New Delhi: The Siachen Glacier in India, which is the world’s highest battlefield, has now been opened to tourists, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Ladakh on Monday. The Defence Minister was in Ladakh, along with Army chief Gen. Bipin Rawat, to inaugurate a strategically located bridge across the Shyok River which will provide easy […]
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Rajnath okays girls’ admission in Sainik Schools
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal to allow admission to girls in Sainik schools from the academic year 2021-22 in a phased manner, officials said here on Friday. The decision has been taken after the success of a pilot project undertaken by the Defence Ministry two years ago for admitting girl […]
Rajnath hits out at Rahul over Rafale ‘puja’
Bawani Khera (Haryana): Slamming Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the Rafale puja (worship) controversy, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday asked what should he have written on the fighter jet if not “Om”, a word with spiritual relevance. “When I wrote Om on the Rafale jet, people said why did he write (the word). I […]
‘Kashmiri Muslim, Sikh IAF officers helped Rajnath in Shastra Puja’
New Delhi: A Kashmiri Muslim and a Sikh, both IAF officers attached to the Indian Embassy in Paris, helped Defence Minister Rajnath Singh perform the traditional Hindu ‘Shastra Puja’ (weapon worship ceremony) on the newly handed-over Rafale jet in France’s Merignac on October 8, sources said here on Thursday. The revelation comes amidst flak faced […]
Rafale acquisition possible due to Modi’s decisiveness: Rajnath Singh
Merignac (France): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in France on Tuesday that the Rafale deal was possible due to the decisiveness of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Rajnath was speaking soon after he completed a 30-minute sortie on a twin-seater trainer version of the Rafale fighter aircraft. The multirole combat aircraft, flown by Phillipe Duchateau, the […]
Rajnath Singh flies Rafale sortie in France
Merignac (France): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh took off for a sortie in a Rafale fighter jet from Merignac here soon after receiving the first of the 36 jets in France on Tuesday. Rajnath is on a three-day visit to France where he received the first Rafale combat aircraft in Merignac from a facility of Dassault […]
India receives first Rafale fighter in France on Dussehra
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formally received the first of the 36 Rafale fighter jets in France on the occasion of Dussehra which is being celebrated across India on Tuesday. The fighter jet was handed over at Merignac at a facility of Dassault Aviation, the manufacturer of Rafale jets. Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier […]
Rajnath Singh to perform ‘Shastra Puja’ before Rafale delivery
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will take the delivery of the first sophisticated and state of the art Rafale fighter jet in France on Tuesday after performing ‘Shastra Puja’, a ritual involving the worship of weapons, as per Indian traditions. Shastra Puja has been a part of Indian tradition for thousands of years. Rajput […]
Rajnath Singh to fly sortie on Rafale in France on October 8
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will fly a sortie on a Rafale aircraft in France on October 8, defence sources said here on Thursday. “Rajnath Singh will fly a sortie on a Rafale aircraft when he formally receives the first aircraft in France on October 8. He will fly the sortie on a two-seater […]
Rajnath commissions INS Khanderi attack submarine
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned India’s second Scorpene-class attack submarine INS Khanderi into the Indian Navy in a ceremony held at the Mazagon Docks in Mumbai on Saturday. The commissioning was marked by the hoisting of the Indian National Flag on the flagpost of the submarine. Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh and a host […]