Defence Minister
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Watch: Rajnath Singh inaugurates stadium named after Neeraj Chopra
News | Aug 27, 2021, 11:00 PM ISTDefence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a stadium named after Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra. This stadium is at Army Sports Institute in Pune. Army Chief General MM Naravane and Neeraj Chopra were also present at the occasion.
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Not possible to make India superpower without advance technology: Rajnath Singh
News | Aug 27, 2021, 07:28 PM ISTUnion Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended an event at Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) in Pune on August 27. While addressing the gathering he said, "It is not possible to make India a superpower without advanced or niche technology. We feel a sense of pride when we think of institutions like the DRDO."
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Our aim is to boost private sector in Defence: Rajnath Singh
News | Aug 24, 2021, 04:40 PM ISTUnion Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the Central Government is boosting the private sector in the Defence.
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PM Narendra Modi extends birthday wishes to Rajnath Singh
India | Jul 10, 2021, 09:53 AM ISTUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari also greeted Rajnath Singh on his birthday.
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105-km-long Ring Road in Lucknow will soon be completed: Rajnath Singh
India | Jul 05, 2021, 10:09 AM ISTDefence Minister and local MP Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the 105-km-long Ring Road in Lucknow will soon be completed.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets elected representatives of LAHDC in Leh
News | Jun 27, 2021, 06:40 PM ISTDefence Minister Rajnath Singh met and interacted with the army veterans and elected representatives of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh and government officials on June 27.
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Rajnath Singh begins visit to Ladakh amid stalemate in disengagement process with China
India | Jun 27, 2021, 02:08 PM ISTRajnath Singh interacted with senior elected representatives of Kargil, Leh and Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council with a focus on the overall development of the regions
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to visit Ladakh
News | Jun 27, 2021, 09:20 AM ISTDefence Minister Rajnath Singh, accompanied by the Army chief, will begin a two-day visit to Ladakh from Sunday to carry out a comprehensive review of India's operational readiness amid a stalemate with China on the next stage of disengagement at several friction points in eastern Ladakh
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Rajnath Singh inaugurates 20 km double-lane Kimin-Potin Road
News | Jun 17, 2021, 04:08 PM ISTDefence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a 20 km double-lane Kimin-Potin Road on June 17.
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Terrorism, radicalisation gravest threats facing world: Rajnath Singh
India | Jun 16, 2021, 12:39 PM ISTReferring to the threat of terror networks, Singh called for strong action against those encouraging, supporting and financing terrorism and providing shelter to terrorists, remarks seen as directed at Pakistan
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India's engagement with South East Asia based on 'Act East Policy': Rajnath
News | Jun 16, 2021, 10:21 AM ISTAddressing the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus), Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on June 16 said that India remains committed to engaging with the ASEAN in line with its 'Act East' policy.
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Rajnath approves policy on archiving, declassification of war histories
India | Jun 12, 2021, 02:21 PM ISTDefence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday approved the policy on archiving, declassification and compilation of histories of wars and operations by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
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Rajnath invites Swedish defence majors to set up manufacturing hubs in India
India | Jun 08, 2021, 04:58 PM ISTRajnath mentioned allowing up to 74 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) through automatic route and up to 100 per cent through government route in the defence manufacturing sector
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Rajnath Singh invokes emergency powers to allow Armed Forces to set up Covid facilities
India | Apr 30, 2021, 10:12 PM ISTThe emergency powers have been granted initially for a period of three months from May 1 to July 31.
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Defence Minister ask army, DRDO chiefs to offer facilities and expertise to civilians during the COVID-19 crisis
News | Apr 20, 2021, 11:20 AM ISTDefence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Army Chief General MM Naravane, Defence Secretary and DRDO chief and asked them to offer available facilities and expertise to civilians during the COVID-19 crisis
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DRDO to set up Covid-19 hospitals with 600 beds in Lucknow
India | Apr 16, 2021, 01:15 PM ISTLucknow has emerged as a hotspot of Covid-19 in the second wave of pandemic. The city has recorded more than 35,000 active cases.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attends IAF Commanders' Conference
News | Apr 15, 2021, 01:20 PM ISTUnion Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended the inaugural session of Indian Air Force commanders' conference at Air Headquarters in Delhi on April 15.
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EXCLUSIVE | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh talks about Bengal Polls, COVID vaccination and much more
News | Apr 13, 2021, 02:06 PM ISTIn an exclusive interview with IndiaTV Defence Minister Rajnath Singh talked about how India is dealing with Pakistan, the current situation of BJP in poll-bound Bengal and the situation of the country with large scale vaccination in process.
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'Absolutely sure on winning more than 200 seats in WB': Rajnath Singh
News | Mar 25, 2021, 05:00 PM ISTDefence Minister and BJP leader Rajnath Singh on March 25 expressed confidence over winning more than 200 seats in upcoming West Bengal Elections 2021.
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I am happy to say that we had comprehensive and fruitful talks with Secretary Austin: Rajnath Singh
News | Mar 20, 2021, 12:48 PM ISTWe also reviewed many bilateral & multilateral exercises & we agreed for increased cooperation b/w Indian military, US Indo-Pacific command, Centre Command & Africa Command. We've signed LEMOA, COMCASA & BECA agreements & we've agreed to realise their full potential: Defence Min