Army Chief Age Row

• Supreme Court drops contempt case against former army chief General VK Singh

  The Supreme Court today dropped a contempt case against former army chief General VK Singh after he tendered an "unqualified apology" for his remarks following the top court's verdict in the age row with the Centre.

• General VK Singh tenders 'unqualified apology' to Supreme Court in contempt case

  Former Army Chief General VK Singh has tendered an "unqualified apology" to the Supreme Court for his remarks following the top court's verdict in the age row.

• Can't question motives of our judgement, Supreme Court tells General VK Singh

  The Supreme Court today slammed former Army chief General VK Singh for his comments against the judiciary. The Court said, "We welcome criticism of our judgment but not motives If one can make such remarks against the highest court like this we are heading for bad days"

• Supreme Court contempt notice to former army chief VK Singh on age row

  The Supreme Court has issued a contempt notice to former army chief General VK Singh for allegedly criticising its handling of his case against the government over a dispute about his age.

• Army Chief General V K Singh retires today

  General V K Singh, who took over the reins of the army 26 months ago with an image of an anti-corruption crusader, will retire as Army Chief today bringing to an end a controversial tenure that was marred by rows over his age and fissures among the military brass.

• Antony hosts farewell dinner for Army Chief who makes no speech

  Defence Minister A K Antony's dinner for outgoing Army Chief Gen V K Singh last night was marked by bonhomie but there were no farewell speeches.

• It could have been avoided: General VK Singh on age row

  After dragging the government to Supreme Court, Army Chief General VK Singh today said the controversy over his date of birth could have been "avoided by everybody."

• Months of acrimony for army chief and the government

  The furore over Army chief General VK Singh's letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that has been leaked, is just one among a series of incidents that have severely strained ties between the General and the government this year.

• Army chief a frustrated man, says Union minister Vayalar Ravi

  Attacking Army chief General V K Singh for reportedly writing to the Prime Minister about state of affairs in the force, Union Minister Vayalar Ravi has said this reflects "frustrations" of an individual, who had to withdraw his petition on the age row in the Supreme Court.

• Army chief explains why he didn't file case after offer of 14-crore bribe

  The Army Chief has accepted that when a bribe was offered to him for 14 crores, he should have done more than just informing the Defence Minister. General V K Singh has said that he was offered the kickback in 2010 by a retired defence officer if he cleared a sub-standard consignment of trucks.

• Details of who allegedly offered Rs 14-crore bribe to Army chief

  After the Army chief's disclosure that he was offered a bribe worth Rs 14 crore to sanction the purchase of a consignment of sub-standard vehicles, the government has ordered an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI. General VK Singh has said the kickback was offered to him six months ago and that he had briefed Defence Minister AK...

• Yes, was under pressure to resign after Supreme Court verdict, says Army Chief

  Army Chief General V K Singh, who lost his battle with the Defence Ministry on the age row, feels the Supreme Court has "not effectively" closed the issue but ruled out his resignation.

• Army chief General VK Singh denied permission to travel to Israel

  The Ministry of Defence has reportedly denied General VK Singh permission to travel to Israel. The ministry has cited "critical situation prevailing in the Middle-East" as the reason for the denial.

• Age row: 'Unfortunate chapter' over, says Defence Minister AK Antony

  Defence Minister AK Antony on Monday said that the "unfortunate controversy" over Army Chief General VK Singh's age had come to an end with the Supreme Court judgement and asked his colleagues to close the chapter.

• Army Chief leaves for UK on Monday, sticks to schedule

  Army Chief General V K Singh is leaving for the UK tomorrow on a five-day official visit as scheduled that could ward off speculation about his resignation soon after he lost the legal battle on his age row in the Supreme Court.