Tag: Rafale deal
Supreme Court Reserves Order On Rafale
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its order on a batch of petitions seeking a probe into the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France.....
Defence Minister Sitharaman Defends Rafale Deal
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday targeted the Congress for "knowingly misleading" the people over the pricing of the Rafale fighter jets and hinting at corruption in the deal.....
LS Ruckus: Speaker Says School Kids Are Better, Adjourns House For The Day
The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Tuesday within hours after in met as both the opposition and treasury benches created a ruckus over the Rafale deal prompting admonitions from the Speaker for being unruly and "worse than school kids".....
Rafale Slugfest In Lok Sabha, Government Rejects Rahul's Demand For JPC
In a slugfest that marked the debate on Rafale deal in the Lok Sabha, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the entire country is "pointing fingers" at him and demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe to bring out the "truth" but Finance Minister Arun Jaitley accused him of "inventing corruption" and rejected the demand.....
Irani Slams Rahul Of Spreading "more Lies" On Rafale, Raises Vadra's PA Issue
Amid rancorous politics on Rafale fighter jet issue, Union Minister Smriti Irani took a dig at Rahul Gandhi accusing him of telling "more lies" on the matter after he called Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharama a "liar", and alleged that Gandhi's brother-in-law Robert Vadra had a plush 1.9 million pound house in London, which is under the scanner of Enforcement Directorate.....
Buoyed By Verma's Reinstatement, Congress Targets Modi Over Rafale
The Congress on Tuesday launched a frontal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale deal after the Supreme Court reinstated Alok Verma as the CBI Director.....
Sitharaman Slams 'attempts To Sabotage, Stop' Rafale Deal
Asserting that Rafale fighter jet is integral to the country's strategic interests, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday slammed attempts to "sabotage" and "stop the deal" for acquiring 36 fighter aircraft in a ready-to-fly condition.....
CAG Finds NDA Deal For 36 Rafale Jets 2.86% Cheaper Than UPA's
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has found that the Rafale fighter jet deal signed by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government was 2.86 per cent lower than the price negotiated by the United Progressive Alliance government.....
PM Modi Hits Out At Opposition As He Talks 'Clean Ganga'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at the opposition for raising questions about the Rafale deal and demanding proof of the surgical strike carried out in PoK. ....
Mayawati Asks Centre To Clear Air On Rafale Deal
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) President Mayawati has urged the Centre to clear the air on the Rafale deal. ....
