Why Mulayam's blessings for PM Modi could hurt son Akhilesh most

Amidst the intrigue triggered by the wrestler-turned-politician, what will be watched with curiosity is the next move by BSP chief Mayawati and views of Muslim supporters of Samajwadi Party, who form the party’s core vote-bank.

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Airbus to scrap production of A380 superjumbo

The double-decker A380 will be discontinued in 2021. The European aircraft major reached this decision after Dubai-based mega carrier Emirates, which is the largest operator of the A380, reduced its order book for this plane by 39 from 162 to 123 aircraft. Airbus had in all 313 A380s on order till January 2019 with 234 of the delivered to 16 customers.

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I’ll greet CBI with home food, Mamata dares Centre

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L-G vs AAP govt: Key points of Supreme Court verdict

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Rafale row: Who got a better offer? A comparison of UPA and NDA deals

To arrive at a comparative price, audit adopted the price escalation formula and used the industrial cost indices published by the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. This was the Aligned Price, i.e., the price of 36 flyaway aircraft in 2016 if the prices were the same as the bid of 2007. This included going into the increase in cost of items used to make the aircraft and its weaponisation.

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LG vs AAP live: SC delivers split verdict

The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce its verdict today on a batch of petitions challenging various notifications including on control of services and power of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in the ongoing tussle between the Delhi government and the Centre. Stay with TOI for all live updates

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Picking Rafale was wrong in the first place, criticises CAG

The CAG indicted the very selection of Rafale in the original but never-finalised medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) project for 126 fighters under UPA, which in turn raises questions about why the NDA government went ahead with the Rs 59,000 crore direct acquisition of 36 of the French fighters.

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