Age Row

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  Congress' Manish Tewari Revives 2012 Troop Movement Controversy

  Congress leader and former minister Manish Tewari has once again revived the controversy over a 2012 newspaper report that said in January that year, the Army moved two units towards Delhi without informing the government.

• Don't raise retirement age, Achuthanandan tells Kerala government

  Leader of opposition in the Kerala Assembly, VS Achuthanandan, on Tuesday warned the government against raising the retirement age of its employees and starting a contributory pension scheme for them.

• Antony hosts farewell dinner for Army Chief who makes no speech

  Defence Minister A K Antony's dinner for outgoing Army Chief Gen V K Singh last night was marked by bonhomie but there were no farewell speeches.

• It could have been avoided: General VK Singh on age row

  After dragging the government to Supreme Court, Army Chief General VK Singh today said the controversy over his date of birth could have been "avoided by everybody."

• Months of acrimony for army chief and the government

  The furore over Army chief General VK Singh's letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that has been leaked, is just one among a series of incidents that have severely strained ties between the General and the government this year.

• Army chief explains why he didn't file case after offer of 14-crore bribe

  The Army Chief has accepted that when a bribe was offered to him for 14 crores, he should have done more than just informing the Defence Minister. General V K Singh has said that he was offered the kickback in 2010 by a retired defence officer if he cleared a sub-standard consignment of trucks.

• Details of who allegedly offered Rs 14-crore bribe to Army chief

  After the Army chief's disclosure that he was offered a bribe worth Rs 14 crore to sanction the purchase of a consignment of sub-standard vehicles, the government has ordered an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI. General VK Singh has said the kickback was offered to him six months ago and that he had briefed Defence Minister AK...

• Yes, was under pressure to resign after Supreme Court verdict, says Army Chief

  Army Chief General V K Singh, who lost his battle with the Defence Ministry on the age row, feels the Supreme Court has "not effectively" closed the issue but ruled out his resignation.

• Army chief General VK Singh denied permission to travel to Israel

  The Ministry of Defence has reportedly denied General VK Singh permission to travel to Israel. The ministry has cited "critical situation prevailing in the Middle-East" as the reason for the denial.

• Age row: 'Unfortunate chapter' over, says Defence Minister AK Antony

  Defence Minister AK Antony on Monday said that the "unfortunate controversy" over Army Chief General VK Singh's age had come to an end with the Supreme Court judgement and asked his colleagues to close the chapter.

• Army chief age row: In Supreme Court, Defence Ministry withdraws order rejecting General VK Singh's complaint

  The Supreme Court is today hearing the Army chief's case against the government - General VK Singh wants his date of birth to be accepted as 1951, and not 1950 as some records state.

• Army chief vs Govt: Supreme Court judges dictating order, verdict soon

  The Supreme Court has disposed the the Army chief's case against the government. Saying that it has "no scope to interfere", the court had given General VK Singh's counsel the option to "withdraw the petition till 2pm. The court's order is now being dictated.

• Army Chief to visit South Western command today

  Army Chief Gen V K Singh will visit the South-Western command based here today.

• Age row: No compromise with Army chief, say government sources

  The Supreme Court will on Friday hear the Army chief's case against the government. Sources in the Ministry of Defense tell NDTV that the government has ruled out any compromise with General VK Singh. Sources say the government has been advised by Defence Minister AK Antony and others that its legal case is strong.

• Army chief vs Govt begins in Supreme Court, this round to the General

  The chief of the Indian Army, General V K Singh, won the first round of his legal battle against the government in the Supreme Court today. The judges said that the process used by the government to reject his claim that he was born in 1951 and not 1950 is defective or "vitiated".