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Friday, August 15, 2025
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Topic: Rafale deal

Modi has turned the entire country into chowkidars after getting caught: Rahul Gandhi

The Congress president alleged that chowkidar PM Modi had only helped Anil Ambani, Mehul Choksi & Nirav Modi.

On ‘secret’ Rafale files, transparency trumps privilege & there’s legal precedent

Supreme Court has the chance to decide if a government can take shelter in outdated notions of ‘privilege’ when questioned over transparency.

In Rafale case, Supreme Court to decide on govt’s preliminary objections before facts

Lawyer Prashant Bhushan, one of the petitioners seeking a review of the deal, has argued that the Rafale deal is not a govt-to-govt contract since France didn't extend a sovereign guarantee.

Photocopying of classified Rafale documents amount to theft: Modi govt in SC

Modi government says the secret documents, originally attached in a plea seeking a review of the Rafale verdict, are sensitive to national security.

‘Stolen’ documents are now ‘photocopied’, maybe thief returned them: Chidambaram

Congress leader Chidambaram took a swipe at the govt for Attorney General K.K. Venugopal’s clarification that the Rafale documents were not stolen but photocopied.

The two comments that landed Attorney General K.K. Venugopal in the spotlight this week

Attorney General Venugopal’s comments about ‘stolen’ Rafale documents and lawyer Indira Jaising raised quite a few eyebrows.

Rahul Gandhi is in danger of frittering away the advantage Modi govt gifted him

None of Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s recent barbs is as effective as the old ‘suit-boot sarkar’. He should’ve gone back to farmer distress & lack of jobs.

A special day for Indian ‘men’ and Modi government’s empty file

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

Rafale files fly away, and Mahatma Gandhi’s currency insecurity

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

On Camera

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.