The opposition staged a walkout in Parliament after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh did not give clarification of his statement in Parliament on the reports of clashes between the Indian army and Chinese troupes, said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday.

New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh are set to address the Naval Commanders' Conference, a platform to discuss important maritime matters at the military-strategic level, which is to be held from April 25 to 28.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 14 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar on Wednesday questioned the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for not rebutting United State Secretary of State Antony Blinken's remarks on 'human rights abuses' in India, at a joint presser in the US.

New Delhi [India], March 13 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday began the two-day visit to the national capital, as he's scheduled to meet the top brass of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, to discuss the government formation in the state.

Jaipur Feb 28 PTI Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday wrote to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh urging him to organise army recruitment drives in the state Gehlot said due to the COVID-19 pandemic rallies for recruitment in the Army could not be organised regularly for the past two years Due to this thousands of youngsters have crossed the age limit prescribed for recruitment and their dream of joining the armed forces is being shattered Gehlot said The chief minister also urged Rajnath to give two-year relaxation in the upper age limit to these candidates Gehlot said due to the pandemic recruitment rallies are not being held in the state at present In 2021 three recruitment rallies were held in Udaipur Jaipur and Ajmer but their written examination has not been conducted yet he said PTI AG RDK RDK

New Delhi Jan 18 PTI Selection of tableaux for this years Republic Day parade has been done as per the prescribed guidelines Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday a day after Stalin wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi complaining about the exclusion of his states modelIn a letter to Modi Stalin said the rejection was disappointing and would deeply hurt the sentiments and patriotic feelings of the people of the stateResponding to Stalin the defence minister wrote a letter to the chief minister saying the proposal from Tamil Nadu was considered in the first three rounds of selection meetings but could not make it into the final list of 12 tableaux selected for participation in the RDP-2022There exists a well-established system for selection of tableaux for participation in the Republic Day parade as per which the Ministry of Defence invites proposals for tableaux from all statesunion territories and central ministriesdepartments Singh saidThe tableaux proposals received from various states union territories central ministries and departments are evaluated in a series of meetings of an expert committee comprising eminent persons in the field of art culture painting sculpture music architecture choreography etc the minister addedThe expert committee examines the proposals on the basis of theme concept design and its visual impact before making its recommendations he notedAs per the time slot allotted for tableaux in the overall duration of the parade shortlisting of tableaux is done by the expert committee he mentionedFor RDP-2022 Republic Day parade-2022 a total of 29 proposals were received from states and union territories including from Tamil Nadu he saidThe tableaux from the state government of Tamil Nadu was considered in the first three rounds of meetings After the third round of meeting the tableaux could not make it into the final list of 12 tableaux selected for participation in the RDP-2022 Singh statedHowever during the last few years the tableaux from Tamil Nadu has been selected for participation in RDP-2017 RDP-2019 RDP-2020 and RDP-2021 Singh notedIn view of the above details you would appreciate that the selection of tableaux is as per the prescribed guidelines on the matter he mentionedBefore Stalin West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had on Sunday shot off a letter to Modi on the exclusion of the states tableau from the paradeThe Kerala government had on Friday protested the exclusion of its tableau depicting social reformer Sree Narayana Guru PTI DSP PYK PYK

New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): Referring to China's increased military aggression, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the expansion of armament in our neighbourhood and the completely unprovoked aggression on our northern border have thrown in several challenges but India is confident of overcoming these challenges with the strong political will and inherent capability of its people.

New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): On the 59th anniversary of the battle of Rezang La in which troops of 13 Kumaon led by Major Shaitan Singh defeated many waves of the Chinese army during the 1962 war, India would be getting a newly revamped war memorial there to be inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on November 18.

A Hercules C-130 J IAF plane, carrying Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Roadways Minister Nitin Gadkari and Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat, conducted a mock emergency landing on National Highway 925 in Barmer, Rajasthan. A Jaguar fighter jet and Sukhoi Su-30 also conducted a mock drill on the stretch.  Satta-Gandhav stretch on the highway which will be used […]