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The Supreme Court on Wednesday said any discussion on pricing of the Rafale fighter jets can only take place if the facts on the deal are allowed to come in the public domain. The top court also sought the assistance of any Air Force officer on the issue of procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France.

Putting speculations to rest, former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and Pradesh Congress Committee president Sachin Pilot on Wednesday announced that they will contest the assembly election scheduled on December 7. The party is, however, yet to announce from where the two leaders will contest the polls.

One of the most loved couples of Bollywood, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh will finally get hitched in a grand and intimate ceremony at Lake Como, Italy in the presence of their families and close friends. While the couple has strictly ensured no phones are used by their guests so that no pictures from their big day get leaked, fans here have all but updates from the grand ceremony and no pictures. After a gala sangeet and mehendi ceremony yesterday, Deepika and Ranveer will tie the knot today according to Konkani traditions and tomorrow they will apparently repeat their vows in a traditional Sindhi ceremony. Follow all the latest updates of the Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh wedding as it unfolds:

Supreme Court is conducting a hearing on the Rafale aircraft deal. Stay with us for live updates

Sri Lanka's parliament passed a motion of no-confidence in the controversially-appointed government of Mahinda Rajapaksa Wednesday. The result does not automatically mean that Wickremesinghe, whose party is the biggest in parliament, has won the constitutional showdown. President Maithripala Sirisena retains the power to choose the next prime minister.

The two leaders to discuss bilateral defence cooperation and a common vision for maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific, official sources said. Pence will be representing President Donald Trump at the ASEAN and East Asia Summit in Singapore.

"Everyone is surprised since there was no buzz of anything like this within the organisation," a current employee said, adding that usually hints of such developments make it to the corridors of the company. Binny's departure is not expected to change things much. A former executive noted that Binny was due to transition out of the company anyway.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Singapore for a two-day visit to attend the East Asia Summit, an ASEAN-India informal meet, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership summit and hold a meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence. Stay with us for live updates

Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh’s mehendi ceremony took place today. Both Ranveer and Deepika wore outfits designed by Sabyasachi.

Sadiku and two coaches from Kosovo have not been granted visas because the Indian government doesn’t recognise their nation — a disputed territory in south-eastern Europe. The 19-year-old from Prishtina in Kosovo also holds an Albanian passport and applied for visa at the Indian embassy in Serbia, as India doesn’t have an embassy in Kosovo.

A five-judge bench led by CJI Ranjan Gogoi set January 22 for hearing 49 petitions requesting a relook at the controversial verdict which set off mass protests in Kerala as well as a debate on the court’s competence to interfere with religious traditions.

Binny said the allegations were “uncorroborated after a thorough investigation completed by an independent law firm”, adding that they had left him “stunned”. Acknowledging that “these have been challenging times for my family and me”, he said, “I am concerned that this may become a distraction for the company and the team, for which I am deeply sorry.”

Zee said in a communication to stock exchanges that “Subhash Chandra and family along with its advisors met in Mumbai over the Diwali weekend” and decided to divest up to half of its promoter holding of about 42% in flagship Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL), as part of a “strategic review of its businesses in the changing global media landscape”.

Trappier said the firm dealt with governments and not parties, and added that Dassault had prior experience of dealing with Congress-led governments. “We have a long experience with the Congress party. Our first deal with India was in 1953 with Nehru (followed by) other Prime Ministers. We have been working with India. We are not working for any party,” the Dassault CEO said.

Donald Trump, in a happy and relaxed mood despite the constant tumult in his administration, joked about being set up with a lamp that wouldn't light as it took awhile for the lamp to light. He ignored all political questions but warmly praised US-India ties and the contribution of Indian-Americans to the United States.

The government, which gains revenues from the sector as a percentage of their adjusted gross revenues (AGR), feels that not all may be well when it comes to reporting of financial figures by the top telecom companies. Those under the scanner, as per sources, include Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular (who have merged their businesses now), Tata Tele (who has exited the telecom business), and new entrant Reliance Jio.

Turkish media has published gruesome details of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi who according to a Turkish prosecutor was strangled and dismembered soon after he entered the Istanbul consulate on Oct 2. In the latest revelations, a pro-govt Turkish daily said that luggage carried by Saudi team included scissors, defibrillators and syringes that may have been used against Khashoggi.

"Based on an assessment of prevailing liquidity conditions and also of the durable liquidity needs going forward, the RBI has decided to conduct purchase of the following government securities under Open Market Operations for an aggregate amount of Rs 120 billion on November 15, 2018 (Thursday)...," RBI said in a statement.

This is not the first time the workers, backed by more than one employees’ federation are striking work in the past three years with multiple protests having been carried out against the policies of the Centre.

The Railway Board, the apex body of the national transporter, issued the order to this effect on October 22, which has been forwarded to all the zonal railways. As per the order, the authorities concerned have been asked to complete the flag installation work by the end of next month.