Hal And Rafale Deal

Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh Wednesday raised questions over the "capability and condition" of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) amid the Congress' claim that the Modi government denied the defence PSU an offset contract in the Rafale deal.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and senior party leader Randeep Surjewala have accused Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of lying about procurement orders for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL. The defence manufacturer, Mr Surjewala said, has not received a single order and had to take a loan to pay the salaries of its employees. Mr Gandhi said Ms...

State-run plane-maker HAL is not contending to be an offset partner of any original equipment manufacturer, but would like to be a "total technology transfer partner" for production of aircraft, its chairman and managing director R Madhavan said today.

Against the backdrop of Congress President Rahul Gandhi's interaction with present and past employees of HAL on the Rafale deal yesterday, the state-run aerospace company regretted 'politicisation' of its employees and termed it as a fad and regrettable development that would be detrimental to national security and the organisation.

Rahul Gandhi has apologised to the employees of the state-run defence company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL "on the government's behalf" for doubting their capabilities. The Congress chief, who met employee representatives in Bengaluru today to talk about the controversial Rafale fighter jets deal, said that establishments like HAL are the t...

Rahul Gandhi met employees of state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL today, amid allegations and counter-allegations over the Rafale fighter jet deal and its offset clause.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi will visit Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) in Bengluru today and interact with some working and retired employees of the state-run aerospace and defence company in the context of the defence behemoth not getting offset contract from the Rafale fighter deal.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi would interact with some working and retired employees of the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) in Bengluru on Saturday in the context of the defence behemoth not getting offset contract from the Rafale fighter deal, a party official said on Friday.

In the midst of a raging controversy over Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL not getting the offset contract in the Rafale deal, Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Wednesday said the state of relations between the air force and the public sector firm was not meant for public consumption but felt that the company lagged in meeting some...

In the middle of a massive row over the Rafale fighter jet deal, Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa said today that it was a "very good package" for India and the jets would be a "game-changer".

Undeterred by the criticism and even a sedition case, Congress's digital communications chief Divya Spandana on Thursday tweeted yet another attack targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the controversial Rafale fighter jet deal. At the heart of it - a still from the just-released trailer of Aamir Khan-starrer Diwali blockbuster 'Thugs of Hind...

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today called the government's flagship Skill India programme as "Kill India" and alleged that Rs 30,000 crore was "stolen" from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL in the Rafale deal and given to a man with "no skills" to make an aircraft.

Rahul Gandhi has given an emotional twist to the Congress's continuing attack on the ruling BJP over the controversial Rafale jet deal. In his latest tweet, the Congress chief sympathised with soldiers and those who worked for the state-run defence manufacturer which was allegedly ignored to favour a rookie firm, and promised justice in the alleged...

Dassault, one of the world's most established and experienced defence manufacturers, picked Anil Ambani's debt-ridden firm as a partner in India, "because it was registered with the MCA (Ministry of Corporate Affairs) and had land in Nagpur which provided access to the runway," said top sources at the French firm, speaking to NDTV on the condition ...

A video tweeted by Congress has raised fresh question over the Rafale deal, which has been at the centre of a huge controversy. The video shows Chairman of Dassault -- the company that manufacturers the Rafale fighter -- saying the company's deal with Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) to manufacture 108 Rafales in India was almost done, just two weeks be...

Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh Wednesday raised questions over the "capability and condition" of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) amid the Congress' claim that the Modi government denied the defence PSU an offset contract in the Rafale deal.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and senior party leader Randeep Surjewala have accused Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of lying about procurement orders for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL. The defence manufacturer, Mr Surjewala said, has not received a single order and had to take a loan to pay the salaries of its employees. Mr Gandhi said Ms...

State-run plane-maker HAL is not contending to be an offset partner of any original equipment manufacturer, but would like to be a "total technology transfer partner" for production of aircraft, its chairman and managing director R Madhavan said today.

Against the backdrop of Congress President Rahul Gandhi's interaction with present and past employees of HAL on the Rafale deal yesterday, the state-run aerospace company regretted 'politicisation' of its employees and termed it as a fad and regrettable development that would be detrimental to national security and the organisation.

Rahul Gandhi has apologised to the employees of the state-run defence company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL "on the government's behalf" for doubting their capabilities. The Congress chief, who met employee representatives in Bengaluru today to talk about the controversial Rafale fighter jets deal, said that establishments like HAL are the t...

Rahul Gandhi met employees of state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL today, amid allegations and counter-allegations over the Rafale fighter jet deal and its offset clause.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi will visit Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) in Bengluru today and interact with some working and retired employees of the state-run aerospace and defence company in the context of the defence behemoth not getting offset contract from the Rafale fighter deal.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi would interact with some working and retired employees of the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) in Bengluru on Saturday in the context of the defence behemoth not getting offset contract from the Rafale fighter deal, a party official said on Friday.

In the midst of a raging controversy over Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL not getting the offset contract in the Rafale deal, Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Wednesday said the state of relations between the air force and the public sector firm was not meant for public consumption but felt that the company lagged in meeting some...

In the middle of a massive row over the Rafale fighter jet deal, Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa said today that it was a "very good package" for India and the jets would be a "game-changer".

Undeterred by the criticism and even a sedition case, Congress's digital communications chief Divya Spandana on Thursday tweeted yet another attack targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the controversial Rafale fighter jet deal. At the heart of it - a still from the just-released trailer of Aamir Khan-starrer Diwali blockbuster 'Thugs of Hind...

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today called the government's flagship Skill India programme as "Kill India" and alleged that Rs 30,000 crore was "stolen" from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL in the Rafale deal and given to a man with "no skills" to make an aircraft.

Rahul Gandhi has given an emotional twist to the Congress's continuing attack on the ruling BJP over the controversial Rafale jet deal. In his latest tweet, the Congress chief sympathised with soldiers and those who worked for the state-run defence manufacturer which was allegedly ignored to favour a rookie firm, and promised justice in the alleged...

Dassault, one of the world's most established and experienced defence manufacturers, picked Anil Ambani's debt-ridden firm as a partner in India, "because it was registered with the MCA (Ministry of Corporate Affairs) and had land in Nagpur which provided access to the runway," said top sources at the French firm, speaking to NDTV on the condition ...

A video tweeted by Congress has raised fresh question over the Rafale deal, which has been at the centre of a huge controversy. The video shows Chairman of Dassault -- the company that manufacturers the Rafale fighter -- saying the company's deal with Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) to manufacture 108 Rafales in India was almost done, just two weeks be...