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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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Keeping latest trend, Goa CM Parrikar asks audience ‘How’s the josh?’
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Jan 27 (ANI): After Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday asked the audiences, "How's the josh?", drawing laughter and applause.
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‘How’s the josh’: Nirmala Sitharaman while watching ‘Uri: The Surgical Str
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman watched Vicky Kaushal and Yami Gautam-starrer ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ at a theatre here on Sunday.
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Defence Ministry fixes Rs 18,000 as minimum pension for differently-abled
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 26 (ANI): The Defence Ministry on Saturday announced that the minimum pension for differently-abled soldiers would be Rs 18,000 per month with effect from Jan 1, 2016.
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Ashok Charka awardee martyr’s family a star attraction at President’s Repu
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, Jan 26 (ANI) The family of late Lance Naik Nazir Wani, this year’s Ashok Chakra awardee, was a star attraction at the Republic Day ‘At Home’ reception hosted by President Ram Nath Kovind here on Saturday.
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Unfortunate that some states have opted out of 'Modicare' due to politics:
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
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India testfires indigenous enemy radar-buster missile
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 24 (ANI): India achieved major success as the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully testfired the next generation anti-radiation missile which can take on enemy radar stations from a distance of 100 kilometres.
Defence Ministry sacks five civilian officers over poor performance
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 24 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman approved the sacking of five civilian officers of the Defence Ministry over poor performance in the job.
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