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  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh , who arrived in the national capital from France visit on Thursday night, said that seven Rafale  fighter jets will arrive in India by April or May . The Defence Minister was in France for the official handover of the first Rafale aircraft. "Seven Rafale jets will arrive in India by April or May. The aircraft is capable of reaching up to the speed of 1800 kmph. I flew in a Rafale jet at the speed of 1300 kmph. The credit for the successful acquisition of the jets goes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ," Singh said while addressing reporters here. He said that the France visit was a success and that he also held a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron for over 35 minutes. Responding to the Opposition's criticism over performing of ' Shastra puja ', Singh said: "People can say whatever they want. I did what I thought was right and I will continue to do so. This is our faith, that there is a superpower and I have believed

  1–2 March Healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment for caregiving for a patient with coronavirus infection in a government hospital in Kerala. On 2 March,  the  Union Health Ministry  reported two more cases: a 45-year-old man in Delhi who had travelled back from Italy and a 24-year-old engineer in  Hyderabad  who had a travel history with the  United Arab Emirates . In addition, an Italian citizen in  Jaipur , who was earlier tested negative, tested positive, totalling six confirmed cases in the country. 88 people who were in contact with the Hyderabad individual, including fellow bus passengers from  Bangalore , were tracked down by the government and placed under watch. Officials of the  Government of Telangana  stated that 36 people who had been in contact with the Hyderabad engineer had developed coronavirus symptoms. An employee of  Intel  in Bangalore who had come in contact with him was quarantined. Fifteen crew members of the  Air India  flight, which had car