Lt. Gen Bipin Rawat to be next Indian Army chief; Air Marshal BS Dhanoa to be IAF chief

The government on Saturday appointed Lt Gen Bipin Rawat (currently serving as the vice chief) as the next army chief, superseding two seniormost commanders — Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi and Southern Army Commander Lt Gen PM Hariz. The government tonight also appointed Air Marshal BS Dhanoa, the Vice…