Giving timeline for delivery of 36 jets, Singh said he expects first 18 aircraft to be delivered by Feb 2021.
09 Oct 2019 8:52 AM
The ceremony coincided with the foundation ceremony of the IAF.
08 Oct 2019 6:41 PM
His comments came in the wake of the recent remarks by Rajnath Singh that the FATF can any time blacklist the neighbouring country.
08 Oct 2019 11:04 AM
Singh will also perform ‘Shastra Puja’, a ritual involving the worship of weapons, before he receives the first Rafale fighter jet.
08 Oct 2019 9:19 AM
On October 8, the Defence Minister is scheduled to meet the French President Emmanuel Macron.
07 Oct 2019 2:53 PM
Though Mr Singh will receive the first of the 36 Rafale jets on Tuesday, the first batch of four aircraft will come to India only by May next year.
07 Oct 2019 3:11 AM
The amount will be granted under the Army Battle Casualties Welfare Fund (ABCWF).
06 Oct 2019 3:39 AM
He asserted that he is not afraid of potential corruption charges and 'not worried' that fingers will be pointed at him.
04 Oct 2019 4:08 PM
The defence minister will be travelling to Paris on October 7 on a three-day visit to receive the first of 36 Rafale fighter jets.
04 Oct 2019 1:36 AM
The Defence Minister onboard INS Vikramaditya also joined the ship's crew in the morning Yoga.
29 Sep 2019 8:20 PM
Singh was speaking on board the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya which is currently sailing along India's western coastline.
29 Sep 2019 11:35 AM
The dry dock has over one kilometre of berthing space with sectioning to allow docking of multiple warships.
29 Sep 2019 4:08 AM
The INS Khanderi is the second such diesel-electric submarine after INS Kalvari.
29 Sep 2019 4:04 AM
Fadnavis is on the cusp of an opportunity to shatter state's electoral records.
29 Sep 2019 1:18 AM
Rajnath was speaking after commissioning the INS Khanderi submarine at the dockyard of the Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai.
28 Sep 2019 9:41 AM
‘As defence minister, I would like to assure that our country's maritime security is absolutely strong and solidified,’ Rajnath said.
27 Sep 2019 6:35 PM
Referring to the Balakot airstrikes, he said that India upheld the sovereignty of the neighbouring country.
26 Sep 2019 11:51 AM
‘Govt is committed to go to extra mile to ensure that people of India feel safe, contribute their best towards nation-building,’ Singh said.
24 Sep 2019 8:52 PM
Pakistan will be destroyed if they repeat mistakes of 1965 and 1971, says minister.
23 Sep 2019 1:44 AM
More than three-fourths of J&K population was in favour of abrogation of Article 370, he stated.
22 Sep 2019 5:44 PM