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  Rafale deal: SC refuses to re-examine aspects of pricing, decision making and offset partner

  India | November 14, 2019 23:20 IST

  ​The Supreme Court Thursday refused to re-examine the aspects of pricing, decision making process and selection of the offset partner in India's deal for purchase of Rafale jet fighters from French company Dassault Aviation.

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  'Apologise to nation': Amit Shah calls out Rahul for 'sham' on Rafale

  Politics | November 14, 2019 18:48 IST

  ​Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday demanded Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's apology for carrying out a "malicious and baseless" campaign against the BJP government, following Supreme Court verdict on the Rafale deal.

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  Everyone should respect the Supreme Court verdict, says PL Punia on Rafale, Rahul contempt case

  News | November 14, 2019 12:53 IST

  Everyone should respect the SC verdict, says PL Punia on Rafale, Rahul contempt case. Speaking to India TV the Congress leader said that SC had no objection to 'Chowkidar Chor Hai' slogan as it was part of poll campaign.

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  SC gives clean chit to Modi govt in Rafale deal, ask Rahul to be more careful while speaking

  News | November 14, 2019 12:53 IST

  The Supreme Court today gave a clean chit to the Narendra Modi government in the Rafale fighter jets deal case, saying review petitions were without merit.

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  Supreme Court to deliver verdict in Rafale review petitions today

  News | November 14, 2019 9:18 IST

  The top court today will pronounce its verdict on petitions seeking a review of its judgement giving a clean chit to the Modi government in the Rafale fighter jet deal with French firm Dassault Aviation.

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  Sabarimala, Rahul Gandhi, Rafale: Supreme Court to decide on landmark cases today

  India | November 14, 2019 7:39 IST

  Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi is set to retire on November 17, before which he is scheduled to deliver verdicts in some of the most important cases. The apex court on Thursday will deliver verdicts on Rafale review petition, Sabarimala case and the contempt case against Rahul Gandhi.

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  Home Minister Amit Shah slams Congress for calling Rafale 'Shastra Puja' a spectacle

  News | October 10, 2019 6:46 IST

  Addressing a rally Amit Shah asked public if 'Shashtra Pujan' not performed on Vijayadashami? He also said that Congress should ponder over what needs to be criticised and what not.

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  Opinion | All credit for acquiring Rafale aircraft goes to PM Modi

  October 09, 2019 18:30 IST

  India received its first French-made fourth generation Rafale fighter jet in Tuesday with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flying a sortie after the hand over. This is the first of 36 Rafale fighters to be delivered to India. The deliveries will be over in the next five years.   

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  Shah takes on Congress over Article 370, Rafale shastra pooja

  India | October 09, 2019 16:00 IST

  "Congress leader Rahul Gandhi opposed scrapping of Article 370. I want to ask Rahul to make it clear whether he is in favour or against the scrapping of Article 370," the BJP president said at a poll rally in Kaithal, referring to the abrogation of the special status for Jammu and Kashmir.

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  Rajnath Singh inducts first Rafale in Indian Air Force, takes a sortie

  News | October 09, 2019 11:05 IST

  India, finally, has its Rafale! Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday received the first Rafale combat jet at Merignac Airport in France, powering the Indian Air Force to newer heights of air dominance and unrivalled deep strike capability.

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  The whole story behind this majestic photo

  India | October 08, 2019 21:56 IST

  Rafale is finally here. The latest addition to India's aerial firepower was handed to Indian Air Force (IAF) in a ceremony in France. India's defence minister Rajnath Singh accepted the fighter aircraft on country's behalf.

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  Rajnath Singh's spectacular sortie in Rafale. Watch Video

  India | October 08, 2019 19:59 IST

  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday took a sortie in a Rafale in France after formally receiving the first fighter jet. Watch Video.

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  Rajnath Singh performs Shastra Puja in traditional style

  India | October 08, 2019 18:52 IST

  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday performed 'Shastra Puja' (worship of weapons) on the occasion of Dussehra after receiving the first of 36 Rafale jets in the French port city of Bordeaux. On receiving the first Rafale, Rajnath Singh marked religious symbol 'Om' on the aircraft, put a coconut and placed lemons ahead of its wheels to complete the traditional puja.

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  India's Rafale is here. Rajnath Singh receives the first combat jet

  India | October 08, 2019 18:03 IST

  India, finally, has its Rafale! Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday received the first Rafale combat jet at Merignac Airport in France, powering the Indian Air Force to newer heights of air dominance and unrivalled deep strike capability. This is the formal handover ceremony but the first batch of four Rafale jets will fly to their home base in India by May 2020. All 36 jets are expected to arrive in India by September 2022. It was in September 2016 when India ordered 36 Rafale fighter jets from France in a deal worth Rs 59,000 crore.

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  IAF to receive its first Rafale jet today

  News | October 08, 2019 7:34 IST

  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will receive first of the 36 Rafale jets in France today.

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  'Pakistan has nothing equivalent to Rafale'

  India | October 07, 2019 23:38 IST

  There is nothing equivalent to the Rafale in Pakistan, retired Air Marshal M. Matheswaran told IANS on Tuesday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will receive first of the 36 Rafale jets in France on Tuesday. Rafale has the most advanced weapons package comprising Meteor and Scalp missiles that will provide India unrivalled deep strike capability and air dominance in the region.   

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  RAFALE: Finally, IAF to get its game-changing dream machines today

  India | October 08, 2019 0:02 IST

  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will receive first of the 36 Rafale jets in France on Tuesday. The aircraft has the most advanced weapons package comprising Meteor and Scalp missiles that will provide India unrivalled deep strike capability and air dominance in the region. Rajnath Singh will receive the first Rafale jet at an air base in Paris, three years after India sealed the mega-deal for procurement of the aircraft manufactured by French aerospace major Dassault Aviation. Here are 11 things you didn't know about Rafale.

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  All you need to know about Rafale jet, the game-changing dream machines IAF will get tomorrow

  Special Report | October 07, 2019 23:34 IST

  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will formally receive the first Rafale fighter jet in France tomorrow

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  Rajnath Singh to hold talks with French Prez before sortie in Rafale

  World | October 07, 2019 22:41 IST

  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Tuesday and receive the first of the 36 Rafale aircraft in the French port city of Bordeaux, where he will perform 'Shastra Puja' on the occasion of Dussehra and take a sortie in the fighter jet.

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  Will Rafale be a 'game changer' for India?

  India | October 07, 2019 18:14 IST

  The induction of the Rafale fighter jet will be a "game changer" for India in regional geopolitics of South Asia in so far as Pakistan is concerned, defence experts said on Monday, though any comparison with the air power of China still has a long way to go.