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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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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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: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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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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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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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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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go