The CBI is questioning vigilance and finance officials of the public sector BEML in connection with the Tatra truck deal. ...
05:27 PM, Apr 09, 2012
New Delhi: Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence on Monday that 'The Indian Express' story on the movement of two Army units towards New Delhi was wrong inference, conjectures, and no permission was required from Ministry of Defence for such routine exercise. Sharma, who appeared before the panel on Monday, called the movement by a mechanised infantry unit from Hisar and the Para unit...
12:40 PM, Apr 09, 2012
New Delhi: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence will look into the recent controversies involving the Indian Army but Army Chief General VK Singh will not appear before it. Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma will brief the panel on India's defence preparedness. General Singh had red-flagged India's defence preparedness in his letter to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), that was later leaked to the media. The Ministry of Defence is...
08:18 AM, Apr 09, 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: There seems to be another setback to the government's denial of gaps in India's security structure. Weeks after Army Chief General VK Singh's revelations, a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has highlighted critical gaps in India's defence, only much more starkly. What is interesting is that the report was filed in December, 2011 but it failed to rouse any reaction from Parliament's Public Accounts Committee. The CAG...
10:40 AM, Apr 06, 2012
New Delhi: The CNN-IBN report on Indian Army's critical ammunition has shocked the Parliamentary defence panel. The members of the panel now want to summon Army Chief General VK Singh next week to explain. General Singh had listed some of the critical deficiencies in ammunition and equipment in a letter to the Prime Minister that was later leaked. A CNN-IBN investigation shows that the problem could be much worse than...
07:57 AM, Apr 06, 2012
A CNN-IBN investigation shows that ammunition levels could last only 10 days in a war situation. ...
11:03 PM, Apr 05, 2012
As early as March 13, General V K Singh reportedly told 'The Week' magazine that there were people who wanted to make stories for nefarious aims. ...
10:12 PM, Apr 05, 2012
A former Naval Chief and former Chief Election Commissioner have moved a petition in the SC challenging the appointment of Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh as the next Army Chief. ...
10:03 PM, Apr 05, 2012
New Delhi: While the focus has been on the power struggle between Army Chief General VK Singh and the Defence Ministry, lost in the process is the real crisis facing the armed forces. General Singh had listed some of the critical deficiencies in ammunition and equipment in a leaked letter to the Prime Minister. Now, a CNN-IBN investigation shows that the problem could be much worse than imagined. In some...
09:28 PM, Apr 05, 2012
Patna: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Thursday invited Indian Army chief VK Singh to join his campaign against corruption after retirement. "I invite him," Ramdev said in Patna before launching a range of consumer ayurvedic products by his company. Ramdev told the media that the campaign against black money and corruption would be strengthened if more people joined it. Ramdev also urged the general to attend his yoga camp "to...
05:30 PM, Apr 05, 2012
Kathmandu: Army Chief Gen VK Singh on Thursday met Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav and wished peace and prosperity for his country. Singh, who is in Nepal to attend the three-day Regional Seminar on Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance, called on President Yadav at the Rastrapati Bhawan in the capital. Indian Ambassador to Nepal Jayant Prasad was also present at the meeting. Singh during the brief meeting wished "for...
09:51 AM, Apr 05, 2012
New Delhi: Indian Army officials, Government and some editors have raised doubts on the story in The Indian Express that claimed 'suspicious' movement of Army units towards New Delhi. However, The Indian Express stood by its story. The newspaper's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta clarified his stand while speaking to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai on Wednesday and claimed that the report brought the facts out in public interest. Following is an excerpt...
07:43 AM, Apr 05, 2012
Kathmandu: Indian Army Chief General VK Singh arrived in Nepal on Wednesday to attend a regional seminar on natural disaster management and humanitarian assistance. The seminar is being organised with a view to develop a common regional perspective on plan, management and implementation among the armies in the region. Gen Singh, who is leading a three member delegation, will meet his Nepalese counterpart Chhatra Man Singh Gurung later on Wednesday....
03:01 PM, Apr 04, 2012
New Delhi: Army Chief General VK Singh has written to the CBI, seeking more time to reply on the central probing agency's query into the bribery allegations. The CBI had written back to the Army Chief last week seeking more clarification on the bribery allegations. Earlier, the CBI on Monday questioned the owner of Britain-based Vectra group Ravi Rishi for four hours in connection with alleged irregularities in the supply...
01:30 PM, Apr 03, 2012
New Delhi: Reacting to the revelations in the Tatra trucks deal, former Army Chief General (Retd) Shankar Roy Chowdhury has blamed the Defence Ministry saying it has kept all previous Army chiefs in the dark. Speaking to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, General (Retd) Shankar Roy Chowdhury said, "The Army Chief was not informed about the pricing, there should be better integration between the Army Chief and the Defence Ministry." Following...
08:56 AM, Apr 03, 2012
New Delhi: Army Chief General VK Singh and Defence Minister AK Antony will come face to face once again for the second time in 24 hours. They will attend an event in Ooty on Tuesday to mark the 98th birth anniversary of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw. Gen Singh met Antony on Monday. It was their first meeting since the General Singh's letter about the Army's unpreparedness was leaked. The meeting...
07:20 AM, Apr 03, 2012
New Delhi: The Tatra truck deal is at the heart of army chief General VK Singh's allegations that he was offered a bribe. The all terrain Tatra trucks, the army's lifeline, have been in use for over a decade, but the General is understood to have been opposed to the continuation of the deal. In addition to alleging they were substandard, the army chief has said he was offered a...
10:24 PM, Apr 02, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is set to question Vectra group Chief Ravi Rishi once again on Monday over the bribery allegations made by Army chief General VK Singh. The CBI has issued a lookout notice against the British citizen to bar him from leaving the country. Rishi's passport has also been impounded. The Tatra truck deal came under scrutiny after General VK Singh claimed that he...
06:26 AM, Apr 02, 2012
New Delhi: Former national security advisor Brajesh Mishra said on Saturday that General VK Singh who currently embroiled in a bribery scam is the worst Army Chief so far and that General Singh is a failure. Speaking with Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Mishra said the Army Chief has come across as weak. Here is the transcript of the interview: Karan Thapar:Hello and welcomes to Devil's Advocate. After a week...
08:52 PM, Apr 01, 2012
