Articles by Rahul Singh
Mission POWs begins today
A decree of fate stole the sunshine from her life way back in 1971 when the enemy reportedly took her 28-year-old husband as a POW, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Jun 01, 2007 05:38 AM IST
None | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
In death, he gave life to three others
One of Ramesh Chand's kidneys and his liver were transplanted to two soldiers while the other kidney was flown to Mumbai to save the life of a soldier’s wife, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on May 25, 2007 12:56 AM IST
None | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Indo-Pak goodwill sinks in Arabian Sea
Pakistan's decision not to exchange Indian boats that stray across the International Maritime Boundary is a setback to the peace process, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on May 23, 2007 01:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rahul Singh, Daman
Many worlds, one cosmos
French flair gets a Tamil twist in enchanting Pondicherry, where diverse cultures exist in harmony, writes Rahul Singh.
Updated on May 18, 2007 11:20 PM IST
None | Rahul Singh
And life smiles once again, at Army hospital
It must have been hard for them to come to terms with reality when their only child, a trainee pilot in the Indian Air Force, died in an air crash near Hyderabad two years ago, reportst Rahul Singh.
Updated on May 10, 2007 04:51 AM IST
None | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Gauhar gives it away this time
In an interview, Pakistan’s former foreign minister gives four descriptions of the brigadier (who 'sold' 1965 war plans to Pakistan), which individually and collectively fitted the legendary Sam, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on May 08, 2007 10:52 AM IST
None | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
At 20,000 feet, a braveheart is born
Captain Vikalp Sharma, the 26-year-old paratrooper, brazenly crossed the AGPL in Siachen on April 11 to try and rescue two air force pilots whose Cheetah chopper had crashed in Pak territory, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on May 08, 2007 03:48 AM IST
None | Rahul Singh, Siachen Base Camp
Antony rules out Siachen pullout
Till Pakistan authenticates actual ground position line, troops would not be pulled out, the Defence Minister says, Rahul Singh reports.
Updated on May 06, 2007 02:16 AM IST
None | Rahul Singh, Siachen Base Camp
MoD flayed over delayed fighter induction
A Parliamentary panel has delivered a blistering indictment of the Ministry of Defence’s sluggishness in releasing tenders for purchase of 126 multi-role combat aircraft for the IAF, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Apr 30, 2007 08:53 PM IST
None | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Antony to represent India at the Shangri-La dialogue
The failure of Indo-China talks at Coonoor has not deterred the two Asian giants from coming together yet again at its sixth edition, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Apr 25, 2007 03:46 AM IST
None | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
France keen on closer relations with India
French military officers are trying to assess India's place in global power structure, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Apr 25, 2007 05:11 AM IST
None | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
India to give China a fight in Myanmar
India is increasingly thinking in terms of addressing the imbalance with Myanmar, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Apr 15, 2007 08:04 PM IST
None | Rahul Singh, New Delhi/doom Dooma
Agni III adds teeth to India’s N-deterrence
No other missile in the India's arsenal can strike targets in Chinese city like Beijing and Shanghai, report Soumyajit Pattnaik & Rahul Singh.
Updated on Apr 13, 2007 09:00 AM IST
None | Soumyajit Pattnaik and Rahul Singh, Bhubaneswar And New Delhi
IAF will release pilots to civil aviation sector
New Air Force chief Fali Homi Major says the IAF has worked out an arrangement with Air India to provide a second career to its aging pilots, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Apr 10, 2007 03:27 AM IST
None | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Raw deal for men linking frontiers
The Border Roads Organisation workers move a case to get CI allowance sanctioned for GREF personnel to equate them with armymen.
Updated on Apr 08, 2007 08:17 PM IST
None | Rahul Singh, Imphal
BRO under shadow of Taliban guns
After a rash of attacks on BRO camps in Afghanistan, India raises concerns over workers' safety, reports R Singh.
Updated on Apr 04, 2007 10:38 PM IST
None | Rahul Singh, Tezpur (assam)
Focus on energy security in Andaman
Energy security has assumed a whole new dimension in India's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) monitored from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Updated on Mar 24, 2007 02:18 AM IST
None | Rahul Singh, Port Blair
Terror alarm along India's coastline
Intelligence reports warn of terror attacks through sea route, report Neelesh Misra and Rahul Singh.
Updated on Mar 12, 2007 02:44 AM IST
None | Neelesh Misra and Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Close combat not for women, says panel
A defence panel advises the Govt against allowing women in "close combat" roles.
Updated on Mar 08, 2007 05:11 AM IST
None | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Sepoy gets death for killing Lt Col
SC Behera of 28 Rashtriya Rifles had killed Saket Saxena after an altercation last October.
Published on Mar 03, 2007 06:02 AM IST
None | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Sepoy gets death for killing Lt Colonel
Suresh Chandra Behera of 28 Rashtriya Rifles had gunned down Saket Saxena following an altercation last October, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Mar 03, 2007 07:07 AM IST
Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Coast Guard stepping out of Navy's shadow
Coast Guard would be provided more ships, aircraft, surveillance equipment and unmanned aerial vehicles to make it a reckonable force in the Indian Ocean Region, reports Rahul Singh.
Published on Feb 18, 2007 06:57 PM IST
None | Rahul Singh, Onboard Coast Guard Ship Sagar
Govt alive to LTTE threat
The government has decided to deploy more assets and strengthen surveillance in the 1,800 nautical mile zone this side of the Sri Lankan maritime boundary, reports Rahul Singh.
Published on Feb 18, 2007 06:24 PM IST
None | Rahul Singh, Onboard Coast Guard Ship Sagar
When heroes are forgotten
THEY WERE widowed young. But memories of their gallant husbands, lost in the killing fields of the Northeast or J&K, gave them the strength to carry on.
Published on Feb 17, 2007 10:11 AM IST
None | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Ingratitude is worst sin: Army widows
Today they are asking questions and reminding a nation that worships and forgets heroes, reports Rahul Singh.
Updated on Feb 16, 2007 10:34 PM IST
None | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
?Indian Ocean is int'l terror hub?
Many regional states covertly or even inadvertently aiding and abetting subversive elements, reports Rahul Singh.
Published on Feb 14, 2007 03:05 AM IST
None | Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Focus shifts from fighters to choppers
The IAF plans to buy 12 heavy-lift helicopters to buttress its tactical and combat needs, reports Rahul Singh.
Published on Feb 10, 2007 05:48 PM IST
None | Rahul Singh, Bangalore
Foreign firms scramble to forge Indian alliances
Several Indian companies are utilising the Aero India platform to showcase their capabilities for offset implementation, reports Rahul Singh.
Published on Feb 09, 2007 07:12 PM IST
None | Rahul Singh, Yelahanka Air Base
Su-30 kindles longing in test pilots' hearts
Ricardo Traven, Boeing's chief test pilot for the F/A 18 Super Hornet programme, says that he would love to go for a spin in the Su-30, reports Rahul Singh.
Published on Feb 09, 2007 06:59 PM IST
None | Rahul Singh, Yelahanka Air Base
Big-ticket Sukhoi-30 deal almost done
Govt will soon ink a $1.6 bn deal with Russia for the supply of 40 Sukhoi-30 MKI fighters, reports Rahul Singh.
Published on Feb 09, 2007 03:48 AM IST
None | Rahul Singh, Yelahanka Air Base