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Rahul calls Rafale deal a 'scam'
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] February 6 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the way the Centre is adamant on not disclosing details of Rafale fighter jets deal, shows that a scam has taken place.
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Sitharaman to take up matter of Sri Lankan fishery act with MEA
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 26 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday assured to take up the matter of Sri Lanka amending the fisheries act with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
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Defence Ministry clears two procurement proposals
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman cleared two procurement proposals, on Tuesday.
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Cyclone Ockhi: 700 fishermen rescued, says Defence Min
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday confirmed that Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and Indian Coast Guard have successfully rescued 700 fishermen including five Sri Lankan nationals affected by cyclone Ockhi.
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Indian armed forces fully prepared for any eventuality: Sitharaman
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Rajkot (Gujarat) [India], Dec 5 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the Indian armed forces were fully prepared for any eventuality.
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Cyclone Ockhi: Reports of thousands of fishermen stranded untrue, says Sit
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec.2 (ANI): As the Cyclone Ockhi intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the reports of thousands of fishermen stranded in the cyclone were false and the number of missing Tamil Nadu fishermen was 97.
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Cyclone Ockhi: Naval ships deployed for rescue operations
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 1 (ANI): Several naval ships have been deployed for rescue operations as Tamil Nadu and Kerala brace for the cyclonic storm Ockhi, confirmed Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Congress hits back over Rafale deal, says NDA making shoddy cover up
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): Congress on Friday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government over Rafale deal after Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said "a transparent procedure" was followed in the acquisition.
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Flow of funds to terrorists choked post demonetisation: Sitharaman
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 7 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the flow of funds to the terrorists was choked due to demonetisation.
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Sitharaman visits forward Army, Air Force bases along LAC
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited a forward army post in Arunachal Pradesh and an Indian Air Force base in Assam along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), on Sunday.
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Terrorism, radicalisation pose serious security challenges to society: Sit
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], October 24 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that terrorism and radicalisation pose one of the most immediate and serious security challenges to the society.
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Sitharaman commissions INS Kiltan into Navy
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman commissioned the third of the four indigenously-built Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) stealth corvettes "INS Kiltan" under Project 28 (Kamorta class) into the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam's Naval Dockyard.
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