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Dassault Aviation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Eric Trappier rubbished allegations made by Congress Party president Rahul Gandhi that he lied about details of the Dassault- Reliance Joint Venture (JV) for offset contracts in the Rafale Jet deal. “I don’t lie. The truth I declared before and the statements I made are true. I don’t have a reputation of lying. In my position as CEO, you don’t lie,”

Mumbai, Nov 13: Anil Gote, a Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Maharashtra’s Dhule has threatened to resign from his post in protest against his party’s decision to allow goons and miscreants to join the party before elections. Mr. Gote also said that he would not be campaigning for the BJP in the upcoming civic elections in Dhule. Mr. Gote said, “Despite my strong opposition, the BJP’s State

Chennai, Nov 13: Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth on Monday said that if Opposition thinks Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is a dangerous party, it must be. Interacting with media outside Chennai airport, Rajinikanth, when asked if he agrees with the Opposition's stance that the BJP is a dangerous party, said, "If they (Opposition) think like that then definitely it (BJP) must be." the opposition

Mumbai, Nov 13: National Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Monday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government saying that it failed to formulate right policies for farmers. Addressing a gathering here, Pawar said that in spite of discussing the issues being faced by the farmers, Ram temple has become the priority of the ruling dispensation. He even accused the

Hyderabad, Nov 12: Taking a dig at some BJP-ruled states over their "name-changing spree", AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi targeted BJP president Amit Shah, saying his surname was a Persian word and wondered if it would be changed. He was addressing an election campaign here Sunday evening for the December 7 assembly polls. "Shah is a Persian word...will they change it or not... don't know," the

Bilaspur(Chattisgarh), Nov 12: Hitting out at Rahul and Sonia Gandhi for questioning him on demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said he did not need a "certificate of honesty" from the "mother-son duo" who are out on bail. In a no-holds-barred attack on the Congress, its president Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia, Modi also said the party's "politics begins and ends with one

New Delhi, Nov 12: A former woman colleague of ex-Union Minister MJ Akbar, who has filed a criminal defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani, told a Delhi court on Monday that his reputation has been "destroyed" and "damaged irreparably" due to allegations of sexual misconduct. Joyeeta Basu, the editor of Sunday Guardian, who appeared as a witness to support Akbar's case, told Additional

New Delhi, Nov 12: The Centre on Monday complied with a Supreme Court order and handed over to petitioners, who sought a court-monitored CBI probe into the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France, the document detailing the decisions taken to procure the aircraft. The document titled "Details of the steps in the decision making process leading to the award of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft

New Delhi, Nov 12: The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) Monday filed its preliminary probe report relating to CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma in a sealed cover in the Supreme Court. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S K Kaul took the report on record and fixed the matter for next hearing on November 16. During the hearing, interim CBI Director M Nageswar Rao also filed

Mumbai, Nov 12: The rupee weakened further and dipped by 54 paise to 73.04 against the US dollar Monday, owing to increased demand for the American currency from importers amid increasing global crude oil prices. International benchmark Brent crude was trading higher by 2.04 per cent at USD 71.61 per barrel. Forex traders said besides increased demand for the US currency from importers, the dollar