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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh holds talks with US counterpart Lloyd Austin

Defence Minister Singh and his American counterpart Austin held wide-ranging talks focusing on further expansion of bilateral strategic ties and evolving situation in the Indo-Pacific region

Make in India, tech transfer on table during Rajnath-Austin meet tomorrow

The meeting between US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin and his Indian counterpart Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to take place at 11 am in South Block on Saturday

NE was neglected by Centre before BJP came to power, says Rajnath in Assam

Modi has ensured that one central leader would visit Assam and Northeast every month to listen to the problems of this region, he added

We'll block border areas to stop entry of illegal Bangladeshis: Rajnath

Singh on Sunday assured that if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power it will block borders to stop the entry of illegal Bangladeshis

Insurgency on decline in Assam, state on path of progress: Rajnath

Singh on Sunday said that terrorism and insurgency have declined in Assam

Assam assembly polls: Rajnath Singh to address public meetings today

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday will address three public meetings in the poll-bound state of Assam.

India's border response helped in peaceful resolution of key issues:Rajnath

The country has nurtured close relations with like-minded nations to further common security interests, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said

Rajnath, Harsh Vardhan, other ministers take first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

A day after the start of the 2nd phase of the COVID vaccination drive, senior Union ministers, including Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, got themselves inoculated \

Political violence has reached 'new high' under TMC govt: Rajnath

Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh on Friday said political violence has reached a 'new high under the TMC dispensation

Rajnath Singh salutes IAF on 2nd anniversary of Balakot air strikes

"On the anniversary of Balakot Air Strikes, I salute the exceptional courage and diligence of the Indian Air Force"

Rajnath Singh can break deadlock if allowed to talk to farmers: Tikait

Tikait on Wednesday called Defence Minister Rajnath Singh a caged parrot

New list of defence items barred from import in March: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said another list of items pertaining to the defence industry that will not be imported from other countries will be notified next month. He also said procurement of defence equipment from the private sector will not be limited to 15 per cent but will go much beyond that. "Another list of items that will be not be imported to be notified in March 2021," he said in his closing remarks in a 'Webinar on Budget Announcements 2021-22: Galvanising Efforts for Atmanirbhar Bharat' on effective implementation of the Union Budget provisions in the defence sector. Last year, the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), Ministry of Defence (MoD) prepared a list of 101 items for which there would be an embargo on the import. Singh shed light on the plans to spend USD 130 billion on military modernisation in the next five years, as he mentioned the recent order of 83 indigenously designed and developed Light Combat Aircraft MK 1A, Tejas, worth Rs 48,000 cror

Import embargo on 101 defence items would encourage self-reliance: PM Modi

Modi underscored the opportunities the government has created for the private sector by bifurcating the capital procurement budget into separate domestic and foreign procurement routes

Rajnath Sigh inaugurates skill development centre for fire safety training

Rajnath Singh said on Monday as he inaugurated a Skill Development Centre (SDC) for Fire Safety Training of DRDO that will provide quality training to fire personnel to prevent such losses

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India-China disengagement process in eastern Ladakh complete: Rajnath Singh

The country will not allow any 'unilateral action' on its border and will pay any cost to thwart such attempts, he told the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha's state conference here.

'Misinformed, misleading': Ministry of Defence hits back at Rahul Gandhi

The MoD's five-point statement was issued just hours after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had "ceded" Indian territory in Ladakh to the Chinese

Def Min not revealing if status quo ante has been restored on LAC: Owaisi

Owaisi said, "The government used to say that our soldiers are on a strategic point at Kailash range. Why do you vacate now? Did China also vacate somewhere? He was not able to answer this"

Breakthrough in China standoff: Didn't concede anything, says Rajnath

South of Pangong Tso, the PLA will vacate the features of Helmet and Black Top, while the Indian Army will climb down from the dominating features of Point 5167

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