Army to rebuild Mumbai's Elphistone station foot overbridge

Mumbai, Oct 31 (IBNS) : A month after the stampede at Mumbai's Elphinstone station that left 23 people dead, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said the Army will rebuild the old foot overbridge where the tragic incident took place, taking up the work on "war footing," reports said..

Piyush Goyal, Nirmala Sitharaman visit Elphinstone station in Mumbai

Mumbai, Oct 31 (IBNs): Railway minister Piyush Goyal and defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a surprise visit at Elphinstone station in Mumbai, where at least 23 people died in a stampede which occurred in late September, media reports said.

India and France to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation

New Delhi, Oct 27 (IBNS): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman received the French Minister for the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, in South Block on Friday.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to visit A&N Command during Diwali

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IBNS): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be visiting Andaman & Nicobar Command on 18 and 19 October, 2017, according to a release by the Ministry of Defence.

Defence Minister visits CVRDE in Chennai

Chennai, Oct 15 (IBNS): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made her maiden visit to Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE) at Avadi in Chennai on Saturday.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates IAF Commanders' Conference in New Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Tuesday, inaugurated the bi-annual Indian Air Force (IAF) Commanders’ Conference at the Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhavan), in New Delhi.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar, Sep 29 (IBNS): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reached Srinagar on Friday for a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, according to media reports.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visits Gujarat

Ahmedabad, Sept 12 (IBNS): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited Golden Katar Division in Ahmedabad from Sept 10-11.

Defence Minister to hold daily meetings with the three Service chiefs and the Defence Secretary

New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held a number of meetings with senior officials to familiarize with the activities and functioning of the Ministry of Defence and gave clear directions on critical issues.

Central Armed Police Forces receive ATVs and equipment from Defence Minister Sitharaman

New Delhi, Sep 7 (IBNS): Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who took charge of the Defence Ministry recently, handed over various equipment and vehicles to the Central Armed Police Forces, on Thursday, according to media reports.

P Chidambaram attacks Centre over cabinet reshuffle

New Delhi, Sept 3 (IBNS): Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday attacked the Centre over the retention of Union Agriculture Minister Radhamohan Singh and Health Minister J.P. Nadda in the Union Cabinet.

Arun Jaitley congratulates new ministers

New Delhi, Sept 3 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday congratulated all those leaders who took charge as Union Ministers.

Cabinet reshuffle: Complete list of Ministers with their portfolios

New Delhi, Sept 3 (IBNS): In a major Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, Nirmala Sitharaman was selected as the new Defence Minister while Piyush Goyal will be the Railways Minister of India.

Cabinet revamp: Nirmala Sitharaman gets Defence, Piyush Goel to head Railways

New Delhi, Sept 3 (IBNS): In the newly formed Council of Ministers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chosen Nirmala Sitharaman as the new Defence Minister while Piyush Goyal will be the new Railways Minister after a Cabinet reshuffle on Sunday, which witnessed the induction of nine new faces.

Sonia Gandhi should apologise, Government demands after Cong leader's Goonda remark on Army chief

New Delhi, June 12 (IBNS) : A day after Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit created a stir by likening the army chief to a "street thug" (Sadak ke goonda), the Government reacted strongly, denouncing the comment and demanding an apology from Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, reports said.