New N Ram exposé shows no bank guarantee hiked Rafale’s price

N Ram, in his latest report in Hindu, has revealed that the cost of including bank guarantees, which the French suppliers in Rafale deal refused to follow, has cost India €574 million. This increased the estimated cost of the deal of 35 Rafale jets to €7.87 billion. Read More
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Govt to SC: Rafale documents ‘stolen from defence ministry’

The Centre told the Supreme Court that Rafale documents related to warplane deal have been “stolen” from the defence ministry and warned the Hindu newspaper of the Official Secrets Act. Read More
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‘PAF F-16 pilot’: Identified father says ‘Shahaz-ud-Din’ not his son

In a new turn of events, a retired Air Marshal Wasim-ud-din of Pakistan, who media reports claimed as a father of downed Pakistani F-16 pilot, Wing Commander Shahaz-ud-Din (or Shahzaz-ud-Din, according to some reports), has said that Shahaz-ud-Din was not his son. Read More
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Voter can report violation of model code via smartphone: EC

The Election Commission, on Thursday, has announced that voters can now registered their complaint with the help of smartphone regarding violation of the model of code of conduct by any political party. Read More
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India shows debris of missile to prove Pak’s F-16 took part in raid

The debris of AIM-120 C-5 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) missile that can only be fired from an F-16 aircraft, were shown in the joint news conference conducted by the Army, Air Force and the Navy. Read More
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India accepts Pakistani jets downed IAF MiG-21, pilot missing

Amid the escalating tension along the India-Pakistan border, on Wednesday, India acknowledged that Pakistani warplanes engaged with Indian warplanes and shot down one MiG-21. It also said, one pilot is missing in action. Read More
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Panel: Twitter must address issues ‘real-time’, ‘engage more’ with EC

After a parliamentary panel chaired by BJP MP Anurag Thakur received complaints alleging bias against right-wing voices on the platform, Thakur asked Twitter to address issues in “real-time” and “engage more” with the Election Commission. Read More
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RSS to focus on terror, not Ram temple during Lok Sabha campaign

The suicide attack on CRPF convoy, on February 14, that killed over 40 CRPF personnel in Jammu & Kashmir’s Pulwama has made RSS to change their strategy for the campaign. Read More
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FB to Bombay HC: New tools for political ad transparency soon

A lawyer had filed a petition before the court seeking directions to the Election Commission impose restrains on any form of advertisement, videos or messages 48 hours before the election and demanded regulation of popular social-media sites. Read More
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Pulwama: Pak calls back its top envoy to India for ‘consultation’

Pakistan called back its high commissioner Sohail Mahmood to India for “consultations” in connection with the backlash it is facing in India over the Pulwama terror attack. Read More
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