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CCS Okays ₹63K Crore Deal to Buy 26 Rafale Marine Jets for Navy

The New Indian Express Villupuram

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April 10, 2025

INDIA will buy 26 Rafale Marine (M) fighters—the marine variant—from France. The Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared the deal worth around ₹63,000 crore. The aircraft will strengthen the country's maritime air combat capability.

- MAYANK SINGH @ New Delhi

The procurement deal is for 26 Rafale M aircraft, including 22 single-seater and four double-seater trainer versions. Delivery is expected in five years. This is the costliest contract in recent times. The recent deal for 156 Light Combat Helicopters, Prachand, signed between the Ministry of Defence and the HAL, was estimated to be about ₹62,700 crore.

The final documentary formalities are expected to be officially announced later when the French Defence Ministry officials visit India.

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The New Indian Express Villupuram

The New Indian Express Villupuram

Jaishankar meets Rubio in Malaysia amid tariff tension and trade talks

EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Kuala Lumpur on Monday on the sidelines of the ASEAN and East Asia Summits, marking their second meeting in just over a month, and fourth this year. The two leaders are learnt to have discussed a host of bilateral and regional issues, including trade talks.

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1 min

October 28, 2025

The New Indian Express Villupuram

GST 2.0 to drive jobs, economic growth: FinMin

DUE to goods and services tax (GST) reforms coupled with other policy measures, India will continue its economic growth momentum, create more employment opportunities and boost consumption, according to the Monthly Economic Review for September released by the Ministry of Finance on Monday.

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1 min

October 28, 2025

The New Indian Express Villupuram

Chained and handcuffed independent — all for a bridge over river Bagmati

MEET Sanjay Sargharsh Singh, an Independent candidate from Bihar’s Sheohar Assembly constituency, who with his distinctive approach, is drawing huge crowds.

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1 min

October 28, 2025

The New Indian Express Villupuram

The New Indian Express Villupuram

Protect forest dwellers from eviction, states told

DAYS after defending the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006 in the Supreme Court, the Union government has directed all states and Union territories to ensure that no tribal or forest-dwelling community is forcibly evicted from wildlife sanctuaries or national parks until their rights are fully recognised and settled.

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1 mins

October 28, 2025

The New Indian Express Villupuram

MLA among six BJP leaders expelled

THE BJP on Monday initiated disciplinary action against six leaders, including a sitting MLA, for indulging in anti-party activities, according to a statement issued by Bihar unit of the BJP late on Sunday.

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1 min

October 28, 2025

The New Indian Express Villupuram

The New Indian Express Villupuram

Quality issue: Contractor told to partly demolish flats

A possible disaster may have been averted as a contractor of the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUHDB), who is building 702 residential units at Andimaniyam Thottam, has torn down the constructed portions in all the four blocks after the board flagged quality issues.

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1 min

October 28, 2025

The New Indian Express Villupuram

Exporters flag concern over GM soya imports

INDIA’S soybean exporters have raised concerns over the government's reported consideration to allow imports of genetically modified (GM) soybean meal from the US, warning that such a move could erode the country’s export competitiveness built on its “non-GM” reputation.

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1 mins

October 28, 2025

The New Indian Express Villupuram

The New Indian Express Villupuram

Don’s daughter takes up battle for RJD

IN therun-up to the Bihar state Assembly elections, a fascinating battle is unfolding in Lalganj, which is distant just 39 kilometres from the state capital of Patna.

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1 min

October 28, 2025

The New Indian Express Villupuram

The New Indian Express Villupuram

Market advances on expectation of US-China trade talks, Fed rate cut

DOMESTIC equity benchmarks advanced on Monday with the NSE Nifty 50 index briefly surging past psychologically significant 26,000 threshold and recording a firm finish ahead of the October F&O expiry.

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1 mins

October 28, 2025

The New Indian Express Villupuram

SACRED SPACES & SHATTERED TRUST

REPORTS of sexual harassment by teachers in educational institutions have been steadily rising.

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3 mins

October 28, 2025

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