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Kumaraswamy turns peacemaker to resolve Sitharaman-K'taka Min spat
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 26 (ANI): Days after reports emerged that Union defence minister, Nirmala Sitharaman lashed out at Karnataka Tourism Minister Sa Ra Mahesh, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday tried to resolve the matter saying "time to forgive each other and join hands
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Defence Ministry approves procurement worth Rs 46,000 cr
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 25 (ANI): The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Saturday approved procurement worth approximately Rs. 46,000 crore for the purchase of defence equipments and supplies, including 111 utility helicopters, 14 Vertically Launched Short Range Missile and 150 indigenousl
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Defence Ministry clarifies Sitharaman's spat with K'taka min
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 25 (ANI): Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman-led Defence Ministry on Saturday issued a clarification over the former's spat with a Karnataka minister during her visit to the flood-hit Kodagu district of Karnataka yesterday.
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K'taka floods: Defence Minister announces Rs. 1 crore aid
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Kodagu (Karnataka), Aug 24 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced a financial aid of Rs. 1 crore from her Members of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) scheme for the flood-hit districts of Karnataka.
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Defence Minister visits flood-hit areas of Karnataka
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Kodagu (Karnataka), Aug 24 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday visited floods and landslide-hit Kodagu district in Karnataka and assured support for the restoration work.
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'Dissolution of Doklam standoff a model for solving future disputes'
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman and her Chinese counterpart, General Wei Fenghe, on Thursday discussed the Doklam standoff between the two countries during their delegation-level meet, agreeing that it could serve as a model to resolve future conflict
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India, China agree to strengthen defence cooperation
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her Chinese counterpart General Wei Fenghe held a bilateral meeting on Thursday and stressed on strengthening defence cooperation and strategic ties between both the countries.
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J-K: Stone-pelters mar Eid festivities in Srinagar
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 22 (ANI): The celebrations of Eid-Al-Adha was marred by violence in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city when stone-pelters came out on the streets and waved flags of Pakistan and dreaded terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
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'2+2 dialogue an opportunity to enhance India-US ties'
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 21 (ANI): Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells has said that the upcoming India-US 2+2 dialogue would serve as an important opportunity to enhance the relations between the two countries, while adding that delibera
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Study on Army's restructuring to be complete by December
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 20 (ANI): The biggest ever organisational study to review and transform the Indian Army into a futuristic lethal war fighting machine is expected to be complete by December this year.
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Congress forms task force to take on BJP over Rafale deal
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Congress President Rahul Gandhi has constituted a six-member task force to look into the alleged Rafale scam, ahead of the 2019 general elections. The party has prepared a strategy to expose the 'scam'.
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PM Modi to address nation from Red Fort on Independence Day
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unfurl the national flag and address the nation from the historic Red Fort on the 72nd Independence Day on Wednesday.
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