Security

The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday took the delivery of its first C-295 transport aircraft from Airbus Defence and Space, with Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari attending the handing over ceremony at Seville in Spain, officials aware of the matter said. The 16 aircraft is the first of the 56 such planes ordered by the IAF under a ₹21,935-crore project to modernise its transport fleet.

The defence ministry approved the proposed procurement of 26 Naval variant of Rafale jets from France, people familiar with the development said. The project was cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The DAC, which is the defence ministry's highest decision making body on procurement, also cleared a proposal for construction of three more Scorpene submarines in India.

The Delhi Police nabbed 20-year-old Sahil from Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh on Monday afternoon. The accused, who has been identified as an AC mechanic in Shahbad Dairy area, was taken to Delhi by cops for the brutal murder of Sakshi, his 16-year-old girl friend. The Delhi Police has registered a case under section 307 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code, and launched an investigation.

In a major setback for the makers of "The Kerala Story", the West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announced a ban on its screening in the State. The film has been banned citing citing "maintenance of peace" and to avoid incidents of "hatred and violence" in the state. Notably, since the release of the trailer "The Kerala Story" has been a matter of controversy, fighting legal battles before its release.

In an explosion in Afghanistan, at least three people were injured, confirmed sources.  The explosion occurred near the Imam Abu Hanifa mosque in Afghanistan’s Faryab province on February 8. The incident took place after an explosive, placed on a parked motorcycle nearby, went off. The details of the attack are yet to be known and security personnel has reached the area to control the situation.