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IAF procurement was weakest under the UPA regime: Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 4 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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Ahead of Rafale debate in LS, Rahul poses 5 questions to Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 4 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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'No controversy' in Rafale deal, 'only in minds' of Congress party: Sushma
Updated : 7 years, 4 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, 4 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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Cong's audio clip claim on Rafale desperate attempt to fabricate facts: Pa
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Jan 2 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday dismissed the audio clip released by the Congress, purportedly showing the former Defence Minister in possession of the files related to controversial Rafale fighter jets deal.
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Cong audio clip claims Rafale files in Parrikar's bedroom, BJP refutes
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): The Congress on Wednesday sharpened its attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Rafale fighter jets deal, claiming that Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar possessed all files related to the controversial pact, as claimed in the audio clip released
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Petitioners move SC for review of Rafale judgment
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): Petitioners in Rafale fighter jet deal case - Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie and Prashant Bhushan - on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court for review of the Rafale judegment.
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HAL was capable of producing Rafale fighter jets: Chairman
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
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.
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Chidambaram requests Army, Air Force to stay out of Rafale debate
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
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.
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JPC must on Rafale, reiterates Kharge citing Bofors, 2G examples
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
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.
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Lok Sabha adjourned till tomorrow
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 18 (ANI): The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Tuesday after continuous uproar over Supreme Court's verdict on Rafale fighter jet deal and Delhi High Court's verdict on 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
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Rafale deal: Manoj Jha to move privilege motion is RS against Attorney Gen
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Member of Parliament (MP) Manoj Jha on Sunday announced that he is moving a privilege motion in the Rajya Sabha against Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi for allowing the Centre to present factually wrong affidavit before the Supreme C
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