Rafale Issue

The Congress will seek to corner the government on the issues of Covid mismanagement, border disputes with China, farmers' agitation, the Rafale deal and fuel prices in the upcoming session of Parliament.

As it prepares to induct a second batch of Rafale jets, the Indian Air Force has sent a team of officials to France to oversee the logistical issues and review the training of a hand-picked group of pilots at the Saint-Dizier air base there, officials said today.

The Congress workers engaged in a scuffle with the police on Saturday during a counter rally against BJP demonstration outside their party headquarters in Kolkata on the Rafale issue, police said.

Congress's Rahul Gandhi targeted the government today over the WhatsApp breach of privacy issue, which unleashed a political storm this morning. By the evening, as the Centre said it has sought an explanation from the social media giant, Mr Gandhi - who is currently abroad on a "meditational trip", tweeted a jibe, citing the Rafale fighter jet dea...

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who is campaigning in Maharashtra for this month's assembly election, invoked the Rafale jet deal to attack the BJP, claiming there is some "guilt" in the minds of the party leaders due to a "mistake" they have made in the deal.

Union minister Rajnath Singh's "Shastra puja" in front of the first Rafale fighter jet handed over by France on Tuesday, has generated a debate. While the Congress has slammed it as "tamasha"(drama) and "superstition", Mr Singh's cabinet colleague and BJP chief Amit Shah has lashed out, questioning the Congress's choice of issues to criticise the B...

Upon reopening on July 1 after a six-week summer vacation, the Supreme Court will deal with very sensitive issues, including the Ayodhya land dispute, review petitions in the Rafale case and the contempt case against Rahul Gandhi for wrongly attributing his "chowkidar chor hai" slogan to the top court.

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that there was no question of either registration of an FIR or investigation by CBI in the Rafale fighter jets deal as the top court had already concluded that there was no reason for intervention by it on the "sensitive issue".

Superme Court lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan on Thursday told the top court that its judgement in the Rafale deal issue should be recalled and reviewed since it was obtained by the government through "multiple falsehoods and suppression of material" and relevant information.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today reiterated his challenge for a debate with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over what he called "fundamental issues" like jobs, economy and agriculture, two days before the country vote in the fifth phase of the national election. He also took a swipe at the BJP on the release of Pakistan-based terrorist Masood Azhar b...

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, accused of being in contempt of court with his comments on the Rafale fighter jet deal, has reiterated his regret for suggesting that the Supreme Court had endorsed his sharpest political attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi this election season. The 48-year-old leader on Monday filed his reply in the Supreme Court on...

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today turned up the heat on the government over the Rafale issue, saying there is "enough evidence" to prosecute Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the matter. The government told the Supreme Court today that crucial documents linked to the deal was stolen. Mr Gandhi alleged that it was a case of "obvious cover-up".

The Congress on Monday said the Rafale deal is "unravelling" faster than the government thought, with issues such as "parallel negotiations" by the PMO and changes in the standard defence procurement procedure coming to the fore.

The Shiv Sena on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should answer whether the Rafale deal was meant to strengthen the Air Force or a financially-troubled industrialist.

Under attack for allegedly extracting political mileage from a courtesy visit to Manohar Parrikar, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today issued a long and detailed denial.

The Congress will seek to corner the government on the issues of Covid mismanagement, border disputes with China, farmers' agitation, the Rafale deal and fuel prices in the upcoming session of Parliament.

As it prepares to induct a second batch of Rafale jets, the Indian Air Force has sent a team of officials to France to oversee the logistical issues and review the training of a hand-picked group of pilots at the Saint-Dizier air base there, officials said today.

The Congress workers engaged in a scuffle with the police on Saturday during a counter rally against BJP demonstration outside their party headquarters in Kolkata on the Rafale issue, police said.

Congress's Rahul Gandhi targeted the government today over the WhatsApp breach of privacy issue, which unleashed a political storm this morning. By the evening, as the Centre said it has sought an explanation from the social media giant, Mr Gandhi - who is currently abroad on a "meditational trip", tweeted a jibe, citing the Rafale fighter jet dea...

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who is campaigning in Maharashtra for this month's assembly election, invoked the Rafale jet deal to attack the BJP, claiming there is some "guilt" in the minds of the party leaders due to a "mistake" they have made in the deal.

Union minister Rajnath Singh's "Shastra puja" in front of the first Rafale fighter jet handed over by France on Tuesday, has generated a debate. While the Congress has slammed it as "tamasha"(drama) and "superstition", Mr Singh's cabinet colleague and BJP chief Amit Shah has lashed out, questioning the Congress's choice of issues to criticise the B...

Upon reopening on July 1 after a six-week summer vacation, the Supreme Court will deal with very sensitive issues, including the Ayodhya land dispute, review petitions in the Rafale case and the contempt case against Rahul Gandhi for wrongly attributing his "chowkidar chor hai" slogan to the top court.

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that there was no question of either registration of an FIR or investigation by CBI in the Rafale fighter jets deal as the top court had already concluded that there was no reason for intervention by it on the "sensitive issue".

Superme Court lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan on Thursday told the top court that its judgement in the Rafale deal issue should be recalled and reviewed since it was obtained by the government through "multiple falsehoods and suppression of material" and relevant information.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today reiterated his challenge for a debate with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over what he called "fundamental issues" like jobs, economy and agriculture, two days before the country vote in the fifth phase of the national election. He also took a swipe at the BJP on the release of Pakistan-based terrorist Masood Azhar b...

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, accused of being in contempt of court with his comments on the Rafale fighter jet deal, has reiterated his regret for suggesting that the Supreme Court had endorsed his sharpest political attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi this election season. The 48-year-old leader on Monday filed his reply in the Supreme Court on...

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today turned up the heat on the government over the Rafale issue, saying there is "enough evidence" to prosecute Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the matter. The government told the Supreme Court today that crucial documents linked to the deal was stolen. Mr Gandhi alleged that it was a case of "obvious cover-up".

The Congress on Monday said the Rafale deal is "unravelling" faster than the government thought, with issues such as "parallel negotiations" by the PMO and changes in the standard defence procurement procedure coming to the fore.

The Shiv Sena on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should answer whether the Rafale deal was meant to strengthen the Air Force or a financially-troubled industrialist.

Under attack for allegedly extracting political mileage from a courtesy visit to Manohar Parrikar, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today issued a long and detailed denial.