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Govt shares Rafale price details with the SC, makes public timeline of negotiations that preceded the deal in a bid to dispel doubts about alleged wrongdoing.(Representational image)

Rafale jets: Govt hands pricing details to Supreme Court

On Monday, the document on the decision-making process related to the deal was also given to the petitioners.

13 Nov 2018 12:56 AM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Rs 284 crores in Rafale kickbacks given to Reliance: Rahul Gandhi

The Congress has also been targeting the government over the choice of Reliance Defence Ltd as the offset partner for Dassault Aviation.

03 Nov 2018 1:16 AM

Congress President Rahul Gandhi labelled the Rafale deal as an open and shut case. (Photo: Twitter | @INCIndia)

'PM Modi won't survive Rafale deal inquiry,' says Rahul in fresh attack

Rahul Gandhi alleged that Dassault Aviation paid Rs 284 crore to Reliance Defence as the first tranche of 'kickbacks'.

02 Nov 2018 1:14 PM

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman noted that the commencement of the delivery of Rafale jets has not begun. (Photo: PTI)

Dassault's offset partners will be known when procurement begins: Centre

Nirmala Sitharaman said each company involved in the supply will have its offset partners in India.

26 Oct 2018 9:18 AM

Sitharaman noted that the commencement of the delivery of Rafale jets has not begun. (Photo: File)

Details of offset partners will be known when procurement start: Sitharaman on Rafale

Sitharaman said each company involved in the supply will have its offset partners in India.

25 Oct 2018 7:32 PM

Dassault Aviation will deliver its Rafale fighter jets to India from 2019 and may see new orders in coming months, Chief Executive Eric Trappier told Reuters ahead of the world’s largest business jet show in Orlando on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Dassault to deliver Rafale fighter jets to India from 2019: CEO

India signed a deal with Dassault in 2016 for the transfer of 36 Rafale jets but the deal has since faced criticism.

16 Oct 2018 8:42 AM

Dassault Aviation Chief Executive Eric Trappier. (Photo: Facebook)

Will deliver Rafale fighter jets to India from 2019: Dassault CEO

India signed a deal in 2016 for the transfer of 36 Rafale jets but the deal has since faced criticism.

16 Oct 2018 8:34 AM

Govt didn’t know about Dassault pick: Nirmala Sitharaman

Dassault negotiated for years with India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the order, with the jets being jointly built in India.

13 Oct 2018 1:28 AM

Goyal also rejected the suggestion that the Congress has used the issue of alleged corruption in the Rafale deal to create a perception against the prime minister. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Rahul Gandhi serial liar, manufacturer of fake news: BJP on Rafale deal

Union minister Piyush Goyal said the French govt and Dassault have exposed Rahul's 'fake news'.

12 Oct 2018 6:45 PM

Signing an offset contract is a requirement of Indian law (Defence Procurement Procedure). The implementation of offsets is an obligation and, under the Indian regulation, the choice of the partners belongs to us, Dassault CEO Eric Trappier was quoted as saying. (Facebook screengrab/ Indian Defence Updates) (Facebook screengrab/ Indian Defence Updates)

Reliance has 10 pc offset in Rafale, in talks with 100 firms: Dassault CEO

'We're in talks with about 100 Indian firms, including around 30 with which we've already confirmed partnerships,' Dassault CEO said.

12 Oct 2018 10:32 AM

Rahul Gandhi says PM Modi corrupt, BJP accuses him of ‘lies’

Mr Gandhi said the PM helped a top industrialist pocket Rs 30,000 crores in the purchase of 36 aircraft.

12 Oct 2018 1:33 AM

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives for the first India-France ministerial level annual Defence Dialogue in Paris. (Photo: PTI)

Nirmala Sitharaman in Paris, Dassault says Reliance was its pick

India picked the Rafale plane to replace its ageing fleet of Russian aircraft from a field that included Lockheed Martin F-16 and Saab’s Gripen.

12 Oct 2018 1:29 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the revised deal to buy 36 Rafale jets after talks with President Hollande on April 10, 2015 in Paris. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Rafale deal: Reliance ‘mandatory’ for Dassault, says French report

Dassault Aviation has denied the report and said it 'has freely chosen to make a partnership with India’s Reliance Group.'

11 Oct 2018 9:27 AM

A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices SK Kaul and KM Joseph Monday said it will hear the PIL filed by lawyer Vineet Dhanda, who is seeking a direction to the Centre to reveal details of the deal and the comparative prices during the UPA and NDA rule in a sealed cover to the apex court. (Photo: File)

Supreme Court to hear PIL against Rafale deal on Wednesday

Rafale deal is defence agreement signed between government of India and France for purchase of 36 fighter aircrafts in a fly-away condition.

08 Oct 2018 3:27 PM

'We have got a good package, got a lot of advantages in Rafale deal,' Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa said. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

'Rafale will be game-changer when it comes to subcontinent': IAF chief

Dassault Aviation selected offset partner and govt and IAF had no role in it, says Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa.

03 Oct 2018 2:06 PM

VK Singh, a former Indian Army chief, defended the government's decision, saying HAL was overburdened and has many things to do. (Photo: File)

No noise needed if Dassault didn't find HAL ‘useful enough’: VK Singh

Union Minister VK Singh said, 'It's the company that is making equipment that decides whom to give the offset.'

30 Sep 2018 3:25 PM

The disclosure comes close to the Defence Minister's claims that one of the reason for the deal for 126 Rafale planes falling under the UPA regime was that HAL did not have required capability to produce them. (Photo: File)

HAL records highest-ever turnover amid questions over its capability

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited said, it produced 40 aircraft and helicopters, including Su-30 MKI, LCA Tejas.

29 Sep 2018 11:19 AM

The choice of Reliance for a highly strategic contract to upgrade India's ageing fleet of fighter jets had surprised all as the group had no previous experience in the aeronautics industry. (Photo: YouTube Screengrab)

France fears Hollande's claims on Rafale deal can damage ties with India

Modi govt signed deal to buy 36 Rafale jets from Dassault, which later announced its decision to partner with Reliance Defence.

24 Sep 2018 9:40 AM

'Dassault Aviation has decided to make a partnership with India's Reliance Group. This is Dassault Aviation's choice,' the company said. (Photo: File | PTI)

Rafale Deal: Chose to partner with Reliance group, says Dassault Aviation

The statement comes after a report that quoted Hollande as saying that Indian govt proposed Reliance Defence and France had no choice.

22 Sep 2018 5:50 PM

The deal to purchase 36 Rafale fighter jets from France was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015. (Photo: File | PTI)

Full statement by Dassault Aviation after Hollande's shocker on Rafale deal

Dassault Aviation is very proud that the Indian authorities have selected the Rafale fighter, the statment said.

22 Sep 2018 2:40 PM

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