Defence Minister

Rajnath Singh leaves for Tashkent to attend SCO summit

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday embarked for a two-day visit to Tashkent to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.

Friday, November 1, 2019 11:53 AM

Rajnath Singh meets veteran BJP leaders Advani, MM Joshi; greets them on Diwali

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday met veteran BJP leaders Lal Krishna Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi at their residences here.

Sunday, October 27, 2019 5:49 PM

Rajnath: Armed forces have capability to give befitting reply to those trying to cast evil eye on In...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that Indian Armed forces have the capability to give a befitting reply to those who try to cast their e...

Tuesday, October 22, 2019 1:34 PM

Rajnath Singh likely to visit Ladakh next week to review security situation

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is likely to visit Leh next week to review the security situation in the region which shares borders with both China an...

Friday, October 18, 2019 2:11 PM

Rajnath Singh: Focus on research to make India global leader in defence technologies

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday urged the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) officials to focus on research work in...

Tuesday, October 15, 2019 1:02 PM

Sharad Pawar mocks Rajnath Singh, compares him to truck driver for using 'lemon-chilli' in 'shashtra...

NCP Chief Sharad Pawar mocked the "Shashtra Puja" of Rafale aircraft performed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh using lemon and chilli and drew a par...

Thursday, October 10, 2019 4:01 PM

IAF Chief Bhadauria: Rafale to give India edge over China, Pakistan

Rafale jets will greatly enhance the capabilities of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and will give the IAF an edge over Pakistan and China, new IAF Chief A...

Monday, September 30, 2019 1:08 PM

Rajnath: We need to train, equip forces to deal with chemical, biological warfare

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday soought proper training and equipping of the forces to deal with chemical and biological weapons, which other...

Friday, September 20, 2019 2:30 PM

Rajnath after flying Tejas: I was thrilled, it was a special experience

Rajnath Singh, who became the first defence minister to fly a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, said he was thrilled and called it a special experien...

Thursday, September 19, 2019 12:53 PM

Bengaluru: Rajnath Singh flies LCA Tejas fighter

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday in the homemade light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas that took off from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited airp...

Thursday, September 19, 2019 10:22 AM

Rajnath Singh to receive Rafale on October 8

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will travel to France on October 8 to receive the first Indian Rafale combat aircraft manufactured by French firm Dassa...

Tuesday, September 10, 2019 3:29 PM

Rajnath Singh meets South Korean defence counterpart, discuss boosting ties

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held bilateral talks with his South Korean counterpart Jeong Kyeong-Doo where they reviewed defence cooperation between...

Friday, September 6, 2019 10:08 AM

Rajnath heads to South Korea for strengthening defence and security ties

After completing his bilateral engagements in Japan, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday, headed to Seoul.

Wednesday, September 4, 2019 10:26 AM

Rajnath visits Hamamatsu Air Base, briefed on F-15 fighter jets

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday visited the Hamamatsu Air Base in Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture, where he was briefed on the functioning...

Tuesday, September 3, 2019 5:10 PM

Rajnath Singh: Pakistan has no locus standi on Kashmir

Pakistan has no locus standi on Kashmir and no country is backing it on the "current issue", Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday amid Isla...

Thursday, August 29, 2019 12:07 PM

Indian Army preparing to train women soldiers for Military Police

Indian Army on Wednesday said preparations are underway for receiving and training the first-ever batch of women soldiers in Corps of Military Police.

Wednesday, August 28, 2019 3:33 PM

Defence Minister to induct Apache attack choppers at Pathankot Air Base

Boosting the firepower of India's defence forces, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will officially induct the first batch of Apache attack helicopters i...

Thursday, August 22, 2019 2:06 PM

PM Modi, Rajnath pay tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday paid their tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniv...

Tuesday, August 20, 2019 10:12 AM