Top news of the day: Supreme Court 'misinterpreted' govt statement on Rafale, TN to appeal against NGT order on Sterlite plant, and more

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Rafale fighter aircraft at Aero India 2017 in Bengaluru.

Rafale verdict: Supreme Court ‘misinterpreted’ statement made by government in sealed cover on pricing details

The Supreme Court “misinterpreted” a statement made by the government in a sealed cover on the pricing details of the 36 Rafale jets deal, a highly ranked source connected to the judicial proceedings in the court said on Saturday.

U.N. climate talks in Poland run into overtime

United Nations’ climate talks to agree on the rules of the 2015 Paris Agreement dragged on into an extra day on December 15 as ministers tried to overcome the last political hurdles after working through the night.

TN govt to approach SC against National Green Tribunal order on Thoothukudi Sterlite plant

The Tamil Nadu government will move the Supreme Court against the order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT)

favouring the reopening of Vedanta's Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi , Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami told journalists at Omalur, near Salem, on Saturday.

Ground Zero | Being Bru in Mizoram

For the first time since fleeing to neighbouring Tripura 21 years ago, the displaced Brus of Mizoram exercised their franchise on home soil during the Assembly polls on November 28. A report on the changing dynamic between the minority Brus and the dominant Mizos and the possibility of greater acceptance of the ‘other’

Seven protesters, three militants, soldier killed in Pulwama

Seven people were killed and over a dozen injured as security forces opened fire at clashing protesters following the killing of three local militants in Pulwama on Saturday morning. The Army said one of the two soldiers injured in the operation died in a Srinagar hospital.

Rafale deal: Kharge accuses government of misleading Supreme Court

A day after the Supreme Court verdict on the Rafale deal, Public Accounts Committee chairman Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said he would request all members of the panel to summon the Attorney General (AG) and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) to ask them when was the public auditor’s report tabled in Parliament.

MNF president Zoramthanga sworn in as Mizoram Chief Minister

Mizo National Front (MNF) president Zoramthanga was on Saturday sworn in as Mizoram Chief Minister. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor K Rajasekharan at a ceremony in the Aizawl Raj Bhavan. He took the oath in Mizo language.

Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder

A Reuters examination of documents, deposition and trial testimony, shows that from at least 1971 to the early 2000s, the Johnson and Johnson's raw talc and finished powders sometimes tested positive for small amounts of asbestos.

For Indian hockey, the future is now

The national team’s young players occasionally betray their lack of experience, but they showed at the World Cup that they belong on the big stage