Defence Minister Rajnath Singh appeared in a special show of Aap Ki Adalat and faced questions from Rajat Sharma on various issues including India-China relations, Rahul Gandhi's allegation against the Modi government, arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal among others.

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in a special show of Aap Ki Adalat, talked about Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's arrest, on Opposition's allegation of misusing ED, CBI, on NDA's 400-plus seats target among other issues.

Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The schedule for the Lok Sabha elections has been announced by the Election Commission of India. Lucknow will vote in the fifth phase on May 20. The seat has remained a BJP stronghold since 1991.

Lucknow Lok Sabha Election 2024: The Lucknow constituency is a bastion of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the party has been undefeated on this seat since 1991. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has been representing the seat since 2014.

PM Narendra Modi will contest for the third time from Varanasi. Smriti Irani has once again been fielded from Amethi where she defeated Rahul Gandhi in his bastion Amethi in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Rajnath Singh will contest once again from Lucknow. Check list of candidates for UP, Uttarakhand

The rules for the implementation of the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) for fast-tracking citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are likely to be issued before Model Code of Conduct for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls comes into effect.

These deals will further bolster indigenous defence capabilities, save foreign exchange and lessen India’s dependency on manufacturers of equipment overseas in the future.

The Bharat Ratna will be bestowed on Advani in a year of the Ram temple's consecration, which marks a triumphant closure for the BJP of an issue which was thrust into popular consciousness by the veteran leader through his 'Ram Rath Yatra' in 1990.

'Rom Rom Mein Ram' book was launched on the fourth death anniversary of senior journalist Ashwini Kumar Chopra. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, India TV's Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma among other eminent guests attended the launch event.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged the citizens to participate in cleanliness drive in temples or places of religious importance, ahead of the Ram Mandir inauguration in Ayodhya on January 22.

The invitations are being sent out by the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. As many as 11,000 invitations will be sent to people for the auspIcious occasion.

According to senior officials familiar with the discussions, defence, trade and regional issues were on the agenda of the talks.

The deployment of the UK’s “most advanced naval capabilities” has been flagged by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) as a “decisive step” in bolstering UK-India security ties.

As both India and the UK prepare for a general election this year, all aspects of the relationship are in sharp focus, including sped-up negotiations towards a free trade agreement (FTA) expected to significantly enhance the GBP 36-billion bilateral partnership.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also met the injured soldiers in the hospital and wished them a speedy recovery. He also assured the troops that the government supports the Armed Forces and that the country will always be grateful for the soldiers' unmatched bravery and selflessness.

Poonch-Rajouri sector is in the news since four jawans were killed in a terror ambush on two Army vehicles in the region on Thursday. After the attack, reports surfaced about the deaths of three civilians in Army custody prompting a probe into the matter.

Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said P-8I aircraft, Dorniers, Sea Guardians, helicopters and Coast Guard ships - all have been deployed jointly to counter the threats of piracy and drone attacks.

Along with Sharma, Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa, who were named as deputy chief ministers in the recently held BJP legislature party meeting, also took oath.

While Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Asaduddin Owaisi expressed disappointment, others such as Yogi Adityanath, Rajnath Singh, and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta applauded the Supreme Court's decision.

The BJP won Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh in the recently-concluded Assembly elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attributed the win to the BJP workers and urged the leaders not to call it his personal victory.