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Indian Army: Land service branch of the Indian Armed Forces
The Indian Army (IA) is the land-based branch and largest component of the Indian Armed Forces, making it the world’s second-largest army and the fourth most powerful military globally. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS). The Indian Army was established on 1 April 1895 alongside the long established presidency armies of the East India Company, which too were absorbed into it in 1903. Some princely states maintained their own armies which formed the Imperial Service Troops which, along with the Indian Army formed the land component of the Armed Forces of the Crown of India, responsible for the defence of the Indian Empire. The Imperial Service Troops were merged into the Indian Army after independence. The units and regiments of the Indian Army have diverse histories and have participated in several battles and campaigns around the world, earning many battle and theatre honours before and after Independence.

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Pahalgam Terror Elimination: India’s Swift Justice in Operation Mahadev| Oneindia [Video]

Pahalgam Terror Elimination: India’s Swift Justice in Operation Mahadev| Oneindia

Pahalgam Terror Elimination was executed with precision and resolve as India’s security forces took down the three terrorists responsible for the brutal April 22 Pahalgam attack. Under Operation..

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Kashmir Terror Mastermind Eliminated: Suleiman Shah Killed in Harwan Encounter [Video]

Kashmir Terror Mastermind Eliminated: Suleiman Shah Killed in Harwan Encounter

Kashmir Terror Mastermind Suleiman Shah was formerly a Pakistan Army commando turned Lashkar-e-Taiba operative, as mentioned in media reports. He has been eliminated in a high-stakes operation led by..

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Tanvi The Great Screening: Rekha Gupta, Anupam Kher Shine at Delhi Premiere [Video]

Tanvi The Great Screening: Rekha Gupta, Anupam Kher Shine at Delhi Premiere

Tanvi The Great made a powerful impact at its special screening held in Delhi's Connaught Place. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta attended the event along with Anupam Kher, who directed and acted in..

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Indian Army REFUTES ULFA Claims | No strikes on Banned outfit ULFA Camps in Myanmar [Video]

Indian Army REFUTES ULFA Claims | No strikes on Banned outfit ULFA Camps in Myanmar

The Indian Army has denied claims made by ULFA-I of a cross-border drone strike on its Myanmar headquarters that allegedly killed 19 cadres. Defence PRO Mahendra Rawat said the Army has no inputs..

Credit: Oneindia     Duration: 03:23Published
Bhutto FACT-CHECKED at UN Over 'Muslim Vilification' Lie | Journalist EXPOSES Anti-India Claim [Video]

Bhutto FACT-CHECKED at UN Over 'Muslim Vilification' Lie | Journalist EXPOSES Anti-India Claim

Pakistan's Bilawal Bhutto Zardari faced an awkward moment at a UN press briefing after a journalist fact-checked his claim that India was "demonising Muslims" following the Pahalgam terror attack...

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Operation Mahadev: Three terrorists killed in intense firefight in J-K

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'Milestone moment': Army receives first batch of Apache helicopters from US; to be deployed in Jodhpur

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Look who's making kamikaze drones for Army: Two 20-yr-old engineering students

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India tests new weapons system for China border

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Largest ever military exercise: Where is it taking place? Is Indian Army participating in it?

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3 ULFA-I leaders killed in alleged drone strikes on Myanmar camps, India army denies involvement, here's what we know so far

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Ulfa-I claims 3 'big' casualties in 'India drone strikes' on Myanmar camps, Army denies operations

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Jammu and Kashmir: Army's northern commander reviews Pir Panjal region security

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India to get 1st batch of 3 US Apaches this month

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In the line of duty: Army leads tireless search, rescue operations after landslides in North Sikkim

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'Insult to the valour of Indian Army': BJP slams Kharge's 'small war' remark on Operation Sindoor

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'Their biggest crime was targeting civilians': How Army flattened Pak posts in 10 minutes after aggressive shelling

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'It was a huge threat': Army destroys live Pakistani shell in Jammu & Kashmir's Poonch

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Watch: Army shows how India’s air defence foiled Pakistan’s bid to strike Amritsar's Golden Temple

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There’s no ‘expiry date’ for pause in military hostilities: Army on Pakistan

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Operation Sindoor: Over 600 Pakistan drones killed by Army air defence units

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How Army acted on specific intel to neutralise 6 terrorists in J&K

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800 soldiers mark historic journey through world's highest rail bridge in J-K; Know its name, features, and facts

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