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Defended Rafale Deal To Stop It Go Bofors Way: Former IAF Chief BS Dhanoa
- Thursday July 30, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Former Chief of Air Staff BS Dhanoa on Wednesday welcomed the arrival of Rafales in India and said he defended the deal to procure the multi-role jets notwithstanding the political controversy to stop it from going the Bofors way.
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"Had Abhinandan Varthaman Been Flying Rafale...": Ex-Air Chief
- Sunday January 5, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Referring to the row over the purchase of Rafale fighter jets, former Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Saturday said that such controversies slow down defence acquisitions, affecting the armed forces' capabilities.
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"Bofors... Er, Rafale": Sharad Yadav's Faux Pas Amuses PM Modi, BJP
- Monday January 21, 2019
- India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
Bihar leader Sharad Yadav repeatedly spoke about the Bofors scandal when he meant to talk about the Rafale controversy, during Mamata Banerjee's opposition unity meet on Saturday. The faux pas ended up gaining more traction when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP picked on it.
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Rafale Deal Is "Father Of Bofors", Says Shiv Sena Lawmaker Sanjay Raut
- Monday October 1, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday described the controversial Rafale deal as the "father of Bofors" and said Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's importance in the country's politics had increased after repeatedly speaking against the deal.
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SS Ahluwalia: Darjeeling MP And An Expert In Parliamentary Matters
- Tuesday July 5, 2016
- People | Indo-Asian News Service
Once a key member of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's "shouting brigade" with Mamata Banerjee during the Bofors controversy and a former Union Minister in the PV Narasimha Rao government, Surendrajeet Singh Ahluwalia is also a linguist.
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Amitabh Bachchan Recalls Bofors Controversy In His Blog
- Thursday March 31, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Actor Amitabh Bachchan said his existence was questioned when he and his family were accused in the Bofors case and it took them 25 painful years to emerge out of the scandal despite their innocence.
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'For 30 Years BJP Lied About My Father': Rahul Gandhi on Bofors Controversy
- Thursday August 13, 2015
- India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
In a sharp response to Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj's barbs in Parliament referencing the Bofors controversy, Rahul Gandhi said today: "For 30 years the BJP has lied about my father."
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Sushma Swaraj Attacks the Gandhis, Congress: Top 5 Quotes
- Wednesday August 12, 2015
- Cheat Sheet | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
Union Minister Sushma Swaraj's fiery defense in Parliament on the Lalit Modi controversy in Parliament today included a litany of counter-allegations.
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Amitabh Bachchan Recalls 'Tough Times' During Aaj Ka Arjun Shoot
- Tuesday August 11, 2015
- Entertainment | Press Trust of India
"The Bofors controversy, which was falsely and maliciously accusing my family and me was at its prime. We had moved courts in London. The film was under its making during those days, and much like several other projects that I was involved in, was under severe criticism," wrote Mr Bachchan
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Congress Backs President's Reported Comments on Bofors Issue
- Friday May 29, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
Congress today backed the reported controversial remarks of President Pranab Mukherjee on Bofors issue to a Swedish daily and said allegations of kickbacks were levelled by opposition parties to defame the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
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President's Remarks on Bofors Case Not Relevant to Sweden Visit: External Affairs Ministry
- Thursday May 28, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
The reported controversial remarks of President Pranab Mukherjee on Bofors issue to a Swedish daily have no bearing on his upcoming tour of Sweden, the first State visit, External Affairs Ministry said in New Delhi today.
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India Asked For President's Bofors Remarks to Not Be Reported, Claims Paper
- Thursday May 28, 2015
- India News | Nidhi Razdan
India has objected to a Swedish newspaper printing the comments of President Pranab Mukherjee on the Bofors controversy centred on whether politicians took kickbacks in exchange for buying artillery guns made in Switzerland.
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'Bofors Not a Scandal, There was Media Trial,' President Pranab Mukherjee Tells Swedish Newspaper
- Tuesday May 26, 2015
- India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
In an interview that could ignite a political controversy, President Pranab Mukherjee has told a Swedish daily that it is yet to be established that the Bofors gun deal was a scandal.
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Hold the PM, Sonia Gandhi accountable in VVIP chopper scam, says BJP: Highlights
- Wednesday February 13, 2013
- India News | NDTV.com
Ten days before the Budget session of Parliament begins, the opposition has been handed a new controversy to attack the Congress-led UPA government with and the BJP has quickly termed the Italian chopper deal now under a cloud as the "second Bofors scam".
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VVIP chopper deal: Another Bofors scam in the making, says BJP; Govt says no
- Wednesday February 13, 2013
- India News | Edited by Janaki Fernandes
Ten days before the Budget session of Parliament begins, the opposition has been handed a new controversy to attack the Congress-led UPA government with and the BJP has quickly termed the Italian chopper deal now under a cloud as the "second Bofors scam".
- www.ndtv.com
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Defended Rafale Deal To Stop It Go Bofors Way: Former IAF Chief BS Dhanoa
- Thursday July 30, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Former Chief of Air Staff BS Dhanoa on Wednesday welcomed the arrival of Rafales in India and said he defended the deal to procure the multi-role jets notwithstanding the political controversy to stop it from going the Bofors way.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Had Abhinandan Varthaman Been Flying Rafale...": Ex-Air Chief
- Sunday January 5, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Referring to the row over the purchase of Rafale fighter jets, former Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Saturday said that such controversies slow down defence acquisitions, affecting the armed forces' capabilities.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Bofors... Er, Rafale": Sharad Yadav's Faux Pas Amuses PM Modi, BJP
- Monday January 21, 2019
- India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
Bihar leader Sharad Yadav repeatedly spoke about the Bofors scandal when he meant to talk about the Rafale controversy, during Mamata Banerjee's opposition unity meet on Saturday. The faux pas ended up gaining more traction when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP picked on it.
- www.ndtv.com
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Rafale Deal Is "Father Of Bofors", Says Shiv Sena Lawmaker Sanjay Raut
- Monday October 1, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday described the controversial Rafale deal as the "father of Bofors" and said Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's importance in the country's politics had increased after repeatedly speaking against the deal.
- www.ndtv.com
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SS Ahluwalia: Darjeeling MP And An Expert In Parliamentary Matters
- Tuesday July 5, 2016
- People | Indo-Asian News Service
Once a key member of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's "shouting brigade" with Mamata Banerjee during the Bofors controversy and a former Union Minister in the PV Narasimha Rao government, Surendrajeet Singh Ahluwalia is also a linguist.
- www.ndtv.com
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Amitabh Bachchan Recalls Bofors Controversy In His Blog
- Thursday March 31, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Actor Amitabh Bachchan said his existence was questioned when he and his family were accused in the Bofors case and it took them 25 painful years to emerge out of the scandal despite their innocence.
- www.ndtv.com
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'For 30 Years BJP Lied About My Father': Rahul Gandhi on Bofors Controversy
- Thursday August 13, 2015
- India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
In a sharp response to Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj's barbs in Parliament referencing the Bofors controversy, Rahul Gandhi said today: "For 30 years the BJP has lied about my father."
- www.ndtv.com
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Sushma Swaraj Attacks the Gandhis, Congress: Top 5 Quotes
- Wednesday August 12, 2015
- Cheat Sheet | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
Union Minister Sushma Swaraj's fiery defense in Parliament on the Lalit Modi controversy in Parliament today included a litany of counter-allegations.
- www.ndtv.com
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Amitabh Bachchan Recalls 'Tough Times' During Aaj Ka Arjun Shoot
- Tuesday August 11, 2015
- Entertainment | Press Trust of India
"The Bofors controversy, which was falsely and maliciously accusing my family and me was at its prime. We had moved courts in London. The film was under its making during those days, and much like several other projects that I was involved in, was under severe criticism," wrote Mr Bachchan
- www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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Congress Backs President's Reported Comments on Bofors Issue
- Friday May 29, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
Congress today backed the reported controversial remarks of President Pranab Mukherjee on Bofors issue to a Swedish daily and said allegations of kickbacks were levelled by opposition parties to defame the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
- www.ndtv.com
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President's Remarks on Bofors Case Not Relevant to Sweden Visit: External Affairs Ministry
- Thursday May 28, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
The reported controversial remarks of President Pranab Mukherjee on Bofors issue to a Swedish daily have no bearing on his upcoming tour of Sweden, the first State visit, External Affairs Ministry said in New Delhi today.
- www.ndtv.com
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India Asked For President's Bofors Remarks to Not Be Reported, Claims Paper
- Thursday May 28, 2015
- India News | Nidhi Razdan
India has objected to a Swedish newspaper printing the comments of President Pranab Mukherjee on the Bofors controversy centred on whether politicians took kickbacks in exchange for buying artillery guns made in Switzerland.
- www.ndtv.com
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'Bofors Not a Scandal, There was Media Trial,' President Pranab Mukherjee Tells Swedish Newspaper
- Tuesday May 26, 2015
- India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
In an interview that could ignite a political controversy, President Pranab Mukherjee has told a Swedish daily that it is yet to be established that the Bofors gun deal was a scandal.
- www.ndtv.com
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Hold the PM, Sonia Gandhi accountable in VVIP chopper scam, says BJP: Highlights
- Wednesday February 13, 2013
- India News | NDTV.com
Ten days before the Budget session of Parliament begins, the opposition has been handed a new controversy to attack the Congress-led UPA government with and the BJP has quickly termed the Italian chopper deal now under a cloud as the "second Bofors scam".
- www.ndtv.com
-
VVIP chopper deal: Another Bofors scam in the making, says BJP; Govt says no
- Wednesday February 13, 2013
- India News | Edited by Janaki Fernandes
Ten days before the Budget session of Parliament begins, the opposition has been handed a new controversy to attack the Congress-led UPA government with and the BJP has quickly termed the Italian chopper deal now under a cloud as the "second Bofors scam".
- www.ndtv.com