France: Aircraft carriers INS Vikramaditya and Vikrant operate MiG-29s and Rafale is required for operations on both carriers. Along with this, three Scorpion Class submarines will be acquired by the Navy under a recurring clause as part of Project-75. It will then be built at Mazagon Dockyards Limited in Mumbai. The value of these deals is estimated to be more than Rs 90 thousand crores but the exact value of these deals will be known only after the conclusion of the contract negotiations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in France on a two-day visit. People of Indian origin greeted Prime Minister Modi with slogans of Bharat ki Jaina outside the Paris hotel where he will be staying. Earlier, Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne welcomed Modi at the airport. Here he was welcomed with a red carpet. He was given a guard of honor at the airport. The Defense Acquisition Council, headed by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, approved the plan on day one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Paris. The Indian Navy will get 22 single-seat Rafale C-planes along with four trainer aircraft. The Navy was pushing for immediate acquisition of these fighter jets and submarines. Because they were facing shortages due to security challenges across the country. The Indian Navy was looking for suitable aircraft to replace the aging MiG-29s to be deployed on its aircraft carriers INS Vikramaditya and Vikrant.
10 dead, 5 in critical condition due to roof collapse in Chinese school
New Delhi: 10 people died when the ceiling of the middle school gym in the northeastern city of Kikihar suddenly collapsed. 14 people who were buried under the debris due to the...
