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CAG relief to govt, Report says 17.08% of money saved on India-specific en
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi, Feb 13 (ANI) In a major relief to the Modi government which has been under sustained Congress attack, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on Wednesday said the country had managed to save 17.08 per cent of money in the India-specific enhancements in deal for 36 Rafale fig
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Then French PM had written to Indian government backing the Rafale deal ob
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb 8 (ANI): At a time when the government is facing backlash for not getting sovereign guarantee from France in the Rafale jet deal, it is emerging that the then French prime minister had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that their governme
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Airbus, Dassault embark on a strategic partnership, sign five-year pact
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Toulouse (France), Feb 6 (ANI): Airbus and Dassault Systèmes announced the signing of a five-year memorandum of agreement (MoA) on Wednesday to cooperate on the implementation of collaborative 3D design, engineering, manufacturing, simulation, and intelligence applications.
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Parrikar denied involvement in new Rafale deal, says Rahul
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Jan 30 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said former defence minister Manohar Parrikar "clearly denied" any involvement in the new Rafale fighter jet deal "orchestrated" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "benefit" Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani.
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Modi govt gave 'windfall' to Dassault Aviation by paying more per aircraft
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 18 (ANI): The Modi-led government has compromised national security by denying to the Air Force the 7 squadrons (126 aircraft) that it desperately needed and gave a "windfall" to Dassault Aviation by paying more per aircraft, said Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram
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French Navy Chief to visit India amid Rafale row
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 04 (ANI): Amid an ongoing controversy on the Rafale deal, French Navy Chief Vice Admiral Christophe Prazuck would be in India on a three-day visit to discuss ways to further strengthen military ties between the two countries.
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Ahead of Rafale debate in LS, Rahul poses 5 questions to Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): With the BJP and Congress engaged in war-of-words over the Rafale fighter jets deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday laid out five questions to Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Leave it to people to decide whether they are satisfied with my work or no
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
By Smita Prakash (ANI)
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Those accusing me in Rafale deal are weakening Indian security forces: PM
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the Congress is trying to throw muck on him even though the party has nothing to prove him wrong.
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HAL was capable of producing Rafale fighter jets: Chairman
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Udaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 22 (ANI): Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) chairman R Madhavan has said that it was capable of producing Rafale fighter jets when the initial talks were held but to get quick delivery the central government bought 36 aircraft separately.
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Congress only interested in incapacitating armed forces: Ram Madhav
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka)/New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): The Congress party is only interested in incapacitating the country’s armed forces, and defeating security preparedness of our country, said BJP general secretary Ram Madhav on Sunday in Bengaluru.
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Rafale Deal: BJP to hold press conference at 70 places to expose Congress
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 15 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday informed that it will conduct Press Conferences at 70 locations across the country on Monday, to "expose Congress for plotting conspiracy against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government and messing with
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