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The United States on Tuesday (December 31) congratulated General Bipin Rawat on his appointment as India's first-ever Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and said the post would help in "catalysing greater" cooperation between the militaries of the two countries.Union minister V Muraleedharan on Tuesday slammed the Kerala Assembly's resolution demanding the scrapping of the  Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and termed it an "illegal and unconstitutional move." Do not miss the headlines of the day on MyNation in 100 seconds.
 

Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat was on Monday (December 30) announced as the first-ever Chief of Defence Staff. He will now continue to serve till March 2022 as the CDS where his primary role would be to create synergy in operations and finances of the three services.

Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat is set to become India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). The Army chief was named the CDS a day before he was set to retire from the service after completing a full three-year term as the Chief of Army Staff.Soon after seven personnel were caught for allegedly leaking sensitive information to Pakistani intelligence agencies, the Indian Navy has banned the use of social media at certain locations. It has also banned smartphones at naval bases, dockyards and onboard warships.Do not miss the headlines of the day on MyNation in 100 seconds.

On December 30, 2019, Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat was announced as India's first Chief of Defence Staff, who will function as a single-point advisor to the government on matters related to tri-services.

Why the creation of the post of CDS was not only a bold decision, but could be considered as one of India’s biggest military reforms. Watch SimplifiedBy on MyNation.

In all probability, Army Chief, General Bipin Rawat who retires by the end of the year, will be named as the new CDS of India, who will head the department of military affairs, which would be under the defence ministry

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has submitted the digital devices and documents seized from the raid in the locations of ISIS terror suspects to the NIA court in Kochi, Kerala. This includes one laptop, five mobile phones, four SIM cards, one memory card and eight CDs/DVDs.