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Rahul Gandhi will be on tenterhooks as the supreme court is all set to pronounce its verdict in a case of contempt of court against him, in relation to the Rafale jets purchase 

4 pronouncements by the top court of India in the next ten days have the potential to impact India in a massive way. 
 

Defence minister Rajnath Singh has arrived in India after receiving the first of 36 Rafale jets in France. Singh stated that India will get seven more Rafale jets by April-May 2020. He said that the France visit was a success and that he also held a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron for over 35 minutes.

 

Before home minister Amit Shah addressed the election rally in Haryana, Karnataka Congress leader Mallikarjuna Kharge had termed defence minister Rajnath Singh's "Shastra Puja" for the Rafale jet as "Tamasha" (drama)

Actions speak louder than words is not merely a proverb. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan no doubt spoke out of anger when he said that there is a possibility of war against India. The Pak PM may be thinking about the meaning of those words considering recent developments, especially India’s procurement of Rafale jets

Defence minister Rajnath Singh stated that the India-France defence dialogue will enhance strategic ties. Singh was received by a military guard of honour at Hotel de Brienne, the headquarters of the French Armed Forces ministry in Paris
 

Defence minister Rajnath Singh received the Guard of Honour by the French Republican Guards in Paris. This just hours after he had received the first of 36 Rafale jets in Merignac. 

Defence minister Rajnath Singh received the first Rafale fighter jet in France while the nation observed Indian Air Force Day wherein Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman flew the MiG-21 Bison during a fly past. A drone that entered India from Pakistan’s side left the Border Security Force on high alert near Punjab. Watch top news in 100 seconds only on MyNation
 

Defence minister Rajnath Singh arrived at Merignac to receive the first Rafale combat aircraft. Singh on Monday left for Paris on a three-day visit during which he will receive the first of the 36 Rafale jets.
 

Defence minister Rajnath Singh is to meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on October 8 before receiving the first Rafale jet manufactured for India. Singh is likely to fly a sortie of the Indian Rafale aircraft in France on the same day.

The students of the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Maharashtra will learn how to assemble parts of the Rafale jet. The French aviation company and the ITI have jointly designed the syllabus of the two-year course

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leaving for France today (August 22) on a bilateral visit during which further boosting of defence cooperation between the two countries will be discussed. Defence minister Rajnath Singh and Air chief marshal BS Dhanoa will travel to Paris next month to receive the first of 36 Rafale jets
 

French ambassador to India Alexandre Ziegler has stated that the first Rafale fighter aircraft will arrive in India in two months, 'perfectly on time'

 

The integration of the missiles with the jets aims at reinforcing the combat capability of the Indian Air Force (IAF)

Taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi, who had accused the Prime Minister Narendra Modi of corruption in the purchase of 36 Rafale jets from France, tweeted, “With Rahul Gandhi’s Midas Touch, no deal is too much!”