Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman terms "baseless" report of her UK snub
New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS) : Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman has expressed her discontentment over a media report in the UK which reportedly stated the her British counterpart Gavin Williamson has turned down an appeal for a bilateral meeting.
Sushma Swaraj, Nirmala Sitharaman to visit US for 2+2 Dialogue
New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit the United States for the first meeting of the ‘2+2 Dialogue’ on July 6, officials said on Friday.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman meets slain Army Jawan Aurangzeb's family
Srinagar, Jun 20 (IBNS): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday visited the family of Aurangzeb, the army jawan, who was abducted and killed by terrorists, in Jammu Kashmir's Poonch district, media reports said.
Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates BEL representative office in Vietnam
New Delhi, June 13 (IBNS): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the first Representative Office of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in Hanoi, Vietnam on Wednesday.
India successfully test fires Agni-5 missile
New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS): The Indian Defence Ministry on Sunday said Agni-5 missile has been successfully flight tested.
Nirmala Sitharaman visits Indo-Myanmar border
Guwahati, May 30 (IBNS): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday visited the Indo-Myanmar border.
Defence Minister to visit Indo-Myanmar border tomorrow
Guwahati, May 29 (IBNS): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday arrived at Dimapur while on her maiden visit to the Army’s Spear Corps Zone in Nagaland.
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Command visits Indo-Myanmar border
Guwahati, May 20 (IBNS): Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna, the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Command, undertook assessment of Assam Rifles operations along the Indo- Myanmar International Border in Nagaland on Sunday, as part of his ongoing visit of Spear Corps Zone.
New Delhi, May 15 (IBNS): Reacting to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) heading for a clean sweep in Karnataka assembly polls, Defence Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Nirmala Sitharaman, has taken a dig at the Congress' alleged "divisive politics".
Srinagar, May 8 (IBNS): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Tuesday, expressed her grief at the death of a tourist from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, in a stone-throwing incident in Jammu and Kashmir, according to media reports.
Indian Air Force emerging a big power: Defence Minister
Guwahati, Apr 19 (IBNS): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that, the Indian Air Force is emerging a big power in the world and is capable to fight against any enemy.
Action is initiated after the hacking of MoD website: Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS): The official website of the Indian Ministry of Defence was hacked on Friday, officials said.
India's Defense Minister meets Russia's ministers of Industry &Trade and Defense
New Delhi, Apr 4 (IBNS): India's Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, met Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Denis Manturov, and Russian Defence Minister, General Sergey Shoygu, according to a release by the Ministry of Defence on Wednesday.
Nirmala Sitharaman counters Rahul Gandhi, calls him a 'loser'
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS): Hours after Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 84th plenary session of the Congress here, BJP leader and Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman came out in slamming the party president and said it reflected the 'rhetoric of a loser'.
Kurangani, Mar 11 (IBNS): At least 20 students are trapped in Kurangani hill station of Tamil Nadu after forest fire started in the area, officials said.