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Rafale deal: Congress moves privilege motion against PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday announced to move privilege motion in the Lok Sabha against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman "for making misleading statements" during the raging debate on the No-Confidence Mo
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Congress attacks Centre over Rafale deal
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): The Congress on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Niramala Sitharaman over the much debated Rafale deal, alleging that the latter has mislead the country in revealing the pricing of the aircraft.
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‘Will turn you all into Congress’: Rahul
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party's "Pappu" tag for him saying that he does not hate the BJP for the same and wants to turn its leaders into Congress. Rahul ended his speech while giving a hug to Prime Min
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Defence Minister lied under PM's pressure on Rafale deal: Rahul
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday raised the controversial Rafale deal in Parliament while accusing Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of lying to the nation quoting the 'secrecy clause' in the pact.
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BJP protests over TDP's 'offensive' remark for PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Several leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday protested in the Lok Sabha over use of an "offensive" word by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Jayadev Galla for Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the proceedings of the Opposition's no-confi
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Gandhi family has nothing to do with AgustaWestland case: Antony
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Former Defence Minister AK Antony on Thursday said that it was the Congress party which initiated a probe into the AgustaWestland case and that the Gandhi family is not even remotely related with case.
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Parrikar attacks Opposition for questioning surgical strikes
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 16 (ANI): Former defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday lashed out at the opposition parties for claiming that the surgical strikes were not carried out.
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India to go with Russia's S-400 deal despite US sanctions: Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 14 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that India will acquire five advanced S-400 Triumf defence air missile systems from Russia irrespective of the sanctions on military transactions imposed by Washington D.C. on Moscow.
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Centre 'keeping an eye' on terror recruitment in Kashmir
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): The Central government is keeping a tab on the growing number of youth joining terrorism in Kashmir, said Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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UNHRC assessment on Kashmir baseless: Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Union Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday dubbed the recent assessment report by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Kashmir as baseless.
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Congress creating 'partition' like situation: Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Union Defence Minister on Friday accused the Congress party of playing the religion card.
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India-US first '2+2' dialogue to take place in September: Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 13 (ANI): The 2+2 dialogue between India and the United States is set to take place in the first week of September this year, Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
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