Army Chief
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Indian states, Chinese provinces should interact more: Jairam Ramesh
National | Jul 03, 2014, 04:49 PM ISTKolkata: Terming Indian Army Chief General Bikram Singh's ongoing and Vice President Hamid Ansari's just-concluded China visit as "significant", former union minister Jairam Ramesh said Thursday India needs to "deepen the political dialogue" and that
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Indian army chief to visit China
World | Jun 26, 2014, 09:37 PM ISTBeijing: Army chief General Bikram Singh will visit China from July 2 to 5 and will exchange views with Chinese leaders on bilateral ties, regional security and other issues, the defence ministry said here today.
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Army chief briefs PM on security situation
India | May 28, 2014, 08:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is believed to have briefed him on the prevailing security situation in the country.The Army Chief, who is also the Chairman,
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Govt. change not to affect Suhag's appointment as Army Chief
India | May 27, 2014, 04:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: The appointment of Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag as the next Army Chief will not be affected by the change of government, said new Defence Minister Arun Jaitley whose party BJP had strongly
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V K Singh, a former Army Chief now a Minister
National | May 26, 2014, 08:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: Controversial former Army Chief Gen V K Singh, who was made the Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Narendra Modi government, has somewhat of chequered past with one episode being a long
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Ex-Pakistan army chief praises Modi for austere living
World | May 25, 2014, 08:33 PM ISTIslamabad: A former Pakistani army chief Sunday praised Narendra Modi, set to be India's new prime minister, for austere living - in contrast to Pakistani politicians.Mirza Aslam Beg said in an article in The Nation
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Pakistan prepared for any foreign aggression, says Army Chief
World | May 21, 2014, 07:13 PM ISTSargodha (Pakistan): Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif said on Wednesday that the country was prepared for any possible foreign aggression. He was speaking at the induction ceremony of a batch of 13 frontline
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Lt Gen Dalbir Suhag to be next Army Chief
India | May 13, 2014, 07:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag will be the next Army Chief succeeding Gen Bikram Singh as the government today appointed him to the top post, ignoring protests from BJP.The Appointments Committee of the
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V K Singh questions govt decision to appoint next army chief
India | May 13, 2014, 06:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former Army Chief Gen V K Singh today questioned the government's decision to go ahead with appointing Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag as the next chief and said it would create "uncalled for
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BJP questions govt's 'rushed' appointment of Army Chief
India | May 13, 2014, 07:43 AM ISTNew Delhi: BJP questioned the government's going ahead with appointing the new Army Chief and make other key appointments, saying the "great rush" in filling the crucial vacancies hours before it is to demit office
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Defence Ministry's decision on Army Chief ethically wrong: VK Singh
India | May 12, 2014, 08:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP Lok Sabha candidate and former Army Chief Gen V K Singh today slammed Defence Ministry's decision to go ahead with the process of appointing the next Army Chief, saying it is “ethically”
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EC nod to govt. to appoint new Army Chief
India | May 12, 2014, 04:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Election Commission today gave the go-ahead to the Defence Ministry to initiate the process of appointing the next Army chief, an issue that is caught in a controversy because of BJP's opposition.
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EC to allow govt to appoint next Army Chief
India | May 11, 2014, 10:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Election Commission is understood to have decided to allow the government initiate the process for appointing the next Army chief.Sources in the poll panel said the decision is likely to be conveyed
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EC to consider Army chief appointment issue
India | May 03, 2014, 11:45 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Election Commission today said it will consider the issue of the appointment of the next Army chief at a meeting of its top brass next week. “We have received a reference from
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BJP cautions govt on appointing Army Chief before May 16
India | Apr 18, 2014, 10:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: Amid reports that the Defence Ministry has initiated the process of appointing Vice Army Chief Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag as next Army Chief, BJP today sounded a word of caution to the
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Army chief reviews security situation in Jammu region
India | Apr 13, 2014, 08:23 AM ISTJammu: Indian army chief, Gen. Bikram Singh, on Saturday visited the headquarters of a division here to review the security situation and interact with local field commanders, a defence spokesman said.'Chief of Army Staff, Gen.
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Kejriwal called off protest after midnight police crackdown threat
India | Jan 22, 2014, 09:27 AM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal may have called off his protest near Raj Path as a facesaver after two policemen were sent on leave, but the real reasons behind the scenes have now
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Antony asks Services chiefs not to deploy Military Police to restrict traffic
India | Jan 20, 2014, 08:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: Defence Minister A K Antony has advised the three Services chiefs against imposition of traffic restrictions by Military Police during their movement after his Cabinet colleague Jairam Ramesh complained to him on the
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Army needs to stay in Kashmir, says army chief
India | Jan 13, 2014, 01:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: Amidst tensions on the border with Pakistan, Army Chief General Bikram Singh on Monday rejected allegations that the Indian Army was not retaliating strongly during ceasefire violations by its South Asian neighbour. Speaking
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Army Chief meets Antony, discusses Keran operations
India | Oct 09, 2013, 10:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: Army Chief General Bikram Singh called on Defence Minister AK Antony today to brief him about the 15 day long Keran operations in Jammu and Kashmir. The minister is recovering from prostate surgery