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IAF procurement was weakest under the UPA regime: Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Hitting back at the Congress, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday accused it of “misleading” the country over the Rafale deal as she said the fighter aircraft proposed to be bought during the UPA was to cost Rs 737 crore each and not R
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Ahead of Rafale debate in LS, Rahul poses 5 questions to Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): With the BJP and Congress engaged in war-of-words over the Rafale fighter jets deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday laid out five questions to Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Committee formed to probe death of Major killed in Nagrota terror attack
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that a committee has been formed to probe the death of Major Akshay Girish who was killed in Nagrota terrorist attack.
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Defence Ministry to discuss acquisition proposals worth over Rs 5,000 cror
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), headed by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, is expected to discuss acquisition proposals worth over Rs 5,000 crore at a high level meeting likely to be held in the next few days.
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Meghalaya miners' rescue: Air Force airlifts NDRF team to Guwahati
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): The Air Force on Friday airlifted a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team along with equipment from Bhubaneswar to Guwahati for the rescue operation being undertaken by the Meghalaya government to free the miners trapped in a coal mine.
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Coast Guard ships, aircraft pressed into service to locate 'missing' ship
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 25 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard has pressed its ships, aircraft, and helicopters into service to locate a fishing boat which reportedly went missing about two weeks ago near the Udupi coast in Karnataka with eight fishermen on board.
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IFC-IOR will help countries address challenges in region: Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) December 22 ANI: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while launching the Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) said the objective of having an IFC-IOR is more for partners besides keeping the global commons safe and democratically available for all. Read More
Need to protect every inch of defence assets: Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 22 (ANI): Expressing concern over the fast rate of urbanisation, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asked the Directorate General of Defence Estates (DGDE) to protect every inch of its land.
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West Bengal Cabinet reshuffled, 4 new names included
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal), [India], Dec 20 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reshuffled the state Cabinet with the induction of four new MLAs.
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India, China military delegation hold interaction
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): A Chinese military delegation, as a step towards confidence building measures, on Wednesday had an interaction with the Indian Army here.
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Politically divided JPC is looking into Rafale matter: Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday hit out at the Congress for demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) into the Rafale deal, saying that a politically divided JPC is trying to dig into a matter which has already been looked into
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B'desh govt. honours Indian bravehearts on Vijay Diwas
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal), [India], Dec 16 (ANI): In a first, Bangladesh Minister of Liberation War Affairs A K M Mozammel Haque posthumously awarded 12 slain Indian soldiers with 'Sammanana' plaques for the resolute spirit displayed while fighting Pakistan in the Bangladesh liberation war of 19
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