Articles by Rahul Singh
This is how we treat our heroes
Parading Param Vir Chakra awardees on Republic Day is not enough, if the armed forces fail to give them the respect and gratitude, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jan 24, 2008 02:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Bengal bird flu source lies in Bangladesh
According to a Govt official, Bangladesh has been identified as the source of outbreak of bird flu in south Dinajpur, one of the two affected districts in West Bengal.
Updated on Jan 18, 2008 03:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sanchita Sharma and Rahul Singh, Siliguri
Conscription is the way out: Army chief
General Deepak Kapoor says compulsory military service can solve the human resources crisis in the army, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jan 15, 2008 02:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
UK scholarship scrapped
The quiet burial of the Chevening programme has raised doubts about Britain’s “strategic” interest in India, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Nov 16, 2007 12:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, London
Officer and gentleman
Deepak Kapoor's Sainik School mates still talk nineteen to the dozen about the finesse with which he wielded the hockey stick as captain and scripted many a victory for the school team, writes Rahul Singh.
Updated on Sep 28, 2007 10:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh
A Rs 600-cr defence scam waits to burst
The MoD which avoided floating a global tender to buy gun components from a Hyderabad-based PSU, is being criticised as being "dubious", reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Sep 26, 2007 03:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
'Three service chiefs grabbing posts'
Former defence secretary Ajai Vikram Singh has said the military top brass is following its own self-serving agenda, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Sep 24, 2007 01:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Services, govt ‘abusing’ defence report
Former defence secretary Ajai Vikram Singh alleges his report dealing with promotions in the armed forces has been grossly misinterpreted and abused, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Sep 22, 2007 02:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
And just how it all changed
The foreign exchange regulations in late 50s made us mean and petty, forcing us to stretch out the meagre amounts the RBI gave us, writes Rahul Singh.
Updated on Sep 21, 2007 11:57 PM IST
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For the Navy, Setu makes strategic sense
Even as the Sethusamudram Shipping Canal project remains caught in a legal wrangle, the navy is keeping its fingers crossed that it materialises.
Updated on Sep 18, 2007 02:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Civilian trek to Siachen put on hold
The fate of the first-ever civilian trek to Siachen hangs in a balance after the army decided to postpone it, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Sep 18, 2007 02:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Army heroes leave behind legacy of life
Over 500 armymen, including several major generals, have pledged their organs with the Armed Forces Organ Retrieval and Transplant Authority, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Sep 15, 2007 04:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Improve House conduct, MPs told
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked MPs to strive for high standards of debate and discussion, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Sep 14, 2007 01:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Lt Col faces court martial for sexual harassment
The complainant is a civilian staff on probation in the Army’s military intelligence directorate, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Sep 12, 2007 03:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Gandhigiri on the streets of Berlin
Indian expatriates lead a peace march through the city streets to draw attention to the brutal battering of Indians at a fair by Neo Nazis, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Sep 08, 2007 03:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Making waves
Bigger in scale than ever before, the 13th edition of the joint exercise is also the most controversial, writes Rahul Singh.
Updated on Sep 07, 2007 02:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh
China following every move
The joint exercise is a manifestation of India and US strengthening their military linkages. It also reminds China of its own naval limitations.
Updated on Sep 07, 2007 02:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
'Non-aligned' India trains Iran’s sailors
India has quietly authorised its navy to train Iranian sailors, showing that New Delhi has an independent foreign policy, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Sep 05, 2007 05:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Overlooked officer refuses to go away
A Major General who was denied Lieutenant General rank and retired three days ago showed up at his office in Army headquarters, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Sep 04, 2007 02:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
'Doctors amputated my leg, not spirit'
20 years after a landmine tore Jagmail Singh's leg in the LTTE-infested Alampil jungles in Sri Lanka, the paratrooper is all set to show the world that it only takes grit and guts to bounce back from a traumatic experience, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Sep 01, 2007 02:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Intelligence agencies clueless
The terror plot endorses the committee’s finding that “there are no checks and balances in the Indian intelligence system to ensure the consumer gets all the intelligence that is available and is his due."
Updated on Aug 30, 2007 03:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
MoD goes shopping for 126 fighters
Six firms in running for Rs 42,000-cr deal as IAF looks to replace ageing fleet, reports Rahhul Singh.
Updated on Aug 29, 2007 01:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Chronic stress: Deadliest enemy within the ranks
The sustained deployment of over 2.5 lakh troops in the LICO grid has begun to take its toll on the army, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Aug 27, 2007 02:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
What’s the big fuss over Malabar exercise?
The Left’s heightened rhetoric against the five-nation naval drill is unlikely to derail the Malabar exercise next month, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Aug 24, 2007 04:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
123 pact will override Hyde Act, says Sibal
It doesn’t get better than this. That’s what the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) will tell the Left parties in the upcoming parliamentary debate on the Indo-US nuclear deal, which has threatened the survival of the government itself.
Updated on Aug 22, 2007 05:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
China miffed at India ties with 3 nations
The 'quadrilateral' of the United States, Japan, Australia and India has driven China round the bend, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Aug 21, 2007 02:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Four Army officers quit daily
Defence Minister AK Antony told Parliament that 882 officers had sought discharge from the Army this year so far, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Aug 21, 2007 12:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
A gutsy war widow’s amazing journey
After her husband was killed in an encounter with J&K terrorists, Subhashini is on a mission to bring the story of Army widows before the world through theatre, reports R Singh.
Updated on Aug 20, 2007 02:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Army to get more starred officers
More officers will don stars as the Ministry of Defence being asked to immediately furnish an action plan for implementing Phase-II of the AV Singh committee, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Aug 16, 2007 03:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Colonel recalls first salute to freedom
It was Colonel Harwant Singh who snapped out that proud first salute to PM Jawaharlal Nehru at the first-ever flag-hoisting ceremony in independent India, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Aug 15, 2007 02:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi