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Rajnath offers prayers at Amarnath cave shrine

The defence minister complimented everyone for great synergy and close coordination amongst the security forces and government agencies towards bringing back normalcy in the region and lauded their work in ensuring peace and security in J&K.

July 18, 2020

Rajnath presides over India-Uzbek ‘Dustlik 2019’ to counter terrorism

The defence ministers agreed that the two sides would continue to work together to further raise their level of engagement in the defence sphere in keeping with strategic partnership between India and Uzbekistan.

November 4, 2019

Rajnath recalls Vajpayee’s role in Lucknow’s development

Lauding UP Chief Minister Yogi Adiatyanth, he said, "Today is a historic moment for Lucknow. The UP chief minister is committed to developing UP.

August 5, 2018

Akshay, Rajnath, Rijiju launch ‘Bharat Ke Veer’ anthem

As part of the Bharat Ke Veer initiative, which is a corpus fund to help the families of paramilitary troopers killed in the line of duty, an official anthem was launched here today. The anthem, sung and composed by singer Kailash Kher, was launched at an event which was attended by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, …

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January 20, 2018

Rajnath, Adityanath review preparations for Yoga Day event

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday reviewed preparations for the main function to mark International Yoga Day on June 21 to be attended by the prime minister here. Besides Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries, nearly 55,000 people are expected to participate in the Yoga Day …

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May 14, 2017

Troopers’ sacrifice won’t go in vain, will review Maoist strategy: Rajnath

A day after 25 CRPF troopers were massacred by Maoists in Chhattisgarh, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that the strategy to root out left-wing extremism will be reviewed and a meeting of affected states has been convened on May 8 for the purpose. The Home Minister, who visited the state to pay …

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April 25, 2017

BJP never did politics of religious polarisation: Rajnath

BJP never did nor will it do politics of religious polarisation, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday, stressing that the "secular" parties need to be cautious in the wake of the Supreme Court order that candidates should not seek votes in the name of religion, caste or creed. Asked if his party will raise …

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January 3, 2017

Rajnath reviews internal security situation

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday reviewed the internal security situation in the country along with senior officials of the ministry and security agencies. "It’s a normal security review meeting that the Home Minister has convened," a Home Ministry official said. He said that as the minister had been out of town for some …

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September 11, 2016

Rajnath to visit Russia, US; Pak-origin terror in focus

Ratcheting up pressure on Pakistan, Home Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Russia and the United States next week to highlight the issue of the neighbouring country sponsoring terrorism in India and discuss efforts to counter ISIS activities in the region. Singh will visit Russia for five days beginning September 18 where he will have bilateral …

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September 11, 2016

Rajnath to travel to Hungary on outreach programme

Home Minister Rajnath Singh will travel to Hungary, which is among the 68 countries not visited by any minister in the Modi government, and will be covered as part of the massive outreach programme to be undertaken by it by the end of the year. Apart from Singh, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will visit …

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September 10, 2016

Muslim leaders meet Rajnath on Kashmir

A delegation of Muslim leaders on Tuesday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and offered full cooperation to bring peace in Jammu and Kashmir. During the 30 minute meeting, the delegation of 20 Muslim leaders conveyed to the Home Minister that they were concerned over the prevailing situation in Kashmir Valley and wanted to help …

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September 6, 2016

Rajnath, Shah, Jaitley discuss Kashmir situation

As Jammu and Kashmir continues to be on edge, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday reviewed the situation in the state with top BJP and government functionaries. The Home Minister went into a huddle with BJP President Amit Shah, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Minister of State in the PMO Jitendra Singh and discussed with …

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August 28, 2016