Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will join the Bharatiya Janata Party’s campaign in Karnataka for the upcoming state Assembly polls from Belagavi and Bagalkote districts starting Wednesday, sources said. Rajnath tested COVID positive last week. He has recovered from the disease. Notably, the Defence Minister featured in the list of BJP’s […]
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India-Africa partnership is essential for regional peace and prosperity: Rajnath Singh
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said, India and Africa are maritime neighbours and their cooperation in maritime security and hydrography, and countering terrorism and extremism, will be essential for the regional peace and prosperity. Singh was addressing India-Africa Army Chiefs’ Conclave in Pune. On this occasion, he said […]
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Rajnath Singh visits Radha Soami Satsang Beas in Punjab, meets chief Dhillon
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday visited Radha Soami Satsang Beas in Amritsar and met its chief Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon. Later, Singh along with Satsang chief went to the Dera community kitchen where women followers were making chapatis and chopping vegetables. He spent around two hours at the Radha […]
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Rajnath Singh to address Naval Commanders conference onboard INS Vikrant on March 6
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will address the first edition of the Naval Commanders’ conference onboard INS Vikrant, India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, scheduled to commence on March 6, an official release said. According to the government, Naval Commanders’ conference has its own significance and relevance, due to the prevailing geostrategic […]
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India offers enhanced defence partnership to friendly foreign nations: Rajnath Singh
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that India sees all nations as equal partners and the country does not believe in imposing external solutions to country’s internal problems. As part of the ongoing ‘Aero India’ event, India’s biennial aerospace exhibition, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hosted a Defence Ministers’ […]
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HAL facility a milestone in self-reliance in defence manufacturing: Rajnath Singh
Underlining the importance of self-reliance in the defence sector, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the inauguration of the helicopter factory of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) marks a major milestone in this direction. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the HAL’s helicopter factory in Karnataka’s Tumakuru and also unveiled light […]
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PM Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interact with Agniveers though video conference
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with Agniveers through a video conference. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was also present during the virtual meeting with the Agniveers. Under the Agnipath scheme, announced on June 14 last year, the three services are recruiting youths between the age bracket of 17-and-half years […]
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh graces ‘Shaurya Sandhya’ event in Bengaluru
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday participated in the event– ‘Shaurya Sandhya’, which was organised in Bengaluru on the occasion of 75th Army Day. The event, showcasing the valour and adventurous facets of the Indian Army, was attended by Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Chief of the Army […]
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PM Modi concerned about Joshimath crisis: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that the Prime Minister is personally distressed about the land subsidence in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath. He further added that the Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami is constantly working to bring the situation under control. “Uttarakhand government is working to find a solution to the issue of land […]
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to brief foreign envoys about Aero India on Jan 9
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will brief foreign envoys about Aero India on January 9 in Delhi. The 14th edition of ‘Aero India 2023’ will be held at Air Force Station, Yelahanka, Bengaluru (Karnataka) from 13 to 17 February 2023, said a press release by the Ministry of Defence on December 23. The […]
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Rajnath Singh to inaugurate infra projects in Arunachal today
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Arunachal Pradesh today to inaugurate a series of development projects. The visit comes a month after Indian and China troops clashed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Tawang sector. Singh will inaugurate the Siyom Bridge near Boleng in Siang district and also virtually inaugurate 27 […]
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Rajnath Singh lays wreath at National War Memorial on occasion of Vijay Diwas
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday laid wreath at the National War Memorial on the occasion of Vijay Diwas, commemorating India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Earlier, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan, Army chief General Manoj Pande, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari and Vice Chief of Indian […]
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Karnataka CM Basavraj Bommai meets Rajnath Singh urging him to handover State’s land under ‘defence control’
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai on Tuesday met Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi and requested the latter to hand over 732.24 acres of land, under defence control, to Karnataka. Citing development initiatives to be undertaken in the said land, Karnataka CM said, “732.24 acres of land at Tukamatti […]
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Economic development in the Indo-Pacific depends on rules-based cooperation: Rajnath Singh
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday addressed the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD) in New Delhi and stressed the need for a rules-based Indo-Pacific. “India stands for a free, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific as it is important for the economic development of not only the region but also the wider […]
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets counterparts from US and Australia in Cambodia
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today met counterparts from Australia and the United States in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Singh held a meeting with Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles in Cambodia. During the meeting, the two leaders discussed boosting defence ties and strengthening cooperation between India and […]