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Topic: Rafale deal

Rafale row an ‘international conspiracy’ instigated by Congress, says Union minister

Gajendra Shekhawat says Gandhis wanted deal for Robert Vadra’s friend. Sitharaman to travel across country to counter Congress ‘propaganda’. 

A jolt from Paris as India beats Pakistan again

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Rafale, Bofors, AgustaWestland: Why is every Indian defence deal hit by scam allegations?

The allegations of a scam in the Rafale deal have grown shriller after former French president Francois Hollande claimed that the Indian government “proposed”...

What happened when Nehru and a former Nazi Germany engineer built first & only India-made operational combat fighter

The HF-24 Marut, which could carry 1,800 kg of bombs, 100 rockets (68 mm) and four 30 mm cannons, played a role in the famous Battle of Longewala.

Ambani: The one name you will hear often till 2019 elections

If not corruption, Narendra Modi has certainly been cornered on the issue of crony capitalism.

Hollande’s truth on Rafale can’t have two versions, says Arun Jaitley

Former French President Hollande is contradicting himself. This makes the veracity of his claims very questionable.

Rafale row gets nasty as Rahul Gandhi calls PM Modi ‘a thief’

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad hits back and accuses Rahul Gandhi of helping Pakistan by questioning price of Rafale fighter jets.

Without proof, Rahul Gandhi’s allegations on Rafale are baseless: Rajnath Singh

Singh said that without a verification of Hollande's claims on Ambani's role in the Rafale deal, no conclusions can be drawn.

Dassault contradicts Hollande, says it chose Reliance Defence for Rafale offsets

Dassault statement comes a day after former French president Hollande claimed that the Indian government proposed Reliance Defence. 

On Camera

Make Sanchar Saathi removable. Good intentions don’t excuse State overreach

Compulsion magnifies the risk of function creep. Future updates could quietly expand the app’s capabilities or enable background telemetry far beyond users’ expectations.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.