New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday told the court that documents related to Rafale that have appeared in the media and cited by petitioners seeking a recall of the December 14 ruling giving a clean chit to the government on the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets were privileged documents[Read More…]
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SC to hear plea for Rafale judgment recall on March 6
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is likely to hear, on March 6, the petitions seeking a recall and review of its judgment giving a clean chit to the Modi government on acquiring 36 Rafale jet fighters in a ready-to-fly condition from French company Dassault Aviation. The top court had, on[Read More…]
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rubbishes report on Rafale, questions journalistic ethics
Following the release of the report by a daily which cited a Defence Ministry that stated “such parallel discussions by the PMO has weakened the negotiating position of MoD and Indian Negotiating Team” Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slammed the conduct of the publishing saying, “If a newspaper publishes a noting[Read More…]
Modi ran parallel negotiation with France for Rafale: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being directly involved in the Rafale fighter jet deal with France, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that he ran a parallel negotiation. “We have been saying for more than a year that the Prime Minister is directly involved in the[Read More…]
Nothing can save Modi from Rafale: Rahul
New Delhi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday expressed his happiness over the Supreme Court reinstating Alok Verma as CBI Director, who he claimed was to start a probe into the Rafale deal, and asserted that “nothing can save Prime Minister Narendra Modi form Rafale”. “CBI chief (Verma) was removed[Read More…]
Goa Congress steps up pressure on BJP to probe minister’s audio clip
Panaji: The Goa Congress on Friday stepped up pressure on the ruling BJP-led coalition government to probe the contents of the controversial audio clip, in which Health Minister Vishwajit Rane purportedly in a conversation says that files related to the Rafale fighter-jet deal were kept in Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s[Read More…]
Congress ready for debate on Rafale, Centre rejects allegations
New Delhi, The Congress, which has been demanding a Joint Parliamentary Probe (JPC) probe on the Rafale fighter jet deal since the beginning of the Winter Session of Parliament, on Monday said that it was ready for a debate on Wednesday over the controversial deal. “Jaitley ji has thrown a[Read More…]
Kejriwal dares Modi to show files on Sahara-Birla, Rafale
New Delhi, Accusing the Central government of scanning over 400 files related to the Delhi government, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to show four files of the Centre, including those of Sahara-Birla and Rafale. Addressing the National Council Meeting of the Aam Aadmi Party[Read More…]
CBI mess because of PM’s desperate Rafale cover-up: Congress
Mumbai: The opposition Congress on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Modi accusing him of “a desperate cover-up attempt” over the Rafale deal and pushing the country’s premier probe agency, the CBI, into complete disarray. Speaking to mediapersons here, Congress national spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said: “A scared and[Read More…]
Jaitley takes `clown prince’ jibe at Rahul Gandhi, counters him over Rafale offset
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday again called Congress President Rahul Gandhi a “clown prince” and countered him over the Rafale fighter jet deal, saying that Dassault Aviation has said that only three per cent of offset may come to the business house being named by[Read More…]
HAL temple of modern India, Modi government destroying it: Rahul
Bengaluru: Taking the Rafale battle to the doors of HAL, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the Narendra Modi government has “insulted, hurt and destroyed” the future of the public sector company by depriving it of the offset contract with the French aircraft manufacturer Dassault. In an hour-long interaction[Read More…]
Senior NCP leader Tariq Anwar resigns from party over dispute with Sharad Pawar
In a major political development on Friday, the General Secretary of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Tariq Anwar resigned from the party over internal disputes with NCP chief Sharad Pawar. Soon after the statement of former Union Minister Sharad Pawar over defending PM Modi on Rafale issue. Tariq Anwar, MP[Read More…]
Shah, Modi can’t make Parrikar resign, fearing Rafale exposure
The Congress on Sunday alleged that top BJP leaders including President Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “no courage” to ask ailing Manohar Parrikar to step down as Chief Minister of Goa, because Parrikar, a former Defence Minister, had a lot of information about the Rafale deal. Goa[Read More…]
Indian government wanted Reliance as Rafale partner, we had no choice, says Francois Hollande
Former French President Francois Hollande in an unnerving revelation has stated that the French government had no choice in the partner for Rafale. Addressing the French media on Friday, Francois Hollande said that Indian government forced enforced Reliance as partners for Rafale Deal with France and that they were given[Read More…]
Youth Congress protesters slam Centre over Rafale, activists’ arrests
Indian Youth Congress (IYC) staged a noisy protest here on Thursday accusing the Modi government of corruption in the Rafale aircraft deal and for ordering the arrests of human rights activists. Shouting slogans and holding banners, hundreds marched from the Congress headquarters to the Prime Minister’s House alleging that the BJP-led NDA[Read More…]
Post Surgical strikes- India may speed up the delivery of Rafale jets, as Pak gets aggressive
In view of the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, defence minister Manohar Parrikar said on Sunday that India may start getting its Rafale fighter aircraft from France earlier than the agreed-upon 36 months. These jets are equipped Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air ‘Meteor’ missile, which has a range in excess of[Read More…]