Former French president Francois Hollande was quoted as saying that the Indian government proposed Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence as the partner for Dassault Aviation in the Rs 58,000 crore Rafale jet fighter deal.

While the French government said French companies have the full freedom to select Indian firms for the deal, Dassault Aviation, the makers of Rafale, said it had made the decision to partner with Reliance Defence Ltd.

Rahul's attack on Modi came after a French media report quoted Hollande as saying that the Indian government proposed Reliance Defence as the partner for Dassault Aviation in the Rs 58,000 crore Rafale jet fighter deal.

According to French website Mediapart, the ex-French President said that his government \"did not have a say\" in choosing Anil Ambani's company for Rafale deal with India.

These three state-run banks would work on strict timeline and necessary regulatory process is expected to be over by the end of 2018-19, sources said.

The Sitharaman-led DAC has approved the procurement of the two regiments of Akash Missile Systems under 'Buy Indian' category from Bharat Dynamics Limited.

Uber in talks with Indian regulators to understand modalities of aerial taxisRide-hailing app Uber, which is considering India among five global locations for its futuristic aerial taxi service, said it is in talks with regulators in the country to gauge the modalities and constraints of offering such a service. Last week, the Softbank-backed Uber had said it is considering India along with countries like Japan and France to be a part of Uber Elevate -- its aerial taxi service tha...

Pompeo and Defence Secretary James Mattis held the first 2+2 Dialogue with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to bolster the strategic ties with India and step up defence and security collaboration.

During the talks External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had with US Secretary of State Michael R Pompeo and Defence Secretary James Mattis, the two countries also decided to set up new hotlines between them.

The Pentagon had ruled out an automatic waiver for India from the punitive US sanctions over its weapons purchase from Russia.

The proposal to make Kalashnikov Concern's AK-103 rifle -- the third generation of the Kalashnikov assault rifles and a thorough upgrade of the world known AK47/AKM -- was floated after Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited Russia in April.

The Trump administration believes that there are a lot of US food and agricultural exports that are facing unfair trade barriers. It wants the Indian market to be reopened to US poultry and be opened for pork.

While the political squabble over purchase of 36 Rafale jets from Paris-based Dassault Aviation is far from over, the government is reportedly ready to give its nod to the long-drawn acquisition project for 114 new fighter jets.

The whole episode started when Union Defence Minister Niramala Sitharaman was interacting with a group of flood-affected people and Karnataka Minister Sa Ra Mahesh told the her that the officials were waiting for her for a review meeting after which they had to go for rehabilitation work.

The whole episode started when Sitharaman was interacting with a group of flood-affected people and Karnataka Minister Sa Ra Mahesh told the Defence Minister that the officials were waiting for her for a review meeting after which they had to go for rehabilitation work.

The deal to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets was signed when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited France in April 2015. Congress President Rahul Gandhi has accused the government of changing the deal to benefit \"one businessman\".

The Congress party neither disclosed the letter nor the fact that whether the meeting Anil Ambani sought from the Congress President ever took place, and what transpired in that meeting if at all.

During the day, Congress President Rahul Gandhi attacked the Prime Minister on lack of jobs and PM Modi's pre-poll promise of depositing Rs 15 lakh in bank accounts of poor.

A Donald Trump visit on Republic Day may well be tom-tommed by the government as India's biggest foreign policy coup in the run up to general elections next year.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman finally approved the list of items that will now have to be purchased by each soldier from the clothing allowance now sanctioned.