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NEW DELHI: Ahead of Parliament’s Monsoon session, several Union ministers, including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, J P Nadda and Kiren Rijiju, on Friday strategised over the BJP-led govt’s stand on germane issues amid the opposition raising the heat on matters such as the revision of Bihar’s electoral rolls, Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor.The strategy…
Siddaramaiah, left, and Amit Malviya NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief ministerSiddaramaiah on Saturday dismissed BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya’s allegation that he was “humiliated” by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during his recent visit to Delhi.Siddaramiah in a post on X clarified that the “primary work in Delhi was to meet defence minister Rajnath Singh to…
NEW DELHI: The Army this month will finally get three of the six long-delayed Apache attack helicopters, dubbed “tanks in the air”, under the Rs 5,691 crore deal inked with the US in February 2020.The first three Boeing-manufactured Apache gunships will be delivered around July 15, with the next three coming by Nov. US secretary…
NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday held a phone conversation with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, during which both leaders reviewed ongoing and upcoming initiatives to enhance defence cooperation between India and the United States, officials said. In their first conversation since the May 7–10 military conflict between India and Pakistan, Singh thanked…
NEW DELHI: As Operation Sindoor continues to unfold, the defence acquisition council (DAC) led by defence minister Rajnath Singh is poised to clear a massive set of proposals worth over Rs 1 lakh crore aimed at modernising India’s armed forces.The DAC, the ministry of defence’s top decision-making body for capital acquisitions, is scheduled to meet…
NEW DELHI: India has asked China to constructively work towards a “permanent solution” to the border issue under a structured roadmap to bridge trust deficit, de-escalate tensions and rejuvenate the existing mechanism to demarcate it, even as their armies continue to be forward deployed against each other along the frontier for the last five years.Defence…
NEW DELHI: Finding Pakistan teaming up with China to push its line on terrorism at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation defence ministers’ meet at Qingdao, India Thursday refused to sign the proposed joint statement as it would’ve diluted its consistent stand on the scourge endangering regional peace and stability.Given the SCO norm stipulating consensus, the statement…
Randhir Jaiswal (ANI) NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Thursday said that India chose not to sign the joint statement at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting in Qingdao, China, as it did not adequately reflect India’s concerns on terrorism.Defence minister Rajnath Singh had earlier taken a firm stance, refusing to…
NEW DELHI: Russia on Thursday assured India it will deliver the two remaining squadrons of the S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile systems, which played a crucial role during Operation Sindoor against Pakistan last month, by 2026-27.The delivery of the fourth and fifth squadrons of the S-400 air defence systems, which has been hugely delayed due to…
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday took a firm stand at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting held in Qingdao, China, by refusing to sign a joint statement that would have diluted India’s position on critical issues, particularly concerning terrorism and regional security. The bloc later decided not to issue a joint statement…
