“Kalaignar Karunanidhi was a titan of Indian politics and a cultural stalwart”
Text of RM’s speech at centenary celebrations of Kalaignar Karunanidhi in Chennai Vanakkam It is with great honour and deep respect, that I stand before you today, to celebrate the birth centenary of one of the most revered leaders of our country, Kalaignar Karunanidhi. I pay my homage to Kalaignar on this special occasion. A […]
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurates new state-of-the-art ICG Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre building in Chennai
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the newly-constructed state-of-the-art Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre building in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on August 18, 2024. He also virtually launched the Regional Marine Pollution Response Centre, located at the Chennai Port premises, and the Coast Guard Air Enclave in Puducherry. The buildings have been established […]
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh graces 83rd AFHQ Civilian Services Day celebrations in New Delhi
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has called upon the personnel of the Armed Forces Headquarters (AFHQ) Civilian Services to continue enhancing their skills in today’s fast-changing times for efficient policy making and implementation & execution of reforms being undertaken in the Ministry of Defence (MoD). He was addressing the 83rd AFHQ Civilian Services Day in New Delhi on […]
“संसद गणतंत्र में संवाद का महातीर्थ है”
‘प्रभाष प्रसंग’ व्याख्यानमाला में लिखित भाषण का मूल पाठ नमस्कार, हिन्दी पत्रकारिता के शिखर पुरुष प्रभाष जोशी जी की स्मृति में आयोजित इस ‘प्रभाष प्रसंग’ व्याख्यानमाला में मुझे आपलोगों के बीच आकर सम्बोधन करना था। मगर कुछ अपरिहार्य कारणों के चलते मेरा आप लोगों के बीच पहुंचना संभव नहीं हो पाया है। इसके लिए मैं […]
Govt is committed to develop India as a leading global defence manufacturing hub: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh
Ministry of Defence has achieved the highest-ever growth in indigenous defence production in value terms during Financial Year (FY) 2023-24, on the back of successful implementation of the policies and initiatives of the Government, led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, focusing on achieving ‘Aatmanirbharta’. As per the data received from all Defence Public Sector […]
Raksha Mantri holds telecon with Australian Deputy Prime Minister to review progress in bilateral defence ties
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held a telephonic conversation with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Mr Richard Marles on July 04, 2024. Through a post on X, the Raksha Mantri stated that a range of issues pertaining to bilateral defence cooperation were reviewed, with focus on closer collaboration between the two countries in […]
Yoga unites body & mind while acting as a stepping stone to achieve spiritual consciousness: Shri Rajnath Singh
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, on June 21, 2024, led the Armed Forces in celebrating the 10th International Day of Yoga by performing various asanas and breathing exercises with soldiers at 1 Corps in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande and General Officer Commanding, 1 Corps Lt Gen Sanjay Mitra, along […]
Navy ensures that no nation endangers strategic autonomy of another in Indo-Pacific region on the basis of economic strength or military power: RM
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, on June 14, 2024, visited the Eastern Naval Command at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh to review the operational readiness of the Indian Navy, and embarked on INS Jalashwa for a ‘Day at Sea’. It was Shri Rajnath Singh’s first outstation visit after assuming charge as Raksha Mantri for the second consecutive […]
Shri Rajnath Singh assumes charge as Raksha Mantri for the second consecutive term
Shri Rajnath Singh assumed charge as the Raksha Mantri for the second consecutive term on June 13, 2024. He was welcomed at South Block, New Delhi by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth, who was accompanied by Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan; Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande; Chief of the […]
Shri Rajnath Singh to be the Raksha Mantri for the second consecutive term
On the back of a successful tenure from 2019-2024, Shri Rajnath Singh has been allocated the portfolio of Ministry of Defence for the second consecutive term by the President, as advised by the Prime Minister. A Member of Parliament from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Shri Rajnath Singh had taken over the responsibility to head Ministry of […]