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Rajnath Singh

Rajnath Singh

Height: 1.75 m DOB: July 10, 1951

Rajnath Singh is the senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has been the Defence Minister of India since 2019. Singh also served as the Union Home Minister in the Narendra Modi government from 2014 to 2019. Rajnath Singh was the president of the BJP twice from 2005 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2014. He has been a Lok Sabha member from the Lucknow constituency of Uttar Pradesh for the last two terms. In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Singh won the Lucknow seat by defeating Congress candidate Rita Bahuguna Joshi with a margin of 2,72,749 votes. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Singh retained the Lucknow constituency by defeating Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Poonam Shatrughan Sinha with a margin of 3,47,302 votes. Rajnath Singh also represented the Ghaziabad parliamentary seat from 2009 to 2014. Singh was the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister from 2000 to 2002 and also won the Haidergarh Assembly constituency twice in 2001 (bypoll) and 2002. He was also a member of Rajya Sabha from 1994 to 2001 and again from 2002 to 2008. Singh also served as the Union Cabinet Minister for Agriculture (2003-2004) and Road Transport and Highways (1999-2000) in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government. Rajnath Singh is again contesting from the Lucknow constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

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JNU missing student, JNU, JNU VC, M Jagadesh Kumar

JNU standoff: VC, other officials allowed to leave after 20 hour ordeal, campus remains tense

India | Oct 20, 2016, 04:19 PM IST

JNU Vice Chancellor and other senior officials were allowed to leave their offices after being ‘confined’ for nearly 20 hours in protest over missing student Najeeb Ahmed.

Rajnath Singh, Pakistan, Ceasefire

Over 30 ceasefire violations since surgical strikes, HM to take stock

India | Oct 20, 2016, 01:35 PM IST

Home minister Rajnath Singh will hold an internal security meeting in New Delhi.

Karan Johar will meet the Home Minister to discuss the

HM has assured safe release of 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil', say producers

Bollywood | Oct 20, 2016, 03:51 PM IST

With Raj Thackeray led Maharshtra Navnirman Sena threatening to vandalise theatres screening Ae Dil Hai Mushkil ahead of its scheduled Diwlali release, Film's director Karan Johar will meet Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the capital

Rajnath Singh, Pakistan, Terrorism, China

Rajnath hails growing India-China ties, slams Pakistan for adopting terrorism

India | Oct 17, 2016, 04:11 PM IST

Rajnath Singh on Monday said that Pakistan has taken itself into a corner by adopting terrorism.

File pic of Rajnath Singh speaking at an event in New Delhi

Rajnath Singh targets Pakistan, accuses it of ‘pursuing terrorism as state policy’

Politics | Oct 14, 2016, 05:04 PM IST

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today launched a blistering attack on Pakistan and accused it of pursuing terrorism as state policy.

File pic - Ajit Doval, Manohar Parrikar and Rajnath Singh

Rajnath Singh chairs high-level meeting to review security situation

Politics | Oct 13, 2016, 07:39 AM IST

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday reviewed the security situation in the country, particularly in Jammu and Kashmir at a high-level meeting in New Delhi.

Rajnath Singh

Surgical strikes: Rajnath Singh warns Pakistan again, says ‘won’t spare those who provoke India’

Politics | Oct 11, 2016, 03:42 PM IST

Sending out yet another strong message to Pakistan, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that those provoking India will not be spared.

Ramlila Ground at Aishbagh in Lucknow set for PM Modi’s

PM Modi in Lucknow today for Dussehra celebrations, Akhilesh Yadav likely to skip event

Politics | Oct 11, 2016, 07:43 AM IST

The stage is set for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the historic Ram Leela in Aishbagh area of the old city here on the occasion of Dussehra today.

File pic of HM Rajnath Singh speaking to media.

No compromise with country’s honour: Rajnath Singh

Politics | Oct 11, 2016, 06:35 AM IST

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that his government made efforts to improve relations with Pakistan, but there has been no reciprocation from Islamabad.

Union Minister, Rajnath Singh, BSF, Uri attack

India 'won't count the bullets' if attacked, says Rajnath Singh

Politics | Oct 08, 2016, 10:25 PM IST

Assessing security on border with Pakistan in the wake of series of terror attacks, Union Home Minister ​Rajnath Singh said India will "not count the bullets" if attacked. On the second day of

Rajnath Singh to chair meeting with CMs of states bordering

Centre to completely seal Indo-Pak border by Dec 2018 : Rajnath Singh

Politics | Oct 07, 2016, 02:20 PM IST

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will review the security situation with border State Chief Ministers and Home Ministers in Jaisalmer today. Chief Ministers and Home Ministers of Jammu Kashmir, Punjab, Gujarat and Rajasthan are

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India seeks enhanced Swiss cooperation to tackle black money menace

Oct 06, 2016, 02:59 PM IST

A week after the black money disclosure window was closed, India today sought enhance cooperation from Switzerland and asked it to provide information on people stashing illegal money in that country.

Rajnath Singh with PM Modi

Surgical strikes: Modi govt will never let India bow its head in shame, says Rajnath Singh

Politics | Oct 04, 2016, 05:58 PM IST

Dismissing all speculations over whether India actually carried out surgical strikes against Pakistan or not, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that the Narendra Modi government would "never let India bow its head in shame".

Rajnath Singh praises Indian soldiers

Our soldiers giving befitting reply to terrorists: Rajnath Singh

India | Oct 03, 2016, 06:23 PM IST

Appreciating soldiers for their continuous efforts to neutralise terror attempts, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the Indian Army is giving a "befitting reply" to the terrorists as well as to continuous ceasefire violations along

Modi govt may release portions of the footage of surgical

Wait and watch, says Rajnath as Pak goes overboard to dismiss India's surgical strikes

India | Oct 03, 2016, 08:32 AM IST

With Pakistan dismissing Indian claim of surgical strike and going overboard to prove it, the Modi government may take a decision soon on releasing "clinching evidence" of the army operation on terror launchpads based in

Rajnath Singh

Rajnath Singh meets CISF, NSG chiefs to review situation; Army, IAF on high alert in Punjab

Politics | Sep 30, 2016, 01:07 PM IST

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today held separate meetings with the chiefs of important central security forces including National Security Guard (NSG) and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).

Home Minister Rajnath Singh

Govt making all efforts to free Army soldier from Pak captivity: Rajnath Singh

Politics | Sep 30, 2016, 12:50 PM IST

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that the government was making all efforts to secure the freedom of the Indian Army jawan in Pakistani captivity.

Rajnath Singh chairs all-party meet

Govt brings parties up to speed with Army operation, Home Minister chairs all-party meet after surgical strikes in PoK

Politics | Sep 29, 2016, 06:10 PM IST

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today chaired an all-party meet here and briefed them about the situation in the wake of India Army’s surgical strike targeting terror launchpads in PoK.

Rajnath Singh | India TV

Rajnath Singh calls review meeting, discusses Pakistan bid to internationalise Kashmir

Politics | Sep 20, 2016, 11:21 PM IST

Home Minister Rajnath Singh today called upon a review meeting in the wake of Uri terror attack and discussed expected efforts by Pakistan to internationalise the Kashmir problem using Kashmiri diaspora. In the meeting which

Home Minister Rajnath Singh at High level meeting after Uri

‘Pakistan is a terrorist state’, says Rajnath Singh after attack at Uri Army camp

Politics | Sep 18, 2016, 03:02 PM IST

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said Pakistan is a terrorist state and it should be identified and isolated as such.

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