The engines manufactured by the Engine Factory, Avadi -- a unit of Ordnance Factory Board, Department of Defence Production -- were fully indigenised for the first time under the Centre's Make in India programme.

The fresh attack by Gandhi comes hours after filed gave notices for breach of privilege against PM Modi and Defence Minister Sitharaman in Lok Sabha for “misleading” the House on the Rafale deal issue.

The notices were reportedly moved by Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, Veerappa Moily, K V Thomas, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Rajiv Satav.

Accusing PM Modi and the Defence Minister for misleading the nation on the Rafale issue, former Defence Minister and senior Congress leader AK Antony said that the government's claim that a 'secrecy clause' in the deal was forcing it not to reveal the price details of the deal was 'totally wrong'.

Rejecting the UNHCR report on Kashmir, Nirmala Sitharaman said that the report was prepared sitting somewhere else.

The meeting was requested over a month ago by Indian officials, and at least two British ministers including foreign secretary Boris Johnson reportedly sought to convince Williamson of the importance of finding time in the diary for Sitharaman.  

Yesterday, Pompeo spoke over the phone with Swaraj to express his "regret and deep disappointment" at the US having to postpone the dialogue for "unavoidable reasons".

The July 6 dialogue comes at a time of heightened trade tensions between the two countries. 

The ministerial meeting was announced during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with President Donald Trump last July.

On Monday, Army chief General Bipin Rawat also paid a visit to the family of martyr rifleman.

The Defence Minister's tough statement came even as fresh firing from Pakistan forces was reported in Nambh and Sher village areas of Nowshera sector earlier on Tuesday.

In a tweet, Sitharaman said that a misleading news item has appeared in a newspaper alleging kickbacks to Government of India officials through Global Marketing SP Ltd in contract for spares for AN-32 Aircraft.

Addressing a press conference on the issue, Sitharaman claimed that Chidambaram didn't disclose its investments to tax authority, violating Black Money Law, which was brought by Modi govt as part of its drive against black money and to prosecute those Indians who have secretly stashed illicit wealth abroad. 

A navy spokesperson said the Navy's focus over the past year had been on "combat efficiency and materiel readiness and upkeep of its large fleet of 131 ships and submarines".  

A day after a tourist from Chennai passed away after being injured in a stone-pelting incident in Srinagar, Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has condemned the incident. She further said that such incidents are not conducive to the growth of tourism in the Valley.

The BJP has roped in its top women leaders such as Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Cabinet Minister of Textiles and Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani and others to hold townhall sessions with female voters.

Without a direct reference to Pakistan, Sushma Swaraj said the world community together must "wipe-out this scourge from the face of the earth".

The Army had told a Parliamentary Standing Committee that it was reeling under severe fund crunch and struggling to even make emergency procurements when there was a real possibility of a two-front war. 

Sitharaman opened a major defence exhibition that projects India -- the biggest global arms importer -- as one of the major defence manufacturing hubs in the world.

The defence attaches posted in 44 countries are in India to attend the four-day-long Defence Expo beginning Wednesday in Thiruvidanthai near Chennai.