CPI(M) demands enquiry into Rafale fighter jet dealAccording to Mediapart, its report was based on an investigation by the country's anti-corruption agency Agence Francaise Anticorruption (A...
06 Apr, 2021, 04.58 PM IST
French report claims payment of 1.1 million euros in Rafale deal: Congress seeks probe; BJP rejects it as 'completely baseless'Referring to the report by Mediapart, a French online journal, Chief Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala claimed that the report has pr...
06 Apr, 2021, 03.43 PM IST
French Defence Minister Florence Parly to visit India for Rafale induction ceremonyDuring her visit, Parly will also pay floral tribute to India's valiant soldiers at the National War Memorial in Delhi, according to the st...
09 Sep, 2020, 02.20 PM IST
HAL back on Rafale Radar, talks on for making jets in IndiaFrench aircraft manufacturer Dassault and state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited have worked most recently on $2.1 b deal to upgrade IAF...
18 Feb, 2020, 02.45 PM IST
France may offer 36 more Rafale aircraft to IndiaTalks on proposed deal may be held when PM Modi & President Macron meet today.
22 Aug, 2019, 08.59 AM IST
Tax concession by France to Anil Ambani' firm is 'Modi kripa', says Congress in fresh salvo over Rafale"This is called zero sum choices, startling tax concession and Modi 'kripa' (blessings)," Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala sa...
13 Apr, 2019, 07.34 PM IST
'4 India-specific add-ons not needed': CAG on RafaleThe auditor found that four of the Indian specific enhancements were not needed at all because in the technical evaluation of 2010, the IAF...
14 Feb, 2019, 10.53 AM IST
CAG report on Rafale raises concerns on Letter of Comfort over sovereign guaranteeThe 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, 03.34 PM IST
Rafale deal unravelling faster than govt thought: CongressSenior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram said the Rafale deal is unravelling faster than the government thought.
11 Feb, 2019, 11.40 AM IST
Absolutely wrong to say Modi government has taken away from HAL: Sitharaman"First of all, I have no official record on who is the offset partner for Rafale deal. And that’s not a flaw. They have time to tell us whe...
28 Jan, 2019, 12.14 PM IST
Over 50% of Rs 59,000 crore Rafale price already paid amid political slugfestThe IAF will get delivery of the first four jets in France in Sept this year, which will be followed by training of the "main" induction te...
20 Jan, 2019, 10.28 AM IST
Rafale deal: Rahul Gandhi seeks probe against PM Modi for corruption, weakening national securityGandhi cited a media report on Swedish Telecom major Ericsson filing a contempt plea in the Supreme Court against Reliance Communications c...
04 Jan, 2019, 01.49 PM IST
'Modi's Operandi' for defence contracts - be a defaulter of Rs 45,000 cr: Rahul GandhiOpposition led by the Congress has been accusing the government of benefitting Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence from the Rafale deal.
03 Oct, 2018, 05.06 PM IST
Reliance Entertainment denies financing Julie Gayet filmIn a statement, Reliance Entertainment said it has not signed any agreement with Gayet or her company, Rouge International.
26 Sep, 2018, 07.33 PM IST
Indian team to visit France to review Rafale jet productionDefence sources also said the first Rafale fighter is expected to come to India a few months earlier than the scheduled date in 2019.
14 Jul, 2018, 08.38 PM IST
French have marginally reduced Rafale price: SourcesSources said the price for 36 Rafales, as per the UPA tender, keeping the cost escalation and dollar rate in view, comes to over over Rs 66...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.31 PM IST
I am a tough negotiator, let me save money: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Rafale dealHowever, the minister said the budget for next fiscal takes into account the Rafale deal for which "adequate money" has been kept aside.
11 Jul, 2018, 01.51 PM IST