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‘Slight increase’ in Chinese troops at LAC, but keeping close watch, says Army Chief

ANI - 12 January, 2023

Speaking on Army Day, which is marked on January 15, every year, General Pande said they are fully aligned with the future national vision and have "decided to undertake transformation".

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Delhi LG gives prosecution sanction against Shehla Rashid on sedition charges for tweets against Indian Army

OpIndia Staff - 10 January, 2023

Shehla Rashid had written a thread, a few days after abrogation of Article 370, accusing the Indian Army personnel of forcefully entering homes of people in Kashmir and 'picking up' boys as well as 'torturing' men.

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OpIndia Impact: Posters describing the Indian Army as ‘Hindutva terrorists’ removed from Gurudwara in Jharkhand

OpIndia Staff - 9 January, 2023

On December 14 2022, OpIndia reported how several posters extolling Khalistani terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and denouncing the Indian Armed Forces were put up in a Gurudwara in the Mango city in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand

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The Times of India shares misleading claims about the arrest of 3 army officials for bribery, gets fact-checked by the Army

OpIndia Staff - 31 December, 2022

The Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADGPI) Department of the Indian army has rubbished the claims made by the English daily.

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Sikkim: 16 soldiers lose their lives as Indian Army truck falls into deep gorge

OpIndia Staff - 23 December, 2022

The truck was a part of the three-vehicle convoy of the Indian Army that had started from Chatten to Thangu in Sikkim in the morning of December 23.

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85,000 crores approved by Defence Ministry for Zorawar light tanks, mounted howitzers, and guided bombs for the Indian Armed Forces

ANI - 22 December, 2022

According to Defence officials, the proposals include six for the Indian Army, six for the Indian Air Force, 10 for the Indian Navy and two for the Indian Coast Guard for a total value of Rs 84,328 crore.

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Chinese incursions in mind: Indian armed forces to acquire ‘Pralay’ ballistic missiles

ANI - 20 December, 2022

Recently, Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar stated that the late Gen Bipin Rawat was working on the creation of a rocket force to counter enemies on the border.

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