INDIA

Vaji Rajpurohit, an employee of Aeronautics Development Authority Agency in Bangalore, said that, "The IAF will buy 324 aircraft in total from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, which includes the LCA AF MK II. It has planned to be inducted till 2025." "The Mark II is a multi-role supersonic fighter jet with a delta-wing configuration, equipped with state-of-the-art systems like missile approach warning system. It is expected that in the next decade, the LCA Mark II will replace older aircraft such as the Mirage 2000, Jaguar and MiG-29.

The scattered rainfall on late Friday night and early Saturday morning caused inconvenience for the protesting junior doctors as many got thoroughly drenched. Determined to conduct the protest, the striking doctors continue their demonstration.

Police said the three terrorists were killed in the encounter in Chak Tappar Kreeri area of Pattan tehsil in Baramulla district on Saturday.

"The way there is consciousness in life, it lies in language as well," said PM Modi.

According to a statement issued by the Defence Ministry, the Defence Research and Development Organisation conducted field trials of Zorawar, which can be deployed in high-altitude areas in the desert terrain, and it has turned out exceptionally well, successfully achieving all the objectives for which it was aimed at.

The army in a statement said that based on intelligence inputs, a joint operation with Jammu and Kashmir Police was launched in Chatroo at Kishtwar. Contact has been established with terrorists at 1530 hours. Two soldiers, the army said were killed in action in the ensuing firefight. The operation is on.

Accusing the state government of its "obstinate attitude" for the failure of the talks, the 30-member WBJDF delegation-after the scheduled discussion with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee failed on Thursday with the state administration not willing to allow a live telecast of the meeting, one of the pre-conditions set by the protesting doctors for the talks-ended up returning to the sit-in site in Salt Lake.