On April 29 at Chennai’s Officers Training Academy, the first batch of five female officers to be commissioned to the Regiment of Artillery took their oath.

About 50 women army personnel are set to head units in operational areas, including functional locations in the operationally critical Northern and Eastern Commands that are responsible for guarding India’s borders with China.

Lieutenant Chetana Sharma will be leading the made-in-India missile system “Akash” at the republic day parade 2023.

The soldiers of the Indian Army’s Chinar Corps walked through knee-deep snowfall to rescue an elderly woman who was in severe pain from a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir on the Line of Control on Friday

The women officers who have now acquired command roles in the Indian army will also be considered for promotions to higher ranks going forward. 

The Indian Army has planned to commission women officers into its artillery regiment. The decision to induct women into the combat system is widely welcomed.

Kerala couple was praised for their sweet gesture after their handmade wedding invitation to the Indian Army sparked a beautiful interest on social media.

The Eastern Command of Indian Army said “This inspiring act of Lance Naik Manju will set an example for other women in the army”

Desai said, “It was a year-long training. I kept least contact with family, just to stay focused on my goal. I remember calling my father on the first day at the academy and saying, ‘don’t call me unless someone dies.’”

General Bipin Rawat and wife Madhulika were among the 14 aboard the chopper that crashed after noon on Wednesday in the southern Nilgiri hills.