Raj Kumar Arora took over as the Controller General of Defence Accounts on August 01, 2025. The 1990-batch Indian Defence Accounts Service officer has vast experience in the areas of financial policy, accounting, audit, budget, procurement, and personnel matters. The officer has held prestigious assignments in the Government as Additional Secretary in UPSC, Finance Manager […]
As part of the Indian Navy’s ongoing operational deployment to South East Asia, Indian Naval Ships INS Delhi, Shakti, and Kiltan, of the Eastern Fleet, commanded by RAdm Susheel Menon, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF) , arrived at Manila, Philippines. National Defence Bureau, New Delhi, 01 August 2025 The ships were accorded a […]
Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, AVSM, NM assumed charge as the 47th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS) on 01 August 2025. On assuming charge, the Flag Officer paid solemn homage to the brave hearts who made the supreme sacrifice in service of the nation, by laying a wreath at the National War Memorial, New […]
Lt Gen Pushpendra Singh assumed the prestigious appointment of Vice Chief of the Army Staff. A distinguished officer from the 4th Battalion of The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces), he was commissioned in December 1987 after graduating from La Martiniere College, Lucknow, Lucknow University and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. National Defence Bureau, New Delhi, 02 […]
Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, AVSM, VSM assumed charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command on 31 Jul 2025. He succeeds Vice Admiral Sanjay J Singh, PVSM, AVSM, NM who superannuated after four decades of distinguished service in the Indian Navy. On assuming charge, VAdm Swaminathan paid homage to the bravehearts who made the […]