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Senior leader of the Bhartiya Janta Party and Defence Minister of India, Singh started his political career in 1975, as the district president of Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh for the Bhartiya Jan Sangh, the predecessor of the BJP. He was the district coordinator for the JP movement and was imprisoned for 18 months during the Emergency. A long time associate of the Rashrtiya Swyamsevak Sangh, Rajnath Singh became the BJP’s youth wing president in 1984, Uttar Pradesh. He soon rose to ranks and became the state education minister in 1991. In 1994, he was elected to be a Rajya Sabha MP which was soon followed by him becoming the UP state president for the BJP. After serving as a cabinet minister in the 1997 Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, in 2000 Singh was inducted as the chief minister of UP. He again served in the cabinet, as the Minister of Agriculture from 2003-04. In 2005, after party veteran LK Advani resigned following NDA’s loss in the 2005 Lok Sabha elections, Singh was elected as BJP’s National President -- a position he held again in 2013, after his successor Nitin Gadkari was forced to resign amid corruption charges. In 2014, he was elected as a Lok Sabha member from Lucknow, and has been serving as the Minister of Home Affairs since.

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Lt Generals to lead military talks on Ladakh, Rajnath confirms large Chinese presence

June 03, 2020 2:07 pm

The next meeting, sources said, will be between Lt General-level officers from both sides, with the Indian delegation being led by the Corps Commander of the Leh-based XIV Corps.

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Corporatisation of Ordnance Factory Board: Defence workers' federations to hold ballot on whether to go on indefinite strike

June 02, 2020 11:55 pm

The announcement comes at a time when most of the 41 ordnance factories in the country are set to resume manufacturing with full staff.

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Sizeable number of Chinese troops moved into eastern Ladakh: Rajnath Singh

June 02, 2020 9:47 pm

The India-China border dispute covers the 3,488-km-long LAC. China claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of southern Tibet while India contests it.

India-China border: No change in Ladakh, military brass brief PM and Rajnath

May 27, 2020 12:25 pm

The military brass is learnt to have apprised the Prime Minister about the evolving situation in eastern Ladakh though officials maintained that the meeting was pre-scheduled and reforms in the armed forces was on the agenda.

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France assures timely delivery of Rafale jets despite Covid-19

June 03, 2020 5:34 am

Initially, the first set of four Rafale jets were to arrive in India in May, but this was later rescheduled for July.

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Focus on economic revival, group of ministers begins meets

May 19, 2020 3:20 am

“The leaders will put their heads together on possible solutions to revive the economy. the group will then give suggestions to the PM,” the source said.

Govt accepts Shekatkar panel recommendations on border infrastructure

May 19, 2020 3:10 am

Ministry of Defence officials said on Monday that the Union government has approved recommendation of CoE to outsource road construction work beyond optimal capacity of Border Roads Organisation (BRO).

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Rajnath Singh inaugurates high-altitude road

May 09, 2020 6:33 am

Rajnath Singh congratulated the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), which built the road, but also mourned the loss of lives during its construction.

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Delhi confidential: Shift In Progress

May 09, 2020 4:16 am

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh presided over the first-ever virtual executive council meet of Manohar Parrikar Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis Friday.

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Rajnath Singh inaugurates strategically crucial road in Uttarakhand

May 08, 2020 3:37 pm

The new road is expected to help pilgrims visiting Kailash Mansarovar in Tibet as it is around 90 kms from the Lipulekh pass. It originates at Ghatiabagarh and ends at Lipulekh pass, the gateway to Kailash-Mansarovar.

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Defence Minister commissions second Kalvari class submarine INS Khanderi

September 30, 2019 6:37 am

A crucial feature of the new submarine is that unlike previous requirement of 60 crew, its maximum requirement is 36 crew. It saves oxygen availability and increases its capacity to stay underwater for long periods.

Rajnath Singh - first defence minister to fly in Tejas fighter jet

September 19, 2019 4:02 pm

"The minister will be briefed by IAF officers before taking a sortie on Thursday,” a Defence Ministry official had said.

Rajnath Singh visits Siachen after taking charge as Defence Minister

June 05, 2019 7:46 am

Rajnath Singh was briefed about the security situation in the region along the borders with Pakistan, and the operations being conducted by the Army, along with the support of air effort by the Indian Air Force.

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Lok Sabha elections 2019: Amit Shah holds road show before filing nomination for Gandhinagar seat

March 30, 2019 12:14 pm

With just 11 days left for the Lok Sabha elections to kick off, leaders from major political parties are busy taking trips across the country in an effort to reach out to as many voters as possible. Gujarat will go to polls on April 23 in a single phase.

From Eiffel Tower to Taj Mahal: Delhi gets its own Wonders of the World Park

February 22, 2019 1:13 pm

From Eiffel Tower to Taj Mahal: The seven replicas have been made using different kinds of waste such as the scrap of automobile parts and other metal waste like fans, rods, iron sheets, nut-bolts, bicycle and bike parts.

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Ramnath Goenka Awards: Celebrating excellence in the field of journalism

January 07, 2019 7:43 am

The Express Group instituted the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards in 2005 as part of the centenary year celebrations of its founder, Ramnath Goenka. The awards aim to recognise courage and commitment and showcase the outstanding contributions of journalists from across the country.

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Lucknow Metro makes maiden run, phase 1 has 8-km corridor: See pics

September 05, 2017 2:52 pm

The first phase of the Lucknow Metro line from Transport Nagar to Charbagh was inaugurated on Tuesday in the presence of UP Governor Ram Naik, CM Yogi Adityanath and Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

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May 27, 2016 8:59 am

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Budget session: Opposition turns up the heat on Government

February 24, 2016 10:28 pm

With the row over the JNU sedition case and the death of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula setting the stage for a stormy start to the Budget session.

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Protests against Afzal Guru event at Jawaharlal Nehru University

February 13, 2016 10:46 am

Residents of Munirka village protest outside the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) against the organising of a meet to “mourn” the hanging of 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, in New Delhi.