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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
TopicRafale deal

Topic: Rafale deal

What’s the deal with Rafale? No one knows how to pronounce it in India

No one is really sure, not least our politicians.

Tired of fake achhe din, people want sachhe din: Congress on PM Modi’s speech

Congress censures Modi's Independence Day speech to be 'hollow', and challenges him to have an open debate with Rahul Gandhi.

Congress & BJP think that women can only explain Rafale in dumbed down metaphors

BJP and Congress may use women to explain Rafale deal, but Indian women weren’t even inducted as fighter pilots until 2016 – that is 10 yrs after Pakistan.

Rafale is the talk of the town, but no one in India knows how to pronounce it

Leaders from the BJP and the Congress have called it various different things, but none have been accurate. Here’s how to pronounce the name.

A Twitter minister, and censored cartoons in India

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

Everything you wanted to know about Rafale and did not know who to ask

The Rs 59,000-crore Rafale deal is at the centre of a furious war of words between the govt and opposition. Here's an explainer on the jet and the controversy.

Sonia Gandhi leads protests over Rafale deal outside Parliament

Sonia Gandhi along with opposition MPs demanded a joint parliamentary committee probe into the issue.

Modi government’s refusal to appoint Lokpal weakens its Rafale defence

An independent Lokpal inquiry could have ended the Rafale controversy.

Ex-union ministers Yashwant Sinha & Arun Shourie demand CAG audit into Rafale deal

Shourie terms it the ‘biggest defence scam in India’, activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan calls it ‘criminal misconduct’.

Modi govt using NRC as a tool to divide society, says Congress at key party meeting

Congress promises to help those Indian citizens whose names are missing in the final draft of NRC.

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Influencer is a real job. They are shaking up the internet

The reach and impact of influencers are so significant that even politicians such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi have recognised their value—the National Creators Award is proof.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India, Oman hold 5th annual high-level meeting to boost maritime security

Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.