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08:46 PM, Apr 01, 2012
New Delhi: Amid the controversy surrounding the Army Chief Gen VK Singh, the Defence Ministry has cut short duration of his stay and size of the delegation for a visit to Nepal scheduled this week. Gen Singh is scheduled to take part in a regional two-day disaster management and counter terrorism seminar being held in Kathmandu from April 4 and chaired by the Nepalese Army Chief. Last month also, the...
06:58 PM, Apr 01, 2012
New Delhi: Days after his explosive media interviews, Army chief General VK Singh has named Lieutenant General (Retired) Tejinder Singh in his complaint to the CBI as the person who offered him a Rs 14 crore bribe to clear a tranche of nearly 600 "sub-standard" trucks. He has assured the agency of providing more material about the alleged bribe offer very soon, CBI sources said. Lieutenant General (Retired) Tejinder Singh,...
08:54 PM, Mar 31, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is not convinced with the letter written by Army Chief General VK Singh and wants more information from him. The CBI will seek further clarification from General Singh on the bribery allegations made by him. No case has been registered yet on the Army Chief's allegations. The CBI said it may write to the Army Chief or meet him next week seeking...
01:06 PM, Mar 31, 2012
New Delhi: The first signs of a ceasefire between the government and Army Chief General VK Singh are emerging a day after Defence Minister AK Antony extended an olive branch. The Army Chief in a fresh statement has tried to douse the controversy. He said, "There were rogue elements trying to create a rift between the government and the Army. There was no battle between the armed forces and the...
07:34 AM, Mar 31, 2012
Lt General Tejinder Singh hit back at Army Chief General VK Singh and said that now that General Singh is cornered he wants a truce with the government. ...
10:31 PM, Mar 30, 2012
Army Chief General VK Singh has accused the media of creating problems with Defence Minister AK Antony. ...
09:25 PM, Mar 30, 2012
New Delhi: Army Chief General VK Singh on Friday replied to the Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI) and confirmed the bribe offer by a lobbyist to clear the supply of a tranche of sub-standard vehicle for the Army. General Singh also says in the response that he will give more details soon. Surprisingly, no bribe amount has been mentioned in the complaint Singh, who had made the allegation in a...
08:33 PM, Mar 30, 2012
New Delhi: Dismissing Army Chief General VK Singh's comments on Tatra trucks as "not true", state-owned BEML (formerly Bharat Earth Movers Limited) on Friday said that it had never received any single complaint from the force in its over two decades association. At a press conference here, he said he had "great respect" for the army chief but did not agree with his reported remarks that the Tatra trucks were...
07:37 PM, Mar 30, 2012
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has targeted Defence Minister AK Antony for the first time over the Tatra deal controversy with party leader Prakash Javadekar demanding the Defence Minister's resignation in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. "I raised the matter of Tatra trucks in the Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha. I had asked why action was not taken by the Defence Minister when the Army Chief had...
01:27 PM, Mar 30, 2012
New Delhi: Army Chief General VK Singh on Friday stressed on independent capability in the defence industry while pointing out that the industry has grown many folds in the last few years. Addressing an ASSOCHAM meet, General Singh said, "The Indian defence industry has grown. We need to be self reliant and maintain independent capability." Speaking of private participation in the defence industry, General Singh said, "The private sector participation...
11:53 AM, Mar 30, 2012
New Delhi: Lieutenant General (Retired) Tejinder Singh has filed a writ petition in the Delhi High Court requesting it to issue directions to the Government of India and the Indian Army to withdraw the March 6 press release in which he has says serious allegations were levelled against him. The petition calls for action against the five serving Army officers including Army Chief General VK Singh, who Lieutenant General (Retired)...
11:09 AM, Mar 30, 2012
New Delhi: Army Chief General VK Singh is expected to send a written reply to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with his bribery allegation. The General has claimed that he was offered Rs 14 crore to clear the purchase of sub-standard military vehicles. He has already told the CBI that he has solid evidence to back his claim. Sources say that once the central probe agency receives...
07:39 AM, Mar 30, 2012
New Delhi: The tension between Army Chief General VK Singh and Defence Minister AK Antony seems to be simmering down. Antony has stood his ground defying his party colleagues in opposing the sacking of the Army Chief following the bribery allegation and the leak of a letter in which he revealed the poor state of forces to take on the enemy. Antony on Thursday said that General Singh was still...
07:51 PM, Mar 29, 2012
New Delhi: Team Anna on Thursday extended full support to Army Chief General VK Singh, alleging that he was targeted for not "toeing" the Government line on issues. Activist Arvind Kejriwal alleged government has killed almost every institution by "planting its loyals". "Those who refuse to toe Government line, like Army Chief and CAG, are targeted. We fully support army chief's struggle. We are proud of him," Kejriwal wrote on...
06:26 PM, Mar 29, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday took cognizance of the criminal defamation case filed by Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh against Army chief Gen VK Singh and four others. The court listed the matter for April 10 for recording pre-summoning evidence in the case. "I am an allottee in Adarsh society. I am an honorary member. There is no complaint against me. I offered bribe on behalf of Tatra...
02:58 PM, Mar 29, 2012
New Delhi: Defence Minister AK Antony on Thursday said that the three defence chiefs enjoyed the government's confidence while refusing to outline the Centre's position on Army Chief General VK Singh. Antony called the leak of the Army Chief's letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the state of preparedness of the Army to wage a war an anti-national act while addressing a press conference at the Defence Expo in...
01:20 PM, Mar 29, 2012
Jammu: While the whole country talked about his stunning disclosures and latest confrontation with the government, Army Chief General VK Singh paid a quiet visit to the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir. He was accompanied by wife Bharti Singh on Wednesday evening. Both were there for a little over an hour and offered prayers. He earlier visited Kashmir Valley and reviewed the situation at the Line of Control...
12:43 PM, Mar 29, 2012
New Delhi: Army Chief General VK Singh's letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh presenting a grim picture of the force's state of preparedness has invited criticism from many political parties, while some are blaming the government's inability to handle the situation. The leak of the letter led to ruckus in Parliament on Wednesday with the Defence Minister AK Antony assuring the MPs that appropriate action would be taken. Political parties'...
12:10 PM, Mar 29, 2012
For the first time the Chief of the Indian Army is crossing swords with his Government, tonight at 10 pm CNN-IBN's Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discusses with a panel of experts, should the media be restrained in reporting on the Army?
11:43 AM, Mar 29, 2012
