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Will take legal action against Congress' conspiracy-driven election campai
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): A day after a videotape as part of its sting operation on demonetisation was played out by opposition parties, Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday hit out at the Congress and said the BJP will initiate legal action against the "conspiracy-d
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CPI(M) cadres targeting BJP, RSS workers in Kerala: Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday alleged that cadres of Communist Party of India (Marxist) are targeting the workers of BJP and RSS in Kerala.
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Opposition is politicising Balakot air strike, says Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 1 month 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 : 7 years, 1 month 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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Did not anticipate Cyclone Idai's intensity: Zimbabwe Defence Minister
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Chimanimani [Zimbabwe], Mar 19 (ANI) : Zimbabwe's Minister of Defence, Oppah Muchinguri, on Tuesday said that her government failed to anticipate the magnitude of Cyclone Idai.
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PM Modi pays last respects to Manohar Parrikar
Updated : 7 years, 1 month 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 calls Parrikar unparalleled leader; national mourning on March 18
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Expressing condolences on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Manohar Parrikar an 'unparalleled and exceptional administrator.' Goa Chief Minister and former Defence Minister Parrikar died at his residence in Panaji on Sunday evening. He was 63.<
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PM Modi did what Manmohan couldn't: Defence Minister Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 1 month 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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Condolences pour in from all quarters over sad demise of Parrikar
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Condolences began pouring in from all quarters moment after the news of sad demise of Goa Chief Minister and former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar was shared with the nation on late Sunday evening by President Ram Nath Kovind.
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Defence Ministry plans to buy 10 lakh hand grenades for combat troops
Updated : 7 years, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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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