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Alphabet soup in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman takes jibe at Congress
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Congress party over the controversial Rafale fighter jets deal, saying that "for every 'AA' there is a 'Q' and 'RV'.
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IAF procurement was weakest under the UPA regime: Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Hitting back at the Congress, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday accused it of “misleading” the country over the Rafale deal as she said the fighter aircraft proposed to be bought during the UPA was to cost Rs 737 crore each and not R
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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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Indian Air Force to deploy Rafale jets in Ambala, Hashimara
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 04 (ANI): With a view to positioning its most modern fighter jets on both the fronts, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will deploy one each squadron of the Rafale combat aircraft at its airbases in Ambala in Haryana and Hashimara in West Bengal.
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Cong's audio clip claim on Rafale desperate attempt to fabricate facts: Pa
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Jan 2 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday dismissed the audio clip released by the Congress, purportedly showing the former Defence Minister in possession of the files related to controversial Rafale fighter jets deal.
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Cong audio clip claims Rafale files in Parrikar's bedroom, BJP refutes
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): The Congress on Wednesday sharpened its attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Rafale fighter jets deal, claiming that Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar possessed all files related to the controversial pact, as claimed in the audio clip released
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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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Rafale deal: Manoj Jha to move privilege motion is RS against Attorney Gen
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Member of Parliament (MP) Manoj Jha on Sunday announced that he is moving a privilege motion in the Rajya Sabha against Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi for allowing the Centre to present factually wrong affidavit before the Supreme C
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Keshav Prasad Maurya welcomes SC ruling on Rafale deal
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 15 (ANI): Keshav Prasad Maurya on Saturday welcomed Supreme Court's latest verdict on Rafale fighter jets deal and stated that that the truth has prevailed over the lies. He also added that the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress party must issue an apology for m
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SC not forum to decide sensitive Rafale deal contract: Randeep Surjewala
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Dec 14 (ANI): After the Apex Court found no irregularities in the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets by the NDA government, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala on Friday said that "the Supreme Court is not the forum to decide such sensitive defence contract."
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Falsehood has short life, it lowers credibility of creator: Jaitley on Raf
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Falsehood has a very short life and it lowers the credibility of its creator, remarked Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday while reacting to the Supreme Court verdict rejecting petitions pertaining to the Rafale fighter jets deal.
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All campaigns against Rafale must end now: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Union Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad while reacting to Supreme Court's order dismissing all petitions against the Rafale fighter jets deal, urged that all campaigns should now be stopped on the matter.
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