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PM Modi pays tribute to jawans at National War Memorial
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday visited the National War Memorial here and paid tribute to the jawans who laid down their lives for the country post-independence.
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BJP requests EC to conduct repolling in booths affected by violence in the
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): A BJP delegation led by Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Railway minister Piyush Goyal approached the Election Commission (EC) and urged it to conduct repoll in the constituencies where violence had taken place during all the phases of the Lok Sabha
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Central forces should remain in WB till MCC in place: Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday asserted that central armed forces should remain stationed in West Bengal till the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) is in place.
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BJP seeks apology from Mayawati for making personal attacks on PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): The BJP on Monday sought an apology from BSP chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati for allegedly making personal comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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NDA govt served without a single riot, curfew: Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 09 (ANI): Claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government served its tenure without a single "curfew" or "riot", Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said India is "secure" under the leadership of the incumbent PM.
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Before speaking on Rafale, give answers on AgustaWestland deal: Nirmala Si
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 7 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday hit out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi and said that the latter before speaking on the issue of Rafale, should come clear on AgustaWestland deal scam which took place under UPA's tenure.
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Defence Ministry clears Navy's Rs 3600 crore deal with Russia for 10 Kamov
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 3 (ANI): The Defence Ministry on Friday approved Indian Navy's proposal to acquire 10 Kamov-31 choppers from Russia at a cost of around Rs 3,600 crore to strengthen its capability against aerial threats to its aircraft carriers and large warships.
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Defence ministers of India, China hold bilateral in Kyrgyzstan
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], Apr 29 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held a bilateral meeting with her Chinese counterpart General Wei Fenghe on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' Meet here on Monday.
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Amid LS polls, Defence Minister in Kyrgyzstan to attend important SCO meet
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr 28 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharamanon Sunday reached Bishkek to take part in the SCO Defence Ministers' meeting where important regional security issues would be discussed in the presence of countries such as Pakistan and China.
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Seven Army veterans join BJP in presence of Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 27 (ANI): Seven Army veterans joined the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in the presence of Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the party's headquarters here on Saturday.
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Ground situation needs to change to withdraw AFSPA: Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 25 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the operation of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) can be withdrawn only when there is a change in the ground situation in areas where the law is in force.
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TMC has "syndicate morcha" : Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Kharagpur (West Bengal) [India], Apr 25 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hit out at the Trinamool Congress stating that ruling party in the state is a "syndicate morcha" and is unlike other parties that have women, youth and various other wings and fronts.
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