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The major defence equipment imported included helicopters, aircraft radars, rockets, guns, assault rifles, missiles, and ammunition, said Ajay Bhatt, Minister of State for Defence. The minister's data on military hardware procurement by the defence services covered the period from 2017-18 to 2021-22. 

The matter is being investigated jointly by the NIA, the Mumbai police crime branch, and the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad. The National Investigation Agency has received an email claiming that a person linked to the Taliban will carry out an 'attack' in Mumbai.
 

In e-challan charges filed by traffic police in all of Karnataka, the state government has promised a 50 per cent rebate if the fine is settled before February 11th. This is a one-time action to get rid of the backlog of unresolved cases.
 

Supreme Court was hearing a petition today regarding the delay in appointing judges. The Central government said it would soon approve the elevation of five judges recommended by the Collegium.
 

According to a report by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), as many as 546 technical snags were reported by various airlines in the country in the year 2022 and Indigo airline topped the list with 215 such incidents.

Tripura Election 2023: Left Front convener Narayan Kar said that the Left Front would raise government employees' dearness allowance (DA) twice a year based on the consumer price index and reintroduce the old pension scheme. 

FM Balagopal addressed the state Assembly and said that petrol and diesel prices will be hiked by Rs 2 per litre. He also announced that social security cess will be imposed on petrol, diesel and Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL).

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud welcomed Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon into the courtroom and said, "It gives me great pleasure and honour to welcome Singapore's Chief Justice, Justice Sundaresh Menon. Justice Sundaresh Menon will deliver the first annual lecture for the Supreme Court's Foundation Day."

Petrol, diesel and liquor are to cost more in Kerala as the Left government imposed Social Security Cess on their sales as a way to mobilise additional revenue in the state budget presented in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday.

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and M M Sundresh issued notices to the Centre and others on the petitions filed by veteran journalist N Ram, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, and activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan.