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Rafale row: Opposition trying to malign Centre, says Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): Slamming the Opposition for raising question over Rafale deal, Union Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that proper Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) was followed while signing the deal for the "benefit of the nation".
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Sitharaman calls on startups to develop unmanned drones with missiles
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 5 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday asked the Indian startups to develop unmanned drones with missiles for the Indian armed forces.
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Congress to form panels on NRC, Rafale, unemployment
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 4 (ANI): In run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress is likely to constitute committees on issues related to Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft, controversial Rafale deal and unemployment for an all-out attack on the Prime Minister Narendra M
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Defence Ministry mulling over Aero India 2019 venue
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 4 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday clarified that no decision has been taken yet regarding the venue of Aero India 2019.
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Owaisi criticises Centre over 'hasty' 2+2 dialogue
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi wrote a letter to Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan saying the government was taking a hasty decision by agreeing to the '2+2' dialogue with the United States.
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Centre issues guidelines for SP policy for weapons production under 'Make
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): In an endeavour to boost the indigenous defence industry, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Monday issued guidelines for implementing the Strategic Partnership Model.
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'Chalo Jeete Hain' gets special screening at Rashtrapati Bhavan
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): A new short film, 'Chalo Jeete Hain', invited a lot of praise from ministers after it was screened at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre on Tuesday.
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Ananth Kumar hits out at Congress for moving Privilege Motion
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar today took a dig at Congress President Rahul Gandhi following the Opposition's decision to move a Privilege Motion against PM Narendra Modi and defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman for allegedly misleading the lo
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Rafale deal: Congress moves privilege motion against PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday announced to move privilege motion in the Lok Sabha against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman "for making misleading statements" during the raging debate on the No-Confidence Mo
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Dragging French President's name in internal politics 'unfortunate': RS Pr
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said that Rahul Gandhi should not have dragged French President Emmanuel Macron's name into the matter of internal politics.
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Rafale deal smells like a scam: Rahul
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the controversial Rafale deal, alleging he "squirms" when asked about the prices of the fighter aircraft.
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US sanctions won't affect S-400 deal: Russian envoy
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): With India primed to acquire S-400 defence equipment, Russian ambassador to India, Nikolai Kudashev, clarified that the United States' (US) threats of imposing sanctions against Russian companies will have no significant impact on any Russian-Indian military
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