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Fresh Batch Of Three Rafale Fighter Jets Leave France For India
A fresh batch of three Rafale Jet fighters left for India, the Indian embassy in France has informed. The fifth set of these planes had arrived late in April after flying 8,000 kilometres non-stop.
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Watch: 5th Batch Of Rafale Arrives In India From France
The fifth batch of Rafale fighter jets reached India from a military airbase in France today. The jets were flagged off by Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria from Merignac Air Base amid his ongoing five-day official visit to France.
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New Education Policy "More Important Than Rafale Aircraft": Shiv Sena
The New Education Policy 2020 unveiled by the Government of India is more important than the procurement of Rafale fighter planes but there are concerns on its proper implementation, Shiv Sena said in its mouthpiece Saamana on Thursday.
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Maharashtra Elections 2019: "We Could Have Struck Balakot From India If We Had Rafale," Says Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said had India possessed Rafale fighter jets earlier the IAF would not have needed to enter Balakot in Pakistan to hit the terror camps.
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No Question Of FIR Registration In Rafale Deal: Centre To Supreme 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".
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Election 2019: Priyanka Gandhi's Swipe At PM's "Cloudy" Remark, With A Rafale Angle
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a "defence expert" over his comments on Balakot airstrikes where he suggested that clouds could prevent help Pakistani radar from detecting Indian fighter planes during the operation.
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"Anil Ambani Can't Even Make A Paper Plane": Rahul Gandhi's Rafale Jibe
As Congress president Rahul Gandhi addressed a packed crowd in Gujarat's Gandhinagar after the Congress Working Committee meet today, the theme of his speech was clear as soon as he started speaking - target Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale fighter jet deal.
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Mirage-2000: Air Force's Go-To Fighter For Tough Jobs - 10 Things To Know
Along with the heavy fighter jet Sukhoi-30MKI, the lighter French-origin and upgraded Mirage 2000 can act as the tip of the spear for the Indian Air Force or IAF by hitting targets with precision weapons like long-range air-to-ground missiles and laser-guided bombs. On Tuesday, at 3:30 am, the preferred time of the military to strike at the enemy w...
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"Can Deliver More Rafales, 100 Good Number": Dassault CEO On Row
Thirty-six Rafale fighter planes will be delivered in the next two years and "more" will be come if India wants, Dassault CEO Eric Trappier said today on the sidelines of the Aero India show in Bengaluru.
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10 Points From Nirmala Sitharaman's Reply On Rafale Debate In Parliament
The firestorm over the Rafale fighter jet deal is far from over. In a heated debate in parliament on Friday, punctuated by questions and accusations from the opposition, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave an extensive response that lasted for more than two hours. Attacking the Congress for questioning her and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's in...
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Paper Planes In Parliament, Rahul Gandhi-Arun Jaitley Clash Over Rafale
In an acrimonious debate in parliament on Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "hiding in his room" and lacking the guts to face questions on the Rafale jet deal before being targeted in a lacerating rejoinder by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for what he called "repeated lies".
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No Probe Into Rafale Deal, Supreme Court Dismisses Petition
An investigation is not needed into the deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets, which is at the heart of a huge government-opposition row, the Supreme Court said today, dismissing petitions. The government had opposed it, questioning the court's expertise to review the Rs. 59,000-crore deal for 36 planes with French firm Dassault. The court has said the p...
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HAL Planes Dropped Bombs In Kargil War: Rahul Gandhi On Rafale Deal
Launching a sharp attack on the central government over the Rafale jet deal, Congress President Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday that the state-owned aircraft manufacturer, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL, had made the fighter planes that dropped bombs on Pakistani soldiers during the Kargil war in 1999, but the government still sidelined the com...
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Opinion: 6 Questions For Team Modi On Rafale Deal - By Yashwant Sinha
Two questions, apart from many other relevant ones, are naturally occupying the minds of people as the controversy rages. The first is price and the delivery schedule of the planes; the second is the appointment of the Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence as the major offset partner.
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Rafale Deal Better Than One Negotiated Earlier: Air Force Deputy Chief
Air Force Deputy Chief Air Marshal R. Nambiar on Tuesday asserted that the deal for 36 Rafale aircraft by the PM Modi government was "much better" than the one negotiated earlier for 126 planes, contending that "people are misinformed" about the issue.
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Fresh Batch Of Three Rafale Fighter Jets Leave France For India
A fresh batch of three Rafale Jet fighters left for India, the Indian embassy in France has informed. The fifth set of these planes had arrived late in April after flying 8,000 kilometres non-stop.
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Watch: 5th Batch Of Rafale Arrives In India From France
The fifth batch of Rafale fighter jets reached India from a military airbase in France today. The jets were flagged off by Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria from Merignac Air Base amid his ongoing five-day official visit to France.
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New Education Policy "More Important Than Rafale Aircraft": Shiv Sena
The New Education Policy 2020 unveiled by the Government of India is more important than the procurement of Rafale fighter planes but there are concerns on its proper implementation, Shiv Sena said in its mouthpiece Saamana on Thursday.
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Maharashtra Elections 2019: "We Could Have Struck Balakot From India If We Had Rafale," Says Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said had India possessed Rafale fighter jets earlier the IAF would not have needed to enter Balakot in Pakistan to hit the terror camps.
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No Question Of FIR Registration In Rafale Deal: Centre To Supreme 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".
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Election 2019: Priyanka Gandhi's Swipe At PM's "Cloudy" Remark, With A Rafale Angle
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a "defence expert" over his comments on Balakot airstrikes where he suggested that clouds could prevent help Pakistani radar from detecting Indian fighter planes during the operation.
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"Anil Ambani Can't Even Make A Paper Plane": Rahul Gandhi's Rafale Jibe
As Congress president Rahul Gandhi addressed a packed crowd in Gujarat's Gandhinagar after the Congress Working Committee meet today, the theme of his speech was clear as soon as he started speaking - target Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale fighter jet deal.
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Mirage-2000: Air Force's Go-To Fighter For Tough Jobs - 10 Things To Know
Along with the heavy fighter jet Sukhoi-30MKI, the lighter French-origin and upgraded Mirage 2000 can act as the tip of the spear for the Indian Air Force or IAF by hitting targets with precision weapons like long-range air-to-ground missiles and laser-guided bombs. On Tuesday, at 3:30 am, the preferred time of the military to strike at the enemy w...
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"Can Deliver More Rafales, 100 Good Number": Dassault CEO On Row
Thirty-six Rafale fighter planes will be delivered in the next two years and "more" will be come if India wants, Dassault CEO Eric Trappier said today on the sidelines of the Aero India show in Bengaluru.
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10 Points From Nirmala Sitharaman's Reply On Rafale Debate In Parliament
The firestorm over the Rafale fighter jet deal is far from over. In a heated debate in parliament on Friday, punctuated by questions and accusations from the opposition, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave an extensive response that lasted for more than two hours. Attacking the Congress for questioning her and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's in...
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Paper Planes In Parliament, Rahul Gandhi-Arun Jaitley Clash Over Rafale
In an acrimonious debate in parliament on Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "hiding in his room" and lacking the guts to face questions on the Rafale jet deal before being targeted in a lacerating rejoinder by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for what he called "repeated lies".
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No Probe Into Rafale Deal, Supreme Court Dismisses Petition
An investigation is not needed into the deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets, which is at the heart of a huge government-opposition row, the Supreme Court said today, dismissing petitions. The government had opposed it, questioning the court's expertise to review the Rs. 59,000-crore deal for 36 planes with French firm Dassault. The court has said the p...
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HAL Planes Dropped Bombs In Kargil War: Rahul Gandhi On Rafale Deal
Launching a sharp attack on the central government over the Rafale jet deal, Congress President Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday that the state-owned aircraft manufacturer, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL, had made the fighter planes that dropped bombs on Pakistani soldiers during the Kargil war in 1999, but the government still sidelined the com...
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Opinion: 6 Questions For Team Modi On Rafale Deal - By Yashwant Sinha
Two questions, apart from many other relevant ones, are naturally occupying the minds of people as the controversy rages. The first is price and the delivery schedule of the planes; the second is the appointment of the Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence as the major offset partner.
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Rafale Deal Better Than One Negotiated Earlier: Air Force Deputy Chief
Air Force Deputy Chief Air Marshal R. Nambiar on Tuesday asserted that the deal for 36 Rafale aircraft by the PM Modi government was "much better" than the one negotiated earlier for 126 planes, contending that "people are misinformed" about the issue.
