Defence Minister Rajnath Singh briefed both the Houses of the Parliament over the tragic chopped crash that claimed the life of CDS Bipin Rawat and 12 others in the Nilgiris yesterday.
Retired Lt Gen HS Panag faced flak for his insensitive tweet over Gen Bipin Rawat's demise, but he defended his actions, saying nobody has monopoly over news.
It was under the guidance of the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee that a Task Force consisting of a Group of Ministers was constituted to study the recommendations proposed to the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) for creating a post of CDS