New Delhi: Defence Minister A K Antony has directed Defence Secretary Sashikant Sharma to examine the petition sent to him by retd Lt Gen Tejinder Singh seeking action against outgoing Army Chief Gen V K Singh for issuing a "defamatory" Press release against him. Defence Ministry sources said the Minister had asked the Secretary to look into the petition sent by Tejinder Singh on Tuesday. After failing to get any...
10:41 PM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: Defence Minister AK Antony on Tuesday slammed the UPA government for the steepest ever petrol price hike, saying it was not a correct step and that the oil companies should have shown some "propriety" before hiking the prices. "The hike in petrol price was not a correct step," Antony said, adding, "The oil companies should have shown some propriety." The UPA government is under intense pressure from even...
07:50 PM, May 29, 2012
Mumbai: The Adarsh Housing society scam is soon becoming a flash point between the Ministry of Defence and the Maharashtra government. Both have been claiming ownership over the land on which the tower of deceit stands. On Monday, the MoD sent a notice to the Maharashtra government with the claim and may file a title suit in either the Bombay High Court or the Supreme Court for the plot. It...
08:05 AM, May 29, 2012
New Delhi: Prime minister Manmohan Singh today hosted a farewell dinner for Army Chief General VK Singh who retires on May 31. The dinner was attended by several senior ministers including Defence Minister AK Antony. Earlier, Antony too had hosted a dinner for General VK Singh and his wife Bharati Singh on May 23. Gen Singh's last major function would be the National Defence Academy passing out parade on May...
09:59 PM, May 26, 2012
New Delhi: In a tell-all interview given to CNN-IBN, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General VK Singh said that Defence Minister AK Antony could have done much more in the Tatra-BEML deal controversy, adding that the minister could have moved against Lt General (retd) Tejinder Singh. "I have faith in the Defence Minister... However, he could have moved against Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh... He relies heavily on advice from...
07:49 PM, May 26, 2012
New Delhi: Defence Minister AK Antony's dinner for outgoing Army Chief Gen VK Singh on Wednesday night was marked by bonhomie but there were no farewell speeches. No speeches were made at the farewell dinner for Gen Singh and his wife Bharati Singh hosted by Antony and his wife Elizabeth, sources said on Thursday, adding it was unusual as generally officials present say a few lines about the outgoing Service...
11:39 AM, May 24, 2012
New Delhi: Defence Minister AK Antony on Wednesday hosted a farewell dinner for Army Chief Gen VK Singh who is retiring on May 31. The Army Chief attended the dinner by the Defence Minister at the Army Battle Honours Mess at Delhi Cantt and the President will host a banquet for him on Thursday. Gen Singh's last major function would be the National Defence Academy passing out parade on May...
03:03 AM, May 24, 2012
New Delhi: Defence Minister AK Antony will host a farewell dinner on Wednesday for Army Chief Gen VK Singh who retires on May 31. The Army Chief will be hosted by the Defence Minister at the Army Battle Honours Mess at Delhi Cantt on May 23 followed by a banquet by the Supreme Commander of Armed Forces President Pratibha Patil the next day. His last major function would be the...
02:10 PM, May 23, 2012
New Delhi: In fresh trouble for defence PSU BEML, the Defence Ministry has received a complain accusing it of charging exhorbitant rates for spare parts of vehicles. A copy of the complaint has been accessed by CNN-IBN. According to the complaint, BEML was over charging for spare parts of armoured recovery vehicles. The complaint has cited cost escalation of up to 800 per cent in spare parts bought from BEML....
06:46 PM, May 17, 2012
New Delhi: Indian Army will soon get its first artillery guns since the Bofors deal in 1986. The Defence Ministry on Friday cleared a Rs 3000 crore deal to buy 145 M777 ultra light howitzers from the USA defence manufacturer BAE Systems. The M777 artillery guns are essentially used in the mountains. These guns are air transportable and are currently used in Afghanistan by the US Army where their performance...
05:59 PM, May 11, 2012
Mumbai: An internal report of the Defence Ministry has dismissed the findings of the judicial commission's interim report into the Adarsh Housing Society scam in Maharashtra. Mumbai's infamous tower of deceit, the Adarsh Housing Society, has now turned into a flashpoint pitting the Defence Ministry against the Maharashtra government. A state government-appointed judicial commission concluded that the land on which the building stands belongs to the state. The Army said...
10:19 AM, May 11, 2012
New Delhi: The UPA government and the Opposition were involved in a slugfest in the Rajya Sabha over the shortages of arms and ammunition faced by the defence forces. Raising the issue BJP MP and Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley said that the Indian defence forces were moving on imported trucks, which was not a good sign. "The country which aspires to become a superpower has to import trucks for...
03:58 PM, May 08, 2012
New Delhi: Defence Minister AK Antony on Monday defended the Tatra deal in Parliament saying that the trucks were bought mainly due to operational needs of the Army and that not a single Tatra truck had been purchased post 2008. Seeking to turn the tables on the Opposition, Antony said the present government had not purchased a single new Tatra truck and the current deliveries were being made as per...
12:04 PM, May 07, 2012
New Delhi: Government is reviewing the Defence Procurement Policy to address issues raised by the industry players and other stakeholders, a senior Defence Ministry official said in New Delhi on Wednesday. Addressing a conference on 'Streamlining the Indian Defence Procurement System', Financial Advisor to the Defence Ministry Amit Cowshish said the new revised DPP might address the issues of industry players as well. "I hope some of the issues the...
04:03 AM, May 03, 2012
New Delhi: The CBI on Wednesday questioned retired Lt Gen Tejinder Singh in connection with the bribery allegations raised by Army Chief General VK Singh. Sources say that an FIR is likely to be registered on Wednesday in the case. Army Chief has shared official records from September 2010 with the CBI which notes the meeting between him and Lt Gen Tejinder Singh, sources say. Singh arrived at the CBI...
05:27 PM, May 02, 2012
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