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We did not have a choice, says ex-French President Hollande on Reliance ge
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 21 (ANI): Adding fuel to the ongoing Rafale controversy, former French President François Hollande in an interview to a media house said that Dassault Aviation was given no choice but to partner with Anil Ambani-led Reliance Defence for the offset clause in
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IAF deputy chief test-flies Rafale fighter jet
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 21 (ANI): Deputy Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar, test-flew the first Rafale fighter jet manufactured by Dassault Aviation for India. He flew the aircraft in France on Thursday to assess its efficiency.
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Rafale deal: Differences between HAL, Dassault led to collapse of talks
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 20 (ANI): Disagreements between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Dassault Aviation led to the collapse of negotiations between the two in the Rafale fighter plane deal during the UPA term.
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MiG-31 fighter jet crashes in Central Russia, both pilots eject
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Sept 19 (Sputnik/ANI): A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet crashed on Wednesday in the Nizhny Novgorod region. Both pilots ejected successfully, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
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Congress delegation to meet CAG over Rafale deal
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 19 (ANI): The Congress delegation will meet Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on Wednesday to seek a probe into the alleged irregularities in the high-profile Rafale fighter aircraft deal.
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Air Force chief defends Rafale, S-400 missile deals
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 12 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) Air Chief Marshal Birendra Singh Dhanoa on Wednesday defended the central government's decision to purchase Rafale fighter aircraft from France and the Russian S-400 missile defence system.
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89-year-old freedom fighter aspires to complete PhD
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Koppal (Karnataka) [India], Sept 10 (ANI): It is said that learning has no age bar and this statement goes perfectly well with a man from Karnataka's Koppal, who aspires to complete his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at the age of 89.
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5 Israeli missiles intercepted by Syrian air defence
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Sep 5 (ANI): Syrian air defence systems on Tuesday intercepted five missiles fired by Israeli fighter jets targeting various military sites in the Tartus and Hama provinces.
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Daesh a threat to UK: UK Defence Secy
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sept 3 (ANI): The United Kingdom Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson, who is on a three-day visit to Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif on Monday, expressed concern about Daesh fighters in Afghanistan, stating that the terrorist organisation poses a threat to the UK.
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Vadra backs Rahul on Rafale, defends self on Sanjay Bhandari links
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): Backing the Congress party's attacks on the government over the Rafale deal issue, businessman Robert Vadra on Thursday said party president Rahul Gandhi aims to bring out the truth about fighter jet purchase in the open.
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Rafale row: Rahul proposes Joint Parliamentary Committee
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 29 (ANI): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit back at Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over the Rafale deal after the latter attacked the erstwhile UPA government for stalling the purchase of the multirole combat fighter jets from France.
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Cong making truth a victim, compromising national security: Jaitley on Raf
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday in an exclusive interview to ANI clarified confusions posed due to allegations on the Rafale aircraft deal saying the government has maintained complete transparency in the matter and the negotiations have helped
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