Former chief of Army and Governor of Arunachal Pradesh General JJ Singh has spoken out for the first time on his role in the age controversy saying the row vitiated the atmosphere and affected the sheen of the Office of the Chief. ...
09:30 AM, Jun 17, 2012
General Vijay Kumar Singh, who took over the reins of the Indian Army 24 months ago, will hang up his boots on May 31 after completing a tenure which saw the military-civil conflict spiral to a new high when the Army Chief dragged the government to the Supreme Court over the controversy over his date of birth. General Singh, who took over as the Chief of Army Staff on March...
07:20 AM, May 31, 2012
New Delhi: General VK Singh, who took over the reins of the army 26 months ago with an image of an anti-corruption crusader, will retire as Army Chief on May 31 bringing to an end a controversial tenure that was marred by rows over his age and fissures among the military brass. 62-year-old Singh, who will hang up his boots after 42 years of service, will be succeeded by Eastern...
01:57 PM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: Army Chief General VK Singh has said that the Indian Army is in a much better state now than when he took over as Chief of Army Staff (COAS) 21 months back. He said that the army is much more transparent, confident now and has addressed issued which were never discussed before. Speaking exclusively to CNN-IBN's Anubha Bhonsle, he said that he decided to withdraw his petition on...
09:57 AM, May 27, 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: Terming as "extremely alarming" the media report of two Army units moving towards Delhi without notifying the Government in January this year, BJP leader LK Advani on Friday said it shows that the Government-Army ties are at an all time low and highlights the "trust deficit" in establishment circles. "If one reads the April 4 report thoroughly, and the several follow-up stories published on April 5, one would...
12:41 PM, Apr 06, 2012
New Delhi: Army chief Gen V K Singh, whose date of birth was mired in a huge controversy, has alleged that a "lot of money" was spent by people within the force to get a "false" birth certificate and tarnish his image as he had stopped their wrongdoings. He said he had evidence that people within the Army were behind the "derogatory and completely fake" stories against him and action...
07:01 PM, Mar 16, 2012
New Delhi: The suspense over the next Army Chief came to an end with the Government announcing Lieutenant General Bikram Singh as the successor to General VK Singh, who recently lost his battle over the age issue. 59-year-old Lieutenant General Singh, the Eastern Army Commander, will head the 13-lakh strong force and have a tenure of just over two years till August 2014 from May 31. Bikram Singh, the second...
08:44 PM, Mar 03, 2012
New Delhi: Army Chief Gen VK Singh, who lost his battle with the Defence Ministry on the age row, feels the Supreme Court has "not, not effectively" closed the issue but ruled out his resignation. "It would be dishonest to say that that I was not, not under pressure to resign. Even my closest advisors were affected by the media interpretation and, yes, I was extremely disappointed that the Supreme...
06:02 PM, Mar 02, 2012
The Army Chief General said that he was happy with the way things were dealt with in the age row. ...
12:14 AM, Feb 17, 2012
New Delhi: Trouble seems to be brewing up for Army chief General VK Singh yet again as the Chandigarh bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal is all set to hear a petition against him, filed by Major General TS Handa. Maj Gen Handa filed an appeal against Singh saying his "annual confidential report" had been "spoilt" as he could not change the Army chief's date of birth. General Singh is...
08:56 AM, Feb 14, 2012
Defence Minister AK Antony, however, remained speculative on whether Army chief General VK Singh could resign. ...
12:52 PM, Feb 13, 2012
New Delhi: Congress on Friday expressed happiness over the resolution of Army Chief Gen VK Singh's age row, saying the honour of the country and the armed forces was "uppermost". "As a citizen of the country, I am happy that government and army are working in consonance with each other. The honour of the country and the armed forces was uppermost", party spokesperson Renuka Chaudhary said. Asked about the Army...
05:32 AM, Feb 11, 2012
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11:58 PM, Feb 10, 2012
Former deputy Army chief Lieutenant General (Retired) Raj Kadyan said General VK Singh's position was untenable and he should quit. ...
11:42 PM, Feb 10, 2012
New Delhi: Army Chief General VK Singh lost the battle over his age as the Supreme Court on Friday said that 1950 will be treated as the Army Chief's year of birth. Following this, General VK Singh withdrew his plea from the Supreme Court after the court decided that 1950 will be treated as his year of birth for all service matters. The court said that the Union Public Service...
09:20 PM, Feb 10, 2012
General VK Singh withdrew his plea from the Supreme Court after the court decided that 1950 will be treated as his year of birth for all service matters. ...
09:10 PM, Feb 10, 2012
Has the controversy over the Army Chief's date of birth ended in the government's favour or is it an outcome that suits both the sides equally? ...
08:49 PM, Feb 10, 2012
Puneet Bali, the counsel for General VK Singh in the age row, said on Friday that the matter had been resolved very gracefully. "It is a victory for everybody. This matter has been resolved very gracefully." He said that it was very hurting to see "certain sections" reporting that the General perhaps wanted to cling on to the post. ...
03:45 PM, Feb 10, 2012
New Delhi: In a temporary relief for Army Chief General VK Singh in the case over his date of birth, the government withdrew its December 30, 2011 order, rejecting his statutory complaint on his age row. The December 30, 2011 order rejected General Singh complaint against fixing his date of birth as May 10, 1950. Attorney General of India Goolam E Vahanvati informed the Supreme Court the government's decision to...
11:42 AM, Feb 10, 2012
