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Supreme Court on Feb 26 to hear petition, which seeks review of its Dec 14
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court on February 26 will hear a petition, which seeks review of its December 14, 2018 judgement on Rafale fighter jet deal in which the apex court had refused to order a probe into the deal of procuring 36 Rafale fighter planes from France. Read More
No scandal with Rafale deal, 36 fighter planes to be delivered in next two
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka), [India], Feb 20 (ANI): There is no scandal with Rafale deal and 36 fighter planes will be delivered to the Government of India in next two years, said Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier here on Wednesday.
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V K Singh raises questions over HAL's capability, cites recent crashes
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 14 (ANI): Union minister and former Army chief V K Singh has raised questions over the capability of the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in refurbishing fighter planes, saying parts of aircraft had fallen off the runway, in an apparent referenc
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CAG relief to govt, Report says 17.08% of money saved on India-specific en
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi, Feb 13 (ANI) In a major relief to the Modi government which has been under sustained Congress attack, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on Wednesday said the country had managed to save 17.08 per cent of money in the India-specific enhancements in deal for 36 Rafale fig
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CAG: 17.08% of money was saved on India-specific enhancements in contract
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI) Compared to the deal for procurement of 126 fighter aircraft, India managed to save 17.08 per cent of money for the India-specific enhancements in the contract for acquisition of 36 Rafale planes, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) said in its report
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Rafale chief negotiator deprecates attempts to malign deal
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India) Feb 8 (ANI): Former Air Marshal SBP Sinha, who headed the negotiations from the Indian side in the Rafale aircraft deal, on Friday deprecated attempts being made to malign the "excellent procurement" of the fighter planes that the government has initiated.
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India-specific enhancements in Rafale plane to help achieve superiority ov
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Dismissing media reports suggesting that advancements sought by the Narendra Modi-government has shot the price of a Rafale planes by 41 per cent as "factually inaccurate", the Defence Ministry on Friday said the India specific enhancements would help the
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Thailand takes to cloud seeding to combat pollution
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Jan 16 (ANI): Thailand used two planes on Tuesday for cloud seeding to combat the toxic pollution in its capital, Bangkok and other neighbouring areas.
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Congress MPs fly paper planes in Lok Sabha
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): Members of Congress party on Wednesday threw paper planes at the time when Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was speaking in Lok Sabha during the debate on the Rafale deal.
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Rafale project on schedule, 25 per cent payment made to France
Updated : 7 years, 2 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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Al-Qaeda getting ready to attack passenger planes: British Security Minist
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 23 (ANI/Sputnik): British Security Minister Ben Wallace said that the al-Qaeda terror group is developing technologies to shoot down passenger planes.
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Jaitley throws weight behind Air Force chief, castigates Congress
Updated : 7 years, 2 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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