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Defence Ministry to discuss acquisition proposals worth over Rs 5,000 cror
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), headed by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, is expected to discuss acquisition proposals worth over Rs 5,000 crore at a high level meeting likely to be held in the next few days.
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IFC-IOR will help countries address challenges in region: Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) December 22 ANI: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while launching the Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) said the objective of having an IFC-IOR is more for partners besides keeping the global commons safe and democratically available for all. Read More
Need to protect every inch of defence assets: Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 22 (ANI): Expressing concern over the fast rate of urbanisation, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asked the Directorate General of Defence Estates (DGDE) to protect every inch of its land.
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India, China military delegation hold interaction
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): A Chinese military delegation, as a step towards confidence building measures, on Wednesday had an interaction with the Indian Army here.
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Politically divided JPC is looking into Rafale matter: Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday hit out at the Congress for demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) into the Rafale deal, saying that a politically divided JPC is trying to dig into a matter which has already been looked into
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SC found no case of commercial favouritism in Rafale deal: Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court observed that there was no case of commercial favouritism into the Rafale fighter jet deal, said Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hours after the apex court dismissed all petitions seeking court-monitored probe into the Rafale fight
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Defence Minister Sitharaman to meet US counterpart
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 03 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who arrived in Washington D.C. on Sunday for a five-day visit, will hold a bilateral meeting with United States Secretary of Defence James N Mattis at Pentagon on Monday.
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DAC approves procurements worth Rs 3000 crores, including BrahMos and ARVs
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 1 (ANI): The Defence Acquisition Committee (DAC) on Saturday approved procurements of about Rs 3000 crores including BrahMos Missiles for two Indian Navy ships, and Armoured Recovery Vehicles (ARVs) for Indian Army's Main Battle Tank Arjun. The DAC meeting was chaired
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Cyclone Gaja: Nirmala Sitharaman reviews relief ops in TN
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) [India], Nov 30 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday visited the cyclone Gaja-affected areas in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district and took stock of the situation.
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Sitharaman pulls up DRDO, asks it to focus more on research and developmen
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Nov 27 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday pulled up the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and asked it to focus more on Research and Development (R&D) and exploit the opportunity and support being extended by the central government.
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India attaches highest importance to its relationship with Maldives: Sushm
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 26 (ANI): India's relationship with the Maldives is of the utmost priority, stated Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in a press release.
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Sitharaman reviews operational preparedness of Indian Coastal Guard
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 17 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday reviewed the operational preparedness, infrastructure development and coastal security mechanism of the Coast Guard during Consultative Committee Meeting of Ministry of Defence on Indian Coast Guard.
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