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Thursday, October 2, 2025
TopicRafale deal

Topic: Rafale deal

Rafale is the talk of the town, but no one in India knows how to pronounce it

Leaders from the BJP and the Congress have called it various different things, but none have been accurate. Here’s how to pronounce the name.

A Twitter minister, and censored cartoons in India

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Everything you wanted to know about Rafale and did not know who to ask

The Rs 59,000-crore Rafale deal is at the centre of a furious war of words between the govt and opposition. Here's an explainer on the jet and the controversy.

Sonia Gandhi leads protests over Rafale deal outside Parliament

Sonia Gandhi along with opposition MPs demanded a joint parliamentary committee probe into the issue.

Modi government’s refusal to appoint Lokpal weakens its Rafale defence

An independent Lokpal inquiry could have ended the Rafale controversy.

Ex-union ministers Yashwant Sinha & Arun Shourie demand CAG audit into Rafale deal

Shourie terms it the ‘biggest defence scam in India’, activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan calls it ‘criminal misconduct’.

Modi govt using NRC as a tool to divide society, says Congress at key party meeting

Congress promises to help those Indian citizens whose names are missing in the final draft of NRC.

Before Rafale deal, Modi govt passed over option to buy Rs 453 cr/unit cheaper Eurofighter

German-led offer for Eurofighter Typhoon at €138 mln/unit not pursued; Rafale signed at €197 mln a piece.

In the Rafale brouhaha, India has missed its real, bigger defence scandal

Nothing would be lost in making details of Rafale deal public, especially since the broad numbers are already available.

Yogi Adityanath dares Rahul to a hug and Rajasthan cops get it horribly wrong in Alwar

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint. The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or...

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More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.