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Imphal: Security forces arrested four militants, including a self-styled chief of a banned Kuki outfit in Manipur, police said on Friday. Security Forces arrested Paokholen Guite, the self-styled 'commander-in-chief' of Chin Kuki Mizo Army (CKMA) from S Munuam in Churachandpur district on Wednesday, they said. Guite was involved in the trafficking of weapons and drugs across the India-Myanmar border and also in extortion activities. Two AK-47 rifles, 181 rounds of different types of ammunition, ...Read More >
The Indian Army's Golden Arrow Division celebrated the 60th anniversary of its victory in the 1965 Indo-Pak War at Asal Uttar, Punjab. The event commemorated the valiant soldiers of the Battle of Asal Uttar and Barki, paying special tribute to CQMH Abdul Hamid, whose bravery remains inspirational. The Indian Army's Golden Arrow Division, operating under the Vajra Corps, marked the momentous Diamond Jubilee of its triumph in the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War on Tuesday. The event took place at Asal Utt ...Read More >
Ladakh Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta addressed recent violence. He vowed strict action against those disturbing peace. Four people died and many were injured in clashes. Over 100 security personnel also sustained injuries. The Lt Governor reviewed law and order. He assured support for injured personnel. Gupta emphasized peace and communal harmony in Ladakh. He urged citizens to uphold brotherhood. No one involved in acts of violence here on September 24 would be spared, Ladakh Lt Governor Kavinder ...Read More >
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh health minister Col Dhani Ram Shandil (retd)'s son, Col Sanjay Shandil (retd), has called for the removal of allegedly corrupt and incompetent officials from his father's department.The demand came on Tuesday, two days after the minister had announced the postponement of a foreign exposure visit by a 10-member delegation, which included the father-son duo.The post by Col Sanjay Shandil, which went viral, has ruffled feathers within the state govt as the strongly worded m ...Read More >
Srinagar, Sep 30: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said that the strictest possible action as per the law of the land would be taken against those elements that speak the language of separatists and terrorists and insult the sacrifices of those who lost their lives in the line of duty and hurt their souls. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the '20th J&K Police Martyrs' Memorial Football Tournament', LG Sinha said, "The land of Jammu and Kashmir is saturated with the blood and sacrif ...Read More >
Leh: No one involved in acts of violence here on September 24 would be spared, Ladakh Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta said on Tuesday, as he inquired about the condition of more than 100 security personnel who were injured in the attacks by protesters. Chairing a high-level security review meeting to assess the prevailing law and order situation in the Union Territory here this evening, the Lt Governor directed senior police officials to identify and take strict action against those responsible for ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Lieutenant General Virendra Vats has assumed charge as the 35th Director General of the National Cadet Corps. He has taken over as Director General National Cadet Corps from Lt Gen Gurbirpal Singh. Commissioned into the 19 KUMAON Regiment of the Indian Army on 17 Dec 1988, the General Officer is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, Defence Services Staff College , Wellington, College of Defence Manage ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Lieutenant General Virendra Vats has assumed charge as the 35th Director General of the National Cadet Corps. He has taken over as Director General National Cadet Corps from Lt Gen Gurbirpal Singh. Commissioned into the 19 KUMAON Regiment of the Indian Army on 17 Dec 1988, the General Officer is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, Defence Services Staff College , Wellington, College of Defence Manage ...Read More >
Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Monday arrested Mohammad Raza, originally from Andoli in Fatehpur district and currently residing in Mallapuram, Kerala. He is accused of leading a group that called itself the 'Mujahideen Army' with plans to establish a Sharia-based system in India. According to news agency ANI, the ATS also detained four other members of the group -- Akmal Raza, Safeel Salmani alias Ali Razvi, Mohd Tausif, and Qasim Ali -- all of whom have been sent to judicial cust ...Read More >
Lucknow, Sep 30 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested from Kerala an alleged mastermind of a group conspiring to form a "Mujahideen Army" to topple the Indian government through "violent jihad" and impose Sharia law, officials said on Tuesday. Mohammad Raza, a resident of Andauli in Fatehpur district of Uttar Pradesh, was arrested on Monday from Mallapuram in Kerala, where he was presently residing, and brought to Lucknow on a transit remand, an ATS statement said. Ea ...Read More >
JAMMU, Sept 29: As the Leh Apex Body (LAB) today announced that it will stay away from talks with the Government till normalcy and conducive atmosphere are restored in Ladakh, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs said the Government has always been open for dialogues on Ladakh matters with LAB and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) at any time. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp "We would continue to welcome the discussion with LAB and KDA through the High Powered Committee (HPC) on La ...Read More >
Naraingarh (Ambala): "The next war will be fought with thousands of drones," said Western Command chief Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar, as the Indian Army pushes to make drone operation a core skill for every soldier. Lessons from Operation Sindoor, where unmanned systems were deployed extensively, accelerated a doctrinal shift, with drones now treated not as support tools, but as frontline force multipliers.According to Katiyar, drones were used extensively in Operation Sindoor, teaching hard lesso ...Read More >
New Delhi: Kenya's Navy Commander, Major General Paul Owuor Otieno called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi in New Delhi on Monday with the discussions focusing on advancing bilateral defence cooperation and enhancing regional security. Major General Otieno and General Dwivedi discussed the prevailing geostrategic environment in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and reaffirmed their shared commitment to peace and stability. In a post on social media platform X, Additional Direc ...Read More >
He appealed for calm, cooperation and upholding of Ladakh's traditions of peace and said the Union Territory's peace and brotherhood will not be allowed to be disturbed at any cost. The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Pawan Kotwal, Director General of Police S D Singh Jamwal, Additional Director General, CRPF, Rajesh Kumar and senior officers of the Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police , a spokesperson of the Raj Bhavan said. He said the officers briefed the Lt Governor on the latest de ...Read More >
Leh, Sept 28: Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Kavinder Gupta on Sunday issued a strong and clear message to anti-social and disruptive elements, warning them that strict action will be taken against anyone found trying to incite violence or create unrest. The LG chaired a high-level review meeting to assess the prevailing security situation in Leh. The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Dr Pawan Kotwal, Director General of Police Dr S.D. Singh Jamwal, Rajesh Kumar, Additional Director Gener ...Read More >
Jaipur, Sep 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ladakhi climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was moved from the union territory to Jodhpur Central Jail under tight security arrangements on Friday, after his arrest earlier in the day. According to sources, after his arrest in Leh, Wangchuk was first flown to Delhi. From there, he was transported to Jodhpur under special arrangements. Upon arrival, he was taken directly to the Central Jail from the Jodhpur Air Force Station, accompanied by a heavy security convoy. In ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Chief of Air Force, Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, on Friday took the last flight of the iconic fighter jet MIG-21 for the Chandigarh airbase as the aircraft fleet was decommissioned after defending the Indian skies for 62 years with its glorious history of shooting down planes of Pakistan in both the 1965 and 1971 wars. The Soviet-era fighter MiG-21 Bison had hit the headlines in 2019 when Group Captain (then Wing Commander) Abhinandan Varthaman scripted ...Read More >
Jaisalmer: Intelligence sleuths of the CID arrested an alleged Pakistani spy from Jaisalmer Thursday in the fifth such incident of its kind this year.Police said the individual, identified as Hanif Khan (47), was actively transmitting confidential information about the Indian Army, including details of the recently concluded Operation Sindoor, to Pakistan's spy agency ISI. CID (Security) IG Dr Vishnu Kant said Khan, a resident of Bahal village near the Indo-Pak border in Jaisalmer, was a frequen ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A little over four months after India conducted deep precision strikes against Pakistan under Operation Sindoor, the govt has approved General Anil Chauhan's extension of service as the Chief of Defence Staff and secretary of the Department of Military Affairs till May 30 next year when he turns 65. Gen Chauhan, who was commissioned in the 11 Gorkha Rifles in 1981, was appointed the country's second CDS in Sept 2022 after his predecessor, Gen Bipin Rawat, died in a helicopter crash in ...Read More >
The Centre on Wednesday denied any discrimination in granting permanent commission to Short Service Commission women Army officers when compared with their male counterparts while assuring the Supreme Court that all parameters were being duly followed. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for representational purposes only. Photograph: ANI Photo A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh was hearing Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, appearing fo ...Read More >
Leh/ Srinagar, Sep 25 (UNI) Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Kavinder Gupta, today chaired a high-level security review meeting to assess the emerging situation across the union Territory, a day after violent protests in Ladakh left four dead and dozens injured, During the meeting, LG Gupta stressed the importance of heightened vigilance, seamless inter-agency coordination, and proactive measures to ensure peace, security, and public order across the union Territory. He directed officials to mai ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: EC on Thursday revised the rules relating to counting of postal ballots, making it mandatory for all postal ballot papers to be counted before the penultimate round of EVM/VVPATs counting is taken up.The new practice will be first implemented in Bihar where assembly polls are due in Nov.This restores the arrangement prior to May 2019, when EC had changed the guidelines to allow EVM counting to proceed regardless of postal ballot counting stage. The 2019 change did not rule out chances ...Read More >
Leh: Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Kavinder Gupta, today chaired a high-level security review meeting to assess the emerging situation across the Union Territory. In the meeting, Chief Secretary Dr Pawan Kotwal, DGP Dr SD Singh Jamwal and senior officers of Army and ITBP were also present. An official spokesman said that during the meeting, the Lt Governor emphasized the need for heightened vigilance, seamless inter-agency coordination, and proactive measures to safeguard peace, security, and ...Read More >
Leh, Sept 25: Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Kavinder Gupta on Thursday called for heightened vigilance, seamless inter-agency coordination, and proactive measures to safeguard peace, security, and public order across Ladakh. Chairing a high-level security review meeting to assess the emerging situation across the Union Territory, LG Gupta underlined that the safety and well-being of citizens remain the top priority of the administration and directed officials to maintain a robust mechanism for ...Read More >
Leh, Sep 25: Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Kavinder Gupta, on Thursday, chaired a high-level security review meeting to assess the emerging situation across Jammu and Kashmir. During the meeting, the LG Ladakh emphasised the need for heightened vigilance, seamless inter-agency coordination, and proactive measures to safeguard peace, security, and public order across Ladakh. He said that the safety and well-being of citizens remain the priority of the administration and directed officials to m ...Read More >
New Delhi: chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who was put in prison former cricket player Imran Khan, has specifically suggested that Naqvi should come as an opener next to Army General Asim Munir to win a cricket match against India.Imrans Sarcastic comments came to India after the back-to-back defeats in the current Asia cup in Dubai.His sister, Aleema Khan, who spoke with reporters on Monday, went on his comments. According to her, Imran said that the only ch ...Read More >
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a three-day Combined Commanders' Conference of the armed forces at the Eastern Command headquarters here on September 15. Focusing on reforms, transformation and operational preparedness, the theme for this year's conference is 'Year of Reforms - Transforming for the Future'. "The focus of the conference reflects the armed forces' commitment to institutional reforms, deeper integration and technological modernisation, while sustaining a high level o ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 16 (PTI) Economist and former CPI(M) leader Prasenjit Bose joined the Congress during a programme in the metropolis, and asserted that he would support the party in its fight to "save the Constitution". Bose (51) became a part of the Congress at a formal joining ceremony here on Monday in the presence of party leaders Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Syed Naseer Hussain and Kanhaiya Kumar, besides state unit president Subhankar Sarkar. "We have to protect the Constitution, establish a government ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Delhi police has conducted raids and search operations at 25 locations in the capital and Haryana in the wee hours of Monday, arresting six criminals with the recovery of arms, cash, and jewellery, officials said. According to the police, a total of Rs 34.7 lakh and gold jewellery worth over Rs 50 lakh have been recovered from the house of the alleged financer of the Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu gang. The people detained and arrested belong to the Kapil Sangwan, alias Nandu, and Vicky ...Read More >
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], September 16 (ANI): A private school in Nashik received a bomb threat on Monday. Police and bomb squad found no suspicious objects, confirming the school is safe, Police Inspector Trupti Sonawane said. Speaking to ANI, the police official said that the school received a bomb threat via a fake email address. Also Read | Noel Tata's Proposal To Split Tata Sons' Top Role Stalls Amid Trustee Opposition As They Push for N Chandrasekaran's Third Term. She said, "The In ...Read More >
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