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'No violations in Rafale deal with India', says Dassault Aviation
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON APR 08, 2021 07:51 PM IST
Rafale deal: Dassault Aviation said that the statement is in connection with certain allegations reported in the press about the contract signed in 2016 with India.
CAG picks holes in chopper upgrade, flags concerns about navy vessels
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Rahul Singh
UPDATED ON SEP 24, 2020 11:17 AM IST
CAG said the choppers were flying with limited capability, attributing the situation to “poor planning and indecision”
‘Defended Rafale deal on merit’: Former IAF chief Dhanoa on Supreme Court verdict
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Sudhi Ranjan Sen
UPDATED ON JUL 23, 2020 10:29 PM IST
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi dismissed a review petition that sought an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged irregularities in the Rs 59,000 crore Rafale fighter jet deal with French planemaker Dassault Aviation.
Don’t terrorise us on tax: Rafale engine manufacturer tells Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Paris | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON OCT 09, 2019 05:35 PM IST
Rajnath Singh formally accepted the first Rafale fighter jet on October 8 after India had signed a deal with the French government and Dassault Aviation in September 2016, to acquire 36 Rafale fighter jets.
‘Not aggression but self defence’: Rajnath after India gets first Rafale
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON OCT 09, 2019 05:05 AM IST
The Defence Minister was speaking after he completed a sortie on a Rafale jet. The plane was flown by a French pilot as Indian pilots have just begun training on the India-specific Rafale aircraft.
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Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON OCT 08, 2019 08:56 PM IST
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After receiving India’s first Rafale jet, Rajnath takes off for sortie
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUL 08, 2020 06:55 AM IST
Soon after taking delivery of the combat aircraft, Singh flew in the two-seater Rafale jet accompanied by French pilot Philippe Duchateau in the front cockpit with Singh sitting in the rear seat.
IAF receives first Rafale combat aircraft in France
Bordeaux | By Asian News International
UPDATED ON SEP 21, 2019 12:56 AM IST
As per the Rs 60,000 crore contract signed between India and France, the first aircraft was scheduled to be delivered in acceptance mode to the Indian side and it will now undergo trials and tests for another seven months more in France.
ITI students from Nagpur to learn Rafale assembling
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By Shreya Bhandary, Mumbai
UPDATED ON SEP 21, 2019 07:05 AM IST
The course for Aeronautical Structure and Equipment Fitter will be conducted in collaboration with French manufacturer, Dassault Aviation.
India tweaks rules for friendly countries for defence exports
New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON MAY 26, 2019 11:21 PM IST
The office in question oversees the implementation of the project for 36 Rafale multi-role fighters, which India is acquiring.
Break-in at IAF’s office managing Rafale deal in Paris
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Rahul Singh
UPDATED ON MAY 23, 2019 07:48 AM IST
News agency AFP quoted an unnamed source in a local French prosecutor’s office as saying that “documents and money” had been taken. HT could not verify the statement.
Break-in at Indian Air Force’s Paris office handling Rafale info: Report
New Delhi | By Asian News International
UPDATED ON MAY 22, 2019 06:52 PM IST
The Rafale team sits in a building complex in Saint Cloud suburb of Paris and the police there is investigating the case.
Anil Ambani to drop Rs 5,000 cr defamation cases against Congress leaders
Hindustan Times, Ahmedabad | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON MAY 22, 2019 09:37 AM IST
Reliance Group’s lawyer, Rasesh Parikh, said on Tuesday that they have communicated to the defence about the intention to withdraw the suits, once the court reopens after vacation
Government denies suppressing any information on Rafale deal
New Delhi | By Bhadra Sinha
UPDATED ON MAY 11, 2019 07:07 AM IST
In its December judgement, the Supreme Court rejected pleas for a court-monitored probe of the deal for the purchase of 36 Rafale jet fighters made by Dassault Aviation of France, saying it had no reason to doubt that due process had been followed .
Row during launch of book on Rafale deal in Chennai
Hindustan Times, Chennai | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON APR 03, 2019 12:19 PM IST
In 2016, the Narendra Modi government signed a Rs 59,000-crore deal with French firm, Dassault Aviation, for the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets to be supplied in flyaway condition starting September. The Congress-led opposition alleged malfeasance in the deal.
Rafale deal: Congress says PM Modi ‘misused office, time to file an FIR’
New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON MAR 06, 2019 11:35 PM IST
The Congress on Wednesday said the time has come to lodge a first information report (FIR) against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly causing loss to public exchequer by waiving the bank guarantee to Dassault Aviation in the Rafale fighter jet deal.
‘Enough proof to prosecute PM’: Rahul Gandhi renews attack over Rafale row
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON MAR 06, 2019 11:32 PM IST
Leading the party’s charge, Rahul Gandhi alleged “the trail of corruption” in the Rafale fighter jet deal “begins and ends with” Modi.
‘Without Rafale, how can we resist F-16s’: Centre to Supreme Court
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON MAR 06, 2019 05:24 PM IST
The Centre has told the Supreme Court that defence procurements done by the government can’t be examined by judiciary.
Supreme Court to hear petition to review Rafale verdict today
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON MAR 06, 2019 08:46 AM IST
The petition referred to the CAG’s audit of the deal and states that at the time of the Supreme Court’s verdict, no CAG report existed.
‘Rafale to join IAF inventory in September,’ says IAF chief Dhanoa
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON MAR 04, 2019 01:49 PM IST
India has ordered 36 Rafale fighter planes from Dassault Aviation of France as part of the IAF’s modernization drive.
Mirage 2000 ‘natural choice’ for air strikes at Jaish camp across LoC
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | By Rahul Singh
UPDATED ON FEB 26, 2019 10:56 PM IST
The Mirage 2000s, the officials said, struck their target with Israeli-origin SPICE 2000 bombs from a stand-off distance, which wasn’t immediately known.
‘Rafale IGA protects Indian interests’: French Envoy
New Delhi | By Rahul Singh
PUBLISHED ON FEB 14, 2019 11:47 PM IST
India floated a global tender in August 2007 to buy 126 planes but it stood cancelled after Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared in April 2015 that India would buy 36 Rafale planes from France under a government-to-government deal.
3 Rafale jets fly to India for Bengaluru air show
Bengaluru | By Indo Asian News Service
PUBLISHED ON FEB 14, 2019 05:46 PM IST
The biennial international expo is being held at the Yellahanka base of the Indian Air Force (IAF) near the Bengaluru international airport.
Decoding the CAG report on Rafale fighter jet deal in 10 points
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON FEB 13, 2019 03:05 PM IST
CAG report on Rafale deal was tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday amid renewed attack on the Modi government over the 2016 defence contract.
No bank clauses in government-to-government deals like Rafale: IAF
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON FEB 13, 2019 07:09 AM IST
The Indian Air Force on Tuesday stressed that there were no sovereign or bank guarantees and integrity clauses in government-to-government (G2G) deals such as the agreement to purchase 36 Rafale fighter jets made by French military plane-maker Dassault Aviation.
After Mirage crash, HAL-built army chopper Rudra makes emergency landing
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Rahul Singh
UPDATED ON FEB 05, 2019 11:50 PM IST
A Rudra Mk IV armed chopper, built at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), on Tuesday made an emergency landing outside Bengaluru due to possible hydraulic failure.
Question the government on Rafale
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2019 07:48 AM IST
The handling of the Rafale issue by the Modi government have dealt a deep blow to India’s military modernisation.
For connectivity in combat, France orders upgrade for Rafale jets
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2019 12:00 AM IST
Top defence ministry officials said a deal to buy aircraft could not be compared with another to just develop a new model. Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government had already given out all details on the Rafale deal and it was a closed chapter now. Defence ministry officials rued the fact that every new development related to Rafale in any part of the world sparks a fresh debate in India.
‘Was Rafale deal held up because of Michel mama?’: Modi attacks Congress
Hindustan Times, Solapur | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JAN 09, 2019 05:24 PM IST
Hinting at the possible involvement of Christian Michel in the Rafale deal, Prime Minister Modi said the Congress must answer which leader of their party has a connection with Michel.
HAL capable of producing Rafale aircraft, says chairman
Udaipur | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON DEC 21, 2018 11:52 PM IST
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) chairman R Madhavan on Friday said it is capable of producing Rafale aircraft but suggested that the question of transfer of technology does not arise in the current order of just 36 aircraft.