According to this report in a French media outlet, Rafale jet maker Dassault is under investigation in France for agreeing to “to pay one million euros to a middleman who is now under investigation in India in connection with another defence deal”

Supreme Court comes to Karnataka CM’s rescue in a corruption case: Karnataka High Court order reinstating land denotification case against Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa stayed by Supreme Court

A massive fire broke out at the Rohingya refugee camp in Jammu’s Maruti Mohalla last night, gutting dozens of shanties; this is the second incident in two weeks

India reports 103,794 new coronavirus cases, the biggest daily figure since the pandemic began; Rajasthan CM Gehlot calls for vaccines to be opened to all age categories

Raging fires gut Uttarakhand forests, kill 4; IAF set to join dousing operations