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French Navy Chief to visit India amid Rafale row
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 04 (ANI): Amid an ongoing controversy on the Rafale deal, French Navy Chief Vice Admiral Christophe Prazuck would be in India on a three-day visit to discuss ways to further strengthen military ties between the two countries.
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Rafale a matter of national security which Cong neglected for 10 years: Ni
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Intensifying her attack on the Opposition, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the discussion on Rafale deal in the Lok Sabha on Friday asked why the Congress did not add a single fighter jet during its 10 years governance. The Defence Minister added th
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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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Ram Temple will not change the narrative of 2019 Elections, there are more
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that the narrative of 2019 General Elections will not be Ram Temple as there are far more pressing issues that concern the people of the country.
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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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Rahul delays Amethi visit to attend Rafale debate in Parliament
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi deferred his tour timings for Amethi on Friday due to the ongoing Rafale discussion in the Parliament.
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'No controversy' in Rafale deal, 'only in minds' of Congress party: Sushma
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Dismissing the controversy surrounding the Rafale fighter jet deal, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said that it is present "only in the minds" of the Congress, even as several MPs from the party staged a walkout from the Upper House. Read More
Rafale big scam, says D Raja; will meet Bofors fate, retorts JD-U's Tyagi
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): CPI veteran D Raja on Thursday termed Rafale fighter jet a big scam, while Janata Dal-United leader KC Tyagi said the whole controversy over the jet fighter deal would dissipate like a bubble.
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Radha Mohan Singh takes a dig at Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 02 (ANI): Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Radha Mohan Singh took at Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his tweet in which Gandhi missed out on question number three, jumping from question 2 to question 4.
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War of words over Rafale deal: Rahul says 'Puri Daal Kaali', Jaitley calls
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): The war of words over the Rafale deal intensified on Wednesday, with the Opposition led by Rahul Gandhi alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had "changed" the contract and pressing for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe, which was rejected by
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