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Falsehood has a short life: Arun Jaitley after Supreme Court's judgement on Rafale deal

Hours after a three-judge Supreme Court bench said that detailed scrutiny of the Rafale fighter jet deal was not required, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley hit out at the Congress party and said ''falsehood has short life''. 

Ashok Gehlot named chief minister of Rajasthan, Pilot to be deputy CM

Bringing an end to the three-day impasse over the question of leadership in Rajasthan, Congress party on Friday named veteran leader Ashok Gehlot as the state's new chief minister.  

Trump's inaugural committee under investigation over fund wrongdoing: Report

President Donald Trump's 2017 inaugural committee is being investigated by federal prosecutors in New York over allegations that it misspent funds or accepted donations in exchange for access to his administration, according to a media report.

US accusations against Russian Butina 'absolutely unfounded': Kremlin

Kremlin on Friday held the accusations made by Maria Butina, the first Russian to be convicted of working to influence US policy during the 2016 presidential race as "absolutely unfounded".

Amit Shah slams Rahul Gandhi, says Rafale deal verdict is slap on politics of lies

Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah on Friday welcomed Supreme Court's order on the Rafale deal saying that the "truth has won". He also slammed Congress party and its chief Rahul Gandhi saying that people were being misled by unfortunately the country's oldest party.