 | Army ‘quick gun’ units slow on the drawFormation of Integrated Battle Groups will take more time in the absence of a unified command chief like a CDS |
 | Theaterisation of Indian armed forces gets delayedThe differences between the three forces and the death of Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat in a helicopter crash in December last year have prolonged the theaterisation exercise. |
 | Appointment of next CDS, NEET exam among issues raised by Rajya Sabha membersThe delay in the appointment of CDS appears to show that the government has no succession plan or proper personal planning, RJD leader A D Singh said. |
 | Maharashtra NGO to adopt CDS Gen Bipin Rawat's ancestral villageThe Latur-based Dr. Harivanshrai Bachchan Prabodhan Pratishthan (HBPP) has been granted permission by the Pauri Garhwal district authorities to carry out development activities in Saina village. |
 | Army Chief General MM Naravane takes charge as Chairman, Chiefs of Staff CommitteeThe old practice entailed that the senior-most officer among the three services was taking over as the Chairman, CoSC. |
 | Retired officers can enter CDS race? Bipin Rawat's successor race to be expeditedWhether or not the talent pool to pick his successor would include retired officers is not clear, though the global trend is to promote a serving chief to the high office, a senior officer said. |
 | General Bipin Rawat cremated with full military honours, daughters perform last ritesGeneral Rawat, 63, his wife Madhulika Rawat, and 11 other defence personnel were killed when a Mi17V5 helicopter carrying them crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. |
 | Farmers hold 'havan' at Ghazipur to pray for Gen Bipin Rawat, 12 others who died in chopper crashA Mi-17V5 helicopter carrying Gen Rawat, his wife and 11 other defence personnel crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu. |
 | Army officers from Nepal, Lanka, Bangladesh join funeral procession of CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, wifeGeneral Rawat, his wife, and 11 other defence personnel were killed when an Mi17V5 helicopter carrying them crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on December 8. |
 | CDS Rawat Helicopter crash: Black box found; PM leads nation in homageThe mortal remains will be kept at the mortuary of the Army Base Hospital till the identities are established. |
 | Chopper mishap: Black Box retrieved as IAF chief reaches spot; Rajnath to address Parliament shortlyThe black box would provide crucial data on the chain of events leading to the tragedy on the hills on Wednesday when CDS Bipin Rawat, the country's first CDS, his wife and 11 others were killed. |
 | RIP CDS General Bipin Rawat: Multi-faceted officer will be remembered also as a great thinkerThe accident has shaken the Department of Defence Studies at Chaudhary Charan Singh University in Meerut, where General Bipin Rawat completed his research on ‘Role of Media in Armed Forces’. |
 | Exercise begins to select General Bipin Rawat’s successorThe position of CDS, created on 31 December, 2019, is critical and is vested with a whole lot of powers influencing procurement and modernization, promotions, and postings. |
 | CDS chopper crash: Mi17V5, an advanced transport helicopter, serving IAF since 2012Manufactured by Russian Helicopters' subsidiary Kazan, the Mi17V5 has onboard weather radar, latest night vision devices and the PKV-8 autopilot system with a maximum take-off weight of 13,000 kg. |
 | Country's national security 'unpardonably compromised': Rahul Gandhi slams Centre for China strategyThe former Congress chief cited a news report where the External Affairs Ministry and the Chief of Defence Staff had a different take on the China border issue. |
