Centre advances plan to acquire 114 Rafale, proposal to buy Su-57 ‘still on table’: Sources
The Defence Procurement Board headed by Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh has cleared a proposal to acquire 114 Rafale fighter jets from France’s Dassault Aviation, said sources on Saturday. This is the first step in finalising a deal to procure the Rafales for the Indian Air Force (IAF), which currently has 29-30 squadrons against a sanctioned strength of 42.
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Resort politics returns to Mumbai as Shinde Sena moves corporators to Bandra hotel
It looks like resort politics has begun in Maharashtra after Mahayuti’s thumping victory in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, as Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena has decided to move all its recently elected corporators to a five-star hotel, said sources on Saturday. The step has been taken amid fears of poaching, as the Shiv Sena has emerged as a kingmaker in the BMC polls.
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Chips, smiles: Yogi Adityanath’s sweet moment with a young child goes viral | WATCH
A brief but cute interaction involving Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and a young boy is once again lighting up social media. Days after a video of the CM sharing a light moment with the child went viral, a new clip from the same day has surfaced and it is winning hearts all over again.
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Murshidabad unrest returns: Highways blocked, trains disrupted; BJP targets Mamata | 10 points
Fresh tension returned to West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Saturday as protests erupted once again over alleged attacks on migrant workers, leading to highway blockades, railway disruptions and heavy police deployment. The situation, which follows violent clashes a day earlier, has now snowballed into a larger political confrontation between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP. Here is what happened, explained in 10 key points:
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Machado says she will become Venezuela’s President ‘when the right time comes’
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has said she believes she will be elected president of her country when the “right time” comes. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate made the remarks during an interview aired on Fox News.
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India engaged with US to extend Chabahar Port sanctions waiver before April 26 expiry deadline, says MEA
India continues to monitor its involvement in the Chabahar port project in Iran as the country navigates evolving US sanctions and ongoing unrest in Iran. The Trump administration had threatened a 25% tariff on countries doing business with Iran, raising concerns for India’s role in developing the strategically located Chabahar port on Iran’s southern coast in Sistan-Balochistan.
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Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi added to India’s T20I squad for New Zealand series, Washington Sundar ruled out
Washington Sundar has been ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against New Zealand after being diagnosed with a side strain. The injury occurred during the first ODI against New Zealand at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara on 11 January, when Sundar reported acute discomfort in his lower rib area while bowling.
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Eknath Shinde hails Mahayuti’s civic poll victory: ‘People rejected those who are against development’
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Friday that the people of the state have rejected those who were against development, as the Mahayuti swept the 2026 municipal corporation elections. Thanking the people for giving a clear mandate to the Mahayuti, comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the deputy chief minister said the alliance will speed up the development work in the state.
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Fadnavis hails BJP leaders after Maharashtra Election Results triumph, to celebrate in Nagpur
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis congratulated key Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) figures over phone calls, praising their leadership in securing strong wins across municipal elections including BMC, Nagpur, Pune and others.
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