Picture Courtesy: ANI
New Delhi: Army Chief General Bipin Rawat has been named India’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
He was due to retire on December 31.
The CDS will be a four-star General, the principal military advisor to the Defence Minister, and head the new Department of Military Affairs while ensuring jointness in training, logistics and procurement in the three services.
On December 24, the Cabinet Committee on Security had approved the creation of the CDS position on the suggestion of the Kargil Review Committee in 1999.
Following which, the rules for the maximum age limit of 65 years for the CDS was amended by the Centre on December 29.
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is all set to witness high-voltage campaign for the Lok Sabha and Assembly…
New Delhi: Actor Shreyas Talpade thinks he suffered a cardiac arrest last year as a…
Bhubaneswar: The Pratima Foundation, established in memory of distinguished educator, writer, and social worker Pratima…
Bhubaneswar: Three players from Odisha have been selected in the 20-member Indian Junior (U-21) Men’s…
Bhubaneswar: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that India will wait for the Canadian…
Bhubaneswar: Congress has named Jay Narayan Patnaik as its candidate for Puri Lok Sabha seat…
New Delhi: Days after being caught while allegedly trying to smuggle 25 kg of gold worth…
Bengaluru: The controversy over Virat Kohli’s ‘slow’ strike rate refuses to die. In the latest…