Chandigarh: On what could well be his farewell visit to the strategic Western Command headquarters based at Chandimandir, adjoining Chandigarh, Army Chief General VK Singh met up with a large number of one, two and three star generals of the command. Singh retires on May 31. General VK Singh also awarded COAS Commendation to four officers of 103 Engineer Regiment for their exemplary courage and devotion to duty during relief...
07:34 PM, May 05, 2012
Hanumangarh: Army chief Gen VK Singh on Thursday said the issues relating to the defence sector that have come up recently were "complicated" and solutions to them have to be found within the parameters of transparency. Singh, who witnessed the Armed Forces war games 'Shoorveer' in Hanumangarh, said, issues related to the defence sector were complicated and their solutions were not so easy. He was asked by reporters to comment...
03:01 AM, May 04, 2012
Mumbai: Army Chief General VK Singh on Monday described as "tragic" the leakage of his letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh highlighting major "shortcomings" in the defence preparedness of the country and said the communication was part of an ongoing process. "It is tragic to hear about the leakage of the letter (written to Prime Minister)..there was communication with others also but luckily that had not been leaked," General Singh...
02:11 AM, May 01, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court reserved for May 5 its order on Lt Gen (Retd) Tejinder Singh's defamation complaint against Army Chief General VK Singh and four others. Tejinder Singh had already recorded his statement and pre-summoning evidence in support of his complaint and had denied having made Rs 14 crore bribe offer to the Army Chief to strike a defence deal. The court had on April 10 reserved its...
04:55 PM, Apr 26, 2012
New Delhi: In the latest battle between Lt General Tejinder Singh and Army Chief, the former has moved the Supreme Court against General V K Singh, accusing him of phone tapping. He has demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the alleged illegal phone tapping at the behest of the Army Chief. Lt General Singh has asked the court to seize and search the office of General Singh...
03:06 PM, Apr 25, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL challenging the appointment of Lt Gen Bikram Singh as the next Army Chief but made it clear that its order would not affect any pending proceedings against him in cases including an alleged encounter in Jammu and Kashmir. The court also refused to reopen the age controversy relating to incumbent Army Chief Gen VK Singh when the petitioners raked up...
04:38 AM, Apr 24, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sources on Monday said that Army Chief General VK Singh has explained to the probe agency the actions taken by him after receiving a bribe offer, allegedly from Lt Gen Tejinder Singh. The Army Chief also assured the CBI that he will provide more evidence to establish his bribe offer claim. The Army Chief said that he took the action by informing...
05:57 PM, Apr 23, 2012
New Delhi: In a major relief for Lieutenant General Bikram Singh, who is slated to succeed General V K Singh as the next army chief, the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) against him. The PIL opposed the appointment of Lt General Bikram Singh as the next chief. The apex court said that all relevant facts were placed before the Cabinet Committee of Appointment (CCA) before...
03:01 PM, Apr 23, 2012
New Delhi: Against the backdrop of the Army Chief raising the issue of shortage of equipment, a Parliamentary panel has decided to carry out a "comprehensive" review on the issue of defence preparedness and bring out a report. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence, which is looking into the budgetary allocations of the Defence Ministry for 2012-13, has decided that during its review, senior officials from the three services as...
11:13 AM, Apr 22, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday reserved for April 26 its order on a defamation case filed by Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh against army chief Gen VK Singh, who has accused him of bribery. Metropolitan Magistrate Jasjeet Kaur listed the matter for order on the summoning of Army Chief and others after Tejinder Singh's counsel said that his client had already recorded his statement and pre-summoning evidence in...
09:58 PM, Apr 21, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday recorded Army Chief General VK Singh statement in connection with the Tatra truck deal. The Army Chief blew the lid off the alleged scam after he alleged in March that he'd been offered a Rs 14 crore bribe to clear a deal for supplying sub-standard Tatra trucks. Earlier, the CBI on Wednesday searched the homes of two former army officers...
11:09 AM, Apr 20, 2012
New Delhi: The Parliament's Standing Committee on Defence is slated for a meeting on Friday. On the agenda of the meet is the report on Demands for Grants of the Defence Ministry for the year 2012. However, what could make for some drama is the exclusion of the three service chiefs from the meet, as there was no official request made for their attendance. NDA members on the panel, though,...
07:28 AM, Apr 20, 2012
Pakistani Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani has stressed on the need to resolve Indo-Pak issues through dialogue. ...
02:24 PM, Apr 19, 2012
New Delhi: A money laundering case has been registered against Vectra chief Ravinder Rishi and his firms by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to probe alleged generation of illegal funds in the defence deal between Tatra Sipox UK and defence PSU BEML. The agency has registered the case after gathering initial details of the probe from the CBI and other official channels and it is set to question few people including...
04:48 PM, Apr 13, 2012
New Delhi: The three service chiefs are unlikely to be called before Parliament's Standing Committee on Defence to give an account of the state of preparedness of the forces. This has become clear with sources in the committee and outside saying that the move has been given up as it would unnecessarily send a wrong signal at a time when the talk of a trust deficit between Government and defence...
12:43 PM, Apr 13, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sought an appointment with Army Chief General VK Singh on his letter detailing the Rs 14 crore bribery offer to him by a former Army officer to clear the purchase of sub-standard all-terrain vehicles for the forces. CBI officers are likely to meet General Singh on Friday as the Army Chief is not in New Delhi. Lieutenant General (retired) Tejinder Singh,...
03:25 PM, Apr 12, 2012
New Delhi: Defence Minister AK Antony on Wednesday made it clear that there was no communication gap between him and the Army Chief General VK Singh. "Our policy is no cover up, no vendetta. There is no communication gap between the Defence Minister and defence chiefs. There is no confrontation between us," he told reporters. He also said that the functioning of Army has improved. "Lot of controversies in Army...
10:33 AM, Apr 11, 2012
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday directed the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government to ensure that there is no reporting on movement of troops by print or electronic media, days after a newspaper report on movement of two army units towards Delhi had created a storm. "Without interfering with the independence of media and keeping in view the fact that the news items relating to movements of troops has...
08:03 AM, Apr 11, 2012
New Delhi: The CBI on Tuesday sought legal advice from Attorney General Goolam E Vahanvati on the Army Chief's letter about the bribe offer made to him for allegedly clearing the purchase of sub-standard all-terrain vehicles for the forces. Sources said that the top CBI officials have met the AG on Tuesday. The CBI sources said that the legal opinion is necessary to decide if evidence provided by General VK...
06:10 PM, Apr 10, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court recorded Lt General (Retired) Tejinder Singh's statement in the defamation case filed against Army Chief General VK Singh and four others on Tuesday. Denying allegations against him Lt Gen (Retd) Singh said, "The allegation that I offered bribe on behalf of Tatra and Vetra Ltd is absolutely false and ill-founded. I was absolutely devastated with this sudden attack on me by the Army headquarters. The...
01:15 PM, Apr 10, 2012
