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New low in political discourse: Cong leader hits out at Uma Bharti over 'c
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Former Rajya Sabha member and Congress leader Ashwani Kumar on Wednesday said that Union minister Uma Bharti's remark against Congress' Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is a "new low in political discourse."
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'Pak misleading scribes by taking them to madarsa that was not hit by IAF
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Pakistan is making a mockery of itself by taking defence attaches and selected journalists to a madrasa which was not even touched by the Indian Air Force on February 26, instead of the terror training centre which was attacked, Defence Minister Nirmala Si
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Imran Khan's statement on PM Modi could be Congress' ploy: Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman believes that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's statement 'that there may be a better chance of India-Pak peace talks and settling of the Kashmir issue if the BJP is voted back to power', is a ploy by Congress to oust Pr
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Letter on 'politicisation' of Army lost credibility after senior veterans
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Amid row over the letter to President Ram Nath Kovind expressing concern at the politicisation of the armed forces, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said that credibility of the appeal made was lost after some of the senior retired personnel named
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Up to Pakistan to prove that they weren't hit or people were killed: Sitha
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that onus to prove whether a terrorist camp was hit or not during the Balakot air strikes was on Pakistan.
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Apply mind before you speak: Defence Minister's advise to politicians on s
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Empathising with BJP candidate and actor Jaya Prada, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said political leaders should apply their minds before they speak about women-related issues.
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Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visits Congress leader Shashi Tharoor
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Apr 16 (ANI): Cutting across the party lines, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday paid a visit to Shashi Tharoor in a hospital here, where the MP and senior Congress leader was admitted after sustaining a head injury.
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Sitharaman attacks Pak for claiming to be 'victim of terrorism'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Apr 15 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said Pakistan claims to be a victim of terrorism but does nothing to destroy the training camps located on its soil which forced India to conduct an airstrike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) camp in Ba
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Political will was lacking to retaliate 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, says N
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Apr 14 (ANI): Political will was lacking to retaliate the terror attacks in Mumbai in 2008, said Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here on Sunday, while accusing the Congress party of 'politicising the armed forces.'
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Indian missiles sought after by many foreign countries: Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr 13 (ANI): Asserting that several foreign countries want to get Indian missiles in their inventory, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said there was an export potential of sale of homegrown defence products.
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BJP moves EC over Rahul's 'unparliamentary language' against PM
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 12 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday moved the Election Commission (EC) seeking action against Congress president Rahul Gandhi for using "false" and "fabricated" words to defame Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Sitharaman condemns purported letter to President on 'politicisation of Ar
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12(ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday condemned the circulation of a purported letter written to President Ram Nath Kovind by veterans of the Armed Forces expressing displeasure over alleged politicisation of the services.
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