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PMO never intervened in Rafale negotiations, Defence Ministry note cited t
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) Feb 8 (ANI): India’s chief negotiator for the Rafale fighter deal Air Marshal (retd) SBP Sinha on Friday asserted that the PMO had never intervened in the negotiations and alleged that a Defence Ministry note has been cited by a newspaper to “malign the excel
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Govt trying to cover up on Rafale, says Hindu Group Editor N Ram
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Chairman of The Hindu Group N Ram, who wrote about the then Defence Secretary Mohan Kumar's dissent note on Rafale fighter negotiation issue, said on Friday that the government was trying to "cover up" on the matter and asserted that he does not re
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Defence Minister counters Rahul Gandhi's charges on Rafale deal in LS, Opp
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi, Feb 8 (ANI) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday rejected Congress President Rahul Gandhi's allegation based on a media report that claimed the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) ran parallel negotiations with France on the multi-billion Rafale fighter jet deal.
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Defence Ministry had not objected to pricing part in Rafale deal, says for
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): The Defence Ministry had given a dissent note to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) over sovereign guarantee aspect of the negotiations in the Rafale fighter deal but it had nothing to do with pricing issue, the then Defence Secretary G. Mohan Kumar sa
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Cong raking up Rafale issue because it does not want country’s security ap
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi, Feb 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday slammed the Congress for repeatedly raking up the Rafale fighter deal issue, alleging that the main Opposition party does not want the Indian Air Force and the country’s security apparatus to be strong.
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PM Modi stole Rs 30,000 cr from defence forces, gave it to Anil Ambani: Ra
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 7 (ANI): Escalating his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the controversial Rafale fighter jet deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that the former stole Rs 30,000 crore from the defence forces and handed over the money to Reliance Gro
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For whom Congress wants to scrap Rafale deal, asks Prime Minister Modi
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 7 (ANI): Breaking his silence over the Rafale fighter plane deal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday accused the Congress of trying to obstruct the strengthening of armed forces and demanded an answer from the opposition as to ‘for whose favour they want
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Cong raking up Rafale issue because it does not want IAF to be strong: PM
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi, Feb 7 (ANI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday slammed the Congress for repeatedly raking up the Rafale fighter deal issue, alleging that the Opposition party does not want the Indian Air Force and the country’s security apparatus to be strong.
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Indo-French high-level group to settle any disputes in Rafale deal, says D
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb 4 (ANI) Any dispute in the inter-governmental agreement (IGA) with France for the 36 Rafale fighter jets will “be settled through the bilateral high level group” established by the two governments, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Rajya Sabha on Monday.
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Rafale will enhance IAF’s capability, says President Kovind
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): India is set to boost its defence capabilities with induction of the Rafale fighter aircraft in the coming months and compromising with security needs is not in the interest of the country, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Thursday in his address to the&n
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Parrikar slams Rahul for using his visit for 'petty political games'
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India] , Jan 30 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar slammed Rahul Gandhi for claiming that he had denied any involvement in the finalisation of the Rafale fighter deal, saying that he felt let down that the Congress president used the courtesy visit to him for 'petty
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This guy is a compulsive liar: OSD to Goa CM on Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Jan 30 (ANI): Rahul Gandhi is a "compulsive liar," Prasanna Karthik, OSD to Goa Chief Minister, said on Wednesday while commenting on the Congress President's claim that Manohar Parrikar had denied any involvement in finalisation of the Rafale fighter deal.
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