Shyam Thapa, a name that resonates with Indian football’s golden era, needs little introduction. A key member of the Indian ...

Born and brought up in Kalimpong, north Bengal, where his father was an NCC instructor at the Army School, Rai would wear his NCC uniform all day and say: “I’ll join the Army and serve the ...

Gorkha: Akshay Kumar Thanks Retired Army Officer After He Pointed Out A Mistake In The Poster: “‘We’ll Take Utmost Care While Filming” (Pic Credit: Instagram/akshaykumar, Wikipedia ...

Army generals will no longer don distinctive regimental headgear, like Gorkha hats or maroon berets, or shoulder rank badges, gorget patches, belts, lanyards and shoes. They will still wear their ...

Lieutenant General Shakti Gurung deserves to be complimented in telling his life story and that of his people, as subaltern ...

NEW DELHI: Calling it a move to bring in uniformity in uniforms, the Army has decided to do away with differences in the attires of officers above the rank of Colonel. This means that all ...

The Indian Army has adopted a new, common uniform for officers of the rank of brigadier and above to bolster a common identity and approach in service matters among the senior leadership ...

At present around 25,000 Nepal Domicile Gorkhas are serving in the Indian Army’s Gorkha regiments in its 43 battalions which are composed of Indian soldiers as well as those recruited from Nepal.

The army has decided to adopt a common uniform for officers in brigadier rank and above to bolster a common identity, approach in service matters among seniors.

However, in several cases, the army retained in its uniforms reminders of excellence and of ethnic origin, such as the khukri -- a deadly curved knife that Gurkha soldiers carry even today on ...