The Parachute Regiment was ''wholly unfit'' to act in a policing role and its deployment on what became Bloody Sunday had the potential for disaster built into it, the Saville Inquiry heard yesterday.

Parachute Regiment veterans in Scotland have spoken out about their regiment’s coveted maroon beret and flags being misappropriated and used by football fans and Orange Lodge band marchers to incite ...

The Yudh Seva Medal was awarded to commanding officers of 4 Para and 9 Para (special forces), while the Kriti Chakra was awarded to Major Mohit Suri of 4 Para ...

Large amounts of cash collected from the public for a military charity at venues in Scotland including football matches and railway stations by Parachute Regiment veterans have been misappropriated ...

The new head of the British Army has cancelled a Parachute Regiment battalion's deployment to Bosnia and Kosovo following the release of a video seemingly showing multiple paratroopers having sex with ...

Eight Army personnel from 21 Para Regiment who took part in operations across the Myanmar border in June are among the 67 gallantry award recipients approved by President and Supreme Commander of the ...

Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will begin his stint with the Indian Army's Parachute Regiment from July 31 in Kashmir. Dhoni, who holds the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the ...

The cabinet has approved the navy's proposal to set up an locally-recruited naval regiment to support peace-keeping operations in the restive South, a military source said yesterday. The proposal, ...

The 38-year-old holds the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army unit of the Parachute Regiment (106 Para TA battalion).

New Delhi: India’s One Day International cricket captain M S Dhoni, conferred an honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel, is undergoing a two-week initial training with the elite Para regiment of the ...