NEW DELHI: After the death of two Agniveers in Nashik during training, LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday demanded that PM Modi and defence minister Rajnath Singh should answer “why the life of one soldier is more valuable than that of another soldier”.“The death of two Agniveers – Gohil Vishwaraj Singh and Saifat…
NEW DELHI: With India recently commissioning its second nuclear-powered submarine INS Arighaat as part of a plan to expand both the strategic as well as conventional underwater combat fleets, the Navy is now setting up a new advanced facility to seamlessly communicate with its stealthy predators out on long-range patrols.The very low frequency (VLF) transmitting…
NEW DELHI: India is “cautiously optimistic” about the ongoing diplomatic-military talks with China to peacefully resolve the troop confrontation in eastern Ladakh, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday, while at the same time expressing full confidence in the Army to tackle any contingency if things go south along the frontier.“Our optimism” about the talks…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday responded to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge‘s statement about staying alive until PM Modi is “removed from power.” Addressing a rally in Charkhi Dadri, Singh said, “I respect the Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge but yesterday in one his rallies he might not be keeping well and the security…
Rajnath Singh (ANI photo) SRINAGAR: Union defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said India would have offered more aid to Pakistan, had the neighbouring country maintained good relations with it.Addressing an election rally in the Gurez assembly segment of Bandipora district in north Kashmir, Singh said India would have given a larger bailout package to…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that India would have been willing to provide Pakistan with a financial aid package larger than what the country is currently seeking from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), had Islamabad maintained friendly relations with New Delhi.“I said, my Pakistani friends, why have strained relations, we are…
NEW DELHI: Top Navy commanders will kick off a four-day conference on Tuesday to review the security situation and operational preparedness in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), amid the ever-expanding Chinese forays into the region, the threat from pirates and Houthi rebels, and the current situation in Bangladesh.The naval commanders’ conference, chaired by Admiral Dinesh…
NEW DELHI: Grappling with just 30 fighter squadrons when at least 42 are needed to tackle China and Pakistan, the IAF has called for majorly ramping up the production rate of indigenous Tejas fighter jets, even using the public-private partnership route.The good news is that US company General Electric is now likely to begin from…
SRINAGAR:Mirwaiz Umar Farooq-led Hurriyat Conference reaffirmed support Monday for dialogue with the Centre, a day after defence minister Rajnath Singh told rallies in Jammu that the Centre had sent a parliamentary delegation in 2016 to initiate talks for peace in J&K but the Hurriyat leaders had “shut their doors on them”.At rallies in Ramban and…
RAMBAN: The day isn’t far when people in restive Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) would express their desire to be part of India after being treated as “foreigners” in their land all these years, defence minister Rajnath Singh told a large gathering Sunday at a poll rally in Ramban district of Jammu.“Recently, the additional solicitor general of…
