Miscellaneous Current Affairs · 16 January 2026

Armed Forces Veterans' Day observed on January 14

Exam-focused facts from the 16 January 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Armed Forces Veterans' Day is celebrated on January 14 every year.
  • The day marks the birth anniversary of the Late Field Marshal KM Cariappa, who retired on this day in 1953.
  • Field Marshal Cariappa was the First Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the Indian Army.

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