Chief of the Army Staff General Bikram Singh talks about the army's role in nation building at the India Today Conclave. The decorated general, in his 'General's Brief' talks about a gamut of issues, including those that plague the Indian Army. As the conclave...
Army Chief, Bikram Singh is on his way to meet martyr Sudhakar Singh's family. Sudhakar Singh's father is very proud of his son and he wants to tell the Army Chief that he wants his grandson to be a part of the Indian Army.
The tough talk by India appears to have yielded some results as Pakistan has asked its troops to abide by the ceasefire agreement at the Line of Control. The stern warnings sent across by the Army Chief and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh prompted Pakistan, whic...
Army Chief General Bikram Singh has met the family members of murdered Indian soldier Lance Naik Hemraj in Uttar Pradesh, who continue to demand that his head be brought back from Pakistan and be handed over to the family. His visit comes two days after Uttar ...
Accepting the demands of murdered Indian soldier Lance Naik Hemraj Singh's family, Army Chief General Bikram Singh has reached out to the fallen hero's family in Uttar Pradesh. Gen Bikram Singh who has met the brothers, wife and child of the slain soldier has ...
Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh will soon arrive in Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh, today to meet the family of slain soldier, Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh. General Singh is also likely to go to Mathura today to meet the family of Lance Naik Hemraj. The two soldier...
Army Chief, General Bikaram Singh arrived at Mathura to meet martyr Hemraj's family. Hemraj's family are on an indefinite fast as they were demanding the Government to ask Pakistan for their son's head. The family is not alone in their demands, the entire vill...
Army Chief General Bikram Singh will reach Mathura today to meet martyr Hemraj's family. Lance Naik Hemraj was brutally beheaded by Pakistani army on January 8 in the Poonch Sector. The visit by Army Chief is likely to give assurances to Hemraj's family who ha...
The Indian army is prepared to give a fitting reply if any foreign power resort to confrontation, says the Army Chief General Bikram Singh while speaking at the 65th Army Day celebrations in Delhi. The army chief paid homage to the martyrs at the Amar Jawan Jy...
Bikram Singh will visit Mathura to meet martyr Hemraj's family. He had already made this announcement at a Press Conference following the heinous act of crime which the Pakistani soldiers committed where two Indian soldiers from 13 Rajputana Rifles were killed...
Indian Army celebrates its 65th Indian Army Day today. The Army marks this day, which is held every January 15, to pay homage to the valiant soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country. The Army pays homage to the martyred soldiers at Amar Jawan Jyoti ...
Speaking on the occasion of the 65th Army Day celebrations, Chief of Army Staff General Bikram Singh reiterated the Army's commitment to it's soldiers and stressed on the need for modernisation in keeping with the challenges it faces. The Army Chief says thInd...
The governments of Indian and Pakistan are trying their best to mend relations between the two countries. The Visa Policy which was signed by both the countries will be in place from today onwards. One of the highlights of the Policy is that the citizens above...
Ahead of the 65th Army Day celebrations, Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh addressed the nation in a televised speech. The general thanked the families of the soldiers who sent their sons to fight for India and the citizens of India for its continued patr...
Even though government is in no mood to support Army chief on his tough stand on Pakistan, BJP is fully supportive of him. Senior BJP leader and former external affairs minister Yashwant Sinha supports the idea of controlled military action against Pakistan. H...
Even as General Bikram Singh sends out a strong message to Pakistan, the government continues its soft approach with the neighbouring nation. Downplaying Army chief's comments, external affairs minister said that India doesn't want to derail the peace process ...
Disputing all claims made by the Pakistani army as well as their media, General Bikram Singh, at a press conference in Delhi said the attack on Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops was a planned operation. The chief of Indian Armed Forces said that Indian Army ...
Indian Army Chief General Bikram Singh today assured the family of Lance Naik Hemraj that he would visit their ancestral place in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district on Tuesday. The army chief's assurance came soon after it emerged that Hemraj's family had demand...
Just ahead of the crucial flag meeting between India and Pakistan at the Line of Control, Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh, at a press conference, says that Indian Army will retaliate in kind if Pakistan army launches any more provocative operations. Sin...
Giving out a very strict warning to Pakistan on retaliation to attacks on the LoC in Poonch district, Indian Army Chief General Bikram Singh says he has given strict directions to retaliate if provoked. He further called the killing of two Indian soldiers by P...
It is rare for an army chief to speak at length on army issues and retaliation at a press conference. But sensing the anger in the army over the mutilation of a solider and beheading of another, the government gave the go-ahead to the army chief General Bikram...
Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma today met Army chief Bikram Singh in view of the escalating tension along the LoC. Shockingly, instead of apologising for its act of brutally killing two Indian soldiers on Tuesday, Pakistan has stepped up aggression. Despit...
The man allegedly behind the attack is none other than General Kayani, Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army. It is being said that the soldiers were acting on orders from Kayani. Another reason as to why fingers are being pointed at Kayani is because the r...
Sources say that a suspicious man tried to force his way into retired Army chief VK Singh's house. When he was questioned by Singh's personal staff, he couldn't give straight answers and was subsequently taken into custody. The man, dressed in Army uniform, ha...
The battle between Former Army chief retired General VK Singh and the government of India has reopened after the Centre scrapped the Z-plus security cover to Singh. The two parties have a history of animosity which started when the Army chief's age became a ma...
A day after the Z-plus security provided to retired Army chief General VK Singh was taken away, Singh has hit out at the government saying he neither used nor wanted the security cover in the first place. However, the timing of the removal of the security cove...
The government has stripped former Army chief General VK Singh of his Z-plus security cover. This might be because he has been actively taking part in protests over corruption, the Delhi gang rape and other issues.
Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal warned the Delhi Police on Tuesday against implicating 'the innocent' for the attack on Constable Subash Chand Tomar during the protests against the brutal gangrape of the 23-year-old victim. Kejriwal said that eight of h...
Indian Army Chief Bikram Singh is to begin his four-day trip to Sri Lanka to further the defence ties between the two countries. During his visit to Colombo, the Army Chief will also meet the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Indian Navy Chief Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi, Army Chief General Bikram Singh and Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Charlie Browne commemorated the Karachi harbour attack, during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, by the Indian Navy.
Retired Army General VK Singh is heading a protest march against the government in New Delhi, even as thousands of farmers flock at Jantar Mantar. The General, who turned activist after his retirement, will lead a Parliament gherao agitation by sugarcane farme...
Former Army Chief, General VK Singh, is all set to declare a war against the UPA government. The General, who turned activist after his retirement, will lead a Parliament gherao agitation by sugarcane farmers. The protest has been organised by the Rashtra Kisa...
After former servicemen questioned why the government has made Captain Kalia's kin wait for 13 excruciating years to give them justice, the Army Chief now lends his voice in support of the Kargil hero's family. The Kargil hero who was allegedly tortured to dea...
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has once again reacted to the clarion call for justice in Kargil war hero Captain Kalia's case. Khurshid has stated that Pakistan needs to be more sensitive on the issue. The Kargil hero who was allegedly tortured to d...
Anna Hazare's new core team includes Medha Patkar and Kiran Bedi. General VK Singh is not part of the team though he is involved with their activities. Team Anna will continue its demand for Janlokpal Bill and fight against the entry of FDI and privatisisation...
Newshour | Former Army Chief Gen VK Singh has been relentless in his attack against the UPA government. He demanded the dissolution of Parliament, claiming that the government is unconstitutional. In his latest move, Gen Singh has called for a Parliament ghera...
News Night | Former Army Chief Gen VK Singh has been relentless in his attack against the UPA government. He demanded the dissolution of Parliament, claiming that the government is unconstitutional. In his latest move, Gen Singh has called for a Parliament ghe...
Former Army chief Gen VK Singh has threatened to gherao Parliament. He has said that this move is for the betterment of farmers and the poor in the country. But this latest protest does not seem to have gone well with many Army veterans as they say that althou...
The former Army Chief General VK Singh has upped the ante against the government. The ex-Army Chief endorses the cry to gherao the Parliament, claiming that it will work to the benefit of the farmers and the poor. This is not the first time that the Army Chief...
Former Army Chief Gen VK Singh exhorts people to fight against corruption. He says that corruption cannot be eliminated unless each person decides to fight against it. Speaking about India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal and his relentless struggle...
Former Army Chief General VK Singh announces his plans to empower the sugarcane farmers of North India. The ex-Army Chief has endorsed the cry to gherao the Parliament, claiming that it will work to the benefit of the farmers and the poor. This is not the firs...
Former Army Chief General VK Singh, who had launched a scathing attack on the government calling for the dissolution of Parliament and immediate elections, sticks to his stand. Defending his commands, Gen Singh says that he had expressed not merely his persona...
Former army chief General VK Singh joins Team Anna and takes on the UPA government once more on Monday. Addressing a press conference in Mumbai along with Anna Hazare, Singh attacks the government and says that people, in the wake of the price rise and taint o...
In stinging attack of the UPA government, anti-graft activist and former Army Chief General VK Singh, along with anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare, demands dissolving of the Parliament. In his attack, the former Army Chief claim that the Congress-led UPA go...
Anti-graft activist and former Army Chief General VK Singh, along with Anna Hazare, demands dissolving of Parliament as the government has crossed all the limits of corruption. Attacking the UPA government, the former Army Chief alleges that the government is ...
Digvijaya Singh's sensational allegations: an organisation run by former Intelligence Bureau chief and bureacrats, and supported by BJP, RSS and Subramanian Swamy were behind the allegations against the Sonia Gandi family. Diggy mentions the name as the Viveka...
India's ace shooter Vijay Kumar, who turned around India's fortunes at London 2012 with a silver medal has finally recieved his due from the Army Chief. The Army has finally given him a promotion. The Olympics hero, also a subedar in the Army, had complained a...
Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar's long wait for promotion has finally ended as the Indian Army has promoted him as Subedar Major and awarded him a cash award of Rs 30 lakh. The Army has also announced cash awards for thirteen other Olympians from the Army...
The Indian Army has promoted Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar as Subedar Major. Kumar had expressed his displeasure over not getting a promotion in the last six years. There are now possibilities for him to become a lieutenant in the Indian Army. He was al...
The Indian Army has promoted Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar as Subedar Major. Kumar had expressed his displeasure over not getting a promotion in the last six years. There are now possibilities for him to become a lieutenant in the Indian Army. He was al...
On the last day of this three-day fast, Baba Ramdev defers his major announcement till Sunday. Former army chief VK Singh has backed Baba Ramdev's agitation.
The ghosts of Congo and the Jammu and Kashmir fake encounter case are back to haunt the Army Chief. The Supreme Court will today hear a review petition against General Bikram Singh in the two cases. The petition puts the government in the dock, claiming that t...
Vijay Kumar silver bullet has given India's its second medal in the London Olympics. Subedar of the 16 Dogra regiment, Vijay Kumar, took to shooting because he was meant to defend the borders of this nation. The army man finished second on the podium in the 25...
Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal says that during the course of his fast, he could feel the pain of thousands of villagers in the country. He says that the only reason why the Government is not passing the Lokpal bill is because the day they pass it, they know...
Amidst thunderous applause, former Army Chief VK Singh addresses the supporters. He says that rampant corruption is the biggest problem in the country and that it is time the people take a strong stand against it. He ends with a patriotic 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai',...
Ex-Army Chief VK Singh stresses on the importance of changing the existing political system in the country. Sharing the dias with Anna Hazare, he says that it is high time the people fight a bigger battle against corruption in India.
Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari says that solely due to the virtue of being 'anti-Congress' will not enable Team Anna to jump the queue or impress voters. The move to join politics is most welcome and it is always 'more the merrier', says Manish Tiwari.
Listen to Anna Hazare as he speaks of why there is a need to form a political party that would be an alternative to the current political establishment. Anna refers to small slip of paper when he speaks on the crucial issue of forming a political party? In his...
Arvind Kejriwal speaks to the people at Jantar Mantar on the appeal made by 23 prominent personalities of the country to provide a alternative to the current political dispensation. But Kejriwal says they asked him to suggest or lead or form an alternative tha...
Twenty-three prominent personalities of the country have in a signed appeal to Team Anna and Anna Hazare have asked them to stop depending on the current political dispensation and form a political front of their own. The chief among the names are retired Army...
Even as the standoff between Team Anna and government continues with both the parties unwilling to budge from their stance, prominent citizens including former Army Chief Gen VK Singh have made an appeal to the agitating Team Anna members to call off their hun...
Former Army Chief General VK Singh and four other army personnel arrive at the Patiala House Court to testify in the defamation case filed by Tejinder Singh. The General arrives in compliance with an earlier direction of the court. The court grants a bail to V...
Accused in the Malegaon case, abandoned patriot Lt Colonel Purohit writes a confidential letter to the Army Chief, which reportedly explains his side to the 'spygate'. In the letter to General Bikram Singh, Purohit makes an emotional appeal as well as some se...
Centrestage | Malegaon blast accused Col Purohit makes an emotional appeal to Army Chief Bikram Singh. In a letter, the accused 'spy' Colonel has alleged that internal war games in the military intelligence were the reason behind him being 'fixed'. He also say...
News Night | Malegaon blast accused Col Purohit makes an emotional appeal to Army Chief Bikram Singh. In a letter, the accused 'spy' Colonel has alleged that internal war games in the military intelligence were the reason behind him being 'fixed'. He also says...
Following fresh protests at Conoor, Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Jayalalithaa has shot off a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking the Centre to send back the officers of the Sri Lankan army who are on training at Conoor and at Banga...
The Ministry of Defence might have ignored categorical objections and warnings from the then Secretary of Defence Production RK Singh. He had written about his reservations about the supply of Tatra trucks in 2009.
In a huge embarrassment for the Army, a high-profile Brigadier posted at the Discipline and Vigilance Directorate faces an inquiry for allegedly demanding money from subordinate officers. Brigadier LI Singh had been commanding a mountain brigade in Sikkim.
In his first comments on the controversy over Gen VK Singh's age issue, his predecessor Gen J J Singh also rejected allegations of a "succession plan" in the Army as "malicious and incorrect."
The Centre has suspended VRS Natarajan, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Earth Movers Limited, on the basis of the CBI's recommendation that such was move was necessary to ensure a fair and tansparent investigation into the Tatra Truck deal.
Former Army chief General VK Singh says that he supports the agitation against corruption by Team Anna and Yoga guru Baba Ramdev. He further says that he will consider about joining the anti-graft movement after carefully analyzing the movement.
While Baba Ramdev is confident about VK Singh's support in his anti-corruption crusade, the former Army Chief is non-committal and says he is unsure. Baba Ramdev also claims that he has been in talks with VK Singh for a few months.
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev defends his decision to meet political leaders and his sudden U-turn on his 'naming & shaming' policy, on this edition of Hot Pursuit with Rahul Kanwal. Baba Ramdev also talks about former Army Chief VK Singh joining his anti-corruption b...
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev supports former Army Chief VK Singh and says that the Government only targets those who stand against corruption. Baba Ramdev also comments that someone of VK Singh's stature and flawless record will definitely be an asset to the movement...
Lt Gen Tejinder Singh reacts after the Patiala House Court summons former Army Chief VK Singh and four others in a criminal defamation case. This case had been filed earlier by Tejinder Singh after a press release was given out to the media accusing the office...
Baba Ramdev in this special interview with Rahul Kanwal justifies ex-Army Chief VK Singh joining Anna Hazare's movement against corruption, and says that he is trying to involve all political parties and sections of the society.
Lt Gen Tejinder Singh's counsel Anil Agarwal reacts after the Patiala House Court summons former Army Chief VK Singh and four others in a criminal defamation case. This case had been filed earlier by Tejinder Singh after a press release was given out to the me...
The Patiala House Court summons former Army Chief VK Singh and four others in a criminal defamation case. This case had been filed earlier by Lt Gen Tejinder Singh after a press release was given out to the media accusing the officer of offering a bribe to VK ...
The Patiala House Court will decide on whether the former Army Chief VK Singh and four others will be summoned in a criminal defamation case. This case had been filed earlier by Lt Gen Tejinder Singh after a press release was given out to the media accusing th...
In a first-of-its-kind decision, the Delhi High Court summons former Chief of Army Staff General VK Singh to depose before the court in an alleged case of defamation. The case was filed by Lt General Tejinder Singh, former Director-General of the DIA. Apart fr...
In an exclusive word with Headlines Today, yoga guru Baba Ramdev confirms former Army Chief General VK Singh as the latest addition to the Anna-Ramdev anti-corruption movement. Ramdev goes on to say that General VK Singh will be a 'major force multiplier' for ...
Patiala Court to pronounce decision on summoning former Army Chief VK Singh and four others in the criminal defamation case filed by retired Lt General Tejinder Singh.
General Bikram Singh sparks a row for giving a clean chit to Lt General Dalbir Suhag, and in the process directly contradicting the ban placed by former Army Chief General VK Singh. While the Chief of Army Staff holds on to his decision claiming that the Lt G...
Army chief General Bikram Singh lifts the vigilance ban on Lt General Dalbir Singh Suhag which had been placed by former Army Chief General VK Singh. He is likely to be appointed as the eastern army commander, a post that had been previously held by both Bikra...
Newsnight | Army chief General Bikram Singh's decision to lift the disciplinary ban on Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag imposed by former Army chief General VK Singh raises quite a few questions. Is the decision premature? Shouldn't he have weighted a bit...
The Defence Ministry seeks explanation from from BEML chief VRS Natarajan for his alleged remarks against former Army Chief Gen VK Singh in a recent press conference in Bangalore. Natarajan had also criticised the interview that VK Singh had given to Times Now...
Ranvir Sena founder Brahmeshwar Singh, who formed an organisation for rights of farmers after release from nine years in jail, had 22 different cases relating to murder of nearly 277 people against his name.
BEML chairman and managing director VRS Natarajan comes out all guns blazing against former Army Chief General VK Singh, saying that all the allegations levelled against his company are false.
Responding to VK Singh's comments against BEML's integrity, VRS Natarajan reciprocates with threats of a defamation suit against the former Army Chief adding that all the allegations are false and baseless.
BEML honcho VRS Natarajan rubbishes allegations that BEML provided sub-standard, obsolete and over-priced vehicles to the Army and adds that he will sue General VK Singh for the defamation.
Brahmeshwar Singh, founder of Ranvir Sena, was shot dead around 4 am in Arrah by two motor-cycle born shooters while on his morning walk. Ranvir Sena supporters go on a rampage following the incident.
General Bikram Singh lays the wreath at Amar Jawan Jyothi after receiving the Guard of Honour, as part of the ceremonial procedures on his first full-day in office as the Chief of Army Staff.
After receiving the baton from General VK Singh yesterday, Gen Bikram Singh begins his first official day as the Chief of Army Staff with a formal Guard of Honour ceremony.
With the stewardship of the Army under scrutiny, General Bikram Singh begins his first-full day as the new Chief of Army Staff with the primary aim of bringing about an image makeover and building bridges with legislators.