Army Day is celebrated in India on January 15th every year to commemorate the day when General K. M. Cariappa took over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army in 1949. The event marks the transition of the Indian Army from British control to being led by an Indian officer.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said the Indian Army is a symbol of strength and courage of the country’s 140 crore people. Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the three-day ‘Know Your Army’ festival organised at the Army’s Central Command here, he said only a strong army can realise the vision of a secure and […]
In his memoir, he said he had initially discussed with the prime minister a ‘tour of duty’ scheme to induct soldiers for short-term tenure only in the Army.