Uneasy truce between government, army chief
April 24th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) With a little over a month for army chief, Gen. V.K. Singh, to retire and the last three weeks passing without much public airing of ... Read more...
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Indian Army chief-designate conferred medal for distinguished service
April 17th, 2012 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Indian Army's chief-designate and present Eastern Army Commander Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh and vice chief Lt. Gen. Shri Krishna Singh were among senior armed ... Read more...
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Indian Army empowered to fast-track special equipment for commandos
April 17th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Stung by Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh's letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over gaps in defence preparedness, the government Tuesday decided to ... Read more...
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Service chiefs to depose before parliamentary panel
April 9th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Taking serious note of the gaps in defence preparedness, a parliamentary panel Monday summoned the three armed forces chiefs to depose before it April 19-20 ... Read more...
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Bikram Singh will be next Indian Army chief (Lead)
March 3rd, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh will be the next Indian Army chief, it was announced Saturday thus ending months of a bitter succession row originating from ... Read more...
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Indian Army chief gets May 31 retirement notice; Israel trip nixed (Roundup)
February 28th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The government Tuesday informed army chief General V.K. Singh that he will retire May 31, bringing the curtains down on a two-year row over his ... Read more...
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Retirement notice issued to Indian Army chief
February 28th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh, who was till a fortnight ago engaged in a bitter legal battle over his date of birth, was Tuesday ... Read more...
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Court case by army chief ‘unhealthy’ precedent: Government (Roundup)
January 18th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The legal battle between Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh and the government over his age sets an "unhealthy precedent", the government said Wednesday, even ... Read more...
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Lt. Gen. S.K. Singh is new army vice chief
November 1st, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Lt. Gen. Shri Krishna Singh, the Indian Army's second senior-most officer, Tuesday took over as the new vice chief, heralding a generational change in the ... Read more...
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Lt. Gen. S.K Singh to be next army vice chief
October 10th, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Lt. Gen. Sri Krishna Singh, Indian Army's senior-most officer from the Gorkha Rifles, was Monday named as the next army vice chief.Lt. Gen. Singh, who ... Read more...
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Two BSF men detained after ‘human sacrifice’
October 7th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Oct 7 (IANS) Two Border Security Force (BSF) troopers were detained Friday for allegedly killing a seven-year-old boy as part of an occult "human sacrifice" in Meghalaya, police said.Krishna ... Read more...
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Radha gets official seal in Delhi’s Krishna ballet (With Image)
August 18th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Thirty-three years after the Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra, the capital's oldest cultural hub, recreated on stage the life of Hindu god Krishna, his childhood mate ... Read more...
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Man held with 3.5 kg hashish
May 13th, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) A man has been arrested with 3.5 kg hashish which was meant to be delivered to a German national in Goa, an official said here Friday. ... Read more...
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Parents of man who filed gangrape complaint scared for his safety
February 7th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 7 (IANS) The parents of the young engineer who filed a complaint about the gangrape of his girlfriend in Ghaziabad on Saturday night are scared about his security as he ... Read more...
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Woman gangraped in Ghaziabad, boyfriend thrashed
February 6th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 6 (IANS) A woman was gangraped by five youths, who also thrashed her boyfriend in Kamla Nehru Nagar here, police said Sunday.The incident happened late Saturday when the woman was ... Read more...
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Actress Asha Parekh Booked On Charges Of Forgery
August 27th, 2010 - 11:31 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 27, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Veteran actress Asha Parekh, who has been maintaining very low profile since last few years, is now facing charges of forgery and criminal breach of trust along ... Read more...
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Cops run for cover as wild jumbos enter police station
December 7th, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 7 (IANS) About a dozen cops on duty at a police station in Chhattisgarh ran for cover when they found a herd of wild jumbos roaming in the complex, authorities ... Read more...
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