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Centre to reform Indian Army in 'planned manner'
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 14 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday addressed the armed forces on the eve of 72nd Independence Day and highlighted the various initiatives taken by the central government to reform the Indian Army. She said that the ministry has decided to refor
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DAC approves acquisition of 6 new OPVs
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) accorded approval for the procurement of six indigenously designed and manufactured Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NGOPVs) for the Indian Navy at an approximate cost of Rs. 4941 crore.
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Aero India 2018: Karnataka govt seeks answer over venue shift
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka), Aug 13 (ANI): The Karnataka government on Sunday expressed its displeasure after the Ministry of Defence shifted its 22nd 'Aero India' show from Bengaluru to Uttar Pradesh this year.
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Sitharaman urges defence industries to inflate export capacity
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 11 (ANI): Highlighting an increase in the demand for quality defence equipments and products all over the world, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday appealed to country's defence industries to ramp up their defence export potential.
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Controversy on opening of cantonment roads resolved
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): The controversy over the Defence Ministry's orders to open the roads passing through the Cantonments has been put to rest with the standardised protocol.
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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, 8 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, 8 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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