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Rafale jet deal: Goa Congress writes to President, seeks enhanced security
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India] Jan 5 (ANI): Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Girish Chodankar has written to President Ram Nath Kovind, urging him to enhance the security of state Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.
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PM giving people reasons to doubt him: HD Deve Gowda
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jan 5 (ANI): Questioning the absence of the Prime Minister from the parliament during the Rafale debate, former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda said that former has given people the reason to doubt him and when there is a charge he should come before the house.
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Govt accuses Cong of misleading nation on Rafale; Rahul says probe will be
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): The government on Friday accused the Congress of "misleading" the country over the Rafale deal and slammed Rahul Gandhi, who in turn, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be investigated and threatened a "criminal investigation" if his party comes to powe
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BJP praises Sitharaman for demolishing 'campaign of calumny on Rafale'
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Friday praised Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for 'completely demolishing Congress party's lies' on Rafale fighter jet deal in the Lok Sabha.
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Price not part of secrecy pact: Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): 'Price is not part of the secrecy pact' in Rafale fighter jet deal, adding that it must be answered as to 'who was the one to decide on Anil Ambani?' claimed Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday.
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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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