Kalka (Haryana): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that talks would be held with Pakistan only on Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). “If talks are held with Pakistan, it will now be on PoK,” he said in a public address after flagging off of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ here, some 20 kms […]
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Rajnath’s ‘No First Use’ comments find political support – 3 min read
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s statement on Friday that India’s commitment to a ‘No First Use’ nuclear policy is subject to future circumstances has found support from the Congress. Singh posted a tweet from Pokhran, the test site of India’s nuclear weapons, after paying homage to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his […]
India’s nuclear policy of ‘No First Use’ may change in future, hints Rajnath Singh – 1 min read
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that India has strictly adhered to the doctrine of ‘No First Use’ of Nuclear power but what happens in future depends on the circumstances. Singh made the statement on micro-blogging site Twitter. He was in Pokhran to pay respects to late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his […]
J&K plan was initiated during first NDA govt: Rajnath
New Delhi (1 MIN READ): The spadework for withdrawing special status to J&K had begun during the first tenure of the NDA government between 2014 and 2019, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, here on Thursday. Addressing the annual general body meeting of the Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses, Singh said the decision to nullify […]
No question of accepting mediation on Kashmir: Rajnath
New Delhi: Amid uproar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh declared on Wednesday that there is “no question of accepting anybody’s mediation on the Kashmir issue” but Congress members walked out demanding a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Rajnath Singh told the Lok Sabha that External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s assertion that Modi did not ask […]
Rajnath blames Congress for Karnataka crisis
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday accused the Congress of failing to handle the political crisis in Karnataka, terming the issue an “internal matter” of the grand old party for which he said Parliament was being disturbed. Responding to remarks by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in the Lok Sabha over the Karnataka […]
BJP has no link to Karnataka crisis: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that the BJP had nothing to do with the situation in Karnataka where several Congress and JD-S MLAs have quit, puttng the coalition government in a crisis. Taking a dig at former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Rajnath Singh said the campaign of tendering resignation was started […]
Kiran Bedi has apologized, end the row, Centre says
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday told the Lok Sabha that Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi had expressed her “deep regret” over her controversial tweet on water crisis in Chennai and urged the House to put the matter to rest. The Minister said the Home Ministry had taken notice of Bedi’s remarks — […]
Will look into tax on disability pensions, Rajnath tells LS
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday assured MPs that he will look into the issue of taxing the disability pension of military personnel after furore over the decision in Parliament. “I assure the House that I will look into the matter related to imposing tax on disability pension for military personnel,” Rajnath Singh […]
Rajnath salutes IAF personnel, meets families
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday paid tributes to five of the 13 Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel who died in an An-32 crash in Arunachal Pradesh on June 3. The Minister laid wreaths on the coffins wrapped in tricolour at the technical area of the Palam airport and met the distraught family […]