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Gen. Bipin Rawat takes over as 27th Army Chief
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 31 (ANI): General Bipin Rawat on Saturday took over as the 27th Chief Of Army Staff (COAS).
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Rawat, Dhanoa assume charge as army, IAF chiefs
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Dec. 31(ANI): General Bipin Rawat assumed charge as India's new army chief, while and Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa took over as the new chief of the Indian Air Force on Saturday.
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Army Chief appointment row: Lt Gen Bakshi meets Parrikar
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 21 (ANI): Lieutenant General Praveen Bakshi met Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at the South Block here on Wednesday in the wake of ongoing controversy surrounding the appointment of Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat as the new Army Chief.
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Cong demands govt. explanation on Army Chief's appointment
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi,[India] Dec. 19 (ANI): In the wake of the ongoing controversy surrounding the appointment of Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat as the next Army Chief, the Congress Party on Monday escalated its attack on the government while stating that this move would bring down the morale of the ar
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Permission of 10, Janpath not required to appoint Army Chief: Govt.
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 18 (ANI): Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday lambasted the Congress for demanding an explanation on the appointment of Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat as the next Army Chief, saying the government followed standards norms and doe
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BJP lambasts Congress for politicising Army Chief's appointment
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 18 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday hit back at the Congress for politicising Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat's appointment as the Army Chief and drew the opposition's attention to the decision taken during the regime of late prime minister I
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Army veterans defend Centre, says seniority not only aspect for COAS appoi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi/Nagpur [India], Dec. 18 (ANI): The Army veterans on Sunday came to the rescue of the government, which has been drawing flak post the decision to appoint Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat as the next Army Chief, and said that seniority was not the only aspect taken into consideration
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Army a public institution, nation needs answers on "supersession"
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 18 (ANI): With the Centre announcing the name of Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat as the new Chief of the Army Staff superseding two seniors for the coveted post, the Congress on Sunday demanded an answer from the government over the decision, while asserting that the A
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Lt. Gen. Bipin Rawat found best suited to deal with emerging terror challe
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 18 (ANI): Lt. General. Bipin Rawat, who has been appointed as the next Chief of Army Staff, was found the best suited among current batch of candidates of Lt. Generals, to deal with emerging challenges, including a reorganized and restructured military force in the no
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