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SC to hear Rafale review plea on February 26
A Supreme Court Bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi will consider the review petitions filed in the Rafale case against the December 14 judgment in chambers at 1.45 p.m. on February 26. The Bench, consisting also of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K.M. Joseph, will examine whether the petitions deserve to be heard in an open court.
Olympic dream under threat as visa is denied to 2 Pak. shooters
India’s future as a host for sporting events remained uncertain following a decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday.  The issue arose when India refused visa requests from two Pakistani shooters expected to participate in the ongoing ISSF World Cup here on Saturday.
India, Russia close to inking multi-billion agreement for AK-103 assault rifles
India and Russia are close to concluding an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) for a multi-billion deal to locally bulk manufacture AK-103 assault rifles in the next few months, Victor N. Kladov, Director International Cooperation and Regional Policy of Rostec State Corporation told The Hindu at the ongoing Aero India. However, he brushed aside concerns of U.S. sanctions on the defence deals, flagging money transfers as the issue.
Trump picks Canada envoy Kelly Craft as UN ambassador
“Kelly has done an outstanding job representing our Nation and I have no doubt that, under her leadership, our Country will be represented at the highest level,” Mr. Trump said in a pair of tweets announcing his pick.
China punishes millions for ‘social credit’ offences
Some 5.5 million people were barred from buying train tickets, according to the National Public Credit Information Center. In an annual report, it said 128 people were blocked from leaving China because they were behind on their taxes.