Rafale Aircraft Deal

Congress Leader Defends Rajnath Singh Amid Jibes Over 'Shastra Puja'

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday October 10, 2019

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's "Shastra Puja" at the Rafale jet handover in France, which has provoked a huge debate online and also digs from opposition parties, drew the support of a lone Congress leader today. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, veering from his party line, tweeted that the minister "is just following customs."

On Leaked Rafale Papers, Centre Talks Of "Repercussions On Indian State"

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday May 4, 2019

The Centre argued the release of documents could lead to the revelation of secrets relating to space, nuclear installations, strategic defence capabilities and other intelligence resources and have a detrimental impact on the national security of the country

Supreme Court To Decide On Classified Rafale Documents Today: 10 Facts

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday April 10, 2019

The Supreme Court will decide today whether classified documents sourced by the media without authorisation can be considered evidence and a basis for re-examining its December verdict, which gave a clean chit to the Narendra Modi government over the deal for Rafale fighter jets. Citing internal notes of the defence ministry, a series of reports pu...

Can Classified Rafale Papers Be Used As Evidence? Supreme Court Decides Today

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday April 10, 2019

The Supreme Court will today deliver its verdict on whether classified documents sourced from the Defence Ministry by the media without authorisation can be used as "evidence" in the Rafale fighter jet case.

"Run, But You Can't Hide": Rahul Gandhi On PM Modi Response To Rafale Question

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday April 7, 2019

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today posted a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi rebuking a journalist for bringing up the Rafale fighter jet deal in an interview, and accompanied it with a warning that his government can "run (from questions) but can't hide".

P Chidambaram Demands Publications Of Rafale Deal Papers

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 7, 2019

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday demanded publication of all documents related to the Rafale aircraft deal, saying Article 19 of the Constitution ensured people's rights regarding freedom of speech and expression.

"Everything Looks Yellow To The Jaundiced": Shivraj Chouhan Slams Congress On Rafale Row

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday February 13, 2019

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today criticised the Opposition for rejecting the Comptroller and Auditor General report on the Rafale aircraft deal, stating that everything looks wrong to a person viewing the world with jaundiced eyes.

"Rahul Gandhi A Compulsive Liar": Manohar Parrikar's Aide On Rafale Claims

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday January 30, 2019

A day after Rahul Gandhi claimed that Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar denied having anything to do with the new Rafale fighter jet deal, a top state government official today accused the Congress president of being a "compulsive liar".

On Rafale Audit, Centre's Auditor CAG Refuses To Share Details: RTI

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 16, 2019

The Comptroller and Auditor General has refused to disclose details about its audit in the controversial Rafale aircraft deal, saying the process is not yet complete and any disclosure at this stage will amount to breach of the Parliament''s privilege, an RTI reply said.

26 AIADMK Lawmakers Suspended For Disrupting Lok Sabha Over Cauvery Issue

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday January 2, 2019

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today suspended 26 AIADMK legislators for the next five sittings after they created a ruckus in the house over the Cauvery issue, frequently interrupting a heated debate on the Rafale fighter jet deal.

"Won't Let PM Sleep Till He Waives Farm Loans," Says Rahul Gandhi

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Tuesday December 18, 2018

Rahul Gandhi declared today that he would not let Prime Minister Narendra Modi "sleep or rest" till he gave a reprieve to farmers, holding up as an example his party's new governments in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, which he said have announced farm loan waivers within six hours.

Raise Doubts On Rafale Deal In Supreme Court: Akhilesh Yadav

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 15, 2018

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today said that any "doubts" over the Rafale aircraft deal should be raised in that court, a stance contrary to the Congress demand for a JPC probe of the defence agreement. The remark comes a day after the Supreme Court dismissed the pleas challenging the deal to buy 36 Rafale fighters from France. The court sa...

"Why Didn't Centre Buy 126 Rafale Aircraft?:" P Chidambaram Asks

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 15, 2018

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Saturday took a dig at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for saying that the NDA government got the Rafale aircraft deal at a cheaper price, questioning if it was so, why did it not buy seven squadrons instead of two.

"Rahul Gandhi Must Apologise": BJP In Parliament After Rafale Verdict

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday December 14, 2018

Shortly after the Supreme Court rejected any corruption in the Rafale jet deal and dismissed petitions asking for an investigation, parliament exploded today with calls for Congress president Rahul Gandhi's apology from the ruling BJP and its allies.

Centre Gave Rafale Details To Supreme Court After Top-Level Huddle

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday November 14, 2018

The centre's decision to hand over a document disclosing financial details of the Rafale aircraft deal to the Supreme Court came after discussions between Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Attorney General KK Venugopal, sources said today.