Page 20 - Latest Updates on Rajnath Singh
Centre extends AFSPA in 3 districts of Arunachal Pradesh for 6 months
The Ministry made the declaration through a notification, announcing Tirap, Changlang, and Longding among the three districts where AFSPA has been extended for the next six months
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Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh extend Holi wishes to countrymen
Holi, a festival celebrated with as much fervour in the country as it is overseas, will be marked on March 25, Monday, this year
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IAF chief spells out vision to transition into future ready aerospace force
Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari "spelt out the transition of IAF into a contemporary and future ready aerospace force"
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Rajnath Singh, Lloyd Austin discuss defence ties between India, US
Austin held the call with Singh to discuss "growing momentum in the major defence partnership between the US and India in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region", he said
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US Defence Secretary appreciates Indian Navy's role in anti-piracy ops
Singh and Austin held a telephonic talk and a readout on the conversation issued by the defence ministry mentioned the US defence secretary's compliment for the Indian Navy
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People misled over CAA, nobody's citizenship to be snatched: Rajnath
Addressing a rally in Assam's Barpeta, he said the CAA will grant citizenship to religiously persecuted people who came to India till 2014 from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan
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Rajnath approves expanding NCC to 2 mn cadets, build 'future leaders'
Plan will make NCC the world's largest uniformed youth organisation
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We converted difficulties into opportunities: Rajnath Singh lauds PM Modi
'We have brought the poor of this country at par with the upper class of this country,' he said
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Country's growth can't be imagined without development of farmers: Rajnath
We will not allow the problems of farmers to increase at any cost," he added. Hitting out at the previous Bhupesh Baghel-led government in the state, Singh said
Watched 'Article 370', film shows complexity of problem: Rajnath Singh
In another post, earlier in the day, Singh said the role of women in India's journey towards becoming a fully developed nation by 2047 is going to be 'extremely crucial and significant'
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Modi-led govt believes in capabilities of India in defence sector: Rajnath
Delivering an address at the NDTV Defence Summit here, Singh said when the government led by Modi came to power in 2014, "We made the defence sector one of our main priorities"
Indian navy ensuring no country suppresses our Indo-Pacific allies: Rajnath
"We have ensured that there is no kind of hegemony in the Indian Ocean," Singh said in a gathering after inaugurating a new administrative building of the Naval War College near Goa capital Panaji.
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India cannot afford to remain dependent on defence imports, says Rajnath
In an address at a conference, Singh, without elaborating, also said that India had to face "trouble" in "difficult times" in the past due to its reliance on defence imports
Rajnath Singh to inaugurate new building of Naval War College, Goa on Mar 5
The college was renamed as Naval War College in 2010 and was shifted to its current location at Goa in 2011. With the vision of being the pre-eminent iconic institution for higher military education
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PM Modi to inaugurate ring road in Lucknow in 2nd week of March: Rajnath
Singh was addressing a gathering at Gomti Nagar railway station which was among over 2,000 rail infrastructure projects worth about Rs 41,000 crore launched by the prime minister this afternoon
India's defence budget masks capital allocations to each service
The only way to estimate the capital allocation for each service is to calculate the allocations to each service over the preceding decade
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Rs 3 trn by FY29: Rajnath lays down ambitious defence production target
The defence minister also raised the annual export target for aerospace and defence services and production to Rs 50,000 crore in the same time frame
3 services worked in 'silos', now they have better coordination: Rajnath
Singh noted that the government has been focusing on jointness among the Indian Army, the Navy and the Indian Air Force that would ensure enhanced coordination in times of "crisis"
Rajnath Singh holds talks with Dutch defence minister Kajsa Ollongren
In the meeting, Singh said Dutch original equipment manufacturers could be encouraged to integrate Indian vendors into their supply chains
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BJP has ended credibility crisis in politics, claims Rajnath in Odisha
"We (BJP) do politics to serve the people and build the nation and not just to rule the country," Singh said