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Rajnath pays tribute to jawans at National War Memorial ahead of taking ch
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Ahead of formally taking charge as Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh on Saturday visited the National War Memorial here and paid tribute to jawans who laid down their lives for the country post-independence.
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Ahead of taking charge of Defence Ministry, Rajnath to visit National War
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit National War Memorial on Saturday before taking charge of his ministry.
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Defence Ministry, services ready detailed presentation for Rajnath Singh
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 31 (ANI) The Defence Ministry and the three services will make detailed presentations to the new Defence Minister Rajnath Singh about their roles and urgent modernisation requirements.
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Finance Minister Sitharaman to steer next phase of economic reforms
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Nirmala Sitharaman was on Friday named as the Finance Minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet as the country awaits a new phase of reforms to shore up economic growth.
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Amit Shah gets Home, Nirmala gets Finance, Defence goes to Rajnath
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): BJP President Amit Shah will be the new Home Minister in the Narendra Modi government while Rajnath Singh will be the new Defence Minister and Nirmala Sitharaman the Finance Minister.
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BJP requests EC to conduct repolling in booths affected by violence in the
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): A BJP delegation led by Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Railway minister Piyush Goyal approached the Election Commission (EC) and urged it to conduct repoll in the constituencies where violence had taken place during all the phases of the Lok Sabha
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Central forces should remain in WB till MCC in place: Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday asserted that central armed forces should remain stationed in West Bengal till the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) is in place.
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NDA govt served without a single riot, curfew: Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 09 (ANI): Claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government served its tenure without a single "curfew" or "riot", Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said India is "secure" under the leadership of the incumbent PM.
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Before speaking on Rafale, give answers on AgustaWestland deal: Nirmala Si
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 7 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday hit out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi and said that the latter before speaking on the issue of Rafale, should come clear on AgustaWestland deal scam which took place under UPA's tenure.
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Japan, Vietnam to further strengthen defence cooperation
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], May 5 (ANI): Japan's Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc met here on Saturday and discussed ways to strengthen defence cooperation between the two countries.
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Ankara supports Turkish Cypriots' rights in E Mediterranean
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 5 (ANI): Defence Minister Hulusi Aka on Sunday announced to support the rights of Turkish Cypriots in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea under the international law.
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Japan, Vietnam pledged to solve South China Sea issue peacefully
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 3 (ANI): Japan and Vietnam have agreed that the international community should work together to resolve the South China Sea issue peacefully.
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