Tag: Rafale
Rafale Deal Negotiations Involved 74 Meetings Before CCS Approval, Say Analysts
The purchase of the French Rafale fighter jet was in conformity with the process laid down in the Defence Procurement Procedure of 2013 and there was an apparent lack of common understanding between the public sector HAL and Dassault Aviation, analysts have said.....
Congress Rejects Dassault's Defence, Says Rafale Corruption Can't Be Hidden
Alleging a "fixed match" between the Modi government and Rafale maker Dassault Aviation, the Congress on Tuesday said the "blatant corruption" in the fighter jet deal cannot be hidden and demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into it.....
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.....
Will Question Attorney General, CAG On Rafale: Kharge
Keeping the pot boiling, PAC Chairman Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said he will press for summoning the Attorney General and the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to ask them when was the public auditor's report tabled and when did the PAC examine it, a day after a row broke out over Supreme Court's reference to the issue. ....
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".....
SC Moved Seeking Recall Of Verdict Giving Clean Chit On Rafale
The Supreme Court was moved on Wednesday seeking a review of its verdict giving a clean chit to the government's acquisition of 36 Rafale fighter jets in a ready to fly condition.....
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.....
