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Serbian Defense Minister tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Belgrade [Serbia], June 27 (Sputnik/ANI): Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin has tested positive for the coronavirus disease and has self-isolated, the Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
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French troops kill head of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in Mali - Defen
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], June 6 (Sputnik/ANI): Abdelmalek Droukdel, head of the Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb terror group, has been killed by French troops in northern Mali, French Defense Minister Florence Parly said.
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Grateful to India for evacuating our nationals: Maldives' Defence Minister
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 07 (ANI): Maldives is very grateful to India for evacuating seven Maldivians from coronavirus-hit Wuhan province in China, Defense Minister Mariya Didi said on Friday.
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Paris: Rajnath Singh receives Guard of Honour by French Republican Guards
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France], Oct 9 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday (local time) received Guard of Honour by French Republican Guards at 'Hotel de Brienne Defense Minister,' in Paris.
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India capable of giving much bigger blow to Pakistan than 1971: Rajnath
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra), September 28 (ANI): Amid repeated attempts by Pakistan to raise the Kashmir issue on the global stage and win support for its cause, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that the neighbouring country should understand that today in India there is a governm
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Rajnath launches warship Nilgiri in Mumbai
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 28 (ANI): Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday launched the warship Nilgiri, which is the first ship of Project 17A here.
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With additions like INS Khanderi, we're capable of giving Pak much bigger
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 28 (ANI): Pakistan should be wary of the recent additions to our naval capacity as with them we could deliver them a bigger blow, said Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh at the commissioning ceremony of the second Kalvari-class submarine INS 'Khanderi'
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Amit Shah, Rajnath condole Jaitley's demise
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 24 (ANI): BJP chief Amit Shah and Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday expressed grief over the demise of former Union Minister Arun Jaitley and termed it a big 'personal loss'.
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Prove that Mukherjee agreed to Article 370, else apologise: Rajnath Singh
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 6 (ANI): Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, on Tuesday, reacted strongly to National Conference (NC) MP Hasnain Masoodi's statements in the Lok Sabha in which he had suggested that Article 370 was approved by BJP founder Syama Prasad Mukherjee.
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Kargil visit induced in me new-found respect for Indian Army: Rajnath Sing
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said his recent visit to Kargil had renewed his confidence and respect for the Indian Army.
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China emerges victorious at Shangri-La dialogue
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 06 [ANI]: The Shangri-La Dialogue, held annually in Singapore, brings together defense ministers, military leaders, academia, media, and others to discuss pressing issues in the Asian region. North Korea typically features, and this year a special session was dedicated to th
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Israeli Defence Minister quits over Gaza crisis
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Jerusalem (Israel), Nov 14 (ANI): Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, announced his resignation on Wednesday over the government's decision to call for a ceasefire, mediated by Egypt. Liberman mentioned that his resignation came weeks after continued disagreements with Prime Minister
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