[ad_1] New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday held wide-ranging discussions with his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen, focussing on cooperation in areas of defence, agriculture and water. “Productive and wide-ranging discussions with Foreign Minister @elicoh1 of Israel this afternoon. The main pillars of our strategic partnership – agriculture,Continue Reading
[ad_1] Chandigarh: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the first-of-its-kind Indian Air Force Heritage Centre here on Monday, officials said. It was set up under a memorandum of understanding between the Union Territory of Chandigarh and the IAF, signed last year. Last month, Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari visitedContinue Reading
[ad_1] New Delhi: In an effort to encourage female participation in various sectors, the government has decided that the Republic Day parade at Kartavya Path will see participation only by women in march pasts, tableaux and other performances. The Defence Ministry, in this regard, has written a letter to theContinue Reading
[ad_1] SRINAGAR: A Day after five army personnel were killed in an ongoing combat operation in Kandi forest of Rajouri, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh took stock of the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir’s border districts of Rajouri and Poonch. Defence Minister landed at Jammu’s technical Airport in a specialContinue Reading
[ad_1] SRINAGAR: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Jammu on Saturday and is scheduled to visit Rajouri, where five army personnel were killed in a blast during an encounter in the Kandi forest area of the district yesterday. An official said that Rajnath Singh landed in Jammu today, where heContinue Reading
[ad_1] Representative Image New Delhi: A tweet posted by Ukraine’s defence ministry purportedly showing an image of Goddess Kali over a blast fume triggered online outrage following which the post was deleted. The Twitter handle @DefenceU posted the image with the caption “Work of Art”, triggering angry reactions from manyContinue Reading
[ad_1] Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will hand over a fast patrol vessel and a landing craft to the Maldives as India’s “gift” during his visit to the island nation from May 1 to 3. The defence ministry said this on Sunday, noting that Singh’s visit to the Maldives will beContinue Reading
[ad_1] SCO Defence Minister’s Meeting New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming (2L), Chinas Defence Minister General Li Shangfu (L), Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (2R) and Defence Minister of Tajikistan Colonel General Sherali Mirzo (R) during a group photo at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) DefenceContinue Reading
[ad_1] New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday told his Chinese counterpart, General Li Shangfu that all issues at the LAC need to be resolved in accordance with existing bilateral agreements, officials said. In their meet, which came a day before the SCO Defence Ministers meet – which India,Continue Reading
[ad_1] New Delhi: Defence ministers of China, Russia and other member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) except Pakistan will travel to India to attend a key meeting of the grouping this week. Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif will attend the SCO defence ministers’ meeting in New Delhi onContinue Reading