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"Had Abhinandan Varthaman Been Flying Rafale...": Ex-Air Chief
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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Shield CBI From Political Obstruction On Bofors Cases: Parliament Panel Draft Report
After studying the Bofors deal for almost 27 years, a Parliamentary panel today pressed the need for a legislative review to shield the CBI from political obstruction in cases related to the Howitzer gun purchase and urged the agency to investigate the matter without "fear or favour".
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27 Years After Bofors, Report May Be Finalised This Budget Session
A parliamentary panel looking into the Bofors gun deal for almost 27 years is likely to finalise its report on the issue in the current Budget Session, members said.
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Come Clean On Bofors: BJP To Congress After Fairfax Investigator's claims
Almost three decades after the 64-crore Bofors scam hit headlines, an independent investigator's claims have created a buzz around the case. The Central Bureau of Investigation or the CBI today took note of his claims that the then Congress government headed by Rajiv Gandhi did not want the details of the pay-offs for the gun deal to come out.
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Bofors Case: Supreme Court Likely To Hear Plea Tomorrow
The Supreme Court is likely to hear tomorrow the politically sensitive Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case, amidst recent media reports suggesting a financial quid pro quo for the Rs 1,437 crore Howitzer gun deal in 1986.
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Plea For Early Hearing Of Bofors Case Filed In Supreme Court
An application has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking early hearing of the politically-sensitive Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case after a fresh media report suggesting a financial quid pro quo for the Rs 1,437 crore Howitzer gun deal in 1986.
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Reopen Bofors Arms Case, It Reflected Criminality, CBI Told By Lawmakers
The Bofors arms case involving allegations of kickbacks to then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and other top officials should be reopened and the CBI should ask for the government's permission to go to the Supreme Court for it, a group of MPs said at a meeting yesterday.
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Parliament Panel Members Want CBI To 'Reopen' Bofors Case
A majority of the members of a parliamentary committee today asked the CBI to move the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court's 2005 order quashing proceedings in the Bofors case, two lawmakers on the panel said.
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3 Decades After Bofors, Indian Army Gets First Artillery Guns From US
For the first time in three decades, the Indian Army received two new artillery guns today. The M-777 ultra-light howitzer guns are part of Indias 145-gun order from the US for 700 million dollars.
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India Inks Rs 5,000 Crore Deal With US For 145 Artillery Guns
Breaking the Bofors jinx, India and the US today inked a nearly Rs 5,000 crore deal for 145 M777 ultra-light howitzers, which will be mostly deployed near the borders with China.
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India, US Likely To Seal Deal Worth Rs 5,000 Crore For 145 Ultra-Light Howitzers
India and the US are likely to sign an agreement for the purchase of 145 American Ultra-Light Howitzers, worth about Rs 5,000 crore, this fiscal, the first deal for artillery guns since the Bofors scandal in 1980s.
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'Bofors Not a Scandal, There was Media Trial,' President Pranab Mukherjee Tells Swedish Newspaper
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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A Hurdle for 'Make in India' Push in Defence: Why Air Force Plane Deal Was Put on Hold
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is eager to "Make in India", but the private sector doesn't appear to be quite ready for it. So while Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar announced another big push today - clearing a proposal to acquire 814 artillery guns at a cost of Rs 15,750 crore - the decision on the joint bid by Tata Sons and Airbus to replace IAF'...
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Bofors scam: Amitabh, Jaya Bachchan react to whistle-blower's revelations
Bofors scam: The Swedish whistle-blower in the Bofors case has said that Amitabh Bachchan was falsely implicated in the case and that though there is no evidence that Rajiv Gandhi had been bribed in the guns deal, the former prime minister "watched the massive cover-up" in India and Sweden and "did nothing."
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Former Swedish police chief says he was Bofors 'Deep Throat'
Nearly 25 years after the Bofors scam rocked both India and Sweden, the Swedish whistleblower who had blown the lid off the illegal payoffs case has revealed his identity.
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"Had Abhinandan Varthaman Been Flying Rafale...": Ex-Air Chief
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.
-
Shield CBI From Political Obstruction On Bofors Cases: Parliament Panel Draft Report
After studying the Bofors deal for almost 27 years, a Parliamentary panel today pressed the need for a legislative review to shield the CBI from political obstruction in cases related to the Howitzer gun purchase and urged the agency to investigate the matter without "fear or favour".
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27 Years After Bofors, Report May Be Finalised This Budget Session
A parliamentary panel looking into the Bofors gun deal for almost 27 years is likely to finalise its report on the issue in the current Budget Session, members said.
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Come Clean On Bofors: BJP To Congress After Fairfax Investigator's claims
Almost three decades after the 64-crore Bofors scam hit headlines, an independent investigator's claims have created a buzz around the case. The Central Bureau of Investigation or the CBI today took note of his claims that the then Congress government headed by Rajiv Gandhi did not want the details of the pay-offs for the gun deal to come out.
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Bofors Case: Supreme Court Likely To Hear Plea Tomorrow
The Supreme Court is likely to hear tomorrow the politically sensitive Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case, amidst recent media reports suggesting a financial quid pro quo for the Rs 1,437 crore Howitzer gun deal in 1986.
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Plea For Early Hearing Of Bofors Case Filed In Supreme Court
An application has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking early hearing of the politically-sensitive Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case after a fresh media report suggesting a financial quid pro quo for the Rs 1,437 crore Howitzer gun deal in 1986.
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Reopen Bofors Arms Case, It Reflected Criminality, CBI Told By Lawmakers
The Bofors arms case involving allegations of kickbacks to then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and other top officials should be reopened and the CBI should ask for the government's permission to go to the Supreme Court for it, a group of MPs said at a meeting yesterday.
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Parliament Panel Members Want CBI To 'Reopen' Bofors Case
A majority of the members of a parliamentary committee today asked the CBI to move the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court's 2005 order quashing proceedings in the Bofors case, two lawmakers on the panel said.
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3 Decades After Bofors, Indian Army Gets First Artillery Guns From US
For the first time in three decades, the Indian Army received two new artillery guns today. The M-777 ultra-light howitzer guns are part of Indias 145-gun order from the US for 700 million dollars.
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India Inks Rs 5,000 Crore Deal With US For 145 Artillery Guns
Breaking the Bofors jinx, India and the US today inked a nearly Rs 5,000 crore deal for 145 M777 ultra-light howitzers, which will be mostly deployed near the borders with China.
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India, US Likely To Seal Deal Worth Rs 5,000 Crore For 145 Ultra-Light Howitzers
India and the US are likely to sign an agreement for the purchase of 145 American Ultra-Light Howitzers, worth about Rs 5,000 crore, this fiscal, the first deal for artillery guns since the Bofors scandal in 1980s.
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'Bofors Not a Scandal, There was Media Trial,' President Pranab Mukherjee Tells Swedish Newspaper
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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A Hurdle for 'Make in India' Push in Defence: Why Air Force Plane Deal Was Put on Hold
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is eager to "Make in India", but the private sector doesn't appear to be quite ready for it. So while Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar announced another big push today - clearing a proposal to acquire 814 artillery guns at a cost of Rs 15,750 crore - the decision on the joint bid by Tata Sons and Airbus to replace IAF'...
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Bofors scam: Amitabh, Jaya Bachchan react to whistle-blower's revelations
Bofors scam: The Swedish whistle-blower in the Bofors case has said that Amitabh Bachchan was falsely implicated in the case and that though there is no evidence that Rajiv Gandhi had been bribed in the guns deal, the former prime minister "watched the massive cover-up" in India and Sweden and "did nothing."
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Former Swedish police chief says he was Bofors 'Deep Throat'
Nearly 25 years after the Bofors scam rocked both India and Sweden, the Swedish whistleblower who had blown the lid off the illegal payoffs case has revealed his identity.
