Indian Youth Congress activists during a protest against Rafale jet deal controversy, in New Delhi.
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Notesd lawyer Prashant Bhushan addresses a press conference on the Rafale review judgement, in New Delhi.
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Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad briefs the media after Supreme Court's verdict on Rafale deal, at BJP HQ in New Delhi.
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In this file photo, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi arrives for a programme in Surat. The Supreme Court today closed the contempt plea filed against the Congress leader for ...
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In this file photo, a Rafale fighter aircraft seen during rehearsal for fly-past at Yelahanka Air Base, in Bengaluru. The Supreme Court closed the contempt plea against Congress le...
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh prepares for a sortie in a Rafale Jet in Merignac, near Bordeaux, France. Singh formally accepted the first Rafale fighter jet after India had signed...
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Defense Minister Rajnath Singh gestures before a test flight in a Rafale jet fighter at the Dassault Aviation plant in Merignac, near Bordeaux, southwestern France. France has deli...
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Defense Minister Rajnath Singh puts some flowers as a ritual gesture on a Rafale jet fighter during an handover cermony at the Dassault Aviation plant in Merignac, near Bordeaux, s...
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Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on his arrival at Mérignac to attend the induction ceremony of Rafale, in Bordeaux, France.
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Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on his way to Merignac, a suburb of the south-western French town of Bordeaux, where he will participate in a tour of the facility of Rafale ma...
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BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi comes out of the Supreme Court after a hearing on a contempt petition filed by her over Congress President Rahul Gandhi's remarks after Rafale verdict, i...
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Former union minister and one of the review petitioners in the Rafale case, Arun Shourie, leaves after the Supreme Court's hearing on Rafale review petition, in New Delhi.
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Youth Congress activists stage a protest against the PMO and Ministry of Defence over the government's disclosure that Rafale deal files were missing, near the residence of the Def...
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Police detain Youth Congress activists who were protesting against the PMO and Ministry of Defence over the government's disclosure that Rafale deal files were missing, near the re...
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Congress workers raise slogans during a protest against alleged missing documents related to Rafale deal, in Kolkata.
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Congress President Rahul Gandhi with spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala during a special press conference on Rafale deal issue at AICC HQ, in New Delhi.
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Congress President Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference, at AICC HQ, in New Delhi.
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Congress senior leader P Chidambaram addresses a press conference in relation to the alleged scam in Rafale deal, in New Delhi.
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Youth Congress activists march towards Goovernor's House during a protest against Modi Government's alleged scam in Rafale deal, in Kolkata.
Congress media cell chief Randeep Singh Surjewala told reporters that the ‘allegations of causing loss to the exchequer, bribery and payment of commission in India’s biggest defence deal once again stare in the face of the Modi government’
The first batch of the five Rafale jets arrived in India on July 29, nearly four years after India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France to procure 36 of the aircraft at a cost of Rs 59,000 crore.
The first batch of five Rafale jets arrived in India on July 29 and the second batch of four Rafale jets is expected to arrive in India in the next four weeks.
The Dassault Aviation is the manufacturer of the Rafale jets while the MBDA supplied the missile systems for the aircraft. Both Dassault Aviation and MBDA are yet to fulfil their offset obligations.
According to IAF officials, Ambala was chosen for housing Rafales in the western sector due to several factors such as depth from the border, base infrastructure and other technical facilities.
Former Union home and finance minister P. Chidambaram talks to Outlook on a range of topics from the Pulwama terror attack, the grand opposition alliance to Rafale deal and cow vigilantes.
One possible explanation of Naveen’s aggression in the face of Modi’s apparent softening of tone is that it’s the Odisha CM’s way of asserting that the BJP cannot take him for granted.