New Delhi: A senior Army General is likely to approach Armed Forces Tribunal over the issue of promotions. Lt Gen Ravi Dastane claims he has been denied appointment as Army commander. He says that the post was kept vacant for Lt Gen Dalbir Singh who was under a vigilance ban. Gen Dastane is currently Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff. Dastane's petition could throw open the battle for the next...
06:56 PM, Oct 30, 2012
Beijing: Amidst looming national leadership transition and escalating tensions with Japan, China on Thursday appointed a new army Chief of Staff along with several other top officers, sidelining generals associated with disgraced Communist Party leader Bo Xilai. General Fang Fenghui, who was one of the few military commanders regarded as close to President Hu Jintao has been appointed as the Chief of the Headquarters of the General Staff of the...
09:00 AM, Oct 26, 2012
New Delhi: A Defence Ministry audit report has raised questions on Army Commanders, on the issue of money being spent for urgent procurement. The audit has found 55 cases where procurements were made without consulting centralised agencies. The Army Commander of the Northern Command has the power to spend up to Rs 125 crore in emergencies, while the Eastern Command has Rs 50 crore limits. And now the scanner is...
08:22 AM, Oct 24, 2012
New Delhi: An internal audit report of the Defence Ministry has detected a loss of over Rs 100 crore in spendings by six Army commanders between 2009 and 2011, prompting Defence Minister AK Antony to order strict checks and balances on expenditure. The Army, however, contested the loss of Rs 100 crore in procurements and insisted that no rules have been violated. The Defence Ministry had ordered the Controller of...
08:55 PM, Oct 23, 2012
Kabul: A military official says militants have fired rockets into a US base in Afghanistan, damaging the plane of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff while he was on a visit. The top American military chief was not near the plane at the time of the attack and no one was injured. NATO spokesman Jamie Graybeal says the attack on Monday night at Bagram Air Field outside Kabul did not...
01:50 PM, Aug 21, 2012
Leh: Against the backdrop of stand-offs between officers and jawans, Army Chief General Bikarm Singh on Saturday asked the battalion commanders to create a "congenial climate" in their units for the overall growth of the organisation. "General Singh emphasised the core values of the Army and stressed upon the Commanding Officers creating a congenial climate in their units to enable collective growth of the organisation," the Army said in a...
07:36 PM, Aug 18, 2012
Former Army Chief Gen VK Singh has accused the government of not protecting agricultural land. ...
05:55 PM, Aug 12, 2012
New Delhi: Concerned over local protests after a Jammu and Kashmir teenager, suspected to be a militant, was killed by Army personnel, Defence Minister AK Antony on Thursday ordered a probe into the incident. Overruling the stand taken by the Army against the need for a probe, Antony issued orders that the inquiry be conducted into the killing of 19-year-old Hilal Ahmad Dar in Bandipore district on Tuesday. "I have...
02:59 AM, Jul 27, 2012
Seoul: Kim Jong Un's top military official " a key mentor to North Korea's young new leader who had served under his father " has been removed from all posts because of illness, state media said on Monday in a surprise announcement that shakes the core of the authoritarian country's power structure. Ri Yong Ho had looked healthy in recent appearances, and his departure fed speculation among analysts that Kim...
12:13 PM, Jul 16, 2012
New Delhi: Army Chief General Bikram Singh, who has spent a major part of his 40 years of service in Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday recalled his days in the Valley saying he has "shed his blood" there as he was wounded in a terrorist incident there. "Kashmir Valley is always in my mind. I have shed my blood as I was hit by a bullet while serving there. I...
04:34 PM, Jul 09, 2012
You could call it the former army chief's magnum opus, an autobiography running to nearly 400 pages. And like many soldier autobiographies, it's all about "naam, nishan, namak, dastur and izzat". There's a wealth of detail about his family, the army tradition (JJ is a third generation soldier), days in the NDA/IMA and the highlights of his army career. Interesting in parts, tedious elsewhere. The meat lies in the chapter...
03:24 PM, Jul 02, 2012
New Delhi: Ethics, morality and corruption are issues that are gaining more relevance particularly with regard to conduct of officers in higher ranks, says former army chief General (retd) Joginder Jaswant Singh in his autobiography. At a stripe-studded launch of his autobiography, "A Soldiers's General: An Autobiography " (Harper Collins), at the Hotel Imperial Saturday evening, the general said: "Five years ago, I decided to pen my life. Now I...
02:49 PM, Jun 12, 2012
New Delhi: Former Army Chief General (Retired) VK Singh has been summoned by a Delhi court on July 20 in the Lt General (Retd) Tejinder Singh defamation case. Gen (Retd) VK Singh and four others have been summoned by the court to depose in the case on July 20. General (Retd) VK Singh is the first former Army chief to have been summoned by the court. Lt Gen (Retd) Tejinder...
04:25 PM, Jun 08, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court is expected to decide on summoning former Army Chief Gen V K Singh and four others named in a criminal defamation case. The case has been filed by former Lt Gen Tejinder Singh, who has trashed allegations that he offered a bribe to clear a deal for 600 Tatra trucks. The court had reserved its order for Friday after going through the file related to...
08:11 AM, Jun 08, 2012
New Delhi: New Army chief General Bikram Singh has accepted the explanation of Lt General Dalbir Singh Suhag on the discipline and vigilance ban served on him by former Army chief General V K Singh, said sources. The case now goes on to the Ministry of Defence and the Cabinet for final clearance, which once given, will pave the way for the promotion of Lt General Suhag. Lt General Suhag,...
08:20 PM, Jun 07, 2012
New Delhi: The Defence Ministry on Wednesday sought an explanation from BEML chief VRS Natarajan for serving a legal notice on former Army chief Gen VK Singh demanding an apology for his alleged defamatory statements against the defence PSU on the Tatra truck issue. "Defence Ministry categorically denies giving permission to BEML chief to serve a legal notice for filing a defamation suit against Gen VK Singh," Defence Ministry spokesperson...
05:49 PM, Jun 06, 2012
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
