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The Supreme Court asked the Union government on Thursday (April 2, 2026) to explore the possibility of considering medically board-out Armed Forces cadets as 'ex-military personnel' for the purpose of reservation in government and semi-government jobs. A Bench headed by Justice B.V. Nagarathna pointed out that a majority of the boarded-out candidates were below the age of 30, and would need employment. Amicus curiae, senior advocate Rekha Palli, said they had set out to serve the nation, but t ...Read More >
JAMMU, April 4: Sainik School Nagrota organized a programme today to honour the eight cadets selected for the prestigious National Defence Academy (NDA) 154 Course and their parents. The cadets selected for the prestigious course include Ikhlaq Hassan, Hussain, Pranav Sharma, Aditya Kumar Singh, Prithvi Raj Sambyal, Divyansh Bhardwaj, Piyush Sharma and Yasir Mukhtar Wani. While honouring the parents of the cadets, an incentive amount exceeding Rs 12 lakh, received from the Ministry of Defence, ...Read More >
Pune: The sudden downpour lasting nearly two hours on Thursday afternoon affected normal life across Pune, triggering panic among citizens as cars and two-wheelers remained stranded in the streets due to clogged drains. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for heavy rainfall for Pune, Thane and Raigad till the weekend. "Partly cloudy sky with possibility of thunder and lightning are likely," IMD has warned. According to IMD, Shivajinagar recorded 65 mm of rainfa ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) The Supreme Court has asked the Centre if military cadets who become unfit due to disabilities sustained during training can be given ex-servicemen status, enabling them to avail reservation benefits in government and semi-government jobs. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan said a majority of the military cadets were below the age of 30 and would need employment. "During the course of submissions, one of the aspects that was discussed was as to whether t ...Read More >
Pune: The city has recorded its highest rainfall for the month of April in over a century, breaking a record that stood since 1896. Heavy rain lashed Pune on Thursday afternoon, bringing thunderstorms, hailstorms, lightning, and strong winds. The National Defence Academy (NDA) recorded the highest rainfall at 84 mm. Shivajinagar received 65 mm, Hadapsar 42 mm, Pashan 36.3 mm, Chinchwad 28.5 mm, and Lohegaon 21 mm of rainfall. According to weather data, the previous highest April rainfall in Pu ...Read More >
The Engineering/Pharmacy Entrance Examination (Computer-Based Test) will be held at selected venues in all Districts in Kerala and in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and the UAE. The exam will be held on April 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23, 2026. The exam will be held in a single shift from 2 pm to 5 pm. The printout of the admit card thus obtained will have to be produced at the time of examination. The Admit Card will be issued only to those candidates who have selected the Engineering/ ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth, an armoured corps officer, will on Wednesday take charge as Vice Chief of the Army Staff, replacing Lieutenant General Pushpendra Singh who will move from New Delhi to Chandimandir as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Command, as part of a reshuffle in the army's top echelons, officials aware of the matter said on Tuesday. Seth will be the senior-most officer when army chief General Upendra Dwivedi retires on June 30, making him the ...Read More >
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 1 (ANI): Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain assumed command as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command, on Wednesday. He succeeds Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth, who took over as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff today. Also Read | CBSE Rolls Out Curriculum on Computational Thinking, AI for Classes 3-8 From 2026-27 Academic Session. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain was commissioned into the MAHAR Regime ...Read More >
Pune: Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain assumed command as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command on Wednesday (April 1). He succeeds Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM who has taken over as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff today. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain was commissioned into the MAHAR Regiment in June 1988. Over a distinguished career spanning nearly four decades, he has held a wide range of command and staff app ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain took charge as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command on Wednesday, succeeding Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth who took over as Vice Chief of the Indian Army. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Lieutenant General Jain was commissioned into the MAHAR Regiment in June 1988. Over a career spanning nearly four decades, he has held a wide range of command and staff appointments, a Defence release said. Jain has commanded an ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will conduct the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I) 2026 on April 12 across multiple centres in the country. The Commission confirmed the schedule in an official press note issued on April 1. Candidates appearing for the examination will be required to download their e-admit cards from the official website once released. UPSC has clarified that no paper admit cards will be issued, making it mandatory for candidates to ...Read More >
Pune: Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain, AVSM, SM, has assumed command as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command, on 01 April 2026. He succeeds Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth, PVSM, UYSM, and AVSM, who has taken over as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff today. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain was commissioned into the MAHAR Regiment in June 1988. Over a distinguished career spanning nearly four decades, he has held a wide range of comma ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth, who helmed the Southern Command during Operation Sindoor last year, took charge as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff on Wednesday. The decorated military officer succeeds Lt Gen. Pushpendra Singh. At a ceremony held on the South Block lawns, the general officer reviewed a guard of honour as he assumed the key leadership post in the Indian Army. A day earlier, Lt Gen. Seth relinquished his previous appointment as the general officer command ...Read More >
Recalling Operation Sindoor, he said the command successfully thwarted Pakistan's "nefarious" designs and has since maintained a high state of operational readiness. "We are undertaking large-scale procurement of new equipment, including drones and counter-drone systems and wherever needed, we are also manufacturing these items in-house within our own workshops," he told reporters at the Army's Western Command Headquarters in Chandimandir in Panchkula. He also acknowledged the command's role i ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], March 30 (ANI): Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Katiyar, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, will superannuate from the Indian Army on March 31, bringing to a close an illustrious military career spanning over four decades. Commissioned into the 23rd Battalion of the Rajput Regiment in June 1986, Lt Gen Katiyar has served across diverse and challenging operational environments, including the Siachen Glacier, the Line of Control and the Line of Actu ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], March 30 (ANI): Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Katiyar, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, will superannuate from the Indian Army on March 31, bringing to a close an illustrious military career spanning over four decades. Commissioned into the 23rd Battalion of the Rajput Regiment in June 1986, Lt Gen Katiyar has served across diverse and challenging operational environments, including the Siachen Glacier, the Line of Control and the Line of Actu ...Read More >
Actor Anupam Kher's trip to the Khajuraho International Film Festival was briefly halted due to a cancelled IndiGo flight from Varanasi. He plans to explore Varanasi, try local food, and visit the Vishwanath temple while awaiting his onward journey. His film 'Tanvi The Great' will be screened at the festival. Mumbai: Actor Anupam Kher has joined the list of affected travellers in the ongoing IndiGo flight fiasco, bringing his trip to the Khajuraho International Film Festival to a brief halt. T ...Read More >
The Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun wrote a new and glorious chapter this year. For the first time in its 93-year history, a female officer cadet has successfully completed training at this prestigious institution. Her name is Sai Jadhav, a resident of Kolhapur, Maharashtra who completed rigorous training under the Territorial Army's special course and has now become a lieutenant. Sai Jadhav was selected after passing a national-level competitive examination and SSB interview. She suc ...Read More >
Dehradun: 23-year-old Sai Jadhav has scripted history by becoming the first woman officer to pass out from the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun, ending a 93-year wait since the institution was established in 1932. Her commissioning marks a landmark moment for the armed forces, with over 67,000 officer cadets having graduated from the academy before her, all of them men. Commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Territorial Army, Sai is also the first woman officer from the IMA to join the force, a ...Read More >
Dehradun: Sai Jadhav has smashed a glass ceiling at the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun. The 23-year-old Sai has become the first woman to pass out from the IMA. More than 67,000 officer cadets have passed out of the academy since its establishment in 1932, but Sai is the first female officer to be commissioned from this prestigious institution. Sai, who has been commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Territorial Army, thus continued a proud family tradition, becoming the fourth generati ...Read More >
Mumbai, November 3: In an unfortunate incident, a national-level archer from Maharashtra allegedly died in a railway accident in Rajasthan. The deceased archer was identified as Arjun Sonawane. It is learnt that the 20-year-old resident of Nashik's Dindori died in a railway mishap after he slipped while getting down from a train and fell between the platform and the coach. The incident occurred on Saturday night, November 1, at the Kota Railway Station. According to a report in the Free Press J ...Read More >
Pune: The Uttamnagar police have recorded statements of cadets and instructors present at the swimming pool when a first-term National Defence Academy (NDA) cadet, Aditya D Yadav, drowned during a training session on the Khadakwasla campus around 5pm on Thursday.Inspector Rahul Khandare of Uttamnagar police station said preliminary findings suggested no immediate sign of negligence on the part of the instructors. "Going by the details of the recorded statements, we don't see the instructors' neg ...Read More >
Pune: The Uttamnagar police have recorded statements of cadets and instructors present at the swimming pool when a first-term National Defence Academy (NDA) cadet, Aditya D Yadav, drowned during a training session on the Khadakwasla campus around 5pm on Thursday.Inspector Rahul Khandare of Uttamnagar police station said preliminary findings suggested no immediate sign of negligence on the part of the instructors. "Going by the details of the recorded statements, we don't see the instructors' neg ...Read More >
New Delhi: Air Marshal Hardeep Bains has taken over as Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel on October 1, according to an official press from the Ministry of Defence. He has taken over from Air Marshal SK Vidhate, who superannuated from the Indian Air Force (IAF) on September 30, after completion of 38 years of illustrious service to the nation. According to the release, Air Marshal Hardeep Bains was commissioned in the fighter stream of the Flying Branch of the Indian Air Force on December 19, 198 ...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 >
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 >
New Delhi: Days after the Supreme Court took up hearing of the plight of military officer cadets forced to leave due to disabilities suffered during training at the various academies, the Union government announced that they will be brought under the Ex-Servicemen Health Scheme (ECHS). A few cadets who enter institutes like the National Defence Academy (NDA), Indian Military Academy (IMA) and Officers' Training Academy (OTA) suffer lifelong disabilities during training. Until now, they were not ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 29 (PTI) The defence ministry has sanctioned the grant of medical facilities under the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) to officer cadets who get discharged from training on medical grounds due to causes "attributable to or aggravated" by military training, according to an official communication. However, the ECHS facility would be available only to the individuals concerned, as per the communication issued on Friday by the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (DESW ...Read More >
Lucknow: Lieutenant General Pushpendra Singh has been appointed as the vice-chief of the Army Staff.A resident of Lucknow's Mahanagar area, he is an alumnus of La Martiniere College and Lucknow University.Prior to this role, he served as the director general, operational, logistics & strategic movement at Army Headquarters.Commissioned into the elite 4th Battalion of The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) in Dec 1987, Lt Gen Singh's academic journey began at La Martiniere College, followed by h ...Read More >
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