
New Delhi: Taking charge as the new Army Chief General Bikram Singh received the guard of honour at South Block in Delhi on Friday. General Bikram Singh is the 25th chief of the Indian Army. General Singh has earlier served as commander of the Kolkata-based Eastern Army Command and will have a tenure of two years and three months. As he took command as the Army Chief, General Singh said...

10:31 AM, Jun 01, 2012

General Bikram Singh, Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM), Uttam Yudh Seva Medal (UYSM), Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM), Sena Medal (SM), Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM), ADC, is India's 25th Chief of Army Staff. A highly decorated infantry officer, General Bikram Singh takes charge of the 1.13-million strong Army at a time when the civil-military relations are passing through a very turbulent phase. The 59-year-old General will lead the Army for...

05:55 PM, May 31, 2012

General VK Singh retired as the Army Chief on Thursday with General Bikram Singh succeeding him as the new Chief. ...

03:51 PM, May 31, 2012

New Delhi: General Bikram Singh, a veteran infantry officer, on Thursday took over as the 25th Chief of the Indian Army succeeding General VK Singh whose 26-month tenure was mired in controversies. 59-year-old General Bikram Singh will have a tenure of two years and three months in the top post. Prior to his appointment as Army Chief, General Bikram was commanding the Kolkata-based Eastern Army Command. He has held several...

12:28 PM, May 31, 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 Indian Army 24 months ago, will retire on Thursday as the Army Chief, bringing an end to what has been a controversial tenure marred by rows over his age and fissures among the military top brass. Singh who hangs up his uniform after 41 years in the service will be succeeded by General Bikram Singh, who will have...

06:53 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 on Wednesday declined to comment on Lt Gen Tejinder Singh's complaint to the Defence Minister in the defamation row, saying that raising voice against corruption is everybody's movement and controversies did not concern him ever in his service to the nation as Chief of Army Staff (COAS). He also said that there was no misunderstanding between the Army and Ministry of Defence (MoD)....

10:03 AM, May 30, 2012

New Delhi: Army Chief General VK Singh on Wednesday attended his last major function in official capacity. He was the chief guest at the National Defence Academy's passing out parade at Khadakvasla near Pune. Gen Singh retires from office on Thursday. Speaking on the occasion while addressing the cadets, Gen Singh said, "You should lead by the respect of the people you command. A correct mix of moral and ethical...

09:19 AM, May 30, 2012

New Delhi: Army Chief General VK Singh would attend his last major function in official capacity on Wednesday. He will be the chief guest at the National Defence Academy's passing out parade at Khadakvasla near Pune. Gen Singh retires from office on Thursday. Earlier, Gen Singh said that the Indian Army is in a much better state now than when he took over as Chief of Army Staff (COAS) 21...

08:56 AM, May 30, 2012

Onboard PM's Special Aircraft: In a cryptic, but telling comment on Army Chief Gen VK Singh's recent controversial comments, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday night said, "Sometimes silence is a golden rule." On his way from Myanmar to Delhi, the Prime Minister was asked by reporters about Gen Singh's recent TV interviews in which he, among other comments critical of the government, had alleged that his letter to the...

01:33 AM, May 30, 2012

New Delhi: In a new twist in the bribery row, Lt General Tejinder Singh on Tuesday filed a complaint against Army Chief General V K Singh and four other officers with Union Defence Minister A K Antony. The complaint has been filed over the publication of a press release dated March 5, which stated that Tejinder Singh had offered a bribe of Rs 14 crore to the Army Chief. Lt...

05:45 PM, May 29, 2012

New Delhi: Sacked army officer Lt Gen Avadesh Prakash has said that he will challenge Army Chief General VK Singh's decision to dismiss him from the service after he was found guilty by an Army court in the Sukna land scam case. "I am going to take recourse and challengE the Army Chief's order. General VK Singh has been interested in this case right from the beginning. This is against...

02:23 PM, May 29, 2012

The Army Chief has given a spate of interviews over the weekend. In the process he has spoken critically of the Government, the SC and fellow senior officers. ...

09:27 PM, May 28, 2012

New Delhi: Just before his retirement, Army Chief Gen VK Singh has ratified a court martial decision to dismiss former military secretary Lt Gen Avadesh Prakash from service after he was found guilty by an Army court in the Sukna land scam case. The dismissal means that he will not get any benefits like pension and will not be entitled to use Army rank or any privilege attached with military...

08:19 PM, May 27, 2012