17-gun salute, fly-past as India bids adieu to Marshal Arjan S...

Within a week of assuming the charges, defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman approved a fresh cadre review for the junior commissioned officers and men, impacting the career of nearly 1.45 lakh soldiers of the Indian Army. The decision, cleared by the ministry ...

Even with the elevation of Nirmala Sitharaman as defence minister, the BJP still needs to redress the gender imbalance and fill the 33 per cent quota in posts, reports Radhika Ramaseshan. IMAGE: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on board a Mirage fighter during her visit to the Air Force Station in Gwalior on September 14, 2017. Photograph: @nsitharaman/Twitter Women’s empowerment is passé. In the Bharatiya Janata Part, the new catchline is ‘gender equality’.

Prakash Javadekar, Nirmala Sitharaman & Ravi Shankar Prasad, among participants of pan-India campaign

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday visited headquarters of the Indian Army's Western Command at Chandimandir Military Station near here.She and also attended a function at Himachal Pradesh's Kasauli.At the headquarters of Western Command, she was ...

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today felicitated eight cantonment boards of the Western Command with open defecation free (ODF) certificates. The minister presented the certificates to the board's chief executive officers (CEOs) and president cantonment ...

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday denied making any comments on a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report which had alarmingly revealed that the country's defence forces had ammunition that could last only for 20 days in the event of a ...

The BJP's election in-charge for Gujarat, Arun Jaitley, and co-in charge Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday met members of the state party's core group at party's headquarters in 'Shri Kamalam' in Gandhinagar to chalk out strategy for the Assembly polls due later ...

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said her ministry will run a campaign to remove trash from high altitude areas and glaciers. Taking part in 'Swachhata Hi Sewa' campaign organised at Delhi Cantonment area in New Delhi, she said, "(If) we can send Mangalyaan to Mars and provide services to the world through our IT sector than why can not we keep our environs clean."  The Swachhata Seva Abhiyan by the cantonment board started on September 15 and will conclude on October 2. The ...

Newly-inducted Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that India is not walking on the path of war, but at the same time, the army is prepared for any situation. "India is not walking on the path of war, but at the same time, I would like to add ...