Rajnath singh

Madhav was reacting to defence minister Rajnath Singh’s statement to a media organisation in which the latter said that he was praying for the early release of three former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir from their detention. read more

Singh drew accolades in Kashmir while he was the Home Minister in the previous government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for his uprightness and kindness. read more

The Thal Sena Bhawan will come up near the army’s sprawling Manekshaw Centre in Delhi Cantonment. Spread over 39 acres, the multi-storeyed complex, which will have a constructed area of 7.5 lakh square metre, will house 6,014 offices and is expected to be built by 2024-25. read more

South Block is part of the historic Raisina Hill complex built during the colonial era as part of the “new imperial capital” of the British Raj. read more

He also made it clear that mass conversions need to be checked across the country. read more

As of January 2019, 3.89% of army personnel comprised women, while 6.7% of the navy and 13.28% of the air force personnel, respectively, were women, as of June 2019,” Union defence minister Rajnath Singh said. read more

The bench of justices DY Chandrachud and Ajay Rastogi also held that there cannot be an “absolute bar” on women officers being considered for command appointments, paving the way for their elevation to such roles. read more

Modi was joined by Union home minister Amit Shah and defence minister Rajnath Singh in remembering the CRPF personnel killed in the Pulwama attack read more

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BJP’s allies, the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and the Janata Dal (United) or JD-U, had already stated their concerns over the judgement. read more

Besides the launch of 13 products, six major announcements, 18 transfer of technology agreements and 71 MoUs signed on Friday, over 100 MoUs were signed on the sidelines of the expo, taking the total number of agreements to over 200. read more

He said till now over 200 agreements have been concluded in this Defexpo and described it as “historic”. read more

Addressing the first India- Africa Defence Ministers’ Conclave held as part of the DefExpo- 2020 in Lucknow, Rajnath Singh said India was interested in taking its defence engagements with African countries to the next level. read more

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The US is already collaborating with Indian firms for the co-production of F-16 fighter planes, C-130 transport aircraft and Apache helicopters. read more