Indian, German firms ink MoU to bid for Rs 42,000 crore deal

An MoU to cooperate in submarine production was inked between defence shipyard Mazagon Docks (MDL) and German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) on Wednesday, as a precursor to submission of a bid for the over Rs 42,000 crore project to build six diesel-electric submarines for the Navy. Via Times of India https://ift.tt/fiyDzKt

Cost of thali holds clues to food prices

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Delhi cops question Bhushan aides at Gonda home

A special investigation team of Delhi Police returned to the capital on Tuesday after recording the statement of at least 10 people and conducting an in-depth, two-day probe at the residence of former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in UP's Gonda district. Via Times of India https://ift.tt/Mi9nTs2

Officer dissents, says train crash not due to signal failure

In what seems to be an inter-departmental disagreement over the cause of the Odisha train accident, a senior railway engineer who was among the signatories to the ‘joint inspection report’ on the mishap has given a dissent note. While the inspection report blamed signal failure for the crash, the officer referred to a ‘datalogger’ report to claim that the signal was green for Coromandel Express to take the main line and not the loop line. Via Times of India https://ift.tt/Mi9nTs2

Berlin eyes sub project, Delhi seeks more defence investment

India on Tuesday asked Germany to get its companies to invest in the Indian defence production sector and help build resilient supply chains to reduce reliance on China, while also stressing that Pakistan cannot be trusted with high-end military technologies because of its deep-seated collusion with Beijing. Via Times of India https://ift.tt/Mi9nTs2

Devendra to do justice, Amruta told bookie. Cops ‘tutored’ her

In chat transcripts attached by the police to the charge sheet filed in the bribery-extortion case registered by Amruta Fadnavis, wife of deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, on February 20 against alleged cricket bookie Anil Jaisinghani and his daughter Aniksha, it appears that Amruta was in regular touch with them, and even met Aniksha on March 6. Via Times of India https://ift.tt/obQ9EDs

Nudity and obscenity not always synonymous: Kerala high court

The Kerala HC said Monday that “nudity and obscenity are not always synonymous”, as it discharged a suit against women’s rights activist Rehana Fathima, who’s facing multiple charges for uploading a video in 2020 of her young son and daughter painting on her bare torso. Via Times of India https://ift.tt/obQ9EDs