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  How payment of Rs 3 costed a Defence Ministry official Rs 40,000

  India | January 24, 2020 13:58 IST

  Paying a mere Rs 3 from his 'Bhim' UPI app ended up costing a defence ministry official a hefty Rs 40,000 instead. The victim Bhanu Prakash Singh was asked to pay a token amount of Rs 3, instead Rs 40,000 were debited from his bank account in a few minutes. Police have started an investigation in this regard and registered an FIR.  

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  Proposed closure of OTA, Gaya: Nitish shoots off angry missive to Rajnath Singh

  India | December 18, 2019 18:26 IST

  The OTA, Gaya, which was set up in 2011, "not only provided employment opportunities in the region but also contributed towards economy and sense of security in the area", he added.

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  Defence Ministry approves procurement of military platforms, weapons worth Rs 22,800 crore

  India | November 28, 2019 18:22 IST

  ​The Defence Ministry on Thursday approved procurement of military platforms and weapons worth Rs 22,800 crore, officials said. It also approved acquisition of medium range anti-submarine warfare aircraft P 8I for the Indian Navy.  

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  Pragya Thakur removed from defence panel over her Godse 'deshbhakt' remark

  India | November 28, 2019 12:19 IST

  Reacting to Sadhvi Pragya's statement on Nathuram Godse, BJP working president JP Nadda said the party never supports such statements. Pragya Thakur cannot attend meetings of the BJP parliamentary party during the session, JP Nadda said.

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  Sadhvi Pragya in defence ministry panel; Congress objects

  India | November 21, 2019 11:49 IST

  During the Lok Sabha polls earlier this year, Sadhvi Pragya had defeated former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh and Congress leader Digvijaya Singh.

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  Govt mulling revision of NOC guidelines for buildings near defence establishments

  India | November 20, 2019 14:42 IST

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who had served as Defence Minister in the previous NDA government, said there is "no conflict" between civilians and armed services on the issue

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  Defence Ministry's quota proposal for arms unit apprentices rejected

  India | November 05, 2019 11:00 IST

  The employee federations of the state-run Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), parent organisation of the 41 arms manufacturing units across the country, have sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in the matter.

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  Alert! Pakistani fraudsters using WhatsApp to loot money. Here's how

  Fyi | September 24, 2019 10:51 IST

  WhatsApp fraud alert! Are you WhatsApp messenger user? If yes, then this news is very important for you as Ministry of Defence has issued an advisory that Pakistani fraudsters are looting money from your bank account using WhatsApp.

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  Pak social media handles pose as KBC team to trap people: Defence Min

  India | September 22, 2019 19:10 IST

  The Defence Ministry has issued a security advisory which says, "It has been reported by cyber cell, Ministry of Defence that adversaries are taking advantage of the popularity of TV show "Kaun Banega Crorepati" by making individuals join WhatsApp groups and sending fake KBC messages to trap individuals."

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  DRDO flight tests Man portable anti-tank guided missile | VIDEO

  India | September 11, 2019 23:41 IST

  This was the third successful test-firing of the 100 per cent ATGM which is being developed for the infantry battalions of the Indian Army who would use them for taking out the enemy tank and other armoured vehicles during war times.

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  Arun Jaitley ushered in major military reforms as defence minister

  India | August 25, 2019 10:57 IST

  In the first term of the Narendra Modi government, Jaitley was in-charge of defence ministry from May 26 to November 9 of 2014, before Manohar Parrikar was brought in from Goa to helm it. Jaitley, the then finance minister, was again given charge of the defence ministry on Mar 14, 2017 after Parrikar quit the Union Cabinet to become Goa chief minister.

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  Rafale will provide IAF strategic deterrence: Defence Ministry

  India | July 18, 2019 21:23 IST

  The Rafale aircraft will provide the Indian Air Force strategic deterrence and requisite capability to engage targets at long ranges, the Defence Ministry said, adding the training of the first batch of officers and technicians is underway with the French Air Force.

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  Former IAF airman donates Rs 1.08 crore to Defence Ministry

  India | July 16, 2019 23:48 IST

   A former airman of the Indian Air Force has donated Rs 1.08 crore to the Defence Ministry here.  

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  VVIP chopper scam: Defence Ministry extends ban on Italian company Leonardo

  India | July 02, 2019 19:46 IST

  Defence Ministry has extended the ban on chopper-scam tainted firm Leonardo (earlier known as Finmecannica) for another 6 months. 

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  Defence Ministry initiates process to shortlist Indian partners for construction of submarines worth Rs 45,000 cr

  India | June 20, 2019 18:35 IST

  ​The Ministry of Defence has initiated the process to shortlist Indian partners for construction of six submarines worth around Rs 45,000 crore under Make in India in Defence sector.

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  DRDO successfully test fires Akash surface-to-air missile

  Science | May 27, 2019 22:16 IST

  India on Monday successfully test fired an Akash-MK-1S missile from the integrated test range at Chandipur in Odisha, the defence ministry said.

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  BJP leader Nirmal Singh's family continues construction near Army depot despite HC order

  India | May 19, 2019 18:51 IST

  A contempt notice was moved by the central government in 2018 against Nirmal Singh's wife Mamta Singh for allegedly violating a 2015 order of the then deputy commissioner of Jammu Simrandeep Singh in which the Army depot was notified by the state government.

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  Intention of Rafale petitioners is to present selective, incomplete picture of deal: Defence Ministry

  India | April 10, 2019 17:02 IST

  The defence ministry said the documents presented by the petitioners are failing to bring out how the issues were addressed and resolved and necessary approvals of the competent authorities taken. 

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  Defence Minister kickstarts process to construct 6 advanced submarines for Indian Navy

  India | April 04, 2019 19:44 IST

  Navy officials said construction of six submarines under Project 75 (I) will provide a major boost to the existing submarine design and manufacturing eco-system in India. 

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  Defence Ministry debunks reports of Army jawan's abduction by militants in central Kashmir

  India | March 09, 2019 15:32 IST

  An Army official said they are trying to ascertain where the jawan had been on Friday night which prompted his family to approach the police.