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BOO General V K Singh's 'unbecoming' conduct

BOO General V K Singh's 'unbecoming' conduct

Rediff.com26 Sep 2013

What do YOU think of General Singh and his statements? If you believe his statements are 'unbecoming', register your anger by clicking on the 'BOO' icon.

Victory Margins No Guarantee Of Ticket

Victory Margins No Guarantee Of Ticket

Rediff.com5 Apr 2024

12 of the 20 MPs with the highest winning margins in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls have not been re-nominated by their parties for the 2024 general elections.

Man enters a house in UP's Budaun, axes 2 boys to death, gunned down later

Man enters a house in UP's Budaun, axes 2 boys to death, gunned down later

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

A man who had recently opened a barber shop in the locality entered a house and attacked three brothers -- Ayush, 12, Ahaan alias Honey, 8, and Yuvraj, 10, with an axe, District Magistrate Manoj Kumar said.

All India Rank Review: Tender Must Watch

All India Rank Review: Tender Must Watch

Rediff.com23 Feb 2024

All India Rank achieves a fine balance of authenticity and sensitivity in the fine portrayals of its young actors and old.

BEML chief asked to explain notice to V K Singh

BEML chief asked to explain notice to V K Singh

Rediff.com6 Jun 2012

The defence ministry on Wednesday sought an explanation from BEML chief V R S Natarajan for serving a legal notice on former Army Chief Gen V K Singh demanding an apology for his alleged defamatory statements against the defence PSU on the Tatra truck issue.

Tejinder Singh seeks cancellation of bail to V K Singh

Tejinder Singh seeks cancellation of bail to V K Singh

Rediff.com8 Aug 2012

Former Lt Gen Tejinder Singh, who has filed a criminal defamation case against former Army Chief Gen V K Singh and four other top Army officials, on Wednesday moved a Delhi court seeking cancellation of the bail granted to them.

Corruption everywhere in the country: V K Singh

Corruption everywhere in the country: V K Singh

Rediff.com27 Aug 2012

Former army chief General V K Singh on Momday rued that corruption was prevalent everywhere in the country and was eating into its vitals.

Tatra case: Gen V K Singh informed Antony about bribe offer, says CBI

Tatra case: Gen V K Singh informed Antony about bribe offer, says CBI

Rediff.com16 Jul 2014

Former Defence Minister A K Antony has "admitted" that then Army Chief Gen V K Singh had informed him about alleged bribe offer by Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh for clearing the file for purchase of 1,676 Tatra trucks at a cost of Rs 1193.04 crores, the Central Bureau of Investigation has told a court in New Delhi.

Opposition demands V K Singh's dismissal over 'presstitutes' remark

Opposition demands V K Singh's dismissal over 'presstitutes' remark

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

General V K Singh's remarks elicited sharp reactions from political parties as well as a media body.

CBI team meets Army Chief V K Singh

CBI team meets Army Chief V K Singh

Rediff.com27 Mar 2012

The Central Bureau of Investigation officials met Army Chief V K Singh to collect information on the bribery offer charge made by him soon after the defence ministry asked the agency to probe the matter.

Unexplained Cash: EC's Headache

Unexplained Cash: EC's Headache

Rediff.com22 Mar 2024

Nearly Rs 3,400 crore (Rs 34 billion) in cash and other items were seized in the elections in 2022-2023, an increase of 835 per cent over 2017-2018.

How Dropped Candidates Keep Busy

How Dropped Candidates Keep Busy

Rediff.com25 Apr 2024

Cricket climate change to medical practice, dropped candidates have their non-political life sorted.

BJP drops Varun Gandhi in UP, but fields Maneka

BJP drops Varun Gandhi in UP, but fields Maneka

Rediff.com25 Mar 2024

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday declared 13 candidates from Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha polls including actor Arun Govil, who played Lord Ram in popular TV serial Ramayan, from Meerut, while replacing sitting MP Varun Gandhi from Pilibhit with state minister Jitin Prasada.

V K Singh to attend INLD's Rewari rally tomorrow

V K Singh to attend INLD's Rewari rally tomorrow

Rediff.com31 Oct 2012

Former Army chief V K Singh will attend the rally organised by Haryana's main opposition party Indian National Lok Dal in Rewari on Thursday, the party's President Om Prakash Chautala has said.

V K Singh meets Anna, says no politics behind it

V K Singh meets Anna, says no politics behind it

Rediff.com12 Mar 2014

Moments after Anna Hazare skipped a public meeting addressed by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, former army chief Gen V K Singh on Wednesday met him triggering speculation that the anti-corruption crusader could have been wooed by the Bharatiya Janata Party.

V K Singh to join Parliament 'gherao' by farmers

V K Singh to join Parliament 'gherao' by farmers

Rediff.com3 Dec 2012

Former army chief V K Singh, who has assumed an activist's role after retirement, will join a Parliament gherao agitation by sugarcane farmers on Tuesday, its organisers said. The protest has been organised by the Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan and is expected to be joined by farmers' leaders and civil society members.

V K Singh's remarks on Parliament spark major debate

V K Singh's remarks on Parliament spark major debate

Rediff.com4 Nov 2012

Former Army chief V K Singh's call for dissolution of Parliament and its gherao has raked up a debate whether a man who has commanded the 1.3 million-strong force should be making such demands involving the highest institutions of democracy.

Court dismisses plea to cancel V K Singh's bail

Court dismisses plea to cancel V K Singh's bail

Rediff.com19 Sep 2012

A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed the plea of Lt Gen (Retd) Tejinder Singh seeking cancellation of bail granted to former Army Chief Gen V K Singh and four top serving Army officials against whom he had filed a criminal defamation case.

Why Dhami, VK Singh went to Baba Baukhnag's temple after rescue

Why Dhami, VK Singh went to Baba Baukhnag's temple after rescue

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

As the last ambulance carrying one of the 41 labourers rescued from an under-construction road tunnel left the site in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district for a community health centre on Tuesday evening, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Union minister V K Singh went straight to a temple of local deity Baba Baukhnag to express their gratitude for his blessings.

Army is ready for any contingency: V K Singh

Army is ready for any contingency: V K Singh

Rediff.com8 May 2012

Army Chief Gen V K Singh on Tuesday said that the force was operationally prepared to meet any contingency, days after he highlighted major "shortcomings" in the country's defence preparedness.

PIX: World leaders in Delhi for G20 Summit

PIX: World leaders in Delhi for G20 Summit

Rediff.com8 Sep 2023

The G20 leaders will deliberate on pressing global issues at the grouping's annual summit here on September 9 and 10. India is hosting the summit in its capacity as the current G20 chair.

WATCH! Army Chief Gen V K Singh's latest salvo

WATCH! Army Chief Gen V K Singh's latest salvo

Rediff.com29 Mar 2012

Army Chief General V K Singh's tryst with controversies seems nowhere close to coming to a halt. Be it the age row, letter 'leaks' or offer of bribe, the maverick general is literally shaking the entire nation on a regular basis.

Uttarakhand CM announces Rs 1 lakh each for 41 rescued workers

Uttarakhand CM announces Rs 1 lakh each for 41 rescued workers

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday said none of the 41 labourers rescued from an under-construction road tunnel in Uttarkashi district was in a critical condition.

Adarsh land belongs to Army: General V K Singh

Adarsh land belongs to Army: General V K Singh

Rediff.com30 Apr 2012

Army Chief Gen V K Singh on Monday said the land in south Mumbai on which the scam-tainted Adarsh cooperative housing society stands belonged to the Army.

UP: Woman's eyes removed during autopsy, 2 doctors booked

UP: Woman's eyes removed during autopsy, 2 doctors booked

Rediff.com13 Dec 2023

A probe team has been formed to investigate the matter and it will submit its report within 24 hours, District Magistrate Manoj Kumar said.

Centre should probe allegations made by V K Singh: Omar

Centre should probe allegations made by V K Singh: Omar

Rediff.com25 Sep 2013

Breaking his silence on former army chief V K Singh's remarks that ministers in Jammu and Kashmir were given money by the Army, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the Centre should conduct a thorough probe as allegations made by Singh cannot be brushed aside.

CBI likely to probe V K Singh's 'secret intelligence unit'

CBI likely to probe V K Singh's 'secret intelligence unit'

Rediff.com20 Sep 2013

The government is likely to order a Central Bureau of India inquiry into the alleged unauthorised operations and financial wrongdoings by a top secret intelligence unit set up by then Army chief Gen V K Singh.

V K Singh has opened a can of worms, says Hurriyat

V K Singh has opened a can of worms, says Hurriyat

Rediff.com24 Sep 2013

With his claim that some ministers in Jammu and Kashmir were paid to buy stability, former Army chief V K Singh has opened a "can of worms" and has undermined the legitimacy of successive governments in the state since 1947, moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said.

Revealed! Mo-Shah's 370 MPs Plans

Revealed! Mo-Shah's 370 MPs Plans

Rediff.com5 Mar 2024

The BJP's top leadership will drop its MPs found to be facing anti-incumbency, according to its internal surveys -- a pivotal tactic to ensure the party achieves its target of winning 370 seats.

Another close aide of ex-Army chief Gen V K Singh shifted

Another close aide of ex-Army chief Gen V K Singh shifted

Rediff.com27 Aug 2012

After the Director General of Military Operations, Delhi Area Commander Lt Gen V K Pillai, another close aide of former Army Chief Gen V K Singh, is to be moved out from the capital by the Army Headquarters.

Kovind's report moots simultaneous LS, assembly polls as first step

Kovind's report moots simultaneous LS, assembly polls as first step

Rediff.com14 Mar 2024

A high-level committee on Thursday recommended simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha and state assemblies as the first step followed by synchronised local body polls within 100 days.

UPA targeting V K Singh for sharing dais with Modi: BJP

UPA targeting V K Singh for sharing dais with Modi: BJP

Rediff.com20 Sep 2013

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday claimed that former chief of army staff General V K Singh is being targeted by the United Progressive Alliance government for sharing the dais with BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi at a recent rally in Rewari, Haryana.

'Dog' remarks: Rahul leads Cong protest against V K Singh outside Parl

'Dog' remarks: Rahul leads Cong protest against V K Singh outside Parl

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

Congress members of Parliament led by Rahul Gandhi on Monday staged a protest outside Parliament House demanding removal of Union Minister V K Singh for his "dog" remarks.

Supreme Court issues contempt notice to V K Singh

Supreme Court issues contempt notice to V K Singh

Rediff.com1 Oct 2013

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued contempt notice to former Army Chief Gen V K Singh, saying his remarks against its order on his age row prima facie amounts to "scandalising" and undermining the authority of the court.

Ex-Army Chief V K Singh demands dissolution of Parliament

Ex-Army Chief V K Singh demands dissolution of Parliament

Rediff.com29 Oct 2012

Former chief of army staff, General (retired) V K Singh on Monday called for the dissolution of Parliament, which he described as an edifice of corruption.

2 deals during Gen V K Singh's tenure under scanner

2 deals during Gen V K Singh's tenure under scanner

Rediff.com8 Oct 2012

Two defence procurement processes initiated during the tenure of former Army Chief Gen V K Singh are under the scanner following allegations of irregularities.

V K Singh keeps away from ex-Army chiefs' meet

V K Singh keeps away from ex-Army chiefs' meet

Rediff.com6 Dec 2012

The Army on Thursday briefed its former chiefs on the current security and operational scenario faced by the 1.3 million-strong force but V K Singh could not attend the meet due to 'previous commitments'.

Sonia to present first S K Singh award for excellence in IFS

Sonia to present first S K Singh award for excellence in IFS

Rediff.com5 Jan 2012

Congress president Sonia Gandhi will present the first Shailendra Kumar Singh award, named after the late distinguished Indian Foreign Service officer, on Friday at an event organised by Manju S K Singh, his widow, and the Ministry of External Affairs, in New Delhi.

Ex-army chief V K Singh threatens to 'gherao' Parliament

Ex-army chief V K Singh threatens to 'gherao' Parliament

Rediff.com2 Nov 2012

Former army chief V K Singh on Friday backed a farmers body's demand for rejection of the Rangarajan Committee report on freeing the sugar sector and threatened to 'gherao' the Parliament next month if it is not met.

Delhi protests: V K Singh, Ramdev booked for inciting mob

Delhi protests: V K Singh, Ramdev booked for inciting mob

Rediff.com24 Dec 2012

The Delhi police has named former army chief V K Singh and yoga guru Ramdev in an FIR registered in connection with the clashes between their supporters and police at Jantar Mantar during a protest against the gang-rape of a paramedic student.