Ghaziabad, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday met the families of the two pilots killed in the Indian Air Force (IAF) plane crash in Bengaluru on February 1. Squadron Leaders Samir Abrol and Siddhartha Negi died after a newly-upgraded Mirage 2000 fighter crashed at the HAL airport. Sitharaman reached Ghaziabad[Read More…]
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No truth in Congress charge Rafale deal snatched HAL jobs: Nirmala
Bengaluru, Oct 1 (IANS) Terming the Congress charges false and based on half-truths, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has denied that the Rafale deal had snatched jobs from the Indian aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). “There is no truth in the Congress allegations on the Rafale deal as they are[Read More…]
Army releases new surgical strike video ahead of attack anniversary
New Delhi: Two days ahead of the second anniversary of the cross-LoC “surgical strikes” carried out on the militant launch pads, the Indian Army on Thursday released another video of the 2016 military operation, showing it destroying three terrorist launch pads and killing terrorists in an ambush. In the video[Read More…]
Some JNU forces anti-India, waging war against it: Sitharaman
Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday alleged that some forces in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) are openly waging a war against the country and said that she would not hesitate in calling them “anti-India”. “I feel sad for so many things happening there. During the election time, arguments,[Read More…]
Rafale Controversy: Rahul Gandhi to hold nation-wide press conference to expose Modi government
Congress plans to call a nation-wide conference to expose Narendra Modi government over Rafale Deal. According to reports, Rahul Gandhi has constituted a team of six members for the conference which will be lead by Senior Congress leader Jaipal Reddy. The press conference will be held at 100 cities all[Read More…]
Nirmala Sitharaman blames UPA for Nirav Modi banking fraud
Shillong: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday blamed the UPA government for the Rs 11,500 crore fraud in the Punjab National Bank blamed on diamond merchant Nirav Modi and said action will be taken against those responsible. “This happened in UPA’s time and has been kept suppressed. It is their gift.[Read More…]
We will pay back India in own coin, says Pakistan Defence Minister
Islamabad: A day after Indias Defence Minister warned that Pakistan would have to “pay” for a terror strike on an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir said on Tuesday that Islamabad will pay New Delhi in “its own coin in case of any Indian misadventure”. He[Read More…]
Pakistan will pay for Jammu terror attack: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday warned Pakistan that it will pay a price for the terror attack on an army camp in Jammu that left five soldiers and a civilian died in a two-day gunfight. “Pakistan will have to pay for this misadventure,” Sitharaman told reporters. Intelligence inputs show[Read More…]
Eight Chinese pharma firms may be blacklisted over quality issues
The Indian government has issued showcause notices to, and may soon blacklist, eight Chinese pharmaceutical companies found to be supplying poor quality raw material to drug manufacturers in this country. The notices were issued after a special inspection team of the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) inspected the eight[Read More…]
Chandy, Tharoor likely to make it to congress working committee list
Two-time former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and suave Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor are likely to make it to the Congress Working Committee (CWC), either as permanent or special invitees to the party’s highest decision-making body, according to the buzz in Congress circles in Kerala. Rahul Gandhi, who has[Read More…]
Flag to fly at half-mast for Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh today
The state funeral will be accorded to the Marshal of the Indian Air Force, Arjan Singh on Monday, said the home ministry. The national flag will fly at half-mast at all government buildings in his honour today. Prominent leaders of the nation also paid respects to the air veteran praising him[Read More…]
Nirmala Sitharaman takes charge as Defence Minister today
Nirmala Sitharaman took over charge as defence minister of the country on Thursday in the presence of finance minister, Arun Jaitley who was present there to hand over the baton. Now, Sitharaman has becomes the first full-time female defence minister. “My first job is to ensure that interest of soldiers[Read More…]
Nirmala Sitharaman as defence minister is an “excellent” choice: Defense expert PK Sehgal
Nirmala Sitharaman as defence minister is an “excellent” choice in the cabinet reshuffle feels defense expert PK Sehgal. “I think it is an excellent choice. She is focused, committed, hardworking leader,” he said. Sitharaman will prove to be an outstanding defense minister and has established herself as a persevering leader,[Read More…]
Nirmala Sitharaman is India’s new defence minister
After being promoted to the union cabinet today, Nirmala Sitharaman has been made the country’s new defence minister. She takes charge of the ministry from Arun Jaitley, who has been saying for a long time that he would like to focus his attention entirely on the finance ministry. Sitharaman is[Read More…]
Shame for Indian soldiers to be ‘killed in our own territory’: Mulayam slams Jaitley
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav lashed out at Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday saying that, it was a shame for Indian soldiers to be “killed in our own territory.” His statement comes following soldiers being killed and mutilated by Pakistan’s Border Action Team (BAT) in Krishna Ghati. The[Read More…]
Who will be the next Raksha Mantri: Arun Jaitley or Sushil Modi?
The search for a full-time Defence Minister is on, at a war footing. Names of Arun Jaitley and Sushil Kumar Modi are doing the rounds in the top echelons of power. A top source in the government told Newsd that shifting Arun Jaitley as a full time Defence Minister and[Read More…]
Quit as defence minister due to ‘pressure’: Goa CM Manohar Parrikar
Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar said that he could not handle the pressure of some key issues, like Kashmir, which was one of the reasons why he opted to quit as the defence minister and return to the coastal state. Parrikar was sworn in as the CM for the fourth[Read More…]
Governor went against constitutional convention in Goa
There is no doubt that the Indian National Congress (INC) party has had a significant role in the making of post independent India. In 1947 an India reeling from the tragedy of partition transitioned under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel amongst others to become the world’s largest[Read More…]
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley given additional charge of Defence Ministry
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was given the additional charge of Defence Ministry on Monday, as per Rashtrapati Bhavan. The move comes in the wake of resignation of Manohar Parrikar as the defence minister. Parrikar will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Goa on Tuesday heading the BJP-led[Read More…]
Army inducts indigenous weapon locating radar
The Army on Thursday received an indigenous weapon locating radar (WLR), named Swati, from the DRDO. The organisation also handed over a Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) recce vehicle and NBC treatment drugs to the Army. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said the export potential (of the WLR) would be explored[Read More…]
EC issues notice to Parrikar over bribery remark
I was shivering on my 1st day as Defence Minister: Manohar Parrikar
Manohar Parrikar on Monday said he was “shivering” on his first in office as Defence Minister though he tried to put up a brave face. “When I went to Delhi, I took in the experience of that city. I became Defence Minister with the blessings of you all. I was[Read More…]
India’s nuclear doctrine should have an element of unpredictability: Parrikar
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Thursday that in his personal view India’s nuclear doctrine should also have an element of unpredictability. Speaking his mind on India’s no first use policy on nuclear weapons, Parrikar said, “People say India has not first used nuclear concept. I should say that I’m[Read More…]
Pakistan defence minister threatens to ‘nuke’ India
Pakistan is “ready” to use tactical devices against India, if it feels its safety is threatened. In a recent interview with a Pakistani TV channel SAMAA, Pakistani defence minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said that they won’t hesitate to annihilate India by these tactical weapons- a reference to nuclear weapons that Pakistan is[Read More…]
It’s official: India-France ink ₹58,000-cr deal for 36 Rafale jets
India on Friday inked the deal for 36 Rafale fighters with France. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and his French counterpart Jean Yves LeDrian signed the contract in Delhi. India will pay about ₹58,000 crore or 7.8 billion Euros for 36 off-the-shelf Dassault Rafale twin-engine fighters. About 15 per cent of[Read More…]