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'Don't Know Why People Are Criticising It': Macron On India Rafale Deal
French President Emmanuel Macron has a message for critics of India's proposed move to purchase and co-produce 114 Rafale fighter jets—the deal will make India stronger.
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Purchase Of 114 Rafales, India's Biggest Military Buy, Clears Major Hurdle
India has approved a proposal worth Rs 3.25 lakh crore to procure 114 Rafale fighter jets for the Indian Air Force (IAF), marking the biggest defence acquisition in the country's history.
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Pakistan's New Squadron Of Fighter Jets To "Counter" India's Rafale
Pakistan has acquired a full squadron of 25 Chinese multirole J-10C fighter jets in response to India's purchase of Rafale aircraft, Pakistan's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Wednesday.
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"Baseless": BJP On Corruption Allegation In Rafale Deal
The BJP on Monday dismissed as "completely baseless" the allegations of corruption in the Rafale deal, stressing that the Supreme Court had rejected a demand for a probe in the purchase of the fighter aircraft and the CAG also found nothing wrong.
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"Had Abhinandan Varthaman Been Flying Rafale...": Ex-Air Chief
Referring to the row over the purchase of Rafale fighter jets, former Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Saturday said that such controversies slow down defence acquisitions, affecting the armed forces' capabilities.
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Rajnath Singh Goes For Sortie On Rafale Jet, Says It Is "Smooth, Comfortable"
India does not purchase arms to threaten any country but to increase its defence capabilities, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday after his nearly 25-minute sortie in the Rafale combat jet which he described as "very comfortable and smooth".
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At Handover Ceremony, Rajnath Singh Reveals What Rafale Means
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday alluded to the meaning of Rafale to explain how the multi-role fighter jets purchased from France will strengthen the Indian Air Force and improve bilateral relations in the decades to come.
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Supreme Court To Hear Requests To Review Rafale Order Today: 10 Points
The Supreme Court will today resume hearing petitions calling for a review of its Rafale case judgement from December that said there was no reason to doubt the decision-making process amid Congress allegations of corruption in the 2016 jet deal. The top court had in December dismissed petitions alleging that the government had gone for an overpric...
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Secret Rafale Papers Available To Enemy, Security Risk: Centre To Court
The action of petitioners who wanted a review of the verdict in the Rafale case brought classified documents into public domain, the Centre told the Supreme Court today. It put national security at risk and such unauthorised photocopying of secret documents amounts to theft, the Centre said, targeting The Hindu newspaper over its investigative stor...
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Rafale Documents 'Stolen' From Defence Minister, Says Centre, Targeting The Hindu
Documents related to the Rafale jet deal have been stolen from the Defence Ministry, the government told the Supreme Court today, targeting The Hindu newspaper over its investigative stories on the purchase of 36 fighter jets from France amid opposition allegations of corruption.
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Never Had Doubts About PM's Decision On Rafale, Says Nirmala Sitharaman
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday that the number of fighter jets required by the Air Force changes from time to time, and the situation was different in 2001 when India decided to purchase 126 aircraft. One of the questions raised by the Congress about the Rafale deal is why the Narendra Modi government decided to buy only 36 ai...
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"Rahul Gandhi Has Thrown Muck On His Own Face": BJP On Rafale Allegations
The BJP Tuesday dismissed Rahul Gandhi's allegations against Narendra Modi on the Rafale jet deal as height of "shamelessness and irresponsibility", and asserted that the e-mail he cited to criticise the prime minister referred to some chopper deal and not the purchase of the fighter aircraft.
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PM Office Didn't Hold Parallel Discussions: Official Who Led Rafale Negotiation
Amid a fresh controversy over the Rafale deal, Air Marshal SBP Sinha (retd), who was leading the Indian negotiating team for the fighter jet purchase, today rejected the charge that the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) had held parallel negotiations.
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Rafale Jets To Join IAF Fleet, Improve Strike Capability: President
The Indian Air Force is preparing to welcome the new generation ultra-modern Rafale fighter aircraft in its fleet to strengthen its strike capabilities, President Ram Nath Kovind said today.
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Top Court Should Reopen Rafale Case: Nationalist Congress Party
The Nationalist Congress Party today demanded that the Supreme Court "reopen" the Rafale fighter jet purchase case in light of the correction application filed by the Centre. The top court on Friday had dismissed all the petitions seeking an investigation into alleged irregularities in the Rs 58,000 crore Rafale deal.
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'Don't Know Why People Are Criticising It': Macron On India Rafale Deal
French President Emmanuel Macron has a message for critics of India's proposed move to purchase and co-produce 114 Rafale fighter jets—the deal will make India stronger.
-
Purchase Of 114 Rafales, India's Biggest Military Buy, Clears Major Hurdle
India has approved a proposal worth Rs 3.25 lakh crore to procure 114 Rafale fighter jets for the Indian Air Force (IAF), marking the biggest defence acquisition in the country's history.
-
Pakistan's New Squadron Of Fighter Jets To "Counter" India's Rafale
Pakistan has acquired a full squadron of 25 Chinese multirole J-10C fighter jets in response to India's purchase of Rafale aircraft, Pakistan's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Wednesday.
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"Baseless": BJP On Corruption Allegation In Rafale Deal
The BJP on Monday dismissed as "completely baseless" the allegations of corruption in the Rafale deal, stressing that the Supreme Court had rejected a demand for a probe in the purchase of the fighter aircraft and the CAG also found nothing wrong.
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"Had Abhinandan Varthaman Been Flying Rafale...": Ex-Air Chief
Referring to the row over the purchase of Rafale fighter jets, former Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Saturday said that such controversies slow down defence acquisitions, affecting the armed forces' capabilities.
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Rajnath Singh Goes For Sortie On Rafale Jet, Says It Is "Smooth, Comfortable"
India does not purchase arms to threaten any country but to increase its defence capabilities, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday after his nearly 25-minute sortie in the Rafale combat jet which he described as "very comfortable and smooth".
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At Handover Ceremony, Rajnath Singh Reveals What Rafale Means
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday alluded to the meaning of Rafale to explain how the multi-role fighter jets purchased from France will strengthen the Indian Air Force and improve bilateral relations in the decades to come.
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Supreme Court To Hear Requests To Review Rafale Order Today: 10 Points
The Supreme Court will today resume hearing petitions calling for a review of its Rafale case judgement from December that said there was no reason to doubt the decision-making process amid Congress allegations of corruption in the 2016 jet deal. The top court had in December dismissed petitions alleging that the government had gone for an overpric...
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Secret Rafale Papers Available To Enemy, Security Risk: Centre To Court
The action of petitioners who wanted a review of the verdict in the Rafale case brought classified documents into public domain, the Centre told the Supreme Court today. It put national security at risk and such unauthorised photocopying of secret documents amounts to theft, the Centre said, targeting The Hindu newspaper over its investigative stor...
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Rafale Documents 'Stolen' From Defence Minister, Says Centre, Targeting The Hindu
Documents related to the Rafale jet deal have been stolen from the Defence Ministry, the government told the Supreme Court today, targeting The Hindu newspaper over its investigative stories on the purchase of 36 fighter jets from France amid opposition allegations of corruption.
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Never Had Doubts About PM's Decision On Rafale, Says Nirmala Sitharaman
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday that the number of fighter jets required by the Air Force changes from time to time, and the situation was different in 2001 when India decided to purchase 126 aircraft. One of the questions raised by the Congress about the Rafale deal is why the Narendra Modi government decided to buy only 36 ai...
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"Rahul Gandhi Has Thrown Muck On His Own Face": BJP On Rafale Allegations
The BJP Tuesday dismissed Rahul Gandhi's allegations against Narendra Modi on the Rafale jet deal as height of "shamelessness and irresponsibility", and asserted that the e-mail he cited to criticise the prime minister referred to some chopper deal and not the purchase of the fighter aircraft.
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PM Office Didn't Hold Parallel Discussions: Official Who Led Rafale Negotiation
Amid a fresh controversy over the Rafale deal, Air Marshal SBP Sinha (retd), who was leading the Indian negotiating team for the fighter jet purchase, today rejected the charge that the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) had held parallel negotiations.
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Rafale Jets To Join IAF Fleet, Improve Strike Capability: President
The Indian Air Force is preparing to welcome the new generation ultra-modern Rafale fighter aircraft in its fleet to strengthen its strike capabilities, President Ram Nath Kovind said today.
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Top Court Should Reopen Rafale Case: Nationalist Congress Party
The Nationalist Congress Party today demanded that the Supreme Court "reopen" the Rafale fighter jet purchase case in light of the correction application filed by the Centre. The top court on Friday had dismissed all the petitions seeking an investigation into alleged irregularities in the Rs 58,000 crore Rafale deal.
