 | India, Australia hold joint military exerciseThe UN’s Chapter VII is about action with respect to threats to peace, breaches of peace, and acts of aggression. |
 | India safe as long as its brave soldiers stand guard at borders: Modi to security forces on Diwali"It is said that 'parv' is where the 'parivaar' is. On festivals, being away from the family and deployed on the borders exemplifies the commitment to duty. The country is indebted to you," Modi said |
 | Defence Ministry issues instruction to release third instalment of OROP arrears by DiwaliLast December, centre approved revision of pension of armed forces personnel under OROP scheme with retrospective effect from July 1, 2019. The arrears were to be paid in four instalments. |
 | Army seeks to modernise transport fleetThe vehicles to be procured will be General Service (GS) Vehicles used as load carriers for transporting troops, cargo, ammunition, and other supplies. |
 | Equal leave provision for women soldiers at par with officersAt present, the women officers get maternity leave of 180 days with full pay for each child, subject to a maximum of two children. |
 | China sacks defence minister 2 months after he goes missingChina has officially removed Li Shangfu as its defence minister, nearly two months after he disappeared from public view. |
 | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh celebrates Dussehra and performs Shastra Puja with troops at TawangThe Defence Minister also visited the Tawang War Memorial, where he laid a wreath and offered tributes to the bravehearts who made the supreme sacrifice during the 1962 war. |
 | 66-yr-old wins legal battle to claim father’s pensionThe regional AFT bench held that the mandate that the decree of divorce should be obtained during the lifetime of at least one of the parents is discriminatory and unconstitutional. |
 | Defence Council approves armed forces' proposals worth Rs 7,800 croreThe DAC has also approved procurement of a ground-based autonomous system for mechanised infantry and armoured regiments that will enable various operations such as unmanned surveillance. |
 | Assam to completely ‘withdraw’ AFSPA by 2023 end: CM HimantaHe said that during his tenure, four peace accords were signed with the insurgent groups and nearly 8000 militants have been integrated with the mainstream politics. |
 | Border forces to guard strategic Siliguri Corridor in peacetimeDuring peacetime, personnel from the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) will be deployed across designated areas. |
 | 'Discipline is hallmark of Armed Forces': SC refuses relief to Army man who overstayed leaveA bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Rajesh Bindal observed that gross indiscipline by those serving in the forces cannot be tolerated while noting that the appellant appeared to be a habitual offender. |
 | Armed forces: No names, but numbers for new theatre commandsCountries like the US and China have named their theatre commands after the regions they are entrusted to operate in. |
 | Women in forces set out on bikes in memory of KargilA group of 26 women associated with the three armed forces will participate in an over 900-km bike rally on the eve of Kargil Vijay Diwas. |
 | Indian armed forces likely to get their first Integrated Theatre Command in AugustThe South-West Command to function as a test-bed ITC; the other commands will come up as per the ‘One Border One Force’ concept. |
 | Armed forces draw proposal to absorb 50 per cent more AgniveersThe solution for the shortage in manpower needs attention, as tension persists along the Line of Actual Control with heightened deployment along the region. |
 | Similipal Tiger Reserve needs special armed force to protect its faunaThough STR has its own tiger protection force it has not been of much help in countering poaching |
 | Lt Gen Ajith Nilakantan visits his hometown, KeralaThe Trivandrum Medical College Alumni Association will felicitate the distinguished alumnus during their convention on Friday. |
