Defence Minister

01:21 PM
Rajnath, Army Chief to pay homage to Army Major killed

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Tuesday will pay homage to Major Ketan Sharma who was slain in an encounter.

11:34 AM
UP CM Adityanath meets Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday at latter's residence here.

05:46 PM
Rajnath instructs DRDO to focus on projects of national importance

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday visited DRDO to review the progress of research and development activities in the area of defence technologies.

01:11 PM
Amit Shah gets Home, Nirmala gets Finance, Defence goes to Rajnath

BJP President Amit Shah will be the new Home Minister in the Narendra Modi government while Rajnath Singh will be the new Defence Minister and Nirmala Sitharaman the Finance Minister.

06:33 PM
Seven ex-Army men join BJP

Seven retired officers of the armed forces, including two former deputy chiefs of Army staff, joined the BJP in the presence of Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

03:35 PM
Sitharaman condemns purported letter to President on 'politicisation of Armed Forces'

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday condemned the circulation of a purported letter written to President Ram Nath Kovind by veterans of the Armed Forces expressing displeasure over alleged politicisation of the services.

12:36 PM
Rafale: SC allows use of leaked documents, dismisses Centre's objections

The Supreme Court Wednesday allowed leaked documents to be relied upon by petitioners seeking review of its Rafale judgement and dismissed the government's preliminary objections claiming "privilege" over them.

12:36 PM
Russian Defence Minister calls up Nirmala Sitharaman, expresses condolence over Pulwama attack

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoygu called his Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman to express condolences for the Pulwama terror attack and further strengthened the military cooperation between the two countries.

03:02 PM
Sitharaman advises defence shiyards to look for global markets

Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that istead of pleading with Ministry of Defence for equipment manufacturing contracts shipyards should explore global markets.

04:04 PM
Sitharaman: Unfortunate that some states have opted out of 'Modicare' due to politics

Observing that the Centre's ambitious Ayushman Bharat healthcare scheme achieved a paradigm shift within three months of its launch, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said it was “unfortunate” that some states chose to opt out for reasons of politi

03:12 PM
Nirmala Sitharaman: IAF procurement was weakest under the UPA regime

Following a heated discussion in the Lok Sabha over the controversial Rafale fighter jets deal, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday slammed the opposition Congress for not doing enough towards strengthening the national security and added t

11:23 AM
Defence Minister Sitharaman to meet US counterpart

She is also scheduled to participate in the wreath-laying ceremony at National Cemetery before the meeting.

05:11 PM
Defence minister inducts three major artillery gun systems

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday inducted three major artillery gun systems, including the M777 American Ultra Light Howitzers and the K-9 Vajra, into the Army.

04:13 PM
India, US hold first edition of 2+2 talks, discuss range of issues

India and the US Thursday held the first edition of the two-plus-two talks, aimed at further strengthening bilateral defence and security collaboration as well as boosting their global strategic partnership, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region.

06:14 PM
Karnataka floods: Defence Minister announces Rs. 1 crore aid

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced a financial aid of Rs. 1 crore from her Members of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) scheme for the flood-hit districts of Karnataka.

06:29 PM
Defence Ministry mulling over Aero India 2019 venue

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday clarified that no decision has been taken yet regarding the venue of Aero India 2019.

01:45 PM
Sitharaman visits Aurangzeb's family in J&K's Poonch

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday met the family of Rifleman Aurangzeb, who was abducted and later killed by terrorists in Pulwama's Gusoo.

03:11 PM
Defence Minister Sitharaman: No scam in Rafale deal

Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said allegations of scam in the Rafael deal are baseless.

11:43 AM
Nirmala Sitharaman: Dress not reason behind rape

"Some people say about the way women dress. Then why does rape happen of elderly people? Why does rape happen of toddlers?" Sitharaman said.

05:00 PM
Educational concession to children of armed forces personnel to continue without cap

Ministry of Defence on Thursday issued an order that educational concession will continue without the cap of Rs. 10,000 per month for the children of armed forces officers, Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBORs) who are missing, disabled or killed in a

03:00 PM
Suresh Prabhu takes office as new aviation minister

Commerce and Industry minister Suresh Prabhu on Monday took over the additional charge of the Civil Aviation Ministry.

11:52 AM
Nirmala Sitharaman invites private sector in Defence

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the private sector should invest in the Defence sector because the area has vast opportunities.

01:31 PM
India successfully launches ballistic missile Agni-V

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said India has successfully launched ballistic missile Agni-V.

11:44 AM
Sitharaman: Meeting wife will boost Kulbhushan's moral

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the meeting of imprisoned Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav with his wife will boost his moral.