Singh asserted that the ground situation has improved significantly in Jammu and Kashmir and that a time will come when AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) will no longer be required in the Union
Several state-of-the-art mechanisms such as symmetric separation, ejection and velocity control have been validated in this test, a defence official said
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami were also present on the occasion
Lucknow will vote in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 20. Rajnath Singh will face Samajwadi Party candidate Ravidas Mehrotra from this seat
He said the overall rise of a nation can be said to occur when there is a significant and continuous increase in its 'comprehensive national power'
Singh, a former UP chief minister, also took credit for the Noida International Airport coming up in the Jewar area of Gautam Buddh Nagar
The defence minister, accompanied by Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande, reviewed the overall security situation in the region, officials said
"Goons are ruling the roost here and people are afraid," Singh claimed
The first phase of voting recently concluded in the Coochbehar, Alipurduar, and Jalpaiguri parliamentary constituencies. The BJP won in all these constituencies in the last election in 2019
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When it comes to BJP, we don't do politics just to form the government. We are the party who does politics for the sake of national building, Singh said
Prior to taking over as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, VAdm Dinesh K Tripathi served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command
'If anyone tries to encourage terrorist activities in India, we have the power to deal with it here and, if required, take action even on the other side of the border,' the minister said
The missile is developed by Bengaluru-based DRDO laboratory Aeronautical Development Establishment along with contributions from other laboratories and Indian industries, it said
"The Congress party's 'Rahulyaan' has neither been launched nor has it landed anywhere," he said taking a dig at the Congress MP from Wayanad
He also claimed there was no difference in words and deeds of the BJP which was the most credible political party in the country
The United States' response comes after PM Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's recent statements saying India won't hesitate to eliminate terrorists in their homes
The United States is not going to get into the middle of this, but we do encourage both India and Pakistan to avoid escalation and find a resolution through dialogue
The senior BJP leader said there is hardly any person in the country who had not benefitted from the government schemes over the last 10 years
Singh is the chairperson of the BJP's manifesto committee for the Lok Sabha polls