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Bikram Singh assumes charge as new Army chief
Gen. Bikram Singh, a veteran infantry officer, on Thursday took over as the 25th chief of the Indian Army succeeding Gen. V.K. Singh whose 26-month tenure was mired by controversies.
59-year-old
Army Chief Gen Singh's veiled attack on Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag
In his parting shot, outgoing Army Chief Gen V. K. Singh on Thursday made a veiled attack on Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag, who is tipped to head the force in 2014, saying he was ‘alarmed’ that allegation
Army chief ratifies order to dismiss Lt Gen Avadesh
Just before his retirement, Gen V.K. Singh has ratified a court martial's 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 service.
Prakash is the senior-most officer to have been awarded this punishment by the Army.
Surface-to-air Akash missile test fired
Two days after its successful trial, India on Saturday again test-fired the indigenously developed surface-to-air Akash missile from the test range at Chandipur near here.
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Retired Pak General dead under mysterious circumstances
A top retired Pakistan Army officer died of a gunshot wound in mysterious circumstances on Saturday.
Lt Gen (retired) Imtiaz Hussain, the former chairman of the Army Welfare Trust, was taken to the
Defence Ministry was leaking information to fix me: Gen VK Singh
Five days before his controversial 26-month tenure as Army Chief comes to an end, Gen V. K. Singh on Saturday voiced criticism of the defence ministry for ‘selectively leaking’ information to ‘fix’ hi
PM Manmohan Singh hosts farewell dinner for Army Chief Gen VK Singh
Prime minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday hosted a farewell dinner for Army Chief General V. K. Singh who retires on May 31.
The dinner was attended by several senior ministers including Defence Min
CBI seeks copies of Army chief's interview to TV channel
CBI has sought from a TV news channel copies of Army Chief Gen V. K. Singh's interview in connection with its probe regarding his allegations that he was offered a bribe of Rs14 crore by a retired sen
HC refuses to ask government to withdraw Army press release
The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to direct the Centre to take back a press release of the Army alleging that Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh offered a bribe to the Army Chief in connection with a
US officials 'flew to N. Korea' before rocket launch
Two senior US officials made a secret visit to North Korea in an apparent attempt to persuade it to cancel last month's long-range rocket launch, a South Korean report said Thursday.
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