Rajnath Singh

Meanwhile, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also reached out to Akhilesh Yadav to check his father's health. In a tweet in Hindi, Rajnath said, "I talked to former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav's son Akhilesh Yadav over the phone on getting information about the ill health and enquired about his well-being. I pray to god that he gets well soon."

Under the Atma Nirbhar Abhiyan, or Make-In-India initiative, India has been steadily focusing on increasing its capability to indigenously design, develop and manufacture advanced cutting edge technologies and systems in the defence sector, the government has said.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that decision on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) should have been taken during 1971 war between India and the neighbouring country.

The stand-up comedian appeared in Hindi films such as 'Maine Pyar Kiya', 'Baazigar', 'Bombay to Goa' (remake) and 'Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiya'. He was one of the contestants on 'Bigg Boss' season three. He was the chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Film Development Council.

Rajnath Singh and his Egyptian counterpart General Mohamed Zaki agreed to identify proposals for expanding cooperation between the countries' defence industries in a time-bound manner.

PM Modi is also scheduled to launch the National Logistic Policy today at Vigyan Bhawan. The logistic policy is aimed at bringing down the logistic costs and improving the competitiveness of domestic goods in the global market.

The first batch of 10 Made-in-India Light Combat Helicoptersare expected to replace the ageing Russian Mi-25 and Mi-35 attack helicopters.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh took to Twitter on Wednesday to say, "I conveyed India's concern at the recent US decision to provide sustenance package for Pakistan's F-16 fleet. Look forward to continuing dialogue with US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin to further consolidate India-US partnership."

Earlier in 2015, Prime Minister Modi received a special gift, a brown racehorse named Kanthaka, from his then Mongolian counterpart Chimed Saikhanbileg on his historic visit to this country.

Rajnath and his Mongolian counterpart Lt Gen Saikhanbayar Gursed discussed ways to further enhance the bilateral defence engagements.Amidst fast-evolving global scenario, the two defence ministers also discussed the matter pertaining to regional and global issues of mutual interest.