Gen (retd) VK Singh, MoS Road, Transport and Highways 2019: Former army chief was earlier Minister of State for External Affairs
5 years, 9 months ago

Gen (retd) VK Singh, MoS Road, Transport and Highways 2019: Former army chief was earlier Minister of State for External Affairs

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Retired General Vijay Kumar Singh — a former four-star general in the Indian Army — who has served as the Minister of State for External Affairs in the NDA-led Government of India formed in 2014, was made the Minister of State in the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways. He also became the first serving Indian military Chief of Staff to take the Government of India to court, with regard to a dispute over his date of birth and subsequent retirement. Singh retired as Chief of Army Staff on 31 May 2012 and was succeeded by General Bikram Singh. During his tenure, Singh was praised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for leading the ‘ Operation Raahat ’, a rescue mission to evacuate Indian citizens and other foreign nationals from Yemen during 2015 Yemeni Crisis.

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Gen Upendra Dwivedi takes charge as new Army Chief
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Gen Upendra Dwivedi takes charge as new Army Chief

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: General Upendra Dwivedi officially took over as the new Chief of the Indian Army on Sunday, bringing with him extensive experience in dealing with both the Chinese and Pakistani frontiers. Notably, he and Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi were classmates at Sainik School Rewa, marking the first time in Indian military history that both the Navy and …

General Upendra Dwivedi assumes charge as 30th Chief of the Army Staff
8 months, 3 weeks ago

General Upendra Dwivedi assumes charge as 30th Chief of the Army Staff

The Hindu  

General Upendra Dwivedi took over as the 30th Chief of the Army Staff of the 1.3 million Indian Army on June 30 from General Manoj Pande who superannuated after more than four decades of service. As a Lieutenant General, Gen. Dwivedi has held important appointments including that of Director General Infantry and General Officer Commanding in Chief, Northern Command) from …

Outgoing Army Chief Bipin Rawat appointed as India’s first Chief of Defence Staff
5 years, 2 months ago

Outgoing Army Chief Bipin Rawat appointed as India’s first Chief of Defence Staff

The Hindu  

The outgoing Army chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat, was on Monday appointed as the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff, a day before he was to step down on superannuation. Gen. Rawat is set to retire as the Army chief on December 31 on completing three years of tenure and will assume charge as the CDS. In December 2015, the Government …

Lt General Sarath Chand appointed new Vice Chief of Army Staff
8 years, 2 months ago

Lt General Sarath Chand appointed new Vice Chief of Army Staff

Deccan Chronicle  

Jaipur: Lieutenant General Sarath Chand, Army Commander of Jaipur-based South Western Command, was on Thursday appointed as the new Vice Chief of Army Staff at a ceremony in Jaipur. During the ceremony, Lt Gen Sarath Chand relinquished the reins of the Sapta Shakti Command and paid tributes to the martyrs at the Prerna Sthal followed by reviewing Guard of Honour …

Know more about the new Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag
10 years, 7 months ago

Know more about the new Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag

India TV News  

New Delhi: Lt. Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag, whose appointment as Army Chief had kicked up a row, took over as the new Army Chief succeeding Gen. Bikram Singh. Born to a Jat family based in Bishan village of Jhajjar district in Haryana, Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag is the second Army officer after the Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw to serve …

Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag takes over as new Army Chief
10 years, 7 months ago

Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag takes over as new Army Chief

India TV News  

New Delhi: Lt. Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag, whose appointment as army chief had kicked up a row, today took over as the next head of the 1.3 million strong force succeeding Gen. Bikram Singh who retired. Lt. Gen. Suhag was designated as army chief in May by the outgoing UPA government ignoring protests from his predecessor Gen VK Singh and …

Defence Ministry goes ahead with process of appointing new Army Chief
10 years, 10 months ago

Defence Ministry goes ahead with process of appointing new Army Chief

Firstpost  

The Defence Ministry sent its recommendation to the Appointments Committee of Cabinet shortly after receiving the go-ahead from the Election Commission to which the matter had been referred in view of the Model Code of Conduct, highly placed sources told PTI. New Delhi: The Defence Ministry today decided to go ahead with the process of appointing the next Army Chief …

Defence ministry calls report on Army Vice Chief baseless
10 years, 11 months ago

Defence ministry calls report on Army Vice Chief baseless

Firstpost  

As per tradition, the government announces the name of services chiefs-designate two months before the retirement of the incumbent. The Ministry of Defence today denied that it had recommended the name of the Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt General Dalbir Singh Suhag to the Prime Minister’s Office for appointment as the next Chief of Army Staff. However, the appointment …

Lt Gen Dalbir Singh bids farewell to Eastern Command
11 years, 2 months ago

Lt Gen Dalbir Singh bids farewell to Eastern Command

Firstpost  

Lt Gen MMS Rai, at present Chief of Staff of South Western Command, will take over as the next chief of Eastern Command in Kolkata on Wednesday. Kolkata: Ahead of assuming charge as the Vice Chief of Army Staff at the Army Headquarters in Delhi on Wednesday, Lt Gen Dalbir Singh today bade farewell to the Eastern Command in Kolkata. …

Lt Gen Bikram Singh Is Next Army Chief
13 years ago

Lt Gen Bikram Singh Is Next Army Chief

India TV News  

New Delhi, Mar 3: Ending the suspense, Government today announced the appointment of Lt Gen Bikram Singh as the next Army Chief from May 31 to succeed Gen V K Singh. “Lt Gen Singh has been designated as the next Chief of Army Staff, in the rank of General, with effect from the afternoon of 31 May 2012,” Defence Ministry …

Lt Gen Bikram Singh to be the next Army Chief
13 years ago

Lt Gen Bikram Singh to be the next Army Chief

Firstpost  

The government announced the appointment 30 days earlier than is customary. New Delhi: Ending the suspense, Government today announced the appointment of Lt Gen Bikram Singh as the next Army Chief from May 31 to succeed Gen V K Singh. “Lt Gen Singh has been designated as the next Chief of Army Staff, in the rank of General, with effect …

An intro to Lt Gen Bikram Singh, India's next army chief?
13 years ago

An intro to Lt Gen Bikram Singh, India's next army chief?

Firstpost  

Lt Gen Bikram Singh seems most likely to succeed current Army chief VK Singh, following an unusually intense background check. Lt Gen Bikram Singh, currently the Eastern Army Commander is slated to be the next Army chief, succeeding Gen VK Singh who will retire at the end of March. In fact, the agencies also reported that she had converted to …

Lt Gen SK Singh is new army vice chief
13 years, 4 months ago

Lt Gen SK Singh is new army vice chief

Hindustan Times  

Lt Gen Shri Krishna Singh, the Indian Army's second senior-most officer, on Tuesday took over as the new vice chief, heralding a generational change in the top brass as he is the first officer commissioned after India's last full-fledged war in 1971 to rise to the post. With Lamba retiring, there are only four other officers in the Indian Army, …

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