Defence Minister

Rajnath Singh lays foundation stone for Thal Sena Bhawan in Delhi

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone for the Thal Sena Bhawan in the national capital on Friday.

Friday, February 21, 2020 12:34 PM

Defence Minister: Army capable of securing borders, rest assured

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that people should rest assured about the security of borders, saying the Indian Army is capable of se...

Thursday, December 26, 2019 1:34 PM

Rajnath: Govt function being made effective, efficient under 'Minimum Government and Maximum Governa...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that government is being made to function effectively and efficiently under the "Minimum Government and...

Tuesday, December 24, 2019 12:09 PM

Rajnath Singh: Need to be alert against Pak

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India has no extra-territorial ambitions but asked the armed forces to be alert against Pakistan "whic...

Saturday, December 7, 2019 1:46 PM

Ready to make tougher laws on rape: Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that the government is prepared to enact the strongest provision in law to check incidents of heinous c...

Monday, December 2, 2019 1:51 PM

Rajnath Singh: Pakistan's proxy war will not succeed

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said here on Saturday that Pakistan has been waging a "proxy war" against India in the form of terrorism but it will no...

Saturday, November 30, 2019 11:22 AM

Rajnath Singh: Normalcy fast returning to Kashmir, terror incidents almost nil

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday that normalcy was fast returning to Kashmir and terror incidents have "almost come to nil" after the...

Wednesday, November 27, 2019 1:49 PM

Rajnath Singh takes 'familiarisation sortie' in Singapore Air Force helicopter

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday took a familiarisation air sortie in Super Puma Helicopter of Republic of Singapore Air Force. He is on a tw...

Tuesday, November 19, 2019 3:24 PM

'Deeply pained': Rajnath Singh condoles death of soldiers, porters in Siachen avalanche

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday condoled the death of soldiers and porters who died in an avalanche in the Siachen Glacier yesterday, and sa...

Tuesday, November 19, 2019 10:15 AM

India committed to working towards USD 26 billion defence industry by 2025: Rajnath

India is committed to working toward achieving a USD 26 billion defence industry by 2025, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday.

Monday, November 18, 2019 11:49 AM

Rajnath speaks to pilots who ejected safely after MiG-29 K aircraft crash in Goa

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday spoke to pilots -- Captain M Sheokhand and Lieutenant Commander Deepak Yadav, who have ejected safely durin...

Saturday, November 16, 2019 4:27 PM

Rajnath Singh: SC verdict in Rafale case a proof of govt's transparency

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday hit out at Congress after the Supreme Court dismissed review petitions in Rafale case and said that the ver...

Thursday, November 14, 2019 2:58 PM

India will become USD 10 trillion economy in 10-15 years: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that with the talent India possesses, in 10-15 years we will become 10 trillion dollar economy.

Monday, November 11, 2019 3:50 PM

Rajnath Singh hails SC ruling in Ayodhya title dispute case

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday hailed Supreme Court's verdict on Ayodhya land title dispute case saying it will strengthen the 'comm...

Saturday, November 9, 2019 12:34 PM

India calls upon Russia for joint manufacture of new platforms and equipment for export to third wor...

India on Tuesday called upon the Russian Defence industry for the joint manufacturing of defence equipment and platform with an aim to give a substant...

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 10:54 AM

Rajnath: DefExpo will showcase our intent to achieve USD 26 bn turnover in aerospace, defence goods...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that the upcoming DefExpo 2020 event next year will showcase the government's intent to achieve a turnover of...

Tuesday, November 5, 2019 10:33 AM

Rajnath calls for isolating nations which have terrorism as their state policy

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday called for isolating all nations that have adopted terrorism as their state policy.

Monday, November 4, 2019 4:25 PM

Intern'l laws, mechanisms need implementation without 'double standards' to combat terrorism: India...

Existing international laws and mechanisms are needed to be implemented without "double standards" to combat terrorists, said Defence Minister Rajnath...

Saturday, November 2, 2019 1:08 PM