CBI has booked London-based arms dealer Sudhir Choudhrie, his son Bhanu, and the British aerospace major for corruption in procurement of 115 Hawk jets for the training of IAF pilots.
From 2007-16, the family faced several charges — getting over $100 mn from Russian arms firms to Rolls-Royce making 'secret payments'. Bhanu Choudhrie was named in 2021 Pandora Papers case.
The CBI has alleged that former Rolls Royce India director Tim Jones, Choudhrie, and others conspired to deceive the Indian govt in procurement of Hawk aircraft during the UPA era.
Auditory goal for new Rolls-Royce Ghost was twofold — the cabin needed to remain quiet enough to whisper a conversation at speeds up to 80 mph and lose any annoying squeaks.
The company has lost more than three-quarters of its value this year and been hard hit by the drop in long-distance travel, eliminating demand for wide-body planes its engines power.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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