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Topic: Rafale deal

Francois sparks a firestorm amid a flip-flop over peace overtures

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

Not involved in choice of Indian partners for Rafale deal, says French govt

The statement comes in the wake of former French President Hollande saying that Reliance was proposed as an offset partner by the Indian government.

Dassault didn’t pick Anil Ambani’s Reliance as Rafale partner: French ex-president

Francois Hollande’s claim could mean trouble for Modi govt which has so far maintained it had no role to play in selection of Reliance Defence.

‘Clown Prince’ Rahul Gandhi, you lied on the Rafale deal & NPAs: Arun Jaitley

The finance minister accused Congress of lying about the actual value of NPAs during its tenure.

Rahul Gandhi wants Sitharaman to resign for ‘lying’ about HAL in Rafale deal

Nirmala Sitharaman had earlier accused former defence minister A.K. Antony of not supporting HAL in getting the Rafale deal.

Could have built Rafale jets in India, says former HAL chief

T. Suvarna Raju's remarks mark the first time anyone from the state-owned aircraft maker has publicly commented on questions around Rafale deal.

Congress leaders meet CAG, demand early report on alleged irregularities in Rafale deal

Congress leaders handed a memorandum to the CAG and said it expects the truth to prevail after the report on Rafale deal is made public.

Sitharaman blames UPA for not making HAL an ‘appealing’ enough partner for Rafale

Defence minister says if negotiations were going on between Dassault and HAL, 'the govt (UPA) could have done anything to strengthen HAL’s offer’. 

Modi govt’s Rafale deal has more skeletons in its closet: Former defence minister Antony

Senior Congress leader A.K. Antony demands probe, asks if NDA deal is cheaper than UPA’s, then why didn’t Modi govt buy 126 aircraft instead of 36.

It’s cowardly of BJP to hide behind IAF on Rafale

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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.