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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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Rahul calls PM 'chor,' draws flak from BJP
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Dungarpur (Rajasthan) [India], Sept 20 (ANI): Citing examples of the controversial Rafale deal and fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and coined a new slogan, 'Gali gali mein shor hai, Hindustan ka chowkidar
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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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Falsehood of a 'Clown Prince': Jaitley tears into Rahul over Rafale, NPAs
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 20 (ANI): Citing examples of controversial Rafale deal and Non-Performing Assets (NPAs), Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Congress president Rahul Gandhi stating that his strategy is to "concoct a lie and repeat it as many tim
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Startling how PM Modi is sidestepping questions on Rafale deal: Congress
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana), Sep 19 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said the manner in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi has repeatedly sidestepped questions on the Rafale deal is "startling."
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Congress urges CAG to probe 'irregularities' in Rafale deal
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 19 (ANI): A delegation of Congress leaders has handed over a detailed memorandum to Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Rajiv Mehrishi, over the Rafale deal and urged him to expedite investigation in to the alleged multi-crore scam.
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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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Dassault, HAL couldn't go together: Sitharaman on Rafale deal
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 18 (ANI): Putting the blame on the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for not concluding the Rafale deal in time, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday accused the Congress for keeping Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) out of the m
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Modi govt guilty of compromising national security: Congress
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 18 (ANI): Launching yet another attack against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government over the controversial Rafale deal, the Congress on Tuesday said the Narendra Modi government is guilty of compromising the national security. Accusing the government of su
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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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Rafale: PM compromised national security, say ex-BJP ministers
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 12 (ANI): Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie along with advocate-activist Prashant Bhushan on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of violating the Defence Procurement Procedures (DPP) while finalising the high-profil
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