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Rafale case: Petitioners guilty of leaking secrets: Centre

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha, journalist-turned politician Arun Shourie and activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan are guilty of leakage of sensitive information having a bearing on national security and combat capacity of Rafale fighter jets. Citing “secrecy” in the matter, the Centre contended that the three […]

Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie say ‘shocking’ SC verdict no clean chit for Modi

New Delhi (3 Min Read) : Expressing shock and disappointment over the Supreme Court on Friday dismissing their petition seeking a court monitored CBI probe into the Rafale deal, former Union Ministers Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie and advocate Prashant Bhushan said the verdict “neither addressed the documented facts nor dealt with their main prayer seeking […]

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Rafale charges by Shourie, Sinha fabricated, says Sitharaman

New Delhi : Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday night dismissed as “fabricated” the allegations by former BJP ministers Arun Shourie and Yashwant Sinha that the Modi government’s deal to buy Rafale jets from France was the “biggest defence scandal” in the country. “All allegations being levelled in various press conferences are already answered on […]

India has ‘decentralized’ Emergency: Shourie

Kolkata, Jan 26 : Describing the current political situation in India as a “sort of decentralized Emergency”, renowned journalist and former Union Minister Arun Shourie on Friday said there is a “climate of fear” and “helplessness” in the country. “The immediate circumstances are that today we have not a centralized Emergency but sort of decentralized Emergency… […]