Articles by Rahul Singh
Paraplegic abandoned in aircraft
In a frightening experience, tennis player Salil Chaturvedi, who was flying SpiceJet from Chennai to Delhi on Friday night, was not provided his wheelchair to disembark from the aircraft. A report by Rahul Singh.
Updated on May 25, 2008 02:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Move for parity in army ranks
The MoD gives the nod for implementing the second phase of the AV Singh Committee report to restructure the officers' cadre. Rahul Singh reports.
Updated on May 23, 2008 03:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Jawan killed; India for flag meet
Army shows restraint, seeks flag meeting with Pakistani officials. Rahul Singh and Arun Joshi report.
Updated on May 20, 2008 01:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh and Arun Joshi, New Delhi/jammu
Indian, US navies think alike
The US has no reservations about India deploying an identical submarine hunter to sharpen its maritime surveillance capabilities, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on May 18, 2008 11:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, Seattle
India to fly aid to China, Myanmar
Crippled by natural disasters, China and Myanmar have sought humanitarian assistance from India. Rahul Singh tells more.
Updated on May 16, 2008 01:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Govt not soft on terror: PM
A day after the Jaipur serial blasts, PM Manmohan Singh brushes aside UPA government’s criticism of being soft on terror, report Rahul Singh and Aloke Tikku.
Updated on May 14, 2008 11:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh and Aloke Tikku, New Delhi
Now Navy wants Super Hornets too
It is now sufficiently clear that the Indian Navy wants to be able to use the air force’s assets of war, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on May 14, 2008 02:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, Lemoore Naval Air Station, California
Antony pledges organs
Providing fresh momentum to the army’s organ donation drive, Defence Minister AK Antony decides to pledge his organs, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Apr 29, 2008 11:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Free-flying VVIPs leave Rs 7-cr tab
The ministry is finding it hard to recover money from former PMs and a minister who haven’t cleared their dues dating back to the 1990s, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Apr 29, 2008 02:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
European consortium woos India
Ahead of the April 28 deadline for submitting the technical and commercial bids for the colossal contract, EADS Defence and Security has invited India to become a partner of the Eurofighter programme, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Apr 25, 2008 02:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Army’s uniforms lousy, jawans buy own
As if surviving on paltry salaries wasn’t enough, personnel below officer rank (PBOR) are being forced to buy their own uniforms. A panel report has found that the army issues “poor quality” ill-fitting uniforms which make them “look untidy”. Rahul Singh finds out.
Updated on Apr 19, 2008 01:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Army tank fares poorly in latest trials
The Arjun tank project, beset by huge delays and cost overruns, has once again failed to meet the army’s requirements, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Apr 17, 2008 01:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Major fakes death, elopes with senior’s wife
The Army has sacked a major who eloped with a brother officer's wife, faked suicide and deserted the force. Rahul Singh reports.
Updated on Apr 14, 2008 01:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Two Indians killed in Afghan suicide attack
Suicide bombers kill two Border Roads Organisation engineers and injure five others. RahulSingh reports.
Updated on Apr 13, 2008 01:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh and Agencies, New Delhi/kabul
Light choppers for IAF, Army
The Defence Acquisition Council gives its nod for the induction of 384 light helicopters in the Army and Air Force, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Apr 11, 2008 01:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Blind Major finds way to spread light
Major Gopal Mitra (36) lost his sight in a landmine explosion in Kashmir in November 2000 and was boarded out of the army, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Apr 10, 2008 02:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Army officer goes missing from New Delhi
Lieutenant Abhishek Naik, 25, went missing from the ND railway station while he was enroute to his battalion in Bhatinda, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Apr 10, 2008 02:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Poor pay triggers army exodus
69 middle-rung officers have expressed a desire to quit since Sixth Pay Commission report came out, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Apr 08, 2008 03:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
UP spanner in IMA battlefield training
By denying the Asan field firing ranges to the IMA, the UP Govt gave sleepless nights to the general responsible for preparing Sunday’s army leadership exercise. A report by Rahul Singh.
Updated on Apr 06, 2008 02:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Tragedy grounds ace pilot
Wing Commander Vikas Jetly, 40, slipped into a coma after his chopper crashed 14 months ago. All his kids want is to speak to him again, reports Rahul Singh. Read on...
Updated on Apr 05, 2008 03:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Army fails to save 'ketchup colonel'
Defence ministry turns down reinstatment of Harvinder Singh Kohli who is accused of splashing his men with Ketchup, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Apr 04, 2008 01:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Agni III test could mean 5,500-km leap
The missile will put India’s credible minimum deterrence on a firm footing as no missile has the range to strike targets deep inside China, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Apr 02, 2008 03:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Un‘spirited’: soldiers get Re 1 for rum
Sixth pay panel gives a measly salary hike to military personnel as unhappy service chiefs demand better deal, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Mar 28, 2008 01:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
We live in perilous neighbourhood, says Narayanan
National security advisor struck a note of caution saying that Islamabad was acquiring weapon systems from abroad "with a view to confronting India", reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Mar 27, 2008 03:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Pay panel splits Army ranks
The “high hopes” of middle-rung officers, who constitute the backbone of the Army, from the Justice BN Srikrishna-headed panel have come crashing down, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Mar 26, 2008 02:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Panel arms soldiers with incentives
The Sixth Pay Commission has recommended a MSP of Rs 6,000 per month for officers and Rs 1,000 for personnel below officer rank, repors Rahul Singh.
Updated on Mar 25, 2008 03:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Congo mess: army pilots to fly home
Indian peacekeepers, who have served in UN missions for over 55 years, have never been involved in any such controversy, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Mar 19, 2008 02:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Army, IAF kick off major war games
The “fall” of “Danwar” will allow the military to launch a more lethal campaign against a “hostile neighbour”. Rahul Singh tells us more.
Updated on Mar 19, 2008 02:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
On martyr’s birthday, son to light his funeral pyre
A son will never wish his martyr father on his birthday but he will definitely wish to become like him — a man of honour, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Mar 18, 2008 03:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Indian Army its own enemy in Siachen
Soldiers deployed on the Siachen glacier are facing extreme hardships because of the army’s failures to provide them with special clothing and equipment to endure nature’s fury at killer heights. Rahul Singh examines...
Updated on Mar 18, 2008 02:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi