Congress asks CAG to recuse himself from Rafale audit

The Congress has asked comptroller and auditor general Rajiv Mehrishi to recuse himself from auditing the Rafale warplane deal with France because of “conflict of interest” as he was part of the negotiations as the-then finance secretary. Read More
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Hindu exposé: PMO held parallel Rafale talks with French team

In a fresh exposé by the Hindu newspaper on the Rafale deal, veteran journalist N Ram has revealed that parallel negotiations with the French team were conducted by the PMO at the crucial time of the negotiations. Read More
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Rafale: N Ram story says India gave in to unreasonable demands

Veteran journalist N Ram, in his report published in the Hindu newspaper, has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hasty decision to purchase 36 Rafale fighter jets from France instead of 126 demanded by the IAF increased the price of each aircraft by 41.42%. Read More
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Congress produces tape, takes Rafale row to Parrikar’s bedroom

The Congress, on Wednesday, while attacking the Narendra Modi government, has claimed, while producing an audio tape, that the Goa chief minister, Manohar Parrikar, is “hiding all files related to the controversial Rafale deal in his bedroom”. Read More
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Rafale: SC finds no irregularities, dismisses petitions for probe

The Supreme Court, on Friday, has dismissed all the petitions demanding investigation into Rafale jet deal saying it found no irregularities or wrongdoing in the government’s decision-making process for the purchase of the warplanes from France’s Dassault Aviation. Read More
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Rafale: Govt gives details to SC, claims price negotiated for a year

The government has submitted a document to petitioners detailing the decision process and pricing details of Rafale agreement, which claims that the deal was negotiated for a year between the Indian and French governments. Read More
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SC orders Centre to furnish Rafale price details in sealed envelope

The Supreme Court has ordered the Center to furnish pricing details of controversial Rafale deal. The government has so far maintained that the details of the defence deal are “confidential” due to a “secrecy clause”. Read More
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‘India made it mandatory for Dassault to partner Reliance’: Report

A top official of Dassault Aviation allegedly conveyed to his staff that the joint venture with Reliance to obtain 36 Rafale jet deal with India was mandatory. Read More
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Supreme Court seeks details of decision-making in Rafale deal

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, sought details from the government on the decision-making process of Rafale warplane deal, which resulted in the purchase contract for the fighter jet being awarded in a sealed envelope to French company Dassault Aviation. Read More
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