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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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Petitioners move SC for review of Rafale judgment
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): Petitioners in Rafale fighter jet deal case - Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie and Prashant Bhushan - on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court for review of the Rafale judegment.
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Children of Russian IS fighters jailed in Iraq flown to Moscow
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 31 (Sputnik/ANI): A plane from Baghdad carrying 30 Russian children whose mothers remain in Iraqi prisons for joining an Islamist terror group landed at a Moscow airport on Sunday, airport authorities said.
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PM Modi remembers freedom fighters in Port Blair
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands) [India], Dec 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Port Blair, remembered the brave heroes who laid down their lives for the country during the freedom struggle.
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Kurdish fighters should be given US weapon in Syria, suggests US commander
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington (US) Dec 29 (ANI): US commanders have recommended to the Pentagon that Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State in Syria be allowed to keep US-supplied weapon after the exit of US troops from the regions, say reports.
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Afghanistan: 15 Taliban fighters killed
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Herat Province [Afghanistan], Dec 29 (ANI): As many as 15 Taliban fighters were killed in Afghan forces operations here, stated local officials on Saturday.
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Rafale project on schedule, 25 per cent payment made to France
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi, 27 Dec 18 (ANI) Notwithstanding the controversy, the government is moving ahead with the Rafale programme, making 25 per cent of payment to the French government in the more than Rs 59,000 crore deal for procuring 36 fighter planes, top Air Force sources said here on Thursday.<
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Bangladesh Envoy visits ailing freedom fighters at Army Hospital
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 26 (ANI): Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali on Tuesday visited a group of Bangladesh freedom fighters, who are receiving free medical treatment at the Army Hospital here.
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HAL was capable of producing Rafale fighter jets: Chairman
Updated : 7 years, 3 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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Goa CM trying to 'blackmail' PM Modi on Rafale to retain power: S Jaipal R
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Margao (Goa) [India], Dec 22 (ANI): In order to retain power, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is trying to blackmail Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of Rafale fighter plane deal, says former Union Minister and senior Congress leader S Jaipal Reddy.
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Jaitley throws weight behind Air Force chief, castigates Congress
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday threw his weight behind Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, and castigated the Congress for criticising Air Force chief, who stressed the need for Rafale fighter planes to improve India's combat ability.
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Chidambaram requests Army, Air Force to stay out of Rafale debate
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka), [India] Dec 21 (ANI): Former finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday requested the Indian Army and Air Force to refrain from indulging in the ongoing debate over the Rafale fighter jet deal.
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