The new policy in Union Budget 2026 creates two classes of disabled soldiers: those forced out early keep their wounds tax-free, while those who stayed and served are taxed for endurance.
Young Army wives are leveraging public curiosity about cantonment life to build audiences and businesses. #FaujiWife and #SarkariGhar now trend regularly.
Gagandeep Singh, 24, and six co-travellers went to Russia on tourist visas but were ‘forced’ to fight on frontlines. ‘Must be brought back immediately,’ say Singh’s family members.
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At present, each soldier is entitled to daily ration of 620 grams of rice or atta. Under the new plan, 25% of the 620 grams will be millets. Ragi, jowar & bajra varieties to be offered.
A series of skirmishes at Thagla Ridge culminated in a relentless Chinese onslaught, where hundreds of soldiers died between the morning and afternoon of 20 October 2022.
In ‘The Indian Contingent’, Ghee Bowman writes about the 9,711 Indian soldiers —including from Bose’s INA — recovered after the world war and sent back to India.
In 2005, under the UPA’s watch, Chhattisgarh launched Salwa Judum. The state gave assault rifles to Adivasi boys and pushed them into battle against their own brethren.
Saudi Aramco will increase flagship Arab Light crude prices for May sales to a premium of $19.50 over regional benchmarks for refiners in Asia, still less than what traders anticipated.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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