Army Chief
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Anti-Corruption Stir: Nation In A 'Morass', Army Chief
India | Aug 25, 2011, 08:55 PM ISTMumbai, Aug 25: Stating that the nation was in a “morass”, Army Chief General V K Singh has said the support that the anti-corruption movement was getting was an indication of “power of democracy, power
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Army Chief Calls For Iron Fist In Velvet Glove Policy In Kashmir
India | Aug 11, 2011, 11:32 AM ISTJammu, Aug 11: Asking troops to be extra vigilant from miscreants trying to malign army's image, Chief of Army staff (COAS) Gen V K Singh on Wednesday stressed on the policy of "iron fist in
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Army Chief Plans To Fight Defence Ministry Ruling On His Age Issue
India | Aug 07, 2011, 11:27 AM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 7: The row over the age of Indian Army chief, Gen Vijay Kumar Singh, is far from settled. The army headquarters is now preparing a case to seek judicial review of the
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Army Chief To Gift Howitzers And Computers To Bangladesh
World | Jun 16, 2011, 09:52 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 16: Forty years after taking part in the liberation war against Pakistan, Indian Army Chief Gen V K Singh will gift howitzers and modern computers to Bangladesh during his five-day visit to
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Pak Army Chief Is 'Fighting To Survive': US Media
World | Jun 16, 2011, 07:51 PM ISTWashington, Jun 16: Pakistan army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, under pressure from his colleagues to “reduce” ties with the US following the unilateral American raid that killed Osama bin Laden, is said to be
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Pak Army, Govt Warn India Against Abbottabad-Like Operation
World | May 05, 2011, 10:23 PM ISTIslamabad, May 5: Pakistan army and the government today reacted sharply warning India against any Abbottabad-like “misadventure”, saying it would be responded to “very strongly” that could lead to a “terrible catastrophe”.The warning came after
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Army Chief Declines To Comment On His Date Of Birth
India | May 01, 2011, 08:25 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 1 : Army chief General V K Singh, who is in the thick of controversy over his date of birth, today refused to comment on it saying his remarks on personal issues
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Burmese Dictator Than Shwe Retires As Army Chief
World | Apr 04, 2011, 01:07 PM ISTYangon, Apr 4 : Myanmar strongman Than Shwe, who ruled with an iron fist for almost two decades, has retired as head of the military after handing power to a nominally civilian government, officials said
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Army Chief Discusses Military Ties In Pentagon
India | Mar 11, 2011, 11:02 AM ISTWashington, Mar 11 : Army Chief Gen V K Singh, who is currently visiting United States, had a "very thoughtful and productive" meeting with his American counterpart Gen George Casey, a Pentagon official said today."As
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Former Army Chief Gen Kapoor Seeks Meeting With Antony
India | Nov 04, 2010, 05:22 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 4: Facing criticism over allotment of an Adarsh Housing Society apartment in Mumbai to him, former Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor today sought a meeting with Defence Minister A K Antony to
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AFSPA An Enabling Provision, Not Arbitrary: Army Chief
India | Sep 18, 2010, 01:07 PM ISTChennai: Amid a raging debate on dilution of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act and its partial withdrawal from Kashmir, Army Chief Gen V K Singh on Saturday said the AFSPA was an "enabling provision"
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Kayani Given Three-Year Extension As Army Chief
World | Jul 22, 2010, 11:57 PM ISTIslamabad, Pakistan's powerful Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani was tonight given a three-year extension in service, ending months of speculation over his continuance. 58-year-old Kayani, who was to retire on November 29 this year,
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Antony Asks Army Chief About Action Against Scam-Tainted Generals
India | Jan 05, 2010, 08:37 PM ISTAgainst the backdrop of four Generals facing allegations of involvement in the Darjeeling land scam, Defence Minister A K Antony on Tuesday held a meeting with Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor in Delhi. The Defence
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Can't Afford Repeat Of 26/11, Time To Say 'No More': Army Chief
World | Nov 06, 2009, 10:42 AM ISTNoting that India has let those behind terror strikes like Parliament attack to get away, Army Chief Gen Deepak Kapoor on Wednesday said the country cannot afford to witness a repeat of 26/11 and it
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Pak To Be Qaeda, Taliban's Target If Nato Fails In Afghanistan, Says British army chief
World | Oct 04, 2009, 06:06 AM ISTNuclear-weaponed Pakistan could be al-Qaeda's and the Taliban's next "tempting" target if Britain and Nato fail in war-torn Afghanistan, the head of the British Army has warned. "If al-Qaeda and the Taliban believe they've defeated