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Sitharaman attacks Opposition over OROP, claims Modi govt transfered Rs 35
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Mar 4 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attacked the Opposition over the One Rank One Pension (OROP) issue on Monday, saying that the previous government had approved a
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Sitharaman criticises previous govts for not building a national war memor
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Mar 4 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday criticised previous governments for not building a national war memorial as a mark of respect to armed forces personnel who lost their lives in operations since Independence.
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AK rifle plant will become another symbol of friendship between India, Rus
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Mar 3 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the launch of the India-Russia joint venture for Kalashnikov assault rifle production in India on Sunday, outlining that the plant itself will become "another symbol of friendship and constructive cooperation between
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Sitharaman hails PM Modi for gifting rifle manufacturing plant to Amethi
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 3 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being instrumental in the signing of the deal for setting up a plant to manufacture AK-203 rifles in Amethi.
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'Fake' Twitter account named after IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 3 (ANI): A fake account, named after Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, has been created on micro-blogging site Twitter, according to government sources.
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Russian Defence Minister calls up Nirmala Sitharaman, expresses condolence
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 3 (ANI): Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoygu called his Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman to express condolences for the Pulwama terror attack and further strengthened the military cooperation between the two countries.
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Defence Minister, Air Chief meet Abhinandan
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 2 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa on Saturday met Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, a day after he returned from Pakistan.
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India is proud of your courage, dignity: President, PM lead nation to give
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 2 (ANI): As the wait for Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman’s return to India came to an end at 9.20 pm on Friday, good wishes poured in from all quarters with President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeting: "Welcome home Wing Commander Abhi
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Defence forces to remain on high alert across the border despite IAF pilot
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): The Indian Defence forces will continue to remain on high alert across the border despite IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman's expected return from Pakistan soon, sources said.
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DAC approves acquisition of defence equipment worth Rs 2700 crore
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Feb 27 (ANI): The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Wednesday gave approval for the acquisition of defence equipment worth Rs 2700 crore.
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PM Modi briefs President, VP about IAF air strikes at PoK terror camps: So
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday briefed President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu about the Indian Air Force strike at Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camps in Balakot across Line of Control (LoC).
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Welfare of defence veterans our priority: Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that welfare of the defence veterans is a priority for Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government
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