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Topic: Army officer

‘Used his fist & feet to hit me’—SpiceJet staffer beat up by violent passenger recalls incident

Mudasir Ahmad, who was assaulted by an Army officer at Srinagar airport, recalled the incident saying the passenger used his baggage to hit him. Ahmad suffered a spinal fracture after the assault.

Hid behind toilet, saw massacre: Pahalgam eyewitness narrates how off-duty Army man led 30 to safety

On Tuesday, as terrorists gunned down 26 people at Pahalgam’s Baisaran valley, an Army officer on vacation with his family sprung into action to save multiple other tourists.

Amid furore over ‘assault’ on Army Colonel & son, Punjab Police book 5 accused cops, launch probe

12 officers have been accused by the Army officer of assaulting him and his son in Patiala. Fresh FIR was filed after his wife held a press conference demanding that the cops be named.

Did Captain & fiancée ‘attack’ cops or were they ‘manhandled’? Army to take up case with Odisha authorities

While police are quoted as saying that officer & fiancée created fracas & injured four police personnel, Army’s situational reports and his statement present a different picture.

2 army officers, 2 women attacked by 6 men while picnicking in MP’s Jam Gate; sexual assault suspected

One officer has expressed concern that one of the women might have been sexually assaulted, but she is yet to give her statement. 2 have been arrested, search for others is ongoing.

Manipur clash a ‘political problem’, 4000 looted weapons yet to be recovered — Eastern Army Commander

Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita says India giving shelter to anyone from Myanmar seeking refuge in Mizoram and Manipur, but not 'armed cadres of militant groups of drug traffickers'.

‘Figment of imagination,’ HC says of Tehelka ‘expose’, awards Rs 2 cr to Army officer  

In Tehelka’s 2001 sting operation, 'Operation West End', Major General M.S. Ahluwalia,  then serving in the Army HQ, was alleged to be a corrupt officer.

Skills to infra development: Army to help run govt-aided schools under ‘Vidyanjali’ scheme

The schools will be provided with help in various capacities, including infrastructure development & logistics management, along with initiatives of the Army Welfare Education Society.

Army to move from 41 per cent vintage equipment to state of art by 2030, says General Pande

Addressing his annual press conference on Thursday, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande said every force will have three categories of equipment – vintage, current and state of art.

16 Army personnel killed in road accident in North Sikkim

The accident took place when their vehicle tried to negotiate a sharp turn on the winding road.

On Camera

Rahul’s ‘vote chori’ attack on EC is a political dead-end. He still has a point

The ECI needs to respond to Rahul Gandhi’s accusations professionally and transparently. Else, it will end up giving him the ammunition he is desperately seeking.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.