Articles by Rahul Singh
Cabinet clears pay hike for soldiers
The government hikes allowances for soldiers deployed in high altitude areas and the counter-terrorism grid, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Aug 03, 2007 03:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Check-up gives pilots the jitters
A significant number of commercial pilots showing up at the AFCME seem to lose their bearings in the presence of doctors, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Aug 02, 2007 05:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Blue Berets take Yoga to Lebanon
The UN peacekeepers are working hard to spread good health and happiness through yoga, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Aug 02, 2007 06:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
USS Nimitz to return next month
It might drive the Left round the bend, but nuclear-powered super-carrier USS Nimitz is returning to Indian waters with a vengeance very soon, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Aug 01, 2007 01:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Stay away from women, Army tells its men
The army has passed instructions to its troops to keep away from women as they are likely to be used as pawns by terror outfits to sully their image, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jul 30, 2007 02:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, Srinagar
Nothing ritzy about Kalam's new home
The former President on Wednesday moved into a tiny, seemingly uninviting guesthouse hidden away in Delhi Cantonment, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jul 26, 2007 02:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Denied leave, jawan kills Major in J&K
A sepoy from the Bihar regiment gunned down a colleague in Kashmir’s Gurez sector, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jul 25, 2007 03:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Patil chooses an auspicious hour
Defying tradition Pratibha Patil has chosen to assume office at 2.30 pm in the Central Hall of Parliament on July 25, Rahul Singh, Aloke Tikku and Kumkum Chadha.
Updated on Jul 24, 2007 06:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, Aloke Tikku and Kumkum Chadha, New Delhi
Air force pilots fly to private airlines
Three months after IAF permitted its aging pilots to switch to civil-aviation stream, 13 have decided to bid adieu to the service, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jul 24, 2007 01:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
A first: Patil's aides could be women
If the new President decides to have women officers as her ADCs, they may get an appointment long been the domain of debonair young males, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jul 22, 2007 01:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Parents seek Kalam’s help in Captain Megha case
Dead sure that Captain Megha Razdan could not have killed herself, her family has petitioned President Kalam and defence minister to intervene in the matter, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jul 20, 2007 03:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Capt Razdan’s family questions probe process
The family of Captain Megha Razdan feels the probe into her death is unfair, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jul 18, 2007 06:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
The enemy lies within
With two more personnel ending their lives this week, the suicide toll in the army has touched 54 so far in 2007, report Rahul Singh and Veenu Sandhu.
Updated on Jul 08, 2007 02:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh and Veenu Sandhu
Minister told to stay off Nimitz
Raju himself told HT from Hyderabad that he decided against going aboard the Nimitz in deference to political sensitivities, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jul 06, 2007 01:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Soldier kills self, Antony tells army to find cure
The defence minister directs senior Army officials to take immediate corrective measures to check the surge in suicides and fratricidal killings, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jul 04, 2007 01:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Sound of music on N-powered warship
Oblivious to the controversy USS Nimitz has triggered in India, John Saccomando and his rock band are focused on their forthcoming gig in Chennai, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jul 02, 2007 04:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, Aboard Uss Nimitz
An Indian aboard Nimitz
One of the five dentists manning the fully equipped dental facility on board, the 40-year-old migrated to the US over 18 years ago, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jul 01, 2007 01:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, Aboard Uss Nimitz
Nimitz’s N-weapon status unclear
US Navy officials refuse to confirm or deny the absence of N-warheads on the carrier, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jul 01, 2007 02:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, Aboard Uss Nimitz
He was a real hero, in life and death
The gutsy 39-year-old soldier made the supreme sacrifice but not before eliminating three terrorists in a fierce firefight in Kupwara, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jun 28, 2007 09:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Two brigadiers face trial for corruption
The Army orders a general court martial of two brigadiers on charges of fraud, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jun 27, 2007 05:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Antony against repeal of Armed Forces Act
A day after the Administrative Reforms Commission asked the PM to repeal the AFSP Act, Antony stressed that the time had not come to scrap the law, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jun 27, 2007 05:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
No agreement on Defence chief’s post
The government has either failed or not done enough to build political consensus to create the Chief of Defence Staff, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jun 25, 2007 04:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Indian Army gets BrahMos power
After a string of successful trials, the land version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile has been inducted into the Army, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jun 22, 2007 03:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Gorkhas won’t fight for India: Maoist
Nepal's Maoist leader says it is wrong for our youth to sacrifice their lives for other countries, report Anirban Roy and Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jun 20, 2007 03:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anirban Roy and Rahul Singh, Kathmandu/new Delhi
Click to see if you fit the fatigues
Top experts in military psychology under the ministry of defence are busy putting together an online aptitude test to enable aspirants to do a self-assessment on the Web. Rahul Singh tells more.
Updated on Jun 18, 2007 02:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Army wants jobs for disabled soldiers
The army will soon ask the government to work out a formula for reservation of jobs for disabled soldiers in the corporate sector, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jun 16, 2007 03:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Yes, Ma’am Supreme Commander!
The last male bastion — the position of supreme commander of India’s armed forces — will fall if Pratibha Patil makes it to Rashtrapati Bhavan. But the generals are fine with it. Rahul Singh reports.
Updated on Jun 16, 2007 11:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Defence ministry gears up to tackle espionage
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is preparing to wage a war against espionage after a rash of spying cases shook the defence establishment last year, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jun 13, 2007 01:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Border situation worrying, says Antony
The defence minister expresses concern over cross-border terrorism and proliferation of ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons in India’s neighbourhood, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jun 03, 2007 01:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Fast track defence purchases way off course
The defence Ministry's fast track procedure (FTP) for buying weapon systems to cater to urgent operational requirements, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jun 01, 2007 05:49 AM IST
None | Rahul Singh, New Delhi