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Opposition maligning but world praising Centre for abrogating Article 370,
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt on Sunday accused the Opposition of engaging in unnecessary criticism and trying to malign the image of the Central government when the entire world is praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the policies.
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29 Women Officers, who didn't opt for permanent commission released from s
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): A total of 29 Women Officers (WOs) who did not opt for permanent commission in the Special Selection Board No. 5 have been released from service in the armed force, according to information tabled in a written reply by Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhat
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More than 90,000 posts of soldiers lying vacant in Indian Army: Defence Mi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): While the Indian Army is facing a shortage of over 7,900 officers, more than 90,000 vacancies for soldiers including junior commissioned officers are also lying vacant, Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said in a written reply to the query raised the
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Rajnath Singh pays tribute at National War Memorial on Kargil Vijay Diwas
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt paid tribute to fallen soldiers at National War Memorial on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas on Monday.
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INAS 323 commissioned into Indian Navy
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Dabolim (Gao) [India], April 19 (ANI): The Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 323, the first unit of the indigenously built ALH (Advanced Light Helicopters) Mk III aircraft, was commissioned into the Indian Navy on Monday by Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik at INS Hansa here, said th
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DAP envisages basic tenets of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat', encourages indigenous
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): In information tabled in a written reply by Union Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik to a question asked by Member of Parliament Sambhaji Chhatrapati in Rajya Sabha on Monday, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) stated that Defence Acquisition Procedure (
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Indian Army adopted robust counter-infiltration strategy: Govt
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): The Indian Army has adopted a robust counter-infiltration strategy which has an appropriate mix of technology and human resource put together to check infiltration effectively, Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik informed the Parliament on Wednesday.
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India currently exporting defence equipments to more than 84 countries: Go
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik on Wednesday shared the details of the important defence equipment exported during the last five years.
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Over 9,100 women officers serving in armed forces, 17,00 females to join a
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): A total of 9,118 women are serving as officers in the three defence forces while the approval has been granted for inducting 1,700 females as jawans in the corps of military police, Minister of State for Defence, Shripad Naik told the Rajya Sabha.
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Govt will ensure best of weapons and armour to soldiers: Shripad Naik
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): Minister of State for Defence Shripad Yesso Naik handed over One Hundredth thousandth Bullet Proof Jacket (BPJ) to Army chief General M M Naravane in a ceremony held in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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IAF has 1,875 women officers including 10 fighter pilots, 18 navigators
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): The strength of women officers serving the Indian Air Force (IAF) as on September 1 is 1,875 and of them 10 women officers are fighter pilots and 18 women officers are Navigators, Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said in a written reply.
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New Raj Bhawan in Goa can be built after COVID crisis is over: MoS Shripad
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Aug 6 (ANI): Amid the ongoing controversy over the construction of a new Raj Bhawan in Goa, Union Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik on Thursday said that a new Raj Bhawan could be build after the COVID-19 crisis is over.
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