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Nirmala Sitharaman leaves for Jammu to assess security situation
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Feb 12 (ANI): In wake of the continuous terror attacks on the Army and CRPF camp in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday left for Jammu to assess the security situation in the state.
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Sitharaman asks FM to remove education fee cap for dead soldiers' children
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday urged the Finance Ministry to remove the education fee cap for children of soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country.
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Sitharaman holds talks with Tajik defence minister
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb 9 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her Tajikistan counterpart Lieutenant General Mirzo Sherali on Thursday held talks to deepen bilateral defence relations.
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Rahul calls Rafale deal a 'scam'
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] February 6 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the way the Centre is adamant on not disclosing details of Rafale fighter jets deal, shows that a scam has taken place.
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Sitharaman meets Indian troops in Ladakh
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has visited the forward posts along the Sino-India border in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir and interacted with the jawans deployed there.
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IAF espionage case: Decision not made in haste, says Sitharaman
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday clarified that the decision to detain an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer for espionage was not made in haste.
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TN's defence corridor will link Chennai, Bengaluru: Sitharaman
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1. (ANI): Hours after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced the Union Budget on Thursday, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed that the first ever defence corridor will be built in Tamil Nadu, which will link Chennai and Bengaluru.
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Swamy questions Sitharaman's silence over Mufti's FIR
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramaian Swamy on Wednesday raised a question on Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's silence over Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's decision to file an FIR against the army personnel for Shopian firin
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Vada pav seller pledges one day's salary for army welfare
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan. 31 (ANI): Mangesh Ahiwale, a vada pav seller in Mumbai, is again in the news for his generous gesture after he pledged to give his one-day earnings to Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the welfare of soldiers.
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President, PM pay floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 30 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday offered floral tribute to the 'Father of the Nation' Mahatma Gandhi, on his 70th death anniversary, here at Rajghat.
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Republic Day 2018 ends with mesmerizing, poignant 'Beating Retreat'
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan. 29 (ANI): The curtain was brought down on all ceremonials related to the Republic Day 2018 with a mesmerizing and poignant 'Beating the Retreat' tri-services band ceremony on Vijay Chowk in the presence of President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Pr
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Sitharaman to take up matter of Sri Lankan fishery act with MEA
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 26 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday assured to take up the matter of Sri Lanka amending the fisheries act with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
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