Tag: Defence Minister

Defence Ministry spent Rs 26.12cr in 2019-20 on legal matters

Fee bills of government counsels appearing in cases filed by or against the Army, Navy and Air Force in the Supreme Court, Delhi High Court and Lower Courts in Delhi jurisdiction are being paid through the Ministry of Law and Justice.

March 16, 2020

India supplies bulletproof jackets to 18 countries: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister also said that industrial Licenses had been issued to 15 companies for manufacturing Bullet Proof Jackets having production capacity in the country of over 10 Lakh per annum to meet the domestic and export requirement.

March 11, 2020

‘I pray for early release of Abdullahs, Mehbooba Mufti’: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Singh said, 'Kashmir has been peaceful. The situation is improving rapidly. Along with the improvement, these decisions (release of politicians from detention) will also be finalized. The government has not tortured anyone.'

February 23, 2020

PM Modi, Rajnath Singh pay tributes on one year of Pulwama attack

A memorial to the 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldiers killed in the terror attack in February last year will be inaugurated at the Lethpora camp in Jammu and Kashmir today.

February 14, 2020

‘Pakistan, even America are theocratic states, India is secular’: Rajnath Singh

Speaking at the National Cadet Corps or NCC Republic Day Camp in Delhi, Singh said, 'We (India) said we would not discriminate among religions. Why did we do that? Our neighbouring country has declared that their state has a religion. They have declared themselves a theocratic state. We didn't declare so.'

January 22, 2020

63 ‘terrorists’, 25 others killed in Niger army base attack

The attack happened in the same region Tillaberi, also bordering Burkina Faso, where 71 Niger soldiers were killed in a December attack, claimed by the Islamic State group.

January 10, 2020

India to get its first Chief of Defence Staff, will act as Principal Military Adviser to Defence Minister

Armed forces will fall under the ambit of Department of Military Affairs which will have appropriate expertise to manage military affairs, headed by the Chief of Military Staff.

December 24, 2019

India pitches for H-1B visa holders, says movement of people deepened ties

People-to-people ties have been one of the defining elements of our friendship, Jaishankar told reporters at a joint news conference in Washington with the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

December 19, 2019

India-US ‘2+2’ meet to take place today as Citizenship Act protest grip nation

The 2+2 talks are the second such meeting after last year's inaugural edition in Delhi.

December 18, 2019

Grand Ram temple will be constructed at Ayodhya: Rajnath

Minister was addressing a rally ahead of Jharkhand polls.

November 24, 2019

Rajnath Singh to inaugurate 3-day Military Literature Festival

The event to be held from December 13 to 15 will present an international-level forum to foster and preserve the exchange of knowledge related to military literature and associated works.

November 23, 2019

India, Russia to talk defence co-production

Officials though confirmed that Singh might visit Russian defence production facilities in and around St Petersburg during his tour to the country.

November 4, 2019

International laws need implementation without double standards to combat terror: Rajnath at SCO

Minister termed terrorism as a 'multidimensional, complex, and transnational' problem and called upon the international community to come together to fight the menace.

November 2, 2019

‘Dark day for human rights’ as Indonesia’s PM appoints Prabowo Subianto as defence minister

Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, beat Prabowo Subianto in April elections to secure another term as president of the world's third-biggest democracy.

October 23, 2019

Death toll increase to 26 in violent protests in Iraq

The demonstrations began in Baghdad on Tuesday and quickly grew and spread to other cities, mainly in Iraq’s south. Police have fired live rounds, tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters.

October 4, 2019

Threat of terror incidents along Indian coastline: Rajnath Singh

During his overnight stay on the INS Vikramaditya, Rajnath Singh witnessed various military exercises involving submarines, frigates, and the carrier.

September 29, 2019

Rajnath Singh ‘thrilled’, says Tejas sortie was smooth, ‘controlled’ jet briefly

The fighter jet, a twin-seater trainer aircraft, took off from the airport of defence public sector unit Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bengaluru for a 30-minute sortie at 9.58 am.

September 19, 2019