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Several opposition leaders have hit out at the Central govt alleging that the army is using caste as a factor for recruitment under the Agnipath scheme. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh rejected the charge as a rumour. AAP's Sanjay Singh launched a sharp attack on the government, accusing it of creating 'Jaativeers' using Agniveers.
The Bharatiya Janata Party slammed the Opposition for politicising and spreading rumours in connection with the Central government's Agnipath recruitment scheme on the basis of caste and religion. Rajnath Singh refuted the Opposition's claims and issued a clarification stating that there is no change in the recruitment system by the Indian Army.
Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh attacked the Centre over the requirement of caste and religion certificates to apply for the Agnipath scheme. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh refuted Opposition's claims and issued a clarification stating that there is no change in the recruitment system by the Indian Army.
NDA Vice Presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar filed his nomination for the upcoming polls. PM Narendra Modi, BJP president JP Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar accompanied the NDA candidate. Opposition on the other hand has fielded Margaret Alva.
Jagdeep Dhankhar filed his nomination on Monday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of various parties supporting his bid. The opposition has named Margaret Alva as its candidate for the election scheduled for August 6. Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, BJP president J P Nadda, JD(U) chief Lalan Singh and BJD's Pinaki Misra were among the others present.
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Vice Presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar filed his nomination papers in the parliament on Monday, July 18. He was accompanied by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief JP Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and top brass of the party for the nomination process. Opposition announces nomination of former Rajasthan governor Margaret Alva as VP candidate.
Jagdeep Dhankhar filed his nomination on Monday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of various parties supporting his bid. The opposition has named Margaret Alva as its candidate for the election scheduled for August 6. Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, BJP president J P Nadda, JD(U) chief Lalan Singh and BJD's Pinaki Misra were among the others present.
Opposition to demand debate on Agnipath scheme. All-party meeting called by the government ahead of the start of the Monsoon session of Parliament. Leaders from almost all parties attended the meeting in New Delhi on Sunday. The government represented by senior Union Minister Rajnath Singh, deputy leader of the Lok Sabha.
The government held an all-party meeting on Sunday, ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament, which begins on Monday. The meeting was called by parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi and attended by defence minister Rajnath Singh, Union minister Piyush Goyal, AIADMK MP M Thambi Durai, YSRCP MP Vijayasai Reddy and TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Twitter. PM Modi said Dhankhhar's 'energy and positivity will contribute significantly to nation building' The West Bengal governor's name was finalised by the BJP parliamentary panel whose members included Narendra Modi, BJP president JP Nadda, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari and Rajnath Singh.
Jagdeep Dhankhar has been in public life for more than three decades. He entered public life after getting elected as the Member of Parliament from Jhunjhunu in 1989 Lok Sabha elections.
The BJP parliamentary board will pick the party's candidate for the post of Vice President of the country. The parliamentary board is the BJP's apex organisational body, and its members include PM Modi and Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, and Nitin Gadkari.
Court bars Mahinda Rajapaksa from leaving Sri Lanka until July 28. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says ‘Dunagiri’ would be a world-class stealth frigate with multidimensional capabilities to destroy enemies from sea, sky, and underwater.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says it would be a world-class stealth frigate with multidimensional capabilities to destroy enemies from sea, sky, and underwater. 88% of all future shipbuilding contracts of the Navy are being progressed through Indian enterprises, Navy Chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar said.
‘One of our neighbouring countries is struggling with religious fanaticism, bigotry and narrow-mindedness,’ Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said at an event in Kolkata, without naming Pakistan. The remarks come at a time when Bangladesh is celebrating 50 years of its Independence.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has convened the meeting of floor leaders on Saturday. Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu will meet the floor leaders of various parties on Sunday evening. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be present. Prime Minister Narendra Modi may attend the meeting as he has done so in the past.
The Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) hosted a farewell banquet in honour of President Ram Nath Kovind. Many including Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and officials of the committee were present at the banquet. President Kovind will retire from office on July 24 as his five-year tenure comes to an end.
Defence Ministry has set a goal of 1.75 lakh crore rupees worth of Defence Production by the year 2025. Rajnath Singh claimed that our country is passing through a transitional phase of becoming self-reliant (Atmanirbhar) He added that the government is committed to working on making India's Defence Sector self-renewable.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh quotes Putin to explain why India needs to develop AI capability. He was speaking on the growth of Artificial Intelligence while referring to a comment by Russian president Vladimir Putin at a symposium in New Delhi. ‘Whoever becomes the ruler of the sphere, will rule the world,’ he said.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said India does not want to become the ruler of the world. Singh was speaking at the symposium on 'AIDef (Artificial Intelligence in Defence)' in New Delhi. He said India will work towards strengthening its Artificial Intelligence (AI) power.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh made the comments while addressing a symposium on ‘Artificial Intelligence in Defence’ in New Delhi. He said: ‘Whoever becomes the ruler of the sphere, will rule the world’ The development of artificial intelligence is vital to human civilization, Singh underlined.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh turns 71 today. PM hails his passion for community service, agriculture and village development. He hails efforts to make India strong and self-reliant in the defence sector. Born on July 10, 1951, Defence Minister turns 71.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said he will utilise his Chief Minister's post to give justice to the people of the state. The newly-appointed Maharashtra chief minister met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday. He and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis met President Ram Nath Kovind, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Chief Minister Shinde dismisses Uddhav Thackeray's call for mid-term polls in Maharashtra. He says his government is strong and stable with support of 164 MLAs, while opposition has 99. He and Fadnavis met President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rajnath Singh and J P Nadda.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis were on a two-day visit to Delhi on Friday and Saturday. The duo met President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president J P Nadda.
Newly-appointed Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. This comes after the duo's met President Ram Nath Kovind, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP National President JP Nadda.
Shinde and Fadnavis met President Ram Nath Kovind, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and chief J P Nadda on Saturday. They met President Kovind on Friday night to discuss power-sharing arrangement. The broad contours of the power-share arrangement were learnt to have been finalised.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh took cognisance of the tragic incident and expressed his condolences to those who lost their lives. The Indian Armed Forces are working in tandem with the civil agencies and carrying out rescue operations to help those who are affected by the tragedy. Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha visited SKIMS Srinagar to enquire about the health of pilgrims injured in yesterday's unfortunate incident.
Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis met President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday. They also met defence minister Rajnath Singh and BJP chief JP Nadda. The Delhi visit comes amid buzz over appointments in the Maharashtra cabinet - the BJP is likely to keep key portfolios.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will launch the first-ever ‘Artificial Intelligence in Defence’ symposium and exhibition. The event will feature an exhibition to showcase the cutting-edge AI-enabled solutions developed by the services, research organisations, Industry and start-ups and innovators.
The event will feature an exhibition to showcase the cutting-edge AI-enabled solutions developed by the services, research organisations, Industry and start-ups and innovators. Besides the 75 products being launched, another 100 are in various stages of development, the Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar said.
Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav's health is improving, his daughter Misa Bharti said on Friday. She said that Lalu is now able to sit on his own and can stand with support. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called RJD leader and Lalu's younger son Tejashwi Yadav and inquired about his father's health.
Maharashtra Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister will be in the national capital on Friday to meet the central leadership and finalise the allocation of portfolios in the new state cabinet. Shinde and Fadnavis are likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chief J.P. Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah.
The Indian Air Force in a tweet informed that compared to the previous recruitment cycle, the registrations received under the Agniveer scheme has broken previous records. IAF Tweeted “The online registration process conducted by #IAF towards #AgnipathRecruitmentScheme has been completed. Compared to 6,31,528 applications in the past, this time 7,49,899 applications have been received.
Rajnath Singh called Tejashwi Yadav and inquired about the health of his father and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav. The senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) conveyed his wishes for the speedy recovery of the RJD supremo. Lalu Yadav was admitted to the AIIMS on Wednesday night after being airlifted from Patna.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Tejashwi Yadav to enquire about the health of his father Lalu Prasad Yadav. The RJD supremo tumbled down from the stairs at his Patna residence on July 3. The 74-year-old was flown to AIIMS Delhi from Patna on July 7 by air ambulance. The who's who of Bihar's political circles met Yadav, including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Rajnath Singh will brief the Parliamentary consultative committee on defence on the new Agnipath model for short-term induction of soldiers in the armed forces. The new model seeks to recruit soldiers for only four years. The armed forces will recruit 46,000 Agniveers this year – army (40,000), and the Indian Air Force and navy (3,000 each)
The online registration process conducted by IAF towards the Agnipath recruitment scheme ended on Tuesday. It said that the highest number of applications in any recruitment cycle was 6,31,528, which was overtaken this year with 7,49,899 applications. The scheme was launched on 14 June by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
The meeting between Safran Group CEO Olivier Andries and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh marked progress towards India’s aspirations of achieving self-reliance in a key area of the defence sector. The meeting apparently saw “significant progress” towards having Safran transfer the technology for making engines for the 6.5-generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)
A high-level delegation of French aircraft engine maker Safran Group met defence minister Rajnath Singh. Singh asked Safran to explore more opportunities for co-development and co-production in line with government’s ‘Make in India, Make for the World’ initiative. The firm is one of the leading original equipment manufacturers of advanced aircraft engines for commercial and fighter jets.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the candidature of National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) presidential candidate Murmu. He called it historic on the second day of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) national executive meeting in Hyderabad. Murmu filed her nomination on June 24 in the presence of Prime Minister Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP national president JP Nadda, Home Minister Amit Shah.
Union minister and senior party leader Rajnath Singh will table the all important political resolution at the party's executive meeting on Sunday. It is likely that in the political resolution, the Modi government's welfare measures, the BJP's victory in recent assembly polls and its preparation for upcoming assembly polls will be discussed.
A commemorative postage stamp was issued by the Indian Post on June 29 in the memory of Swami Karpatri Ji Maharaj. Defence minister Rajnath Singh, minister of state for communications Debu Singh Chouhan, minister for defence and tourism Ajay Bhatt, Swami Abhishek Brahmachari, chief postmaster general of Delhi Circle, Manju.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Bhanur unit of public sector undertaking, Bharat Dynamics Limited. A statue of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled by the Minister in the BDL premises and later he inaugurated the warhead facility. In his address, the Minister said the contribution being made by the company to make the country 'Atmanirbhar' in defence is commendable.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Bhanur unit of public sector undertaking Bharat Dynamics Limited. A statue of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled by the Minister in the BDL premises and later inaugurated the warhead facility. The minister also virtually inaugurated infrastructure facilities including a multi-purpose community hall, gymnasium, science laboratories at government junior college.
The stage is set for the biggest political party event of its kind in Telangana with the BJP geared up for its two-day national executive meeting. Around 340 delegates, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president J.P. Nadda, Union home minister Amit Shah, defence minister Rajnath Singh, several other members of the Union Cabinet, BJP chief ministers and deputy chief ministers.
The stage is set for the biggest political party event of its kind in Telangana with the BJP geared up for its two-day national executive meeting. Around 340 delegates, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president J.P. Nadda, Union home minister Amit Shah, defence minister Rajnath Singh, several other members of the Union Cabinet, BJP chief ministers and deputy chief ministers.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has prepared an elaborate agenda and resolutions to be taken up during the two-day national executive meet scheduled to be held here on July 2-3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Minister for Defence Rajnath Singh, and about 40 central ministers, chief ministers from BJP-ruled states and senior party leaders will be attending the meeting.
Defence Research and Development Organisation conducted the first flight test of the Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator at the Aeronautical test range in Karnataka’s Chitradurga. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said it will pave the way for ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ in terms of critical military systems.
The Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator's airframe, undercarriage, flight controls, and avionics system were developed indigenously. The flight comes as a major milestone toward the development of unmanned combat aircraft and Made-in-India defence equipment. Defence minister Rajnath Singh tweeted that the flight is a major achievement towards autonomous aircraft which will pave the way for Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
In a recent development, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out the inaugural flight of the Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is called the ‘Autonomous flying Wing Technology. The aircraft exhibited a perfect flight, including take-off, waypoint navigation and a smooth touchdown.
