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Two sisters have died of an undiagnosed disease at a hospital in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, officials said Saturday.

The Nationalist Congress Party today demanded that the Supreme Court "reopen" the Rafale fighter jet purchase case in light of the correction application filed by the Centre. The top court on Friday had dismissed all the petitions seeking an investigation into alleged irregularities in the Rs 58,000 crore Rafale deal.

The Indian Army proposed to increase intake of women in more non-combat roles such as interpreters and cyber specialists, its Chief General Bipin Rawat said today. Besides, it also was mulling recruiting women for the military police, he told reporters.

The Congress said Saturday the Supreme Court, which gave the government relief in the Rafale jet case, has not gone into the pricing and technical aspects of the aircraft and it is only a joint parliamentary committee that can probe whether there was any irregularity in the deal.

Three senior Congress leaders will take oath as chief ministers of three previously BJP-ruled states on Monday. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will be flying to Jaipur, Bhopal and possibly Raipur for the back-to-back ceremonies. Besides, chief ministers of all Congress-ruled state, the Congress has invited leaders from across the political spectrum for ceremony which is expected to turn into a mega show of opposition unity ahead of the national elections next year.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday said it has seized assets worth Rs 20.87 crore of Dabur India Director Pradip Burman and properties worth Rs 10.28 crore of Emmar MGF Managing Director Shravan Gupta, for holding assets abroad.

Rajya Sabha lawmaker and AAP leader Sanjay Singh today requested the Upper House chairman to summon the Attorney General to explain why "incorrect facts" were placed before the Supreme Court in the Rafale deal case. Mr Singh alleged that in the case, the government presented "incorrect facts" before the apex court that Friday rejected multiple pleas seeking probe into the fighter jet deal.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday hit out at the Congress party, saying national security and defence sector were either a punching bag or a funding source for it.

A Pakistani court on Saturday acquitted two prime suspects in Indian national Sarabjit Singh's murder in 2013, citing "lack of evidence" against them. The case was pending for more than five years.

Outside the emergency ward of KR hospital in Mysuru, families are fighting back tears and worrying for their loved ones. Those who fell sick after consuming poisonous temple prasad that claimed 11 lives in Chamarajnagar district of Karnataka were brought here, some in critical condition. They are being treated for vomiting, diarrhoea and respiratory distress.

Four days after achieving a landslide victory in Mizoram after 10 years, Mizo National Front (MNF) president Zoramthanga today took oath as the chief minister along with 11 other party members at the Raj Bhawan in Aizawl. This is the third time he has been elected to head the northeastern state since 1998.

The efforts to locate 13 workers trapped in a flooded coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district have been called off for the day.

The 15th Rajasthan Assembly has at least 46 MLAs with criminal cases lodged against them compared to 36 MLAs elected in the state assembly elections in 2013.

A video posted by Hollywood star Will Smith on Instagram, "This is Love", is winning over the Internet. The post, that has several short clips and pictures describing love, features a black and white photo of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, and another picture of Mother Teresa.

A local court in Patna convicted suspended RJD leader Raj Ballabh Yadav and five others in a rape case. On December 21, the court will hear arguments on the issue of quantum of punishment (sentence), Special Public Prosecutor Shyameshwar Dayal said.