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Contract termination notice without firm basis for action: AgustaWestland
January 09, 2014 4:25 pm
Agusta also said the Defence Ministry had stated that the tender process had been duly followed.
Bribe charge spells doom for Agusta,MoD scraps VVIP chopper deal
January 02, 2014 3:45 pm
Justice Jeevan Reddy has been nominated by the MoD as its arbitrator.
Everything you need to know about AgustaWestland chopper deal
January 09, 2014 4:46 pm
India cancelled the Rs 3,600-crore VVIP chopper deal with AgustaWestland.
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David Robert Jones, not yet David Bowie
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