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Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar gets additional charge of Secretary, Defence
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar has been given the additional charge of Secretary, Department of Defence Production.
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Look forward to working closely with US Defence Secretary Esper: Rajnath
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], Dec 19 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that he looks forward to working closely with US Secretary of Defense Mark T Esper to further strengthen and deepen the defence cooperation between India and the United States.
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Chinese military reform process holds lessons for us, suggests Defence Sec
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 27 (ANI): Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar on Wednesday suggested that China's process of Military reformation holds lessons for India and asserted that the Indian Army is already in the process of large scale restructuring.
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US Defence Secretary says Trump ordered him to allow convicted Navy SEAL t
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 26 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Monday said that President Donald Trump ordered him to allow a Navy SEAL acquitted of posing with a corpse of a slain ISIS terrorist, to retire without losing his elite status.
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Ladakh: Defence Secy Ajay Kumar visits Indian Army formation in Daulat Beg
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Ladakh [India], Nov 25 (ANI): Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar on Sunday visited Indian Army formations in Daulat Beg Oldie in Eastern Ladakh area, Indian Army officials said.
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Trump nominates Ambassador to Norway as ousted Navy Secretary Richard Spen
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 25 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that he would nominate country's current Ambassador to Norway, Kenneth Braithwaite, for the post of Navy Secretary, shortly after Richard Spencer was asked to resign from the same post by Defence Secr
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Pentagon chief asks for US Navy secretary's resignation over his handling
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 25 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday asked for the resignation of Navy Secretary Richard Spencer over his handling of a case involving a Navy SEAL officer who was accused of war crimes in Iraq.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa takes oath, Mahinda likely to charge as PM
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 18 (ANI): Sri Lanka's wartime defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday took the oath of the country's 7th President at Ruwanweliseya, a Buddhist pagoda, in Anuradhapura.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa to be sworn-in as Sri Lanka's 7th President today
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 18 (ANI): Sri Lanka's former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa will be sworn in as the seventh President of the country today.
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US Defence Secretary urges renewal of GSOMIA between Japan-South Korea
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Nov 18 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Mark Esper has urged Seoul to renew Japan-South Korea General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA), which expires on November 23.
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Sri Lanka: Maithripala Sirisena congratulates Gotabaya on 'historic' victo
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 18 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday congratulated Gotabaya Rajapaksa on his "historic" victory in the presidential elections.
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Trump ordered former Defence Secretary to 'screw Amazon' out of Pentagon's
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 27 (ANI): US President Donald Trump had directed his former Defence Secretary James Mattis to "screw Amazon" out of Pentagon's USD 10 billion cloud computing contract, Mattis' former speechwriter and communications director claimed in an upcoming book.
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