Morning briefing: India to commission 2nd nuclear submarine today; Kangana Ranaut's 'mess' dig at Rahul Gandhi, and more

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Defence minister Rajnath Singh is set to commission Indias second nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), INS Arighat or S-3, in the presence of top officers including Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi at a quiet event in Visakhapatnam on Thursday, according to people aware of the matter..

While the defence ministry was tight-lipped about the classified project, HT has learnt that the 6,000-tonne INS Arighat is set to embark on a long-range patrol of the Indo-Pacific armed with 750-km range nuclear ballistic missiles K-15..

India will now have two SSBNs INS Arihant (S-2) and INS Arighat -- patrolling the high seas as a crucial part of the countrys nuclear triad and second-strike capability (due to its no-first-use policy)..

After getting reprimanded by her party for her remarks on farmers protests, actress-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut fired a fresh salvo at the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi alleging the Congress MP is a mess and accused him of only chasing a chair..

Senior India players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been critical of the rule as they feel it holds back the development of Indian all-rounders and upsets the balance between bat and ball..

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