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Manohar Parrikar

Manohar Parrikar

DOB: 13/12/1955

Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar is an Indian politician and leader of Bharatiya Janata Party who has been Chief Minister of Goa since 14 March 2017. Earlier he was Chief Minister of Goa from 2000 to 2005 and from 2012 to 2014. He was born on 13 December 1955 in Mapusa, Goa. He studied at Loyola High School, Margao and completed his secondary education in Marathi. He graduated in metallurgical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 1978. He is the first IIT alumnus to serve as MLA of an Indian state. He had served as Defence Minister of India from 2014 to 2017. He is a former member of the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh. Parrikar joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and became a sanghchalak at the age of 26. He was active in the RSS's North Goa unit, becoming a key organiser of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement. As a member of the BJP, Parrikar was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Goa in 1994. He was leader of the opposition from June to November 1999. On 27 October 27 2018 the Goa government announced that CM Manohar Parrikar has pancreatic cancer.

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Sachin Tendulkar quashes 'economic interest' in friend's swanky Mussoorie resort

Cricket | Jul 19, 2016, 07:00 PM IST

New Delhi: Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar had reached out to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to settle a security dispute related to his business ally’s property in Landour, Mussoorie, that he frequently visits. The incident

Manohar Parrikar

If needed, Indian Army ready to increase force level in Kashmir: Manohar Parrikar

India | Jul 13, 2016, 11:42 AM IST

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has asserted that the Indian Army is ready to increase force level in Kashmir in order to tackle the situation.

Poor coordination delayed Tejas by a decade, says Manohar

Poor coordination delayed Tejas by a decade, says Manohar Parrikar

Politics | Jul 09, 2016, 09:36 AM IST

New Delhi: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Friday that the production of Light Combat Aircraft (LAC) Tejas was delayed for “eight to 10 years” because of shoddy coordination by the Defence Ministry agencies involved

Manohar Parrikar

After Shastri, only Modi has inspired people to change thinking: Manohar Parrikar

Politics | Jul 08, 2016, 06:05 PM IST

If Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is to be believed, PM Modi is only the second Prime Minister who has inspired people of India to change their thinking.

Manohar Parrikar

Cabinet job was like 'a bomb dropped on me': Manohar Parrikar

Politics | Jul 06, 2016, 01:06 PM IST

Panaji: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's offer to elevate him to union cabinet took him by surprise adding that it took him a couple of weeks to take a

Parrikar hits out at AAP, says ‘looters from Delhi’

Parrikar hits out at AAP, says ‘looters from Delhi’ targeting Goa now

Politics | Jul 26, 2016, 05:51 PM IST

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party, which is in fray in the Goa elections this time around, comparing them to monsoon grass.

Tejas

Tejas to be available for export to friendly nations: Manohar Parrikar

Politics | Jul 01, 2016, 10:06 PM IST

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said Tejas, which was inducted into the IAF after a wait of 33 years, meets the critical lightweight fighter aircraft requirements of the force and will also be available for export to India's friendly nations.

Manohar Parrikar

Ask clients to come clean on black money by September 30: Manohar Parrikar tells CAs

Politics | Jul 01, 2016, 07:35 PM IST

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today asked chartered accountants to advise their clients to use the government's black money window to come clean on tax evasion by September 30.

Manohar Parrikar

Blacklisting of firms not to come in way of procurement: Manohar Parrikar

Politics | Jun 29, 2016, 08:33 PM IST

Under the new blacklisting policy, government will take stringent action against corrupt defence firms but it will not deter India from buying products from another company even if any equipment or software manufactured by the blacklisted entity was

Varunastra

Make In India: Indian navy gets indigenous anti-submarine torpedo ‘Varunastra’

India | Jun 29, 2016, 08:27 PM IST

New Delhi: In a development that has propelled the Indian Navy into a league of select countries that can boast of using a homemade underwater weapon system, heavyweight anti-submarine torpedo ‘Varunastra’ was today successfully inducted

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar

India to export missile systems to friendly nations: Manohar Parrikar

Politics | Jun 18, 2016, 07:00 AM IST

Bengaluru: Government has decided in principle to allow export of missile systems to ‘certain’ countries that have friendly relationship with India, marking a new era of arms export for World’s largest arms importer. Defence

Manohar Parrikar

Counter terrorist network tightening up, says Manohar Parrikar

Politics | Jun 17, 2016, 07:59 PM IST

Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar said on Friday that the increased number of terrorist encounters show that the country's intelligence has "increased" and counter terrorist network is "tightening".

Indigenous trainer aircraft HTT-40 makes inaugural flight

Indigenous trainer aircraft HTT-40 makes inaugural flight

India | Jun 17, 2016, 07:03 PM IST

India's indigenous basic trainer aircraft, Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40), today made its inaugural flight here in the presence of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.

Manohar Parrikar

UP polls: BJP to soon announce its CM candidate, says Manohar Parrikar

Politics | Jun 16, 2016, 01:50 PM IST

Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that the Bhartiya Janata Party(BJP) will soon announce the name of its CM candidate for upcoming UP Assembly elections.

Manohar Parrikar

Slowly, Women In Large Numbers Will Be Part Of Armed Forces: Manohar Parrikar

India | Jun 15, 2016, 07:55 AM IST

New Delhi: In the coming years, the armed forces will see larger participation of women, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said. "This is just the beginning. Slowly, women in large numbers will be part

BJP soon to declare chief ministerial candidate for UP

BJP soon to declare chief ministerial candidate for UP polls, says Manohar Parrikar

Politics | Jun 11, 2016, 11:26 AM IST

Amid speculations that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may declare Home Minister Rajnath Singh as the party’s face for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, senior BJP leader and Defence Minister today said that party leadership will soon decla

IAF to get first three women fighter pilots on June 18

Stage set for induction of first three women fighter pilots in Indin Air Force

India | Jun 16, 2016, 06:01 PM IST

India's first three women fighter pilots will be formally commissioned into the Indian Air Force (IAF) on June 18.

BrahMos

Countering China? India plans to accelerate BrahMos sale to Vietnam, report says

India | Jun 09, 2016, 11:54 PM IST

New Delhi: As India and Vietnam eye to enhance their bilateral defence cooperation, reports say that New Delhi is stepping up its efforts to sell supersonic BrahMos missile to the Communist country. The move is

Manohar Parrikar

Window of goodwill closing due to Pakistan’s lack of sincerity: Manohar Parrikar

World | Jun 04, 2016, 11:53 PM IST

Singapore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had opened a “window of goodwill and dialogue” with Pakistan, but it was slowly closing due to lack of sincerity by Islamabad, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said here today. ”Prime

Manohar Parrikar

Terrorism remains foremost challenge in Indo-Pacific region: Manohar Parrikar

World | Jun 04, 2016, 11:40 PM IST

Singapore: Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Saturday that terrorism remains the formost challenge in the Indo-Pacific region and there was need to "delegitimise" it as an instrument of state policy. Speaking at the

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