Tag: Nirmala Sitharaman
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India, US discuss free Indo-Pacific, cooperation in defence, trade
India and the US, along with Japan and Australia, are part of a quad revived in 2017 that seeks to work for peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.
November 14, 2018 -
Army inducts 3 major artillery gun systems, including American M777 Howitzers
For procuring 145 M777s, India in November 2016 had entered into a contract with the United States under the Foreign Military Sales programme for Rs 5,070 crore.
November 9, 2018 -
Jai Ram urges Centre for using SASE defence helipad at Manali for tourism
He met Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on Thursday and said that Himachal witnesses heavy tourist influx especially Manali and surrounding areas and in order to boost tourism this would help and improve connectivity.
November 9, 2018 -
Navy looking at enrolling women as sailors
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also pushed for greater enrolment of women in the Navy in her address to the top naval brass at the Naval Commanders Conference.
November 2, 2018 -
Offset partners for Rafale deal will be known when procurement begins: Centre
The Congress has alleged irregularities in the Rafale deal and accused the government of favouring Ambani's firm over HAL.
October 26, 2018 -
Congress ‘brazenly misleading’ nation on Rafale: Nirmala Sitharaman
Pointing out that all the doubts and questions raised by opposition parties have already been answered, Sitharaman charged them with changing the 'milepost' repeatedly.
October 25, 2018 -
Centre constitutes GoM for sexual harassment at workplace
WCD has also launched an Electronic Complaints Box that enables women, irrespective of their work status, to raise their voice against sexual harassment at workplace.
October 24, 2018 -
Relevant query
Conflicting are the theories from the Haryana police about what provoked the Personal Security Officer attached to a judge in Gurugram into shooting his ward’s wife and son in a busy market place a few days back: the woman died in hospital, the son it still on a life-support system. One explanation is that he …
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October 22, 2018 -
Plunging to lows
Had overuse and skewed nationalism not reduced the term ‘sedition’ to hollow political invective, Rahul Gandhi would be tottering on the brink of grave criminality by attempting to exploit the sentiments of workers in a key defence-production establishment. Maturity and responsibility have never been strong points with the president of the Congress party, but have …
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October 17, 2018 -
Ominous infamy
No Army relishes being tasked with internal security duties: particularly when the adversary has well-trained cadres, indoctrinated to believe they are battling against oppressive authoritarianism, and also enjoy a degree of local popularity that can translate into political support. Yet it is upon such duties that the Indian Army has earned its reputation and built …
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October 16, 2018 -
Rafale: Rahul seeks probe against PM
Modi is corrupt, says Congress chief, demands his resignation.
October 12, 2018 -
French report says Reliance ‘mandatory’ for Rafale deal; Cong slams Dassault, PM
However, Dassault has declined the claim by the media report and reiterated that it had 'freely chosen' Reliance Defence as the offset partner.
October 11, 2018 -
Nirmala Sitharaman blames UPA for bad loans, banks facing crunch
To tackle the issue of defaulters fleeing the country after cheating banks, an enabling legislation - The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 - was passed which envisaged attachment of properties, she said.
October 10, 2018 -
Deal with Russia has global ramifications
For several months prior to the finalising of the defence deal that was signed in New Delhi on 4 October 2018 there were apprehensions in several quarters whether it would be signed or not. The threat of CAATSA (Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act) loomed large. In a sense it still does. Nevertheless, India and …
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October 10, 2018 -
A new role for Yogi?
Now that the Supreme Court has paved the way for the Ayodhya case hearing to resume on October 29, the BJP grapevine is buzzing with speculation that UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath may be asked to launch a Ram Mandir movement 2.0 to build momentum for an early favourable judgement on the vexed mosque-temple dispute. …
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October 3, 2018 -
Overdose of labels
It was a good question, one that the government will not find easy to answer, that noted historian Romila Thapar asked when demanding a definition of “urban Naxal” ~ the latest label those wielding authority have begun to stick on anyone with the temerity to dissent with official thinking. Or, as critics, would insist, its …
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October 3, 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