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Rajnath Singh to perform 'Shastra pooja' in France this Dushehra
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 6 (ANI): Rajnath Singh will continue the tradition of performing 'Shastra Pooja' (worship of weapons) as the Defence Minister this year in Paris on the occasion of Dushehra where he is going to receive the Rafale aircraft on October 8.
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Arunachal Pradesh Governor meets Rajnath Singh in Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 6 (ANI): Arunachal Pradesh Governor BD Mishra paid a courtesy visit to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the latter's residence here on Sunday.
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Rajnath Singh to meet French President before receiving first Rafale fight
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 5 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will meet French President Emmanuel Macron on October 8 in Paris before receiving the first of the 36 Rafale fighter jets manufactured for India.
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Rajnath approves four-fold increment in monetary assistance to next of kin
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 5 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday gave in-principle approval to the enhancement of monetary assistance to next of kin (NoK) of all categories of battle casualties from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 8 lakh.
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Madagascar's Defence Minister sings 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Antananarivo [Madagascar], Oct 5 (ANI): In a community reception hosted onboard four Indian Navy ships stationed in the northern port city of Antsiranana, Defence Minister of Madagascar, General Leon Jean Richard Rakotonirina, on Friday surprisingly chose to sing the famous Bollywood song 'K
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India, Madagascar intensify defence cooperation
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Antananarivo [Madagascar], Oct 5 (ANI): Defence Minister of Madagascar, General Leon Jean Richard Rakotonirina, on Friday (local time) visited four Indian naval ships in the northern port city of Antsiranana, also known as Diego Suarez, and held discussions to intensify defence cooperation b
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Defence sector to play pivotal role in making India $5 trillion economy: R
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called for increased and active participation of the private sector in defence manufacturing to achieve the government's target of making the Indian defence industry worth $26 billion by 2025.
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Rajnath invites investment from defence industry, says 'not worried about
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday asked the industries in the sector to come forward to achieve India's 5-trillion-dollar economy target, stating that his doors are open for everyone.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to fly a sortie in Rafale
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to fly in the first Rafale combat aircraft manufactured for India in France during his visit there on October 8.
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Rajnath Singh to visit France on Dussehra to receive Rafale, may fly sorti
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit France to receive Rafale fighter jets on October 8- The Air Force Day and Dussehra. Though the planes would officially be inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) with the Defence Minister's visit, they would start
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Vice Chief of Air Force calls on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3 (ANI): The newly appointed Vice Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh here on Thursday.
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Our govt walking on path laid out by Bapu: Rajnath Singh
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): If there is any government that will accomplish Mahatma Gandhi's dream of Swachh Bharat, it will be our government, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated on Wednesday while addressing a function here.
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