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Rafale is not government-to-government deal: Congress

Keeping up the attack over the Rafale "scam", Congress also said the French defence major was a "non-compliant" company and the Modi government should not have entered into a deal with it.

Nov 14, 2018

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

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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

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

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

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

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.

Nov 1, 2018

To counter China, France to send aircraft carrier to patrol Indian Ocean

Charles de Gaulle is the flagship of the French navy and carries between 28 and 40 aircraft including the Dassault Rafale M multirole fighter aircraft.

Oct 20, 2018

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HAL a white elephant? MoD report reveals startling cost spike when fighter jets are made in India

The report has made the revelation that the reason behind the cost spike in HAL is primarily "lesser efficiency and exorbitant man hour rates," in the hone-grown company.

Oct 19, 2018

Sardar Patel's 1948 order to ban RSS should be placed at the foot of Statue of Unity: Congress leader

Though Anand Sharma did not name the RSS, he apparently referred to the ban on the organisation following Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, which was later lifted.

Oct 16, 2018

Dassault to deliver Rafale fighter jets to India from 2019, CEO Eric Trappier says

India signed a deal with Dassault in 2016 for the transfer of 36 Rafale jets.