Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused the Indian National Congress of playing petty politics over the Rafale and abolition of Article 370 issues. Prime Minister was addressing a political rally in poll-bound Haryana's Kurukshetra.

PM Narendra Modi blasts Congress, says they have a negative attitude

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that India will have to retaliate if someone tries to "destabilise" the country. While talking about the induction of Rafale fighter jet and its significance, Singh told ANI, "I want to specify that we are doing it for Army, Navy and Air Force.

Anyone trying to destabilise India will face retaliation: Rajnath Singh

India's Defence minister Rajnath Singh officially received the first Rafale fighter jet from Dassault Aviation at a ceremony in Bordeaux in France on Tuesday. As he landed at Mérignac airport, Rajnath Singh was welcomed by Dassault Aviation CEO Éric Trappier.

Historic day for India's forces, says Rajnath Singh as India receives first Rafale jet

Just hours after meeting President Macron in Paris, India's Defence minister Rajnath Singh, who is on a three-day visit to France, travelled in a French military aircraft to Mérignac to receive the first Rafale fighter aircraft.

Rajnath Singh lands in Mérignac airport to receive Rafale fighter jet

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, France on Tuesday. According to reports, the meeting went on for over 30 minutes.

Bonjour Paris! Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets French President Emmanuel Macron 

Paris air show: How Britain's Future Combat Air System will overpower Dassault's Rafale

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Monday said that Rafale combat aircraft would prove to be a "game-changer" for the Indian Air Force (IAF) as it would tilt the balance of power back in India's favour.

Rafale will prove to be the gamechanger for IAF: Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa

The Indian Air Force is planning to send a forensic team to France to probe if any documents were stolen or copied during the break-in into its Rafale Project management team office last Sunday.

IAF team to visit France to probe possible data theft during Rafale office break-in

The Supreme Court Monday said it was "little perplexed" over the separate listing, contrary to its order, of the pleas seeking review of its verdict in Rafale case and the contempt plea against Congress president Rahul Gandhi for wrongly attributing to the apex court his "chokidar chor hai" remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Supreme Court says perplexed over separate listing of contempt case against Rahul Gandhi, Rafale review pleas

France's ambassador of India, Alexandre Ziegler, has denied the report in a section of media that Pakistani fighter pilots were trained by France to fly the Rafale jets for Qatari Air Force.

Did Pak pilots train on Rafale jets? 'Fake news' says French ambassador

The Supreme Court will Wednesday pronounce verdict on the preliminary objections raised by the Centre that the documents on which it was claiming "privilege" cannot be relied upon to re-examine the verdict in the Rafale fighter jet deal with France.

Supreme Court verdict Wednesday on Centre's preliminary objection in Rafale review pleas

IAF Chief: Rafale to boost more power to IAF

Accusing Congress president of speaking "blatant lies" on the Rafale issue, the BJP said on Thursday he neither believes the Indian Air Force nor the Supreme Court verdict and asked if he needed a certificate from Pakistan about the fighter aircraft.

Does Rahul Gandhi need certificate from Pakistan on Rafale: BJP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hit out at the opposition for doubting the armed forces on the anti-terror air strike in Pakistan and said the country is feeling the absence of Rafale fighter jets as the results could have been different if India had these aircraft.

PM Modi says country missing Rafale, slams opposition for doubting Balakot air strike

The Supreme Court will on March 6 hear review petitions over its earlier verdict on the Rafale deal. The court, in its verdict, had refused to order a probe into the deal on the procurement of 36 Rafale jets from France.

Supreme Court to hear petitions seeking review of Rafale judgement on March 6

The Supreme Court Thursday said that it would consider listing of a plea seeking review of its verdict in the Rafale case. The apex court on December 14 last year dismissed a clutch of PILs, including the one filed by former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie and lawyer Prashant Bhushan, saying there was "no occasion to doubt" the decision-making process of the Centre in the procurement of 36 Rafale jets from France.

Rafale verdict: Supreme Court says it may hear plea asking for a review

Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday took a dig at the Congress over its constant attack on the Rafale deal. Claiming that the party has ''vested interests'' in delaying the aircraft deal, Jaitley blamed the UPA government for compromising with the national security of the country.

Government stand vindicated, says Arun Jaitley on Rafale deal

The government is scheduled to table the CAG report on Rafale jet fighter deal, which has generated a massive political controversy, in Parliament Tuesday, sources said.

Government to table CAG report on Rafale deal in Parliament Tuesday

Notwithstanding the controversy, the Rafale fighter jet procurement process is on schedule and the first aircraft will be delivered to India in September this year, said an Indian Air Force (IAF) official on Tuesday.

First Rafale aircraft set to be delivered in September in India

A combative Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday termed as “incomplete” and “distorted” the news item published by a newspaper about “parallel negotiations” by the PMO in the Rafale fighter deal and wondered whether “doubts” were being deliberated created in the minds of people because of some “corporate warfare”.

He has no moral authority to question PM while being on bail himself: Sitharaman slams Rahul Gandhi

In a counter attack to Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday, Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar accused him of using his courtesy visit to him for petty political gains.

No talks of Rafale with Rahul Gandhi: Manohar Parrikar

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday dismissed a news report of price escalation in the Rafale deal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government and said it was based on "fudged arithmetic".

It is based on fudged arithmetic: Jaitley dismisses report of Rafale price escalation

'The first Rafale would be handed over to the Indian Air Force in September 2019', said senior IAF officials.

Indian Air Force to deploy Rafale jets in Ambala, Hasimara

A day after Air Force Chief, BS Dhanoa hailed Supreme Court verdict on Rafale jet deal, senior Congress leader, P Chidambaram urged Army and Air Force to stay out of the debate.

Stay out of Rafale deal: Chidambaram to Army, Air force

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