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Did Mediapart mislead on mandatory partnership with Reliance?
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 16 (ANI): Giving a fresh twist to the political tussle over the Rafale fighter jets deal, a new document published by French defence writer Yves Pagot claimed that Dassault Aviation (DA) had in a letter to trade unions explained that it was mandatory for it to have a t
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'Rahul disturbed as India and not Pakistan signed Rafale deal'
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Alwar (Rajasthan) [India], Oct 15 (ANI): Giving a further twist to opposition's repeated scathing attacks on the Bharatiya Janata Party led central government over the Rafale deal, Rajasthan minister Jaswant Singh Yadav said that Congress president Rahul Gandhi was "disturbed" as India and n
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Buying Rafale jets a bold move by Govt: Air Force Chief
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3 (ANI): Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa on Wednesday praised the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government for their "bold step" of buying 36 off-the-shelf Rafale fighter jets from France.
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US military F-35B fighter conducts first-ever airstrike
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sep 29 (ANI): The US military's F-35B joint strike fighter jet conducted its first-ever airstrike on Thursday.
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Rafale deal: India, France share good defence ties, says French President
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 26 (ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said that the Rafale fighter jets deal is a government-to-government discussion between India and France, and the two countries have a very good partnership in Defence.
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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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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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Rahul pits PM against Hollande, asks him to clarify 'theft' charges
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sep 24 (ANI): Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale fighter jet deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked him to clarify the charges of 'theft' levelled by former French president François Hollande.
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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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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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France 'did not choose Reliance in any way': Hollande
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Montreal [Canada], Sept 22 (ANI): Former French president Francois Hollande said that France did not choose to partner with Indian businessman Anil Ambani's company in "any way" and added that only Dassault can comment on the Rafale fighter jet deal.
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Is ex-French President lying or PM Modi: Owaisi on Rafale deal
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 22 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday asked Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to come up with a proper clarification over Rafale fighter jets controversy.
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