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Rafale deal: Supreme Court reserves order on pleas seeking court-monitored probe

Attorney General KK Venugopal admitted that there was no sovereign guarantee by the French government backing the deal obligating it to take the responsibility in case of default in delivery of the jets.

Nov 14, 2018

Dassault Aviation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Eric Trappier

Dassault CEO Eric Trappier denies Rahul Gandhi's Rafale jet deal allegations

In a press conference on November 2, Rahul Gandhi had alleged that Dassault invested Rs 2.84 billion in a loss-making company promoted by Anil Ambani which was used to procure land in Nagpur.

Nov 13, 2018

Pune student suffers facial paralysis after teacher slaps him for not completing assignment

The parents Monday approached Shivajinagar police station where a case under section 325 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt) was registered against the teacher who has been identified as Sandeep Gade, an official said.

Nov 13, 2018

Rafale deal: Centre hands over document on decision process to petitioners

The document titled "Details of the steps in the decision making process leading to the award of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft order" stated that the process as laid down in the Defence Procurement Procedure-2013 has been followed in procurement of the Rafale aircraft.

Nov 12, 2018

Nirmala Sitharaman visit to Arunachal Pradesh

Sitharaman, Rijiju take stock of Army-Police clash issue in Arunachal

Rijiju, who hails from Arunachal Pradesh, said the unfortunate incident that happened at Bomdila on November 2 should be settled amicably through proper understanding.

Nov 8, 2018

Tamil Nadu minister's PA, sons die in road accident

The additional special personal assistant of Tamil Nadu fisheries minister D Jayakumar and his two sons were killed in an accident on the Grand Southern Trunk Road in Cuddalore district Wednesday.

Nov 7, 2018

HAL not contending to be offset partner of any OEM: Chairman R Madhavan

Madhavan's reply came when he was asked to clarify on one among many charges that defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) had been deprived of an offset contract from the Rafale deal.

Nov 7, 2018

Childhood violence may spur puberty and depression, reveals study

The results indicated that accelerated ageing following exposure to violence early in life can already be detected in children as young as eight years old.

Nov 4, 2018

Researchers unravel network of more than 200 genes linked to autism

Best known for its effects on social behaviour, autism is thought to be caused by mishaps in brain wiring laid down during embryo development.

Nov 4, 2018

Rahul Gandhi is a confused man, says Defence Minister Sitharaman over Rafale charges

She was responding to questions from reporters in Coimbatore on Gandhi's comments over the issue that the Rafale deal was between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and businessman Anil Ambani.

Nov 3, 2018

Bihar: Over 300 constables attack officers as woman cop dies due to dengue; probe ordered

Three police officers and two journalists were injured as the protesting trainee constables, including a large number of women, attacked and ransacked officers' quarters at the Patna Police Lines.

Nov 3, 2018

PM Modi will soon be jailed over Rafale deal, claims former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

The Congress has been attacking Modi government for refusing to furnish details of the Rafale deal.

Nov 2, 2018

Supreme Court dismisses CBI's appeal in Bofors case

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it was not convinced with the grounds of the CBI on the delay in filing the appeal.

Nov 2, 2018

Defence Ministry to let private companies manufacture weapons

Previously, any weapons bought from foreign vendors automatically went to the public sector units such as HAL, BEL and BDL.

Nov 1, 2018

Centre unlikely to give details of Rafale's price to Supreme Court

After the Supreme Court asked the Centre to disclose the price of the Rafale fighter aircrafts, the government is likely to file an affidavit expressing its inability to do so.