Page 16 - Rafale Deal

Hollande's claims coincide with charges against his associate: Sitharaman

The former president of France is facing an allegation of his associate having received some funds for some purpose, says Sitharaman

Rafale deal: Congress 'restless' as it couldn't make money, says Sitharaman

She said the Congress was desperate and its desperation showed

Tariq Anwar quits NCP, LS over Pawar's 'defence' of Modi in Rafale deal

A former president of Congress' Bihar unit, Anwar formed the NCP in the 1990s along with Pawar and the late P A Sangma

Modi govt refutes Congress' allegations on Rafale fighter jet deal

Official sources said Rajeev Verma proceeded in September 2016 for a one-week training programme - and not on leave as 'mischievously' alleged in the report

Stain showing on the white kurta

Two questions - that the PM's intervention made the Rafale costlier, and that an Ambani benefited - will not vanish easily

Go on offensive, not defensive on Rafale deal: Gadkari to BJP functionaries

Union minister Nitin Gadkari told BJP functionaries to go on the offensive to counter the Opposition's allegations on the Rafale fighter jet deal instead of being defensive.

HAL may have lost Rafale as its man-hour bid was 2.57x Dassault's: Supriyo

HAL quoted "257 man-hours" for a job Dassault said could be done in "100 man-hours".

Macron didn't counter Hollande on Rafale, means he confirmed: Jaipal Reddy

Reddy claimed the prime minister is getting caught or sandwiched between international revelations and internal disclosures

Oppn's demand on Rafale 'made no sense', don't doubt PM's intention: Pawar

Former Defence Minister Pawar also said the opposition's demand to share technical details relating to the fighter jet "made no sense"

Rafale govt-to-govt discussion, wasn't in power when deal was done: Macron

Former France President Hollande said the Indian government proposed Reliance Defence as the partner for the French aerospace giant in the Rs 580 bn Rafale deal and France did not have a choice

It is time the Prime Minister spoke on Rafale and cleared the air

The govt's rebuttals on Rafale deal lack conviction

Rahul Gandhi hatched international conspiracy to derail Rafale deal: BJP

Congress releases two video clips from March and April 2015 to cement their claims

From 'commander-in-thief' to Rahul's 'conspiracy': Rafale row hits new low

BJP leader and Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat also hinted at Pakistan's role in an alleged 'conspiracy' against the Rafale deal

The sad truth about India's Commander in Thief: Rahul targets PM on Rafale

The video targets Modi government on the Rafale deal and quoted the editor of Mediapart, a French media house

Rafale deal a 'non-issue', opposition has vested interests: Rajnath Singh

He maintained the Narendra Modi government had been transparent on the Rafale issue

Congress leaders meet CVC on Rafale deal, seek probe into 'irregularities'

The meeting comes days after a Congress delegation met the CAG and urged the apex auditor to prepare a report on the alleged irregularities in the deal and present it in Parliament

Will Rafale deal be an issue ahead of 2019 elections? 52% say No: BS Poll

Business Standard conducted a poll asking readers if the Rafale deal will become a key poll issue ahead of the 2019 elections. Here are the results

Some questions on Rafale deal

Why was the number of planes reduced from 126 to 36? If the government has now issued another tender for over 100 planes, how is the reduction justified?

Won't scrap Rafale deal, Hollande's initial statement questionable: Jaitley

He said Hollande's statement to news agency Agence France-Presse on Saturday contradicted his earlier statement on the subject

France fears Hollande's remarks on Rafale deal may hurt ties with India

Hollande's announcement that Dassault 'did not have a say in it' added fuel to claims from India's opposition that the government had intervened to help Anil Ambani