as India’s First Chief of Defence Staff; Here is What New Uniform of CDS Looks Like

    Dec 31, 2019

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    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    A day after General Bipin Rawat was India’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), the Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADGPI) on Tuesday tweeted out images of the badges of his new uniform. General Bipin Rawat today retired as the Chief of Army Staff

  • 20,000 Indian Soldiers Participating in ‘Vijay Prahar’ along Pakistan Border

    May 2, 2018

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    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    Over 20,000 troops of strike formation of the Indian Army’s South Western Command (SWC) are carrying out ‘Vijay Prahar’ exercise in the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges close to Suratgarh in Rajasthan. The exercise is being carried out with cutting-edge equipment and state-of-the-art force multipliers. Suratgarh is 300Km from Pakistan Border. As reported by The Tribune,…

  • Six-Day long Army Conference Begins; Challenges along Pakistan, China Border to be Discussed

    Apr 16, 2018

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    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    Six-day long conference of top army commander has begun today in New Delhi. Key issues faced by the country, especially challenges along Pakistan and China borders will be discussed. General Bipin Rawat chairs the conference. According to a statement of Defence Ministry, Issues like infrastructure development for capacity enhancement along the northern borders, review of…

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