Georgia [USA], Dec 24 (ANI): Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal has had a roller coaster ride in the year 2018. On the one hand, he lifted the coveted French Open trophy for the record eleventh time and on the other hand, he had to pull out of nine events throughout the year due to injuries.
Pandharpur (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 24 (ANI): The BJP will not be spared if the saffron party does indulge in 'jumla' in the name of God, said Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Monday.
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.
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.
Panaji (Goa) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): A clash broke out between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)and Congress workers on Friday after the BJP workers organised a protest rally criticising the Congress leadership for raking up the Rafale deal issue.
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.
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.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Congress Leader Veerappa Moily on Thursday accused the Indian Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa of "lying and suppressing the truth" over Rafale matter.
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa welcomed the Supreme Court verdict on Rafale jet deal and said the Indian Air Force needs the fighter aircraft badly.
New Delhi, [India] Dec 19 (ANI): Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday hit out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not need prompter or direction from anyone.
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday emphasised that the only way to break the logjam in Parliament was to form a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Rafale fighter jet deal the way it was set up in the Bofors and 2G cases.
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): AIADMK MPs on Wednesday staged a protest in front of the Gandhi statue inside the Parliament premises against the construction of dam on Cauvery river.