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- Bribe issue to have adverse impact on army establishment: D Raja
The army chief appeared to be moving from one controversy to another, he said adding he had moved the Supreme Court for correction of his d...
27 Mar, 2012, 10.54 PM IST
Defence ministry welcomes SC order upholding its decisionDefence Ministry welcomed the Supreme Court order upholding its decision on Army Chief General V K Singh's date of birth, saying the matter...
10 Feb, 2012, 10.05 PM IST
PM refuses to comment on Army chief General V K Singh's age rowPrime Minister Manmohan Singh today refused to comment on the controversy over the age of Army Chief General V K Singh.
10 Feb, 2012, 05.20 PM IST
- Age row: AK Antony blames Army for chief Gen V K Singh's age row
Defence Minister A K Antony said it occured because the force kept two sets of his date of birth for 36 years and maintained there was no c...
31 Jan, 2012, 01.04 PM IST
- Army Chief has a right to retire with dignity: Gen V K Singh
An Army Chief "has a right to retire with dignity", Gen V K Singh has pleaded before the Supreme Court while accepting the government's rig...
18 Jan, 2012, 10.01 PM IST
- Age row: Govt's handling of Army chief issue insensitive, says BJP
Former finance minister and BJP leader Jaswant Singh assailed the government for "blunting the sword arm of the country" and dealing with A...
18 Jan, 2012, 09.06 AM IST
- Age row: Army chief General VK Singh takes government to court
India's Army chief General VK Singh has filed a writ petition in a court against the govt after it failed to handle the age controversy suc...
16 Jan, 2012, 06.50 PM IST
Government stands firm as SC set to hear plea on Army chief V K Singh's ageWhile the general might take a cue from how the SC responds to the petition that supports his claim that his year of birth is actually 1951...
05 Jan, 2012, 10.00 AM IST
- MoD insists General V K Singh must retire on May 31
The government has begun the process to announce Gen Singh's successor, the current Eastern Army commander Lt-Gen Bikram Singh, on March 31.
04 Jan, 2012, 08.55 AM IST
- Army Chief got last 2 promotions on basis of 1950 DoB: Antony
A K Antony on Wednesday said the Army Chief has a little over eight months in office as per his May 10, 1950 date of birth.
07 Sep, 2011, 07.15 PM IST
- Army chief Gen V K Singh had accepted date of birth as May 10, 1950: Defence Ministry
Defence Ministry said Gen V K Singh had accepted more than three years ago "in writing unconditionally" that his date of birth is May 10, 1...
04 Sep, 2011, 10.50 AM IST
- Army chief's age controversy: Defence Minister says government will announce whenever a view is taken
The Defence minister said "I don't want any public controversy over this. Please try to avoid public controversy on this. This is my person...
20 May, 2011, 03.04 PM IST
- Defence Ministry examining row over army chief's age
The Defence Ministry is examining the controversy over Army chief Gen V K Singh's age on which the government would take a final decision.
25 Apr, 2011, 02.18 PM IST
- SC ruling on government employees' retirement, date of birth
The Supreme Court has held that the Government cannot recover salary paid to an employee who had worked beyond his retirement date as long ...
05 Jan, 2009, 08.29 PM IST