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CAG report on Rafale: Here's why the Centre's bid evaluation method may have been questioned
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), in its report tabled in Parliament on Wednesday, raised a question on the bid evaluation method the Centre used to acquire the Rafale fighter jets for the Indian Air Force.
India to get its first Rafale aircraft in September 2019; Rahul Gandhi calls Narendra Modi ‘middleman’ in fighter jet deal
• 6 years agoThe Rafale fighter jet procurement process is on schedule and the first aircraft will be delivered to India in, said an Indian Air Force (IAF) official
Narendra Modi stole from Andhra Pradesh and gave it to Anil Ambani: Rahul Gandhi at Chandrababu Naidu's day-long fast
• 6 years agoChandrababu Naidu is on a fast here demanding that the Centre fulfill all promises made during Andhra Pradesh's bifurcation in 2014 and alleging that the prime minister was not following 'raj dharma' by denying the state special status
Rafale row: Search Manohar Parrikar's house, give him lie detector test to find 'file' on defence deal, says Congress MLA
• 6 years agoOpposition Congress in Goa Wednesday demanded that the CBI "raid" the private residence of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to find about a file on Rafale deal
Rafale deal row: Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie, Prashant Bhushan move SC for review of verdict on fighter jet agreement
Fp Staff • 6 years agoYashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie and Prashant Bhushan were among the petitioners in the Rafale case whose pleas the Supreme Court had dismissed on 14 December.
Rafale verdict: Centre seeks 'factual correction' in SC judgment, claims court misinterpreted reference to CAG report
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe government clarified in the Supreme Court affidavit that in its report to the CAG, the Centre had only cited the procedure followed in the Rafale deal and had not submitted pricing details of the jets.
Rafale deal: Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on pleas seeking probe in deal with France today
• 6 years agoIndia signed an agreement with France for the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft in a fly-away condition as part of the upgrading process of Indian Air Force equipment. The deal is estimated to be about Rs 58,000 crore (about $8 billion).
No 'scandal' in Rafale deal, says French ambassador to India; asks people to look at facts, not tweets
• 6 years agoAmbassador of France to India Alexandre Ziegler Wednesday said there was no 'scandal' associated with the Rafale deal. Pointing out at the 'cooperation' and 'trust' shared between both India and France, he asked people to look at the facts.
HAL CEO says Rafale deal negotiations with Dassault Aviation went south due to disagreements over technology transfer
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe Opposition has launched an offensive on Narendra Modi and his government, alleging corruption and favouritism in the Rs 58,000-crore Rafale fighter jet deal
Rafale deal 'prime example of cronyism, corruption', Modi govt tried to 'cover up shenanigans: Sitaram Yechury
• 6 years agoSitaram Yechury said he was hopeful the truth about the Rafale deal will come out as the Supreme Court has insisted on facts on the price of the jets.