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Two women assuming important security roles itself a strong message: Nirma
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 3 (ANI): Newly-inducted Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on her appointment, and stated that the presence of two women in the Cabinet Committee on Sec
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Telangana CM meets Arun Jaitley, discusses issue of defense lands, reducti
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao met Union Finance and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi on Saturday as they discussed issues of defense lands and reduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on Public Utility projects.
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All ordnance factories depots to continue, no employee to be retrenched: J
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug.11 (ANI): Defence Minister Arun Jaitley today assured the Lok Sabha before it adjourned sine die that all Ordnance Factories Depots (OFD) will continue to operate and no employee will be retrenched.
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Khawaja Asif frontrunner to replace 'disqualified' Nawaz as Pak
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] July 28 (ANI): Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif is a frontrunner for the post of interim prime minister of the country in place of Nawaz Sharif.
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Japanese Defence Minister resigns, blow to Shinzo Abe
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [U.K.], July. 28 (ANI): Japan's defence minister, Tomomi Inada, resigned over charges of helping cover up internal records which showed the dangers being faced by Japanese peacekeepers in South Sudan.
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Defence Minister hands over ex-gratia to next of kin of battle casualties
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday handed over additional ex-gratia amount from the Army Battle Casualties Welfare Fund (ABCWF) to ten next of kin of battle casualties.
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Pakistan Defence Minister turns down speculations of new Prime Minister
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 22 (ANI): Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Saturday said that the talk of appointing a new Prime Minister is just a speculation.
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Myanmar unlikely to support India on border dispute with China: Chinese Me
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 12 (ANI): Ahead of Myanmar military chief's meeting with Indian Prime Minister and Defence Minister, China's state run Global Times has said that Myanmar is unlikely to support India's stand on the tensions in the border area and cutting its economic ties
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Amarnath terror attack: Antony tears into Centre over security in J-K
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 11 (ANI): Former defence minister A.K. Antony on Tuesday, while commenting on the Amarnath terror attack, said that the government must explain why such an incident happened when there were security forces deployed everywhere.
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Jaitley calls for `elimination of terrorism` post Amarnath Yatra attack
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday condemned the Amarnath terror attack in which seven pilgrims were killed and 15 others injured in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, and also called for 'elimination of terrorism'.
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Jaitley congratulates DRDO for test firing quick reaction surface to Air M
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 03 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for successfully test firing quick reaction surface to Air Missile and asserted this will add to India's defence capabilities.
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Arun Jaitley's statement on China 1962 War 'self-explanatory
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday sided with Defence Minister Arun Jaitley even as he brushed aside China's warning which had asked India to "learn" from the 1962 war and said the former's statement was "self-explanatory"
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