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Rajnath Singh lambasts Chhattisgarh CM, hails previous BJP-led govt for 'transforming' state
India | Jul 01, 2023, 09:55 PM ISTRajnath Singh in Chhattisgarh: Addressing a public meeting in Chhattisgarh's Kanker, the Union Defence Minister credited the previous Raman Singh-led BJP government with "transforming the state" during its 15-year rule.
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Rajasthan: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to address rally, meet ex-soldiers today
Rajasthan | Jun 28, 2023, 12:39 PM ISTRajnath Singh in Rajasthan: Defence Minister will highlight the works and schemes undertaken in the last nine years of the Modi government.
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'Why dispute going over Uniform Civil Code, it's part of...': Rajnath Singh
India | Jun 19, 2023, 09:17 PM ISTUnion Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is part of the Directive Principles of our Constitution so why there is a debate on this.
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Rajnath Singh recalls emergency era says, 'I was thrown in jail for 18 months' | WATCH
India | Jun 18, 2023, 04:54 PM ISTRajnath Singh stated that he had always been interested in politics when he was a student when he spoke to students at an event in Lucknow.
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NSA Doval meets US' Austin; vow to boost defence ties to counter China's footprint in Indo-Pacific
India | Jun 05, 2023, 06:07 PM ISTDuring the meeting, the US side stated that India and Washington's global strategic partnership has continued to rapidly grow. India-US partnership is the cornerstone of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
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US Defence Secretary Austin lands in India, set to discuss free and open Indo-Pacific with Rajnath
India | Jun 04, 2023, 08:29 PM ISTDefence Minister Rajnath Singh and Austin are set to discuss in their talks on Monday General Electric's proposal to share technology with India for fighter jet engines and New Delhi's plan to procure 30 MQ-9B armed drones at a cost of over USD 3 billion.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tests COVID-19 positive, under home quarantine
India | Apr 20, 2023, 01:23 PM ISTCOVID-19: A defence ministry official confirmed that Rajnath Singh has tested positive. The minister is currently under home quarantine with mild symptoms. A team of doctors examined him and advised him to rest.
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BrahMos missiles, howitzers, Dhruv choppers: Defence ministry's Rs 70,000 crore purchase list
India | Mar 16, 2023, 07:09 PM ISTThe meeting of the defence acquisition council headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has given approval for several proposals .
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Amid cabinet reshuffle, China appoints US-sanctioned general Li Shangfu as new defence minister
World | Mar 13, 2023, 09:34 AM ISTChina's new Defence Minister: According to reports, the National People's Congress, the nation's rubber-stamp parliament, unanimously elected aerospace expert Li Shangfu to succeed outgoing defence minister Wei Fenghe.
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Pakistan is already bankrupt, IMF not the solution, says country's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif
World | Feb 19, 2023, 04:26 PM ISTThe statement from Pakistan's Defence Minister has come when Pakistan's weekly inflation is touching 39 per cent.
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Rajnath Singh visits 'INS Baaz' to review operational preparedness of Andaman and Nicobar Command
India | Jan 06, 2023, 04:51 PM ISTRajnath Singh visits INS Baaz: According to defence sources, Rajnath Singh was accompanied by Lieutenant General Ajai Singh AVSM, the commander-in-chief of Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN) and interacted with the troops.
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'India's culture of peace should not be taken for granted': Rajnath warns China from Arunachal
India | Jan 03, 2023, 12:52 PM ISTSingh also virtually inaugurated 27 other projects of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) along with the release of the BRO Vision and New Tech Handbook.
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Indian Navy to commission guided missile destroyer 'INS Mormugao' on Dec 18 | 5 points
India | Dec 17, 2022, 06:35 AM ISTINS Mormugao: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will attend the event to commission the ship at the naval dockyard in Mumbai on December 18.
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India-China troops clash: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh holds meeting with CDS, services chiefs
India | Dec 13, 2022, 12:10 PM ISTChief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Services Chiefs, on Tuesday, met with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the security situation along the Line of Actual Control with China at his residence in Delhi.
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Rajnath Singh confirms work in progress to build country's 2nd aircraft carrier after INS Vikrant
India | Dec 10, 2022, 09:08 AM ISTSpeaking at an event, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh confirmed that the work has started to indigenously build another aircraft carrier after INS Vikrant.
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Navy Day: PM Modi lauds navy personnel, asserts 'India is proud of its rich maritime history'
India | Dec 04, 2022, 11:34 AM ISTNavy Day: Each year, India celebrates December 4 as Navy Day to acknowledge the role of the Indian Navy and commemorate its achievements in 'Operation Trident' during the 1971 Indo-Pak War.
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Infantry Day 2022: Rajnath Singh, Army chief General Pande attend 75th anniversary event in J&K
India | Oct 27, 2022, 01:24 PM ISTInfantry Day 2022: Infantry Day is celebrated to commemorate the arrival of Indian Army at Budgam airfield on October 27, 1947, to protect Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistani forces.
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'Maa Bharati Ke Sapoot': Rajnath Singh to launch website enabling citizens to contribute to AFBCWF
India | Oct 13, 2022, 12:25 AM IST‘Maa Bharati Ke Sapoot’ (MBKS) website for the Armed Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund (AFBCWF) will be launched by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during an event being organised at National War Memorial Complex at New Delhi on October 14, 2022.
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Rajnath Singh meets President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan
India | Jul 30, 2022, 01:12 PM ISTDefence Minister Rajnath Singh today called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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'In 1962 China captured our area in Ladakh with Pandit Nehru as our PM...': Rajnath Singh in Jammu
India | Jul 24, 2022, 06:58 PM ISTKargil Vijay Diwas: In 1962 China captured our area in Ladakh, with Pandit Nehru as our PM. I will not question his intentions. Intentions can be good but the same does not apply to policies. However, today's India is one of the most powerful countries in the world, said Rajnath Singh.