The Latest Breaking News from the Ministry of Defence

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge objects to Centre's decision to depute senior bureaucrats to districts as 'Rath Prabharis' to propagate government’s initiatives. He says it's misuse of machinery to serve BJP's interests and violates CCS Rules.

Suggested points for the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) headed by the Chief of Defence Staff is 300 points of which Army is 100, Navy and Air Force 75 each, and Military Engineer Services (MES) – 50.

The claims are based on leaked documents from Moscow

Crisis emerges in response to Crown Prosecution Service’s decision to charge officer with murdering Chris Kaba

The crisis emerged earlier this month in response to the Crown Prosecution Service’s decision to charge an officer with murdering Chris Kaba.

Scotland Yard commissioner Sir Mark Rowley welcomes a review into the situation by Suella Braverman

Scotland Yard commissioner Sir Mark Rowley welcomed a review into the situation by Home Secretary Suella Braverman.

Military personnel could perform counter-terrorism duties if armed Metropolitan Police officers are unavailable.

By any Whitehall standard, the Ministry of Defence is a weird place. I am not just referring to its forbidding architectural lines, partly Orwell’s 1984 Ministry of Truth and Harry Potter’s Hogwarts, but its very nature. It is a hybrid, a frontline Whitehall ministry and an active military headquarters.