Eastern Command

'If China crossed into grey zone 100 times, India did the double,' says Eastern Army commander Lt Gen MM Naravane

Army vice-chief designate Lt Gen MM Naravane said on Tuesday that if China transgressed the "grey zone" at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) 100 times, the Indian Army did so on 200 occasions, as he claimed Beijing acted like a "regional bully" during the Dokalam stand-off

Five-year-old suffering from autism drowns in hydrotherapy pool in Kolkata school run by army wives association

A five-year-old boy drowned in a hydrotherapy pool Wednesday at a school for special children run by the army wives welfare association in Kolkata

Lt-Gen Mukund Naravane replaces Lt-Gen Abhay Krishna as head of Eastern Command; latter shifted to Central Command

Orders have been signed by the defence ministry to shift Mukund Naravane to Kolkata to head the Eastern Command, while the current Eastern Army Commander Abhay Krishna is being posted to the Central Command, replacing BS Negi.

Militants attack Indian Army camp at Niausa in Arunachal Pradesh; no causalities reported

NSCN-K Militants attacked an Indian Army camp in Niausa, Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visits Indian Army, IAF bases in Tezpur after trip to Nathu La border

After her visit to the Indo-China border in Sikkim, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived at the Gajraj Corps headquarters and IAF's eastern airbase in Tezpur in Assam.

Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi meets Manohar Parrikar, officials term it 'courtesy call'

Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi, who was superseded along with another senior officer in selection of the new army chief, met Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday.

All you need to know about Praveen Bakshi, the frontrunner who was superseded to post of Army Chief

Lt General Praveen Bakshi, the seniormost in the hierarchy, was overlooked for the top post.

Why denying armoured corps its importance would be an error in late announcement of new army chief

If Lt General Bakshi is denied his legitimate claim to the fourth star it will also be a bruising of the huge store held in the capabilities of our men in tanks.

Mamata Banerjee vs army: After night at secretariat, West Bengal CM stays put at Nabanna

After spending the night at the secretariat, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stayed put there on Friday demanding "withdrawal of the army" from the state and alleging it has been done by keeping her government "in the dark".

Farewell to a hero: 1971 Indo-Pakistan war veteran Lt Gen JFR Jacob passes away at 93

Lt Gen JFR Jacob (retd), who played a key role in the 1971 war which broke up Pakistan and created Bangladesh, died in New Delhi on Wednesday, a hospital said.