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Opposition is politicising Balakot air strike, says Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Hyderabad [India] Mar 24 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday accused the opposition of politicising the air strike in Pakistan's Balakot.
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Cong didn't allow Army to take 'deterrant' action after Mumbai attack: Nir
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday accused Congress party of not allowing the army to take any "deterrent" action after the 2008 Mumbai attack.
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PM Modi pays last respects to Manohar Parrikar
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Panaji (Goa) Mar 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman payed last respects to Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar here on Monday.
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PM Modi did what Manmohan couldn't: Defence Minister Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that India had to take action against terrorists in Pakistan because Imran Khan led country did not do so and as a result, Prime Minister Narendra Modi did what former Prime Minister Dr Manmoha
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Defence Ministry plans to buy 10 lakh hand grenades for combat troops
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): At a time when tensions with Pakistan are heightened, the Defence Ministry is likely to consider a proposal to buy 10 lakh multi-mode hand grenades for the Indian Army under the 'Make in India' project in the military sector.
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Defence Minister attacks Rahul Gandhi for denying benefits to CAPF martyrs
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (India), Mar 11 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday attacked Congress president Rahul Gandhi for stating that martyr status should be given to soldiers who lay down their lives in the line of duty and said the Congress government had shelved a proposal in this rega
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Pak took no action to curb terrorism, so we did: Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 10 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday asserted that India decided to target terror launch pads since Pakistan failed to take a call on the matter.
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Defence Ministry appoints naval officer in charge of Rs 50,000 crore subma
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 10 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has appointed a naval officer as the in-charge of a committee entrusted with the task of carrying out the Rs 50,000-crore project to build six conventional submarines in the country.
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AK-203 assault rifle to enhance soldiers' combat capabilities in counter-t
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 9 (ANI): The made in India AK-203 assault rifle has much better performance parameters than the INSAS rifles and will significantly enhance combat capabilities of Indian soldiers in counter-terrorist and conventional operations, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said
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Congress targets PM Modi, Sitharaman through ‘Chowkidar Chor Hai’ poster
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), [India], Mar 8 (ANI): The Congress party has targetted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman through ‘Chowkidar Chor Hai’ poster with an explicit reference to alleged irregularities in Rafale fighter jet deal and the Defence Ministry.
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Defence Minister approves Army headquarters reforms, force to get new depu
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (New Delhi), Mar 7 (ANI) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has approved all the recommendations made by Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat for the reorganisation of the Army headquarters which would result in saving of 20 per cent officers posted in Delhi who would now be posted to fi
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IAF air strike in Balakot was non-military action: Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 5 (ANI): Calling it a "non-military action", Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday justified that the air strike by the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Pakistan was based on intelligence inputs on terrorist activities in the neighbouring country to be unl
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