Here are the important news stories of the day
Rafale documents cannot be produced in court without permission of dept. concerned, government tells SC
The Central government on Thursday claimed privilege over documents pertaining to the Rafale fighter jet deal and asserted that no one can produce them in the court without the permission of the department concerned.
Tom Vadakkan, key Sonia Gandhi aide, joins BJP
Veteran Congress spokesperson Tom Vadakkan on Thursday joined the BJP in the presence of Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in New Delhi. He met BJP president Amit Shah later.
India, Pakistan hold talks on Kartarpur corridor
India and Pakistan on Thursday held a meeting at Attari in Amritsar to discuss the modalities and draft agreement of pilgrims' visit to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib using the Kartarpur corridor.
Analysis | To pursue or abandon? India’s options after the yet again China blow on Azhar listing as global terrorist
Despite weeks of a diplomatic campaign after the Pulwama terror attack, China’s decision to place a “hold” on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) listing of Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorrist has come as a setback to India. It will force New Delhi to reconsider its strategy on the issue and consider various options and priorities in the weeks ahead.
Six U.S. nuclear power plants to be set up in India
New Delhi and Washington have agreed on a proposal to build six nuclear power plants in India. This was stated in a joint statement issued on March 13 at the conclusion of the 9th round of India-U.S. Strategic Security Dialogue in Washington, co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Andrea Thompson.
Anti-tank missile developed by DRDO successfully fired
The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO)-developed Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile was successfully fired in the desert ranges of Rajasthan on Thursday.