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Haven't supported PM Modi, would never do that: Sharad Pawar
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Beed (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 01 (ANI): After facing flak for reportedly defending Prime Minister Narendra Modi with regards to the controversial Rafale deal, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Monday, while refuting the support, said he would "never" do such a thin
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Tariq Anwar quits NCP
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delh [India], September 28 (ANI): Veteran politician Tariq Anwar on Friday resigned from Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and as party's Member of Parliament (MP) from Katihar constituency in Bihar, in protest against the party leadership's support to Prime Minister Nare
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Macron didn't counter Hollande's statement on Rafale: Congress
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 28 (ANI): Former minister of science and technology and senior Congress leader Jaipal Reddy on Thursday said that no one from the current French authorities including President Emmanuel Macron has contradicted former France president Francois Hollande's claim on the co
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Rahul corners PM Modi, Anil Ambani over Rafale
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chitrakoot (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sep 27 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday intensified his attack on the controversial Rafale deal by accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of choosing the Reliance Defence over state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to benefit Anil
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Vadra accuses BJP of witch-hunting over Rafale
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 26 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi's brother-in-law Robert Vadra on Wednesday hit back at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for targeting him and his associate Sanjay Bhandari, alleging their involvement in the controversial Rafale deal.
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Wasn't in-charge when Rafale deal was finalised: French President Macron
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 26 (ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron said that he was not in power when the controversial Rafale fighter jets deal was signed between India and France.
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'Chowkidar' looted youth and Air Force: Rahul on Rafale
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Gauri Ganj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sep 25 (ANI): Congress President Rahul Gandhi stepped up his tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday over the controversial Rafale deal, accusing him of robbing India's youth of employment and Air Force of their money.
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Sitharaman dubs Rafale issue as perception battle
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 24 (ANI): With the mudslinging over the Rafale fighter jets deal refusing to die down, Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday termed the controversial issue as a perception battle.
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Rafale deal: Congress asks CVC to seize documents, register FIR
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 24 (ANI): Terming the controversial Rafale fighter jets deal as India's "biggest Defence scam", the Congress on Monday demanded the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) K.V. Chowdary to seize all documents and register an FIR into the alleged corruption.
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Rafale deal has become global issue, should be investigated: Akhilesh
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 23 (ANI): Former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday appealed for the constitution of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to probe the controversial Rafale deal.
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Congress for Joint Parliamentary Committee to look into Rafale deal
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 23 (ANI): The Congress party on Sunday hit out at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over his latest dismissal of any scam with regard to the Rafale deal and demanded constitution of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to look into issues pertaining to the controversial
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Hollande's statement, Rahul's tweet "orchestrated": Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 23 (ANI): Questioning the timing of the statement by former French President Francois Hollande that came days after Congress President Rahul Gandhi's August 30th cryptic tweet warning of "some big bunker buster bombs in the next couple of weeks" with regard to the
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