Defence Deals
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F-16 deal with Pakistan not in response to India’s relations with Russia, says US
New Delhi has expressed its concerns over the deal for sale of the fighter jet equipment to Islamabad.
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India ready to defeat ‘misadventures’, says Rajnath Singh after signing Rs 48,000 crore Tejas deal
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited was awarded the contract to manufacture 83 Tejas light combat aircraft.
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Pentagon approves $90 million sale equipment, spare parts for India’s Super Hercules fleet
The US Defence Security Cooperation Agency said the sale will strengthen the country’s relationship with India.
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Trending
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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Why even those who don’t believe in deities love bhakti poetry
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The Man, the Machine: Merab Dvalishvili in Mumbai
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‘The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction’ makes you rethink pre-conceptions about the genre
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Centre announces policy to end offset contracts in government deals for military technology
This was done as the offsets did not succeed in bringing top-grade technology into the country, a government official said.
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Lockheed Martin promises not to sell F-21 fighter jets to other countries if India buys 114 aircraft
The development follows the Indian Air Force’s tender to acquire 114 jets for around $18 billion.
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‘Rahul Gandhi’s Midas touch’: BJP on report that his firm’s co-owner got defence deals in UPA’s time
Subsidiaries associated with Ulrik McKnight reportedly got offset contracts in the Scorpene deal when the Congress-led UPA was in power.
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Video
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Watch: Stunning Northern Lights spotted in unexpected places around the world
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Nirmala Sitharaman says US ‘heard and understood’ India on S-400 missile deal with Russia: AFP
India had signed the deal in October despite the US’ warning it would impose sanctions if the agreement went through.
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US Department of State approves sale of 24 MH-60 Romeo Seahawk helicopters to India
The State Department said the sale will support the foreign policy and national security of America by strengthening the US-India strategic partnership.
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India the second-biggest importer of weapons after Saudi Arabia between 2014-’18, says report
Indian arms imports decreased by 24% from 2009-’13, partly due to delays in deliveries of weapons from other countries.
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The Reel
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Start the week with a film: The unforgettable revolution of the dogs in ‘White God’
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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Rafale debate: Rahul Gandhi asks Nirmala Sitharaman if Air Force opposed ‘Centre’s interference’
The Congress president also reiterated his accusation that the defence minister had lied in Parliament about granting ‘orders worth Rs 1 lakh crore to HAL’.
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Rafale: Rahul Gandhi challenges Narendra Modi to one-on-one debate on the jet deal
The Congress president claimed that the prime minister had ‘changed the contract and made a new contract to help his friend Anil Ambani’.
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Rafale: Claims against deal were fiction, says Arun Jaitley, criticises Rahul Gandhi for ‘falsehood’
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reiterated that due process was followed during the deal and there was no commercial favouritism.
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The Field
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Wrestling, World Olympic Qualifiers: Aman clinches quota; Sujeet, Jaideep active in repechage rounds
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IPL 2024: Kolkata defeat Mumbai in rain-affected match to become first team to qualify for play-offs
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Cricket: England pacer James Anderson to retire after Lord’s Test against West Indies
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The Man, the Machine: Merab Dvalishvili in Mumbai
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Wrestling, World Olympic Qualifiers: Nisha Dahiya wins Paris quota in women’s 68kg