India: Rafale Deal

1. No scandal in Rafale deal, says Dassault CEO; defends role for Reliance  Economic Times
2. No scandal in Rafale deal, says Dassault CEO Eric Trappier  Times of India
3. Dassault CEO Eric Trappier says there's no scandal in Rafale deal, will deliver more than 36 jets if govt wants  Business Today
4. Aero India 2019: France envoy rejects corruption charges in Rafale deal, says aircraft will likely join IAF in six months  The New Indian Express
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1. Not interested in Rafale deal since no aircraft will be manufactured in India: HAL chairman  India Today
2. HAL Not Interested in Rafale Deal Now, Its Political Fight Has Not Affected Morale: CMD  News18
3. Financial condition of HAL is very stable, says it is not interested in Rafale offsets  Economic Times
4. Not interested in Rafale project anymore: HAL Chairman  Daily News & Analysis
5. Not Interested in Rafale Offsets, Says HAL CMD  The Quint
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Rahul Gandhi has linked the terrorist attack that killed 40 paramilitary soldiers last week in Pulwama with the Indo-French deal for Rafale fighter jets, which his ...

I don't see any scandal what I see is a very good aircraft which has been purchased by Government of India and which comes probably to fly here in the sky of ...

Rafale deal case: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear review petitions on its December 14 verdict on the Rafale deal, saying it was planning to ...

The Supreme Court will look into a request for early hearing into whether the verdict clearing the centre in the Rafale case should be reviewed.

Tejas combat jets have been built by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), which is in the eye of the storm as the opposition targets the Narendra Modi ...

Former Union Ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie and activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan moved the Supreme Court Monday seeking initiation of perjury ...

Pricing * The inter-governmental contract for Rafale was 2.86 per cent lower than the earlier aligned price. * The CAG rejected defence ministry's argument that ...

The 12th edition of the biennial Aero India 2019 air show took off on Wednesday with a dazzling flying display of military and civilian aircraft at the Indian Air ...

At the height of the Rafale jet controversy, dealings of a leading European manufacturer of missiles MBDA has come under the scanner of Indian investigating ...

The CAG report over the Rafale deal has vindicated the Modi government, but the political brouhaha over the matter could be far from over.

The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on the Rafale deal that will be tabled in Parliament today does not mention the exact pricing of the ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a petition seeking a review of its verdict dismissing the need of an inquiry into the Rafale deal. Chief Justice ...

India News: Stepping up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale issue, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday cited a media ...

India News: NEW DELHI: A *fresh* controversy broke out on Monday over the anti-corruption clause in the Rafale fighter deal after a newspaper report suggested ...

The entire deal to purchase French warplanes was done in a “slipshod manner, not just by the ruling government but also by previous governments”, according ...

The Comfort Letter issued by the French Government is not a legally binding document, hence the only document useful in an arbitration is the ...

India News: Following the dissent note's publication, a flurry of activities took place after the media report based on it came into the public domain. While Cong.

The Rafale deal has been at the centre of a political storm for the past few months; but it isn't the only scam to hit the headlines.

The Congress has renewed its attack on the BJP government after reports emerged that anti-graft clause was dropped before the deal was signed by the Indian ...

New Delhi: A day after the CAG report on the Rafale deal was made public, the French ambassador to India Alexandre Ziegler said that the inter-governmental ...

At a time when the Narendra Modi government is under attack over the Rafale deal, it is emerging that the policy for signing inter-governmental agreements ...

The Centre may table a Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report on the Rafale deal during the upcoming Budget Session of Parliament, sources ...

The French government has only provided a 'Letter of Comfort' signed by its Prime Minister. In case of any breach of agreement, India would have to first settle it ...

India News: The Sena, in an editorial in its mouthpiece 'Saamana' said Modi gave a speech on "patriotism" in Parliament on Thursday and defended the deal.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "silence on Rs. 59000 Cr Rafale deal and reports on the possibility ...

Former defence minister Manohar Parrikar, who stayed back in Delhi when Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Paris and announced a new Rafale deal, ...

India News: The CPI on Tuesday demanded that a white paper be brought out on various issues on the Rafale deal, including matters raised by department ...

Here are images of the eight-page dissent note by three members of the Indian Negotiating Team on the new Rafale deal.

"The entire country knows that Mr Modi stole opportunities of the youth to give Rs 30000 crore to Anil Ambani. No one can suppress the truth about Rafale, it will ...

India News: Continuing its attack on Narendra Modi, Congress on Monday said the PM would have been the "number one accused" in the Rafale deal had the ...

New Delhi: Breaking his silence, the chairman of the Indian Negotiating Team (INT) in the 36 Rafale deal Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Wednesday said three ...

Questions surrounding costs associated with technology transfer, India-specific enhancements and the Eurofighter's offer still remain.

India News: NEW DELHI: Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said any dispute in the execution of the inter-governmental agreement (IGA) with ...

India News: NEW DELHI: Union minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday dubbed Congress president Rahul Gandhi a "failed student" who was envious of PM Modi and ...

BJP said that the Opposition party was “lying on a daily basis on the Rafale deal, in the hope that some allegations would stick”. By Express News *Service* |New ...

Consider this. On February 1, the Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Communications or RCom filed for bankruptcy. For over a year, the company ridden with a debt ...

Rafale fighter jet flew at a lower speed at the Aero India 2019 show that took off in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

The CAG report tabled in Parliament recently tells us that the Indian Air Force wanted the Rafale fighter jets from day one. In fact, it wanted a jet from Dassault ...

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is finalising its report on the Rafale jet fighter deal and is likely to table it in Parliament in the budget session ...

India News: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling him "the master of corruption" and said that ...

Two reports in the 'Business Standard' and 'The Hindu' are a reminder of how journalism needs to be done.

India News: NEW DELHI: Replying to the motion of thanks on the President's address in the Lok Sabha, PM Modi countered the opposition's charge he has ...

As skeletons continue tumble out on the controversial Rafale deal, leaked government documents show that the so-called Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) ...

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave his address to parliament on Thursday, unloading unfettered criticism and insults on the Congress, a large part of his ...

The SC had recently dismissed four petitions seeking a court-monitored probe into alleged irregularities in the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft from France.

Facing opposition onslaught on the Rafale deal, Union defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman has strongly defended the Modi government. She speaks to ...

Arun Shourie said: "Journalism has been reduced to taking opinions from two sides. That's all. Rest have become instrument of government propaganda.

India's rapidly aging fighter jets make it a lucrative potential prize for the likes of Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing Co. While India wants to upgrade its fleet, ...

The number of aircraft purchased and their delivery schedule are the 'most critical issues', the Congress leader said in an interview.

Despite promises of a better deal than the UPA years, many question remain.

Rafale news: The Congress on Tuesday staged a walkout in the Lok Sabha after its demand for a JPC probe into the Rafale deal was rejected by the Speaker.

India News: NEW DELHI: Congress has decided to continue with protests over “Rafale scam”, laying the ground for continued fracas in or outside Parliament ...

After Randeep Surjewala, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi targets PM Modi, politicising Pulwama Terror attack and raking controversy over Rafale deal.

PM Modi took potshots at Rahul Gandhi over the Rafale issue and made a strong pitch for electing a majority government in national interest, as he addressed ...

Combat aircraft flew at low speed at the Aero India 2019 air show at Bengaluru today to pay tribute to a pilot who was killed in a mid-air collision during ...

The Hindu on Monday defended its report on the Rafale deal, which had claimed that the defence ministry in 2015 had objected to.

India News: The Rafale deal had been discussed in detail in the Parliament, debated in the Supreme Court and neither the media nor the comptroller auditor ...

Credibility crisis has engulfed the letter supposedly written by then French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on September 8, 2016, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ...

The letter was written by the then French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on September 8, 2016.

It is said that in India industries may become bankrupt but industrialists as a rule never suffer from bankruptcy. Anil Ambani, by all accounts, will pay up and ...

Joining a rally of the opposition leaders in Delhi on Wednesday, disgruntled BJP lawmaker Shatrughan Sinha took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ...

India News: PUDUCHERRY: The opposition parties have launched false propaganda against the Union government on the Rafale deal, said Union defence ...

In New Delhi, Party State vice-president Vishnuvardhan Reddy, found fault with Naidu for allegedly spending Rs 18 crore (public money) on the Dharma Porata ...

The Supreme Court today (December 14) dismissed all writ petitions demanding a court-monitored CBI probe into the Rafale jet deal. The apex court said it had ...

GOA/NEW DELHI: Goa CM Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday slammed Rahul Gandhi for using a courtesy visit for political purposes by making a false claim on the ...

India's Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), Rajiv Mehrishi, today gave Prime Minister Narendra Modi his biggest win in the ongoing controversy over the.

Claims and counterclaims are flying thick and fast over India's deal to buy 36 Rafale fighter aircraft as the Congress-led opposition is relentlessly raising ...

In the latest development in the controversial Rafale deal, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the government to disclose before it the pricing of the deal.

The Rafale fighter jets deal between India and France has become the most controversial political issue with the Modi-led NDA government under constant ...

The CAG report on the acquisition of Rafale fighter jets from France has zeroed in 11 parameters to prove that the pact inked is 2.86 percent cheaper.

Rafale deal was announced in 2015. The agreement was signed in 2016. The Congress called it a scam in 2017. And, now Congress president Rahul Gandhi ...

India's main opposition party, Indian National Congress, has claimed on several occasions that the Rafale deal is grossly overvalued.

Calling Rafale deal the "largest defence scam that the country has seen", Lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan Saturday hoped the CBI would act on the ...

India News: ​The SC narrated how the UPA's deal for 126 Rafale jets got replaced in 2016 by an inter-government agreement to procure 36 fully-loaded jets.

India in September 2016 inked a direct deal with the French government to purchase 36 new Rafale fighter jets in a 7.87 billion euro deal that is likely to bring ...

Rafale fighter jets meant to be sold to India off the shelf in a "flyaway" condition are cheaper in the new deal signed by the Modi government, the chief executive ...

Big increase in Rafale's price came because a deal bypassing mandated procedures and made in the face of official objections resulted in €1.3 billion ...

As per information accessed by The Caravan, three members of the Indian team that negotiated with French believed the deal contained provisions contrary to ...

Parliament LIVE updates: Addressing his last Lok Sabha speech before the election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a dig at Congress president Rahul ...

Reliance Defence could get just over 3 per cent of the Rs 30,000-crore Dassault Aviation offsets contract, contrary to the impression that it is the biggest ...

NEW DELHI: In the midst of a political firestorm over the Rafale jet deal, the Indian Air Force is quietly making preparations, including readying required ...

NEW DELHI: The €7.87 billion deal to buy Rafale fighter jets from France was cleared by a majority in the negotiating team. However, ET has reliably gathered ...

Defence Procurement Policy of 2016 says that the government cannot decide offset partner for the foreign vendor. But the same policy provides for an indirect ...

In this explainer, we take you through a timeline of the Rafale deal through the years, and shed some light on the many unanswered questions and loopholes ...

The government was left breathing easy on November 14 after the Supreme Court heard a petition on the Rs 59,000 crore deal to buy 36 Rafale jets from France ...

The focus is back on India's Rs 59,000-crore purchase of Rafale fighter jets after a report by the Hindu newspaper said the hurried deal led to India paying 41 ...

The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Centre to provide details of the decision making process in the Rafale deal with France in a sealed cover by October ...

Former French president Francois Hollande's hint of crony capitalism in the Rs 59000 crore Rafale deal sparks a *fresh* political controversy over suggestions that ...

India News: Rafale is a French twin-engine multi-role fighter jet designed and built by Dassault Aviation. The Rafale jets are considered one of the most potent.

Rejecting senior Congress leader AK Antony's accusation, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said that the public-sector Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ...

Senior Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan Sunday said the Rafale deal was the "largest defence scam in India" and urged the Centre to initiate a Joint ...

Gandhi produced an India-France joint statement released during the PMs visit to France when he had signed the deal.

India may have managed to get just a 'letter of comfort' from France on the contract for 36 Rafale fighter jets, but it had secured a €185 million bank guarantee ...

Former French president François Hollande's latest comments about an Indian government deal to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets have sparked calls for an ...

The Centre on Monday submitted price details of the Rafale fighter jets in a sealed envelope to the Supreme Court. Government sources said the Centre has ...

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on October 10 a *fresh* petition against the Rafale deal between India and France.

Congress leader P Chidambaram today requested the Army and Air Force to stay out of the Rafale deal debate. "We are not questioning the Air Force Chief, we ...

France's Thales is confident of creating more than 3,500 high-end jobs in India over the next three years, as it executes $1 billion (Rs 6,850 crore) worth of ...