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If the arbitration award goes in favour of India and Dassault Aviation, the makers of the Rafale jet, fails to honour it, India will have to exhaust all available legal remedies. (File Photo)

CAG report on Rafale raises concerns on Letter of Comfort over sovereign guarantee

The report, tabled in Parliament on Wednesday, noted that the 2007 UPA deal included a 15 per cent bank guarantee against advance payments.

13 Feb 2019 5:05 PM

He claimed that institutions such as the Election Commission and the Supreme Court were being attacked. (Photo: File)

Cong defeating BJP in ideological fight, Modi's bluster gone over Rafale: Rahul

There is only one party that speaks for entire country, Rahul said, adding that other party speaks for part of Indian society.

13 Feb 2019 4:05 PM

Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, 'even after the Supreme Court's verdict on the matter, Rahul is lying. This shows he has no credibility. (Photo: File)

Rahul deserves tag of 'mahajhoota', has no shame: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

The statement came on Wednesday while targeting Congress president Rahul Gandhi over Rafale deal row.

13 Feb 2019 3:14 PM

The Congress leaders were seen carrying paper planes and posters, alleging scam in the multi-crore fighter jet deal. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

PM's defence on pricing of Rafale deal 'demolished': Rahul Gandhi

Rahul's attack came after a report in The Hindu which claimed that the Rafale deal was not on 'better terms' than the UPA-era offer.

13 Feb 2019 2:41 PM

Bhaduria told ANI that the observations by the three members were part of the deliberations of the INT and could not be viewed as a 'dissent note' as stated in a newspaper report on Wednesday. (Photo: ANI)

Negotiating team Chairman of Rafale rejects claims of dissent note in contract report

This is first time that Bhadauria has spoken out on the terms of Rafale since Cong and other Oppn parties have started raising questions.

13 Feb 2019 2:31 PM

Jaitley 'It cannot be that the Supreme Court is wrong, the CAG is wrong and only the dynast is right. Satyameva Jayate" – the truth shall prevail.' (Photo: ANI)

Lies of Congress exposed by CAG report on Rafale: Arun Jaitley

The CAG report on Rafale said that deal negotiated by NDA was 2.86 per cent cheaper than what was negotiated by UPA.

13 Feb 2019 1:51 PM

The Centre has repeatedly denied allegations by the opposition party in the Rafale issue. (Representational Image)

PM's Rafale deal 2.8 pc cheaper than what UPA negotiated: CAG report

The delivery schedule of the first 18 Rafale aircraft is better than the one proposed in the 126 aircraft deal, by five months.

13 Feb 2019 12:05 PM

However, Reliance, Dassault and the government have denied the allegations. (Photo: AP)

PM Modi's Rafale deal ‘costlier, slower on delivery’: report

The report by The Hindu newspaper on Rafale deal cites a dissent note signed by 3 domain experts on Indian Negotiating Team.

13 Feb 2019 11:26 AM

Denied JPC, Congress storms out of Lok Sabha

Party leaders rush to Well of House after Speaker refuses to let Kharge speak.

13 Feb 2019 3:06 AM

Ambani's knowledge of a defence deal under preparation, which even the then defence minister had said he was not aware of, is in violation of the Official Secrets Act, Gandhi alleged at a press conference, and said this 'puts Modi in jail'. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

PM acted as Anil's middleman in Rafale, committed 'treason': Rahul

Rahul rejected Comptroller and Auditor General report on Rafale deal, and dubbed it 'Chowkidar Auditor General' report.

12 Feb 2019 1:07 PM

Experience has made Indians too cynical to accept at face value the official plea that the confidentiality clause in the Rafale agreement bars the buyer and the seller from talking about the pricing and forbids the government to reveal details about defence deals. (Representational image)

The Rafale effect: Make PMO’s primacy official?

French industry may enjoy that freedom but no defence company in India has any existence outside the realm of official sanction and patronage.

12 Feb 2019 12:00 AM

'I stand with the people of Andhra Pradesh. What kind of a Prime Minister is he? He did not fulfil the commitment made to the people of Andhra Pradesh. Modi tells a lie wherever he goes. He has got no credibility left,' Rahul said. (Photo: ANI)

PM facilitates loot, removed anti-corruption clause from Rafale: Rahul

Rahul, who attended Andhra CM N Chandrababu Naidu's day-long hunger strike against central govt, said that PM has got no credibility left.

11 Feb 2019 12:11 PM

'No sovereign guarantee, no bank guarantee, no escrow account, yet a huge amount was paid as advance,' Chidambaram alleged. (Photo: File)

Rafale deal unravelling faster than Government thought: Congress

The Congress has been alleging irregularities in the Rafale deal but the government has vehemently rejected all allegations.

11 Feb 2019 11:36 AM

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Photo: PTI)

Fresh revelations on Rafale need answers

The PMO has no experts of the kind needed to select an advanced combat aircraft.

11 Feb 2019 12:00 AM

Irani said, 'Rahul Gandhi says that if you (IAF pilots) die on duty, he would give money. Leave aside politics; if you look at it from a humanitarian angle, it indicates his mindset.' ((Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Rahul Gandhi's remark on fighter pilots reveals his mindset: Smriti Irani

Irani was responding to Gandhi's comments that Rs. 30,000 crore could be given to families of Air Force pilots.

10 Feb 2019 4:51 PM

Without naming anyone, the Shiv Sena said that Modi was expected to answer if the deal was finalised to strengthen the Air Force or a financially-troubled industrialist. (Representational Image)

PM should answer if Rafale deal meant to strengthen IAF or not: Shiv Sena

The Sena, in an editorial in its mouthpiece 'Saamana' said Modi gave a speech on 'patriotism' in Parl on Thursday and defended the deal.

09 Feb 2019 12:13 PM

'This time BJP govt cannot get away with manipulating factual information regarding the negotiations for their benefit,' he further added in another tweet. (Photo: ANI)

Chandrababu Naidu lashes out at PM Modi on Rafale, demands independent probe

Chandrababu Naidu wrote a series of tweets lashing out at the Prime Minister.

09 Feb 2019 11:59 AM

Rafale storm: Nirmala Sitharaman says Opposition flogging ‘dead horse’

The minister questioned whether “doubts” were being deliberately created in public minds because of some “corporate warfare”.

09 Feb 2019 2:22 AM

She added: 'From RBI to CBI, why is everybody saying bye-bye to him (Prime Minister Modi)?' (Photo: ANI)

Mamata Banerjee hits back at PM Modi, calls him 'mad-dy babu'

Mamata said, 'During the election, he (Prime Minister Modi) becomes 'Chaiwalla' after election he becomes 'Rafale walla'.

08 Feb 2019 7:06 PM

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Friday mocked the Modi government for announcing support of Rs 6,000 per year to small and marginal farmers when it allegedly wrote off Rs 3.5 lakh crore loans of 15 big industrialists. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Modi govt wrote off 3.5 lakh crore debt of industrialists: Rahul Gandhi

The Congress chief reiterated that the PMO was directly involved in conducting negotiations with the French side on the Rafale deal.

08 Feb 2019 6:35 PM

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