Tag: Defence Minister

Shashi Tharoor tweets praise for Nirmala Sitharaman after she visits him at hospital

In a tweet, Tharoor lavished praise on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader noting particularly that “civility is a rare virtue in Indian politics”.

April 16, 2019

Manohar Parrikar’s last rites to be performed at Miramar at 5 pm

Parrikar, who was also a former Defence Minister, passed away on Sunday evening at age 63 following a long battle with a pancreatic ailment.

March 18, 2019

PM Modi reviews post-Pak intrusion scenario with Defence Minister, Services chiefs

The PAF fighter aircraft made a shallow incursion across the LoC (maximum of 6-7 km deep, as per sources) on Wednesday morning and aimed at military installations.

February 27, 2019

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inspects fire mishap site near Aero India venue

A major fire swept through the parking area, far away from the venue of Asia's premier air show, gutting about 300 cars on Saturday, but there were no casualties.

February 24, 2019

George Fernandes to be cremated, ashes buried: Jaya Jaitly

The NDA veteran had earlier expressed his desire to be cremated but later said he wanted to be buried.

January 29, 2019

Rahul Gandhi tells Nirmala Sitharaman to prove HAL order or resign, Def Min responds

Congress president Rahul Gandhi again trained his guns on Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asking for her resignation if she fails to present proof of what she said in Parliament related to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

January 6, 2019

Political surgery

Senior and middle-level military officers will feel denigrated by Mr Narendra Modi’s claim of having approved details of the pre-emptive, cross-border, counter-terrorism mission popularly projected as a “surgical strike”.

January 3, 2019

Government must give forces the respect due to them

Diwali is around the corner and with it the nation would hear of the Prime Minister and Defence minister visiting army units and celebrating the occasion with them. They would address troops, join them for tea and announce that they are doing their share for procurement of weapons and their welfare. A part of the …

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October 30, 2018

Government working to realise Bapu’s vision on sanitation: Sitharaman

"Gandhi ji said that sanitation is more important than independence. The government believes in this vision of Bapu," the Minister said.

October 2, 2018

Surgical strikes a message that India will not tolerate terrorists: Sitharaman

Visitors will get the opportunity to see captured weapons used by terrorists that have been brought from Jammu and Kashmir. 

September 28, 2018

Rafale row: AAP MP Sanjay Singh sends legal notice to Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh sent a legal notice to Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over the alleged irregularities in Dassault Rafale deal.

September 25, 2018

Phase-II of Coastal Surveillance Network to be completed on time: Sitharaman

The first phase of the CSN, which provides near real-time surveillance around areas of high sensitivity along the coastline, has already been completed.

September 24, 2018

DRDO successfully tests anti-tank missile

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman congratulated the DRDO, Indian Army and associated industries for the success of the MPATGM weapon system.

September 16, 2018

Sitharaman offers Rs 1 cr from MPLAD funds for flood-ravaged Kodagu

Sitharaman made the announcement following a tour of the district in Karnataka on Friday.

August 24, 2018

Rahul’s allegations ‘absolutely wrong’: Nirmala Sitharaman

Referring to Gandhi's claim of a meeting with French President, Sitharaman said there was no proof of the said meeting but whatever she was saying could be double checked.

July 20, 2018

2+2 Dialogue may help change current narrative on India-US ties: Experts

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold talks with their American counterparts Mike Pompeo and James Mattis here next week which experts here hope will help change the current narrative surrounding the bilateral relationship amid economic and trade issues. Pompeo and Mattis will host Swaraj and Sitharaman in Washington DC …

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June 26, 2018

Defence Minister Sitharaman visits J-K to review Amarnath Yatra security

Three days before the first batch of pilgrims leaves for the holy cave shrine of Shri Amarnath in South Kashmir, the defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday visited the Baltal base camp to review the security arrangements. She was accompanied by senior commanders of the Army. Security forces are this time taking no risk as …

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June 25, 2018