Rajnath Singh on Thursday lamented the "delay" in supply of weapons and critical equipment to the CRPF by the defence ministry and said there was a need to develop a framework involving defence PSUs to address the issue

In the video, Nirmala Sitharaman is helping her family members prepare mango pickle.

Elevated to the rank of Cabinet minister in Sunday’s major rejig of the Narendra Modi Cabinet, Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday took charge as India’s first full-fledged woman Defence Minister

Randeep who was last seen in Salman Khan starrer Sultan is quite elated with the appointment.

An effective BJP spokesperson in the run-up to the 2014 polls, Sitharaman will be the second woman in the crucial Cabinet Committee on Security after External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj

Sitharaman is the first woman to become a full-time Defence Minister of the country in a major rejig of the Modi Cabinet.

In past, late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had held the portfolio of defence twice - from December 1 to December 21 in 1975, and January 14, 1980 to January 15, 1982.

Sitharaman became the second woman to head the Defence Ministry after Indira Gandhi when she was Prime Minister. The Defence Ministry was with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

Meanwhile, Jaitley will represent India in a bilateral dialogue on defence in Japan. Sitharaman will take charge of her office after Jaitley returns from Japan.

Nirmala Sitharaman is married to Dr. Parakala Prabhakar, alumnus of Jawharlal Nehru University and London School of Economics, and they have one daughter.

Nirmala Sitharaman was earlier Minister of State (Independent Charge) Commerce.

In the biggest turnaround in the third major reshuffle of the union Cabinet, Nirmala Sitharaman was on Sunday named the new Defence Minister, becoming only the second woman o hold the post since former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

The major revamp of the Narendra Modi government recognised the works of Ministers of State Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan, Nirmala Sitharaman and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Nirmala Sitharaman today said the Centre will cooperate with Tamil Nadu if it brings an ordinance seeking exemption from NEET for government colleges for one year.

According to Nirmala Sitharaman, GST rates were fixed by following the revenue-neutral philosophy.

Sitharaman, who was speaking about small savings in reference to gross capital formation and savings, did not give any details on the revival plan, particularly when interest rates on savings have been falling.

Nirmala Sitharaman demanded that Congress president Sonia Gandhi should tender an apology for insulting the Army Chief.

Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said that India will get the same number of H1B visas that it used to get previously.

Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will go a long way in boosting India’s exports.

India is looking for young entrepreneurs to build business houses and create more jobs, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today, asking business graduates to become fountainhead of commercially viable ideas.