Rafale Deal
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Govt must come clean on Rafale deal: Congress
National | Mar 10, 2018, 04:05 PM ISTCongress said the "high" price India had paid to France for the purchase of the fighter aircraft compared to prices paid by countries like Egypt and Qatar was not some "charity" and the Modi government should answer as to where the money had gone.
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Congress misleading nation on Rafale deal, says BJP
National | Mar 09, 2018, 10:01 PM ISTBJP spokesperson Anil Baluni said that the UPA dispensation never inked any deal for the fighter aircraft and sat on its file due to its "greed".
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No question of Rafale deal going the Bofors way: Nirmala Sitharaman
India | Mar 03, 2018, 06:24 PM ISTSitharaman said she would welcome if the Congress raises the issue of procurement of Rafale jets when the budget session of the Parliament reconvenes from Monday.
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There was no Rafale deal under UPA: Defence ministry sources
National | Feb 10, 2018, 09:02 PM ISTThe sources talked about Antony's intervention while asserting that there was no deal arrived at during the UPA regime to procure 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA).
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Rafale 'biggest issue' of corruption today, alleges Rahul Gandhi
National | Feb 10, 2018, 05:16 PM ISTLaunching Congress' campaign at Hosapete in poll-bound Karnataka's Ballari district, Rahul Gandhi alleged that PM Modi had "personally" changed the Rafale contract during his visit to France.
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Rahul Gandhi adopting 'big lie' technique on Rafale deal: BJP
National | Feb 09, 2018, 11:59 PM ISTBJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao said Gandhi was drawing a leaf from Hitler's propaganda driven by the "big lie technique" that a lie repeated a thousands times would be taken as truth with time.
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Lalu launches blistering attack on Modi govt over Rafale deal
National | Feb 09, 2018, 08:32 PM ISTIn a couple of tweets, Lalu alleged that the deal "smacks of nepotism and kickbacks" and charged the BJP with "parking huge funds for elections with such secret deals".
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Congress lists questions on Rafale for govt, says India demands answers
India | Feb 09, 2018, 05:50 PM ISTCongress communications in-charge Randeep Surjewala also accused the government of "doublespeak" and "sacrificing" national interests.
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Congress accuses PM Modi of 'political corruption' in Rafale deal
National | Feb 08, 2018, 10:45 PM ISTThe Congress has claimed that there is a huge scam in the NDA government's procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France, a charge the government has denied.
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Rafale deal: Arun Jaitley accuses Congress of ‘seriously compromising’ with country's security
National | Feb 08, 2018, 10:56 PM ISTFinance Minister Arun Jaitley also advised Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to "learn" from former defence minister Pranab Mukherjee "lessons on national security."
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Something fishy about Rafale deal, says Rahul Gandhi
National | Feb 08, 2018, 06:28 PM ISTReferring to Modi's speeches in Parliament yesterday, Rahul Gandhi told reporters that it was clear that the prime minister was not interested in answering "fundamental questions".
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Kurukshetra: Rahul Gandhi alleges corruption in Rafale Deal
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Rafale aircraft deal with France strictly in accordance with Defence Procurement Procedure: Govt
India | Feb 07, 2018, 06:52 PM ISTIn an official statement issued shortly after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi reiterated his allegations of corruption in the deal, the ministry said demands of Rafel deal details were unrealistic.
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PM Modi spoke for an hour in Lok Sabha but didn't say a word on Rafale deal: Rahul Gandhi
National | Feb 07, 2018, 04:45 PM ISTEarlier today, PM Modi, while replying to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address, accused opposition of diving the country and said that his party is still paying for it.
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Controversy over Rafale deal 'motivated, baseless': Nirmala Sitharaman
National | Dec 20, 2017, 08:44 PM ISTThe government today termed as "motivated" and "baseless" the controversy over the Rafale deal and asserted that the fighter jets have been bought at better terms.
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Manohar Parrikar says Rafale deal gives India edge over Pakistan, slams Antony for delay
India | Dec 10, 2017, 06:46 AM ISTGoa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday accused former Defence Minister A K Antony of creating a "logjam" over the Rafale fighter jet deal.
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Arun Jaitley retorts to Congress attack, says ‘there was no 'Quattrocchi' in Rafale deal’
National | Nov 26, 2017, 10:48 AM ISTArun Jaitley was referring to Ottavio Quattrocchi, the Italian businessman believed to be involved in the Bofors scam which came to light when Rajiv Gandhi was prime minister.
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Govt 'avoiding' Winter Session in view of Gujarat polls: Congress
National | Nov 21, 2017, 04:16 PM ISTSonia Gandhi had on Monday accused PM Narendra Modi of sabotaging the Winter Session on flimsy grounds by "locking the temple of democracy".
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Cannot spell out what happened due to UPA indecision on Rafale: Nirmala Sitharaman
National | Nov 18, 2017, 08:55 PM ISTThe Congress party recently raised several questions on the deal including the rates, and charged the government with compromising national interest and security while promoting "crony capitalism" and causing a loss to the public exchequer.
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‘Shameful your boss silencing you’: Rahul slams Sitharaman on Rafale deal
National | Nov 18, 2017, 08:13 PM ISTIndia had inked an inter-governmental agreement with France in September last year for procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets at a cost of around Rs 58,000 crore.