Manohar Parrikar

By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) A new biography on former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has stoked a fresh controversy with his claim that he had recommended that Gen. Bipin Rawat supersede two senior officers to…

Panaji: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday won the Goa assembly bye-election from the Panaji constituency by 4,803 votes. Parrikar, who polled 9,862 votes, beat his nearest rival Congress' Girish Chodankar, who netted 5,059 votes.…

Panaji, March 16 Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today won the trust vote on the floor of the assembly, with 22 MLAs supporting his government. The Congress got the support of 16 legislators. Parrikar, whose BJP heads a coalition…

Panaji, March 14: BJP leader Manohar Parrikar was on Tuesday sworn in as the new Goa chief minister. He was administered the oath of office by Governor Mridula Sinha. Parrikar had on Monday staked claim to form the government after the…

New Delhi, March 14: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday assumed charge as Defence Minister, a day after he was given additional responsibility of the ministry. This comes after Manohar Parrikar resigned on Monday as Defence…

Panaji/New Delhi, March 13: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday resigned to head a new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Goa. Official sources told IANS that Parrikar sent a faxed letter of resignation to the Prime…

Panaji, Jan 29: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar was in Goa and learnt about the surgical strikes on terror hubs in Pakistani territory from television, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said on Sunday. "The Defence Minister came…

Mumbai, Nov 21: Marking the completion of the crucial Project 15A of the Indian Navy, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar commissioned the newest indigenously-built destroyer INS Chennai into the force here on Monday. Manohar Parrikar…

Panaji, Nov 5: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said that he would not like to discuss the OROP issue with ex-soldiers with a political leaning or ex-servicemen who had formed political parties. Addressing a press…

Budgam (J&K), Nov 3: Two days after an ex-serviceman's suicide on the OROP issue, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday said most defence veterans had been given benefits under the scheme while around one lakh who were still…