Rajnath Singh

During an exchange of pleasantries with Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu on Wednesday morning, Rajnath Singh conveyed his deep appreciation and thanks for arresting the terrorist who was planning attacks in India.

"I appeared for the examination of the Short Service Commission. I gave the written exam. But, because of certain situations in my family, including the death of my father, I couldn't join the Army,' Rajnath Singh said.

The BJP has released the new list of the members of the Parliamentary Board. Nitin Gadkari and Shivraj Singh Chouhan have been dropped; meanwhile, BS Yediyurappa, a former chief minister of Karnataka, has been added to the newly reorganised parliamentary party board, which now features several fresh faces.

The F-INSAS aims to transform the Indian soldiers deployed in the border areas into 'a self-contained fighting machine'.It has been envisaged for a fully networked all-terrain, all-weather personal-equipment platform with better firepower and mobility for the digitised battleground.

Veteran BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee was India's Prime Minister for a brief period in 1996, between 1998 and 1999, and then for a full term from 1999 to 2004.

"I come from a particular political party (BJP), and I do not want to criticise him. I also do not raise questions about any prime minister's intentions. Because I know that the intentions of any prime minister could not be wrong. There can be issues with their policies," Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said.

Just a day after Parliament convened for the monsoon session, Rajya Sabha MP and AAP leader Sanjay Singh, in a Twitter post, enclosed a screenshot of the Indian Army recruitment application, highlighting the section where it asks aspirants to furnish caste and religion certificates.But is Sanjay Singh's contention true? No, it is not!

Aiming to crank up its combat capability and replace its ageing chopper fleet, Filipino officials have shown interest in procurement of a number of advanced light helicopters from India.

"Other than the joint venture, the two sides will also discuss several projects that are in pipelines," sources in the HAL said.As per the reports, Safran will invest $150 million in setting up the facility.

During their meeting, the two countries committed to giving a fillip to the Joint Working Group on Defence Research and Material Cooperation, which will meet in Australia later this year.