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Purchase Of 114 Rafales, India's Biggest Military Buy, Clears Major Hurdle
- Thursday February 12, 2026
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Samiran Mishra
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
- Thursday December 30, 2021
- World News | Press Trust of India
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
- Tuesday April 6, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
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
- Sunday January 5, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
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"
- Wednesday October 9, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
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
- Wednesday October 9, 2019
- India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob
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
- Thursday March 14, 2019
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt
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
- Wednesday March 13, 2019
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
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
- Wednesday March 6, 2019
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
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
- Sunday February 24, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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Purchase Of 114 Rafales, India's Biggest Military Buy, Clears Major Hurdle
- Thursday February 12, 2026
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Samiran Mishra
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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www.ndtv.com
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Pakistan's New Squadron Of Fighter Jets To "Counter" India's Rafale
- Thursday December 30, 2021
- World News | Press Trust of India
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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www.ndtv.com
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"Baseless": BJP On Corruption Allegation In Rafale Deal
- Tuesday April 6, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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www.ndtv.com
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"Had Abhinandan Varthaman Been Flying Rafale...": Ex-Air Chief
- Sunday January 5, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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www.ndtv.com
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Rajnath Singh Goes For Sortie On Rafale Jet, Says It Is "Smooth, Comfortable"
- Wednesday October 9, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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www.ndtv.com
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At Handover Ceremony, Rajnath Singh Reveals What Rafale Means
- Wednesday October 9, 2019
- India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob
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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www.ndtv.com
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Supreme Court To Hear Requests To Review Rafale Order Today: 10 Points
- Thursday March 14, 2019
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt
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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www.ndtv.com
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Secret Rafale Papers Available To Enemy, Security Risk: Centre To Court
- Wednesday March 13, 2019
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
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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www.ndtv.com
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Rafale Documents 'Stolen' From Defence Minister, Says Centre, Targeting The Hindu
- Wednesday March 6, 2019
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
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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www.ndtv.com
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Never Had Doubts About PM's Decision On Rafale, Says Nirmala Sitharaman
- Sunday February 24, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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