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Defence corridors will create 3.5 lakh jobs in UP, Tamil Nadu, says Nirmal
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb 10 (ANI): The defence corridors in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu will generate 3.5 lakh jobs at their various stages of supply chain, said Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday.
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Rafale issue: Sitharaman terms news item ‘distorted’, wonders if doubts ar
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi, Feb 8 (ANI) A combative Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday termed as “incomplete” and “distorted” the news item published by a newspaper about “parallel negotiations” by the PMO in the Rafale fighter deal and wondered whether &ldqu
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Govt trying to cover up on Rafale, says Hindu Group Editor N Ram
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Chairman of The Hindu Group N Ram, who wrote about the then Defence Secretary Mohan Kumar's dissent note on Rafale fighter negotiation issue, said on Friday that the government was trying to "cover up" on the matter and asserted that he does not re
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PMO has something to hide, says former Defence Minister AK Antony
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India) Feb 8 (ANI): In the wake of the latest media report on the Rafale deal, veteran Congress leader and former Defence Minister A K Antony on Friday questioned whether the PMO had any "special interest" to push the contract.
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Defence Minister counters Rahul Gandhi's charges on Rafale deal in LS, Opp
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi, Feb 8 (ANI) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday rejected Congress President Rahul Gandhi's allegation based on a media report that claimed the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) ran parallel negotiations with France on the multi-billion Rafale fighter jet deal.
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Defence Minister, Uttrakhand CM pay homage to late Squadron Leader Siddhar
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Feb 5 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday paid homage to late Squadron Leader Siddhartha Negi who was among the two pilots who lost their lives in the crash of a Mirage 2000 aircraft in Ben
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Indo-French high-level group to settle any disputes in Rafale deal, says D
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb 4 (ANI) Any dispute in the inter-governmental agreement (IGA) with France for the 36 Rafale fighter jets will “be settled through the bilateral high level group” established by the two governments, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Rajya Sabha on Monday.
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BJP delegation meets EC over West Bengal row
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb 4 (ANI) A BJP delegation including Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Rajya Sabha MP Bhupendra Yadav met the Election Commission on Monday over the ongoing political slugfest in West Bengal.
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CBI has got to do its job or not: Sitharaman asks Opposition
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Taking a dig at the Opposition, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that when the Central Bureau of Investigation does its job, the opposition parties call it a political vendetta and when it doesn't, they call it a caged parrot.
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BJP to approach EC against Mamata Govt for blocking its rallies
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 3 (ANI): A delegation of senior BJP leaders will meet the Chief Election Commissioner on Monday to complain about the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government for blocking rallies of BJP leaders.
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Sitharaman, US Acting Defence Minister discuss bilateral ties over phone:
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Acting Defence Secretary of the United States Patrick M Shanahan talked to each other over the phone and discussed bilateral ties between the two countries, said Defence sources.
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Defence Ministry clears Rs 40,000 crore submarines for Navy, 5,000 anti-ta
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): In a major development, Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday approved Rs 40,000 crore worth proposal to build six bigger submarines for the Navy and 5,000 anti-tank Milan 2T missiles for the Army.
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