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Capsule Have Iran's nuclear facilities been obliterated? Jun 28, US President, Trump, declared Iran was decimated in the war with Israel, and its three evil nuclear sites were obliterated. The extent of damage has been questioned. +
Capsule AI 171 Crash: Black box to be checked entirely in India Jun 29, Agencies are investigating all possibilities in the Air India AI 171 crash, including sabotage. The investigation will be conducted entirely within the country. + I
Image Asia Cup: India beat Pakistan, stand against terrorism-decline trophy (Sep 29) + + +
Capsule Trump offers Munir fighter jets for airbases; sans China Jun 19, the US sought access to Pakistan’s military bases & seaports in exchange for 5th-Gen fighter jets and advanced missiles. Pakistan must distance itself from China & Russia. + +
Capsule China and Russia condemn Israel’s strikes on Iran Jun 20, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping have strong objection to Israel’s attack on Iran which targets their strategic & economic ties. + I
Image Trump designates radical-left organization 'Antifa', a terrorist group. (Oct 9) + +
Capsule Trump orders in the National Guard to quell LA riots Jun 9, US President Donald Trump deployed over 4,100 National Guard troops and Marines to control the Los Angeles riots against mass deportations of immigrants. + +
Capsule India considers Russia's Sukhoi Su-57 proposal Jun 11, India is actively considering Russia's Sukhoi Su-57 production proposal which includes a technology transfer and allows India to integrate indigenous weaponry. + +
Image RSS centenary: PM Modi releases a special
₹ 100 coin, postage stamp (Oct 1) + + +
Capsule Cornered Yunus plots anti-India act, stalled by Army Jun 8, Bangladesh’s Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman thwarted a covert attempt by interim government head Yunus to provoke tensions with India along the border. + +
Capsule Project Cheetah: India's success at big cat reintroduction Jun 9, A peer-reviewed paper in Frontiers in Conservation Science defends Project Cheetah, calling criticism ideologically biased and rooted in misinformation. +
Image Supreme Court gives clean chit to mega-animal rescue centre, Vantara (Sep 15) +
Capsule Ukraine claims it destroyed 40 Russian bombers Jun 8, Ukraine's drone strike reportedly damaged 40 Russian bombers in a deep attack. Moscow confirms airbase fires but denies major losses. US officials claim 20 aircraft hit. + +
Capsule Operation Sindoor: Were Pakistan’s nuclear facilities hit? Jun 3, India may have struck Pakistan’s nuclear facility at Kirana Hills, Chagai Hills or Nur Khan airbase during Operation Sindoor, even though it did not specifically target them. + +
Capsule Supreme Court judges to declare assets on website Apr 3, in the wake of the judicial cash burn scandal all Supreme Court judges have agreed to declare their assets on the top court's official website. +
Capsule Waqf Amendment Act solves only 20% of the problem Apr 3, BJP leader and advocate, Upadhayay, demanded the Amendment Act must be applied from 1947 onwards to correct the land grab of nearly 39.5 lac acres. +
Image Very dense forest in India grew 23% in decade to 2022; all forest by 3% (Sep 26) +
Capsule Israel to buy Indian rocket launchers worth ₹ 150 crores May 24, Israel seeks to procure advanced Indian rocket launchers worth ₹ 150 crores, strengthening defence ties. The deal is a major boost for India's arms exports. + +
Capsule China admits HQ-9B/HQ-16 ADS can't intercept BrahMos Jun 5, Chinese manufacturers have admitted that HQ-9B and HQ-16 Air Defence Systems were not engineered to intercept high-speed, low flying missiles like India's BrahMos. +
Image Konkan geoglyphs may be 24,000 years old, amongst the most ancient (Sep 21) + +
Image CP Radhakrishnan sworn in as 15th Vice President of India (Sep 12) +
Capsule 3,000 Agniveers lead from front in Operation Sindoor May 23, Around 3,000 Agniveers, aged about 20, recruited in the past two years, led from the front in Operation Sindoor shielding India from Pakistan’s missiles & drones. + +
Capsule Karnataka HC stays Congress case on Arnab Goswami May 23, Karnataka HC stayed Congress' criminal proceedings against Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami and BJP IT Cell Head Amit Malviya in the Congress Turkey office case. + I
Image Dharmasthala hoax: a smear campaign against Hinduism and temples? (Aug 19) +
Capsule Pahalgam Fallout: India closes airspace for Pakistan flights Apr 30, India has closed its airspace for aircrafts registered, operated, owned and leased by Pakistan after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 tourists. + +
Capsule Pahalgam Fallout: India bars Pakistani ships from its ports May 3, India barred Pakistani ships from docking at Indian ports and also denied Indian ships the right to visit ports in Pakistan, after the Pahalgam massacre. + +
Image President, not SC, decides when to seek court's opinion: SG Tushar Mehta (Aug 18) +
Capsule Israel controls 70% of Gaza as military or evacuation zone May 1, in the six weeks since Israel resumed its Gaza offensive, approximately 70% of the enclave has been designated a military 'red zone' or evacuation area. + I
Capsule Muslim castes to be recorded in upcoming census May 2, The upcoming caste census will record and report the caste of Muslims as well. Pasmanda Muslims may be included as a backward class but may not get reservation. +
Image PM Modi dedicates Kartavya Bhavan to the nation; a new era for governance (Aug 6) +
Capsule Partial coup in Pakistan? ISI Chief appointed NSA May 1, The ISI Chief Lt Gen Asim Malik has been appointed Pakistan’s National Security Advisor. It marks the boldest move by the Army-ISI combine to formalize its grip on power. +
Capsule Pahalgam Fallout: Pakistan refuses to take back its citizens May 2, Pakistan refuses to accept its own citizens back, leaving them stranded at the Attari border, as India evicts illegal entrants after the Pahalgam massacre. +
Image Divya creates history; wins Women’s Chess World Cup at 19 years of age (Jul 29) +
Capsule Massive blast at Iran's key Bandar Abbas port kills 18 Apr 26, a massive explosion and fire at Iran's biggest port handling 85% of the country’s container traffic, Bandar Abbas, killed at least 18 people and injured 750 others. + +
Capsule Pahalgam Fallout: 1,500 suspects detained across J&K Apr 23, a day after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam security forces detained around 1,500 suspects across Kashmir for questioning. Sketches of three suspects released. + +
Image Indian Navy gets a cutting-edge Brahmos-fitted stealth frigate, INS Himgiri (Jul 31) + +
Capsule Mossad: links Rahul Gandhi Hindenburg attack on Adani Apr 24, Sputnik India claims Mossad uncovered links between Rahul Gandhi and the Hindenburg Research team, which attacked Gautam Adani and PM Narendra Modi. +
Capsule Pahalgam Fallout: Houses of 5 terrorists razed Apr 25, the houses of 5 terrorists across Jammu and Kashmir were destroyed. Also, houses of two terrorists involved in the Pahalgam massacre were blown up. + +
Image Thailand-Cambodia border conflict erupts with artillery strikes (Jul 24) +
Capsule Harvard: Trump denies $2.7 billion, foreign students? Apr 17, after hitting Harvard with a $2.7 billion funding freeze, the US now threatens to revoke its tax exemption and foreign student entry, for its anti-Semitic leanings. + +
Waqf Act: Vishnu Jain tears into SC for inconsistencies Apr 17, Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain tore into the Supreme Court for inconsistencies in hearing different petitioners on the Waqf Amendment Act alleging some parties are given preference. +
Image India, UK sign a free trade agreement in a boost to economies (Jul 24) + +
Image Indian Navy inducts INS Nistar, submarine rescue and diving support vessel (Jul 19) + +
Capsule Philippines: US ups military bases to 9, plans mega-drill Apr 3, the Philippines announced locations of 4 new US military bases taking the number of US bases up to nine, as a 14,000 soldier joint drill is announced. + +
Capsule ED quizzes Gandhi son-in-law, Vadra on Haryana land deal Apr 17, Robert Vadra, with wife Priyanka Gandhi, appeared before ED in the Haryana land scam case. A plot he bought for ₹7.5 crore was sold to DLF for a ₹58 crore in just 4 years. + +
Capsule India halts transhipment of Bangladesh exports Apr 9, days after Muhammad Yunus called Northeast India landlocked, New Delhi has denied transhipment facility for Bangladesh’s exports, through India. + I
The US extradites 26/11 mastermind Rana to India Apr 10, an NIA team carried through the extradition of 26/11 mastermind Tahawwur Rana to India, from the US. A team of two inspector-generals is now expected to interrogate him.
Nishikant Dubey holds SC responsible for religious strife Apr 19, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey took a sharp jab at the Supreme Court’s review of the Waqf Act, 2025 criticizing it judicial overreach blaming it for communal violence.
Capsule Chhattisgarh: 1,000 Naxals surrounded by 20,000 troops Apr 24, in the largest-ever anti-Naxal operation over 20,000 security personnel from three states have surrounded over 1,000 Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur. +
Image Animesh Kujur breaks 100 metres national record clocking 10:14 seconds (Jul 9) + I
Capsule Trump raises China tariff to 125%; trade war escalates Apr 9, US President, Trump raised tariff on Chinese imports to 125%, hours after China had retaliated increasing its tariff on American goods to 84% in an looming trade war. + I
Capsule SC voids 25,000 West Bengal teacher appointments Apr 4, the apex court upheld a Calcutta High Court order invalidating appointment of more than 25,000 teachers in West Bengal calling the process ‘tainted beyond resolution’. + +
Image Neeraj Chopra wins Paris Diamond League with a throw of 88.16 metres (Jun 21) +
Capsule Heavy firing across LOC as Pakistan violates ceasefire Apr 2, two Pakistani soldiers were reportedly killed in the Indian Army’s calibrated retaliatory fire along Line of Control in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch. + +
Capsule Chhattisgarh: Forces eliminate 16 Maoists in encounter Mar 29, security forces killed sixteen Maoists in an encounter in the forests of Upampalli Kerlapal along the Sukma-Dantewada border. Automatic weapons recovered. + +
Image International Yoga Day 2025: PM Modi leads in India as thousands join (Jun 21) +
Capsule Trump’s tariff lower on India than others like China Apr 3, any negative impact on India from the Trump tariffs will be much milder than for many other countries, as the tariff on many other, including China is higher. +
Capsule Parliament passes Foreigners Bill after debate Apr 2, the Parliament approved the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025, with the Rajya Sabha giving its approval on Wednesday. The Lok Sabha had approved it last week. +
Image India nears hitting Guyana-type 2 lac crore liter oil jackpot in Andaman (Jun 17) + + I
Image International Yoga Day 2025: PM Modi leads in India as thousands join (Jun 21) +
Capsule US introduces Bill to sanction Pakistan Army Chief Mar 25, US introduces Bill to sanction Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir and other officials for the prosecution of political opponents, including former PM Imran Khan. + I
Capsule Disha Salian Death: Shiv Sena demands Aaditya’s narco-test Mar 26, amid growing demands for a thorough investigation of the death of celebrity manager Disha Salian, Shiv Sena has called for a narco-test on Aaditya Thackeray. +
Image 'Break their legs if they shout Pakistan Zindabad' Assam CM Himanta (May 4) +
Capsule Did the CIA kill John F Kennedy? JFK files declassified Mar 19, after the Trump administration released previously redacted JFK assassination files to the public with no redactions, questions have arisen on the CIA's role. +
Capsule Nagpur violence mastermind, Khan, & 83 others arrested Mar 19, the Nagpur police arrested Faheem Khan, mastermind of the pre-planned, Bangladesh linked, Muslim mob rioting along with 83 others in the Aurangzeb-tomb-case. + +
Image Prime Minister inaugurates the grand Chenab and Anji railway bridges (Jun 6) +
Image Tourism plummets in Kashmir after Pahalgam terrorist attack (Apr 25) + +
Capsule Balochistan on boil: Protests rock the restive province Mar 23, Balochistan faced huge protests over on-going atrocities of Pakistan Police. Three people died & leader, Mahrang Baloch, was arrested in a violent crackdown. + +
Capsule Disha Salian murder: Father asks court to probe Thackeray Mar 19, five years after the death of Disha Salian, her father, Satish, alleged that his daughter was murdered and demanded a court probe into Aaditya Thackeray's role. + +
Pakistan train hijack: BLA kills 214 military hostages Mar 15, the Baloch Liberation Army said they killed all the 214 military hostages taken from the Jaffar Express as their 48-hour deadline for release of Baloch prisoners ended. +
Capsule Assam incentivizes Aerospace, Defence manufacture Feb 26, Assam has introduced an Aerospace and Defence Manufacturing Policy 2025, aiming to position the state as a hub for manufacturing in the sector. +
Capsule Twin suicide attacks on Pakistan military base kill 12 Mar 5, a dozen people were killed in a twin suicide bombing that targeted a military base in northwestern Pakistan. Around 30 other people were wounded. +
PM inaugurates Vantara wildlife conservation centre Mar 4, PM Modi inaugurated Vantara, one of the world's largest wildlife conservation, rescue and rehabilitation initiatives by Anant Ambani in Jamnagar, Gujarat. + +
Capsule Trump loyalist Kash Patel is confirmed as the FBI director Feb 21, Trump loyalist Kash Patel was sworn in as the ninth FBI Director in a ceremony in Washington, DC. AG Pamela Bondi administered the oath of office to him. +
Capsule Manipur: Shah asks forces to free-up highways in a week Mar 1, Union Home Minister Amit Shah directed security forces to clear all roads in Manipur for free movement of people by Mar 8 and for strict action against obstructors. + +
Capsule Pakistan: Suicide bomb mastermind dead in suicide blast Feb 28, at least six people were killed in a suicide attack at a mosque inside Darul Uloom Haqqania, including terrorist Hamid ul Haq, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. + +
Capsule India to commission world's longest LPG pipeline by June Feb 28, India will commission the world’s longest liquefied petroleum gas pipeline by June. The 2,800-km-long pipeline will run from Kandla on the west to Gorakhpur in the north. +
Image Mizoram’s capital, Aizawl, connected by rail for the first time (Jun 10) +
Image Hangars destroyed, craters on runways: Satellite shows India's strikes (May 12) + +
Capsule Trump slams Zelenskyy on X; calls him a dictator Feb 20, US President Donald Trump called Zelenskyy a modestly successful comedian who refuses to hold elections and stands very low in Ukrainian polls. + +
Capsule Pune: 827 acres of encroachments cleared in Pimpri Feb 22, illegal mosques, scrap shops and factories razed in an anti-encroachment drive in Pimpri Chinchwad's Kudalwadi-Chikhali area, across a record 829 acres. +
Image IAF’s Tejas shows operational readiness in line with International Standards (May 2) +
Capsule Kuno National Park: Cheetah gives birth to two healthy cubs Feb 5, the count of cheetah's at the Kuno National Park rose to 26 — 14 cubs and 12 adults - after the female Cheetah Veera gave birth to two healthy cubs. Veera is 5 years old. + +
Capsule MoD inks ₹ 10,147-crore contract for PINAKA rockets Feb 6, the Ministry of Defence inked its biggest homegrown contract for the purchase of rocket ammunition worth ₹ 10,147 crore for the PINAKA Rocket System. + + + +
Image 'Asking for evidence is a well-worn ploy' - Kanwal Sibal explains why (May 2) +
Capsule Trump and Musk drain the swamp; purges hit US hard Feb 2, a major purge in Washington DC by President Trump and Elon Musk targets the bureaucracy's power dynamics. Thousands of officers removed. + +
Capsule Uniform Civil Code implemented in Uttarakhand Jan 27, Uttarakhand became the first Indian state to implement the Uniform Civil Code paving the way to establish uniform laws for all citizens regardless of caste or religion. + +
Capsule US sanctions ICC over its arrest warrants on Israel Jan 13, the US House of Representatives voted to sanction the International Criminal Court primarily for the issue of arrest warrants against Israel's PM. +
Capsule Bet Dwarka demolition of illegal structures resumes Jan 13, thousands of square meters of government land has been made encroachment-free by demolishing over 200 illegally built structures in Bet Dwarka Gujarat. +
Capsule Union Budget 2025: no Income Tax up to ₹ 12 lacs; highlights Feb 2, no Income Tax will be payable on annual earnings of up to ₹ 12 lacs. The budget focuses of reforms in the taxation, financial, power, urban development, mining and regulatory sectors. + +
Capsule JPC nod to Waqf Bill; accepts all 14 NDA amendments Jan 29, the Joint Parliamentary Committee approved all 14 amendments to the Waqf Bill moved by the NDA members. All Opposition moved amendments, several hundreds, were defeated by vote. + +
Image Amit Shah: 1st year of BJP government in Chhattisgarh-436 Naxals eliminated (Apr 9) +
Image The US imposes 245% tariff on China; is the trade war set to intensify? (Apr 16) + I
Capsule Justin Trudeau to resign as Canadian Prime Minister Jan 6, Liberal poster boy, Canadian PM, Justin Trudeau announced his intention to resign as party leader and PM. The move could reset diplomatic ties with India. ++
CM Yogi Adityanath slams the Waqf Board, calls it a mafia Jan 8, in an interview with Republic's Arnab Goswami UP CM Yogi Adityanath slammed the Waqf Board calling it a land mafia. Every inch of land lost will be recovered, he added. +
Image Grok acknowledges Sanjeev Newar’s expertise in interpreting the Vedas (Apr 16) +
Capsule Ukraine cuts Russian gas supply to eastern Europe Jan 1, Ukraine cut Russian gas supplies via a pipeline that lead to Slovakia and serviced several EU buyers. Slovak PM, Robert Fico has threatened retaliatory electricity supply cuts. + +
Capsule Chhattisgarh: Over 651 families revert to Hinduism Jan 1, 651 Christian families reverted to Sanatan Dharma in the Sakti district. BJP leader, Prabal Pratap Singh Judeo, head of Akhil Bharatiya Ghar Wapsi Abhiyan oversaw the event.+ +
Image The US builds up forces in the Middle East in a warning to Iran (Apr 2) + +
Capsule OpIndia Dossier: Wikipedia’s left wing war on India Wikipedia is not a free, editorial intervention-free encyclopaedia which relies on the voluntary work of thousands of unpaid, passionate volunteers across the globe, as it claims. +
Capsule SC: Illegal buildings can't be regularized, raze them In a landmark judgment strengthening the hand of the executive to demolish, the SC ruled that illegal construction cannot be legitimized on grounds of age, investment or inaction of authorities. +
Image PM Modi welcomes AIADMK to the NDA fold in Tamil Nadu (Apr 16) +
Capsule Waqf (Amendment) Bill report tabled in the Parliament Feb 13, in the run up to the vote on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Parliament to make it an Act, the government tabled the Joint Parliamentary Committee's (JPC) Report on the Bill in both Houses. +
Capsule President's Rule in Manipur after Biren Singh resigns Feb 10, President's Rule was imposed in Manipur after CM, Biren Singh, who enjoyed the support of the Meitei community, stepped down ahead of an upcoming no-confidence motion. +
Image The US House approves legislation requiring proof of citizenship to vote (Apr 11) + I
Image Thailand releases Ramayana mural stamps during PM Modi’s visit (Apr 5) + +
Capsule Pakistan Taliban kill 16 soldiers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa In an overnight attack that lasted over two hours, 30 terrorists raided an army outpost killing 16 Pakistani soldiers and seriously injuring five. The Taliban claim they are avenging earlier army attacks. +
Capsule First commercial flight lands at Navi Mumbai Airport Dec 29, the Navi Mumbai International Airport, on which construction had started in 2021, had its first commercial flight, an Indigo A320, land successfully on its runway. +
Image Kawasaki Japan unveils AI-assisted robot wolf-horse, Corleo (Apr 9) + +
Capsule 47 Pakistani soldiers killed in attack by Baloch fighters Jan 6, a suicide attack claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army near Turbat, Balochistan, has left 47 Pakistani security personnel dead and over 30 injured. +
Capsule India launches BharatPol portal developed by CBI Jan 7, BharatPol portal will assist state police forces collaborate with law enforcement agencies in 195 countries through real-time crime information sharing. +
Capsule Vir Bal Diwas, Dec 26: Commemorating the unparalleled courage and sacrifice of four sons of Shri Guru Govind Singh ji
Capsule India successfully test-fires 5,000 km-range, Agni-5 missile Aug 21, India successfully test-fired the Agni-5 intercontinental ballistic missile, capable of carrying nuclear warheads, striking targets at over 5,000 kilometres with precision. + +
Capsule Operation Sindoor-Pakistan's naval strategy exposed Aug 18, High resolution satellite images of Operation Sindoor show Pakistan's navy had fled the Karachi dockyard, sending warships to commercial docks in Gwadar & Karachi. +
Image US War Secretary Pete Hegseth to Marines: ‘Diversity is not your strength’ (Oct 6) +
Capsule Israel strikes Iran's largest nuclear facility at Isfahan Jun 21, an Israeli airstrike has destroyed Isfahan nuclear research complex. Israel had also target the site earlier on Jun 13. No radiation leak has been reported. +
Capsule FATF faults Pakistan bid to get Chinese missile on the sly Jun 22, the Financial Action Task Force has flagged Pakistan's attempt to procure missile components from China, mislabeling the shipment. India intercepted it in Feb 2020. + +
Image Himachal cold desert in Lahaul, Spiti, enters UNESCO biosphere reserve list (Sep 28) +
Capsule 'India ready for it': Modi's firm stand on US' 50% Trump tariff Aug 7, PM Modi announced, he won't compromise the interests of Indian farmers or fishermen, even if he has to pay a price for it in the context of the 50% US import tariff. + I
Capsule Indus Water Treaty: India rejects legality of Arbitration Court Aug 14, India rejected the authority of an arbitration court 'illegally' formed under the IWT to issue an award favouring Pakistan on India's new hydro-power projects. + +
Image Baloch insurgency threatens Pakistan’s unity and global standing (Mar 29) +
Capsule A ₹ 67,000 crore boost for armed forces, gets DAC nod Aug 5, India approved a major defence acquisition package worth ₹ 67,000 crore to bolster its Army, Navy & Air Force. In it are BrahMos missiles, S-400 maintenance, etc. + + +
Capsule Modi and Putin hold a call amid Trump's 50% tariff threat Aug 8, the 2 leaders reaffirmed their commitment to deepen the 'Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership between India and Russia.' after the 50% tariff Trump imposed. + +
Capsule Amit Shah tears into Congress for ceding territory, security Jul 29, Union Home Minister Amit Shah make a scathing attack on Congress' historical failure in securing India's territorial integrity & national security in the Parliament. + +
Capsule Operation Mahadev neutralizes three Pahalgam terrorists Jul 29, in a major success, Operation Mahadev, neutralized 3 Pakistani terrorists near Dachigam, Srinagar. The terrorists had gunned down 26 innocents in Pahalgam. + + + +
Capsule Home Ministry to add 20,000 CRPF personnel in J&K Jul 16, the Ministry of Home Affairs has approved raising 20 new CRPF battalions, an addition of over 20,000 personnel, in J&K following ‘Operation Sindoor’. + +
Capsule Vijay Diwas: Rudra Brigades, Bhairav Battalion announced Jul 26, General Dwivedi announced the setup of new 'Rudra' all-arms brigades and Bhairav light commando battalions for a greater efficacy along & across borders. + +
Capsule NCERT revamp exposes Mughal brutality, British loot Jul 16, In a major syllabus revamp, the NCERT's revised Class 8 Social Science textbook exposes Mughal brutality, its temple destruction & British drain of Indian wealth. + +
Capsule 2001-2011: Hindus decreased, Muslims, Christians increased July 20, while true at the national level, the demographic shift is stark in West Bengal and the North Eastern states. Regions in red show a rapid decline; blue, an increase. +
Capsule EC finds Bangladesh, Myanmar foreigners on Bihar voter list Jul 13, in a major development before Bihar Assembly elections, a door-to-door verification drive by the EC has found many foreign nationals on the state voter list. + +
Capsule Indian Army drone-strikes target ULFA camps in Myanmar July 13, media reports suggest that the Indian Army attacked four ULFA(I) camps in Myanmar with over 100 drones. ULFA(I) leader Nayan Asom is among those eliminated. + +
Image Graphene: IISc scientists defy a law of Physics with miracle material (Sep 17) + +
Capsule Centre clears ₹ 1 lac crore missile and weapons purchases Jul 3, the Defence Acquisition Council has approved military equipment purchases worth ₹ 1.05 lac crore to boost air defence and naval safety from domestic sources. +
Capsule Pakistan's nukes are under US control: CIA whistle-blower Jul 4, in a startling revelation, a former CIA officer has claimed that Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal is effectively under the command of an American general. + + +
Capsule In a hot fighter-jet market, an F-35 is unable to take off Jun 28, one of the world's top fighter jets, F-35, built by US' Lockheed Martin, is getting bad press as a UK navy's jet has been stranded in Kerala for nearly two weeks. +
Capsule Trump: Khamenei's claim that Iran won the war-a blatant lie Jun 27, US President, Trump, announced that Khamenei's is blatantly and foolishly making a claim of victory in the Israel-Iran war. Trump claimed he saved Khamenei from death. + +
Image Russia explores plans to manufacture Su-57 fighter jets in India (Sep 1) +
Capsule British F-35B stealth jet stranded in Kerala for a week Jun 21, a crown jewel of the British Navy, the F-35B lightning II stealth fighter jet remains grounded in Kerala for the 7th day after it made an emergency landing. + +
Capsule US joins Israel's war; B-2 bombers hit Iran's nuclear sites Jun 22, President Trump announced that B-2 stealth bombers have successfully struck 3 Iranian nuclear facilities—Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. + +
Image Maruti Suzuki rollsout its first India-made Electric Vehicle, E-Vitara (Aug 28) +
Capsule Air India Boeing 787 plane crash, accident or sabotage? Jun 13, Investigators recover the black box of the Air India, Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane crash in Ahmedabad. Experts are analyzing it to determine what caused it-technical failure, human error, or sabotage. + +
Capsule Israel attacks Iran: 200 jets fly; nuclear, military facilities hit Jun 13, Israel launched major airstrikes on Iran, using 200 jets targeting nuclear and military sites. The attack follows tensions over Iran’s nuclear program and IAEA''s recent censure of Iran. + +
Image Chinese vessel rams own ship while chasing Philippines’ coast guard boat (Aug 11) +
Capsule ISRO launches a first test rocket from Uttar Pradesh Jun 15, Space agency ISRO successfully conducted a first rocket launch test from Uttar Pradesh. The 15 kg rocket ascended to an altitude of 1.1 km before descending safely. +
Capsule PM Narendra Modi visits Cyprus; to bolster defence ties Jun 17, India will strengthen its defence partnership with Cyprus, PM Modi announced during a state visit to the island nation; a first visit by an Indian PM in over 20 years. + +
Capsule Sharmishta's denigrator Wajahat Khan arrested in WB Jun 8, Kolkata Police has arrested Wajahat Khan, who filed the complaint against Sharmishta Panoli. Khan had made derogatory comments against Hindu deities. +
Capsule India dominate 2025 Taiwan Athletics Open with 12 golds Jun 8, India stood tall at the 2025 Taiwan Athletics Open topping the medal standings with an impressive 12 gold medals, including 6 in men’s events and 6 in women’s. + +
Capsule An acrimonious parting between Trump and Musk Jun 8, a once-close alliance between Musk and Trump has unravelled over policy disputes, led to public clashes and sent shockwaves through political circles. + +
Capsule Is Pakistan's Nur Khan airbase run by Americans? Jun 5, Pakistani security expert claims Nur Khan airbase is under US control and it bars Pakistan Army officers from interference. It raises concerns on the US' role. + +
Capsule End of Naxalism? Basav Raju and 26 other Naxals killed May 21, Chhattisgarh, Basava Raju, leader of the Maoist movement was killed alongside 26 other Naxals by security forces. He was also general secretary of the CPI(M). +
Capsule Leadership crisis in Bangladesh reaching concerning levels May 25, Advisor Muhammad Yunus tries to boost his credibility in political circles by feigning resignation. The army has expressed a lack of confidence in him. +
Capsule Sharmishta granted bail; Calcutta HC frowns on cops Jun 6, Sharmishta Panoli, a 22-year-old law student, who was arrested by West Bengal cops for hurting Muslim sentiments in supporting Operation Sindoor, gets bail. + +
Capsule Cash Burn Scam: Impeachment likely for Justice Varma Jun 8, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said efforts were on to build consensus among political parties to impeach Justice Varma after stacks of burnt cash were found at his house. + +
Image Kargil Vijay Diwas revives memories of valour and selfless heroics (Jul 26) +
Capsule Ordnance Factories cancel long leaves to boost output May 4, Munitions India Limited (MIL), the state-run enterprise overseeing 12 key ordnance factories, has cancelled all extended leaves for employees at several of its plants. +
Capsule Pahalgam Fallout: Imports, mail from Pakistan stopped May 3, India has suspended direct and indirect imports from Pakistan and also banned all mail and parcel exchanges in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. + +
Capsule Baloch rebels capture Pakistani city of Mangochar May 3, the Baloch Liberation Army has captured the city of Mangochar in Kalat district and occupied government offices and military camps dealing the Pakistani army heavy losses. + +
Capsule PM gives armed forces a free hand to avenge Pahalgam Apr 30, PM Narendra Modi has given a free hand to all three armed forces to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack and give a crushing blow to terror. He met top defence personnel. +
Capsule Delhi Court issues notices to Sonia, Rahul Gandhi May 2, a Delhi court issued notices to Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in connection with the National Herald money laundering case being probed by the ED. +
Capsule Centre to SC: Waqf property increased 116% after 2013 Apr 30, after the UPA's '2013 amendment to the Waqf Act a whopping 21 lac acres of land has been added to the earlier 18 lac acres of Waqf property; in 12 years. +
Capsule Villagers near Indo-Pak border ready bunkers, cut crops Apr 26, Indian villagers near border areas prepare bunkers in the midst of escalating tensions after the Pahalgam massacre. The BSF has urged farmers to harvest crops. +
Capsule Pahalgam terror attack also claims Indus Water Treaty Apr 24, India has suspended the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 tourists. Punitive measures initiated. + + + +
Capsule National Herald: ED charges Gandhis, seizes scam assets Apr 13, the ED named Sonia & Rahul Gandhi as Accused One and Two in the National Herald money laundering scam worth ₹2,000 crores. It aims to attach assets of ₹661 crores. + + +
Vice President Dhankhar slams SC for misconduct Apr 16, VP, Jagdeep Dhankhar, slammed the Supreme Court for arrogating the Parliament's powers to itself and brazening out the discovery of burning cash at a judge's residence. + +
Capsule Baba Ramdev triggers a debate on ‘Sharbat Jihad’ Apr 11, Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev triggered a debate with the term ‘Sharbat Jihad’ in reference to Hamdard’s Rooh Afza, while showcasing a rose-flavoured summer drink. + +
Capsule DRDO successfully tests advanced laser weapon system Apr 15, DRDO has tested an indigenously developed 30-kw Mk-II(A) Laser-Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) capable of neutralising missiles, drones, and smaller projectiles. +
Image Indian Navy receives stealth frigate INS Udaygiri; displacement 6,670 tons (Jul 5) + +
Image The Jagannath Rath Yatra commences; do's and don'ts for pilgrims (Jun 28) +
Capsule Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, comes into force in India Apr 8, the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, came into force as law after a notification in the Gazette of India. Earlier both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha passed it. + + +
Capsule Bengal CM attacks the apex court for corruption Apr 3, West Bengal CM, Mamata Banerjee, took a sharp jab at Supreme Court and remarked that corrupt judges get transfers, but teachers get sacked. + +
Capsule Over 83,000 non-locals given J&K domicile in 2 years Apr 10, Over 83,000 people ‘non-state subjects’ have been given domicile certificates in the last two years following the repeal of articles 370 and 35A in 2019 by the NDA. + +
India OKs ₹63,000-crore for 26 French Rafale-M jets Apr 9,India has approved its biggest fighter jet purchase deal of 26 Rafale-Ms (Marines) worth ₹ 63,000 crores. The jets are specially designed for naval operations.
Capsule Amit Shah: now Naxalism is limited to just 6 districts Apr 2, Home Minister Amit Shah announced that districts most affected by Naxalism have reduced to 6 from 12. He said the goal was to uproot it fully by Mar 2026. + +
Waqf Amendment Bill passed In Lok Sabha - 288 to 232 Apr 3, after a 13-hour debate in the Lok Sabha the Bill was passed with a vote of 288 in the favour and 232 against it. Home Minister, Shah, clarified everyone must follow it. +
Image India's forest cover increases by 156 sq km, green cover is 25.17%: 2023 Forest Survey +
Image INS Arnala, India's indigenous anti-submarine corvette commissioned (Jun 18) +
Capsule Cash Burn: Delhi HC halts judicial work for Justice Varma Mar 24, the Delhi High Court has declared that Justice Yashwant Varma has been stripped of judicial responsibilities following the discovery of sacks containing burnt cash at his residence. +
Capsule Nagpur riot mastermind-Khan’s, house demolished Mar 24, In Maharashtra, Nagpur civic authorities destroyed an illegal double-storied house and properties of Fahim Khan, the alleged mastermind of the recent Nagpur communal violence. + +
Image Russia offers to share full source code of Su-57 fighter jet with India (Jun 5) +
India successfully executes space satellite undocking Mar 13, ISRO successfully completed a space undocking manoeuvre using two satellites two months after docking them in space. India is the world’s fourth country to do so. + + +
Capsule India masterfully win a third Champions Trophy Mar 9, Rohit Sharma played a captain's knock posting 76 runs off 83 balls as India defeated New Zealand by four wickets, after being set 252 to win the final. + +
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Image Pahalgam Fallout: Vikrant Aircraft Carrier strike group in Arabian Sea (Apr 24) + +
Capsule US President Donald Trump lashes out at radical left judges Mar 20, Trump lashed out at radical left and activist judges saying they wanted to assume the powers of the Presidency, without having to fight elections. + + I
Capsule Burning cash: India’s biggest judicial corruption scandal Mar 23, sacks of cash found in a fire at the residence of Delhi HC judge Yashwant Varma has unearthed the biggest corruption scandal in the history of the Indian judiciary. +
Jan 23, a tribute to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary, celebrated as Parakram Divas. +
Capsule Trump cuts all aid to Ukraine after face-off with Zelenskyy Mar 4, US President Trump suspended military aid to Ukraine escalating pressure on Kyiv to agree to peace negotiations with Russia after a public spat with Zelenskyy. + +
Capsule India adds a 58th tiger reserve to its sanctuary tally Mar 9, India added a 58th tiger reserve to its sanctuary tally with Madhya Pradesh's Madhav Tiger Reserve. PM Modi hailed the inclusion of the 354 sq km reserve in Gwalior. +
Trump loses his cool on Zelenskyy at the US White House Feb 28, US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukraine President Zelenskyy sparred on live camera in a heated meeting at the White House.
Capsule A record shattering 66-crore faithful attend Mahakumbh Feb 27, PM Narendra Modi authored an evocative blog expressing his delight and gratitude at the successful conclusion of the Ekta ka Mahakumbh. +
Image Indo-Pak border remains hot; hunt on for Pahalgam terrorists (May 2) +
Capsule First passenger train crosses world's highest rail bridge Jan 5, the first passenger train ran across the Chenab Rail Bridge on the Katra-Banihal sector. The world's highest, it stands 359 metres above the river, taller than the Eiffel Tower, and is 1.3 km long. +
Capsule Trump and Musk set to shut down USAID, employees on leave Feb 5, Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump are in the process of shutting down USAID. All employees of its 10,000 strong global workforce have been put on leave. + + +
Image Murshidabad Violence: Calcutta HC brings in central forces to quell riots (Apr 12) + + +
Capsule Commemorating the valour of our soldiers, celebrating Dec 16, Vijay Diwas, anniversary of India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war
Capsule Modi Government's digitization catches 5.8 crore fake Ration Cards through e-KYC In a move that will revolutionalise India's public distribution system the Union government eliminated 5.8 crore phony ration cards. India has 80.6 crore beneficiaries. +
Capsule No FCRA for NGOs linked to conversion, radical groups: MHA The MHA under Amit Shah has ennunciated grounds for denying foreign funding to NGOs including religious conversions, anti-development activities, malicious protests or ties with extremist organisations. +
Image Pahalgam Fallout: Indian Air Force conducts 'Exercise Aakraman' near LoC (Apr 25) + +
Capsule US, Russia hold Ukraine peace talks sans the EU, Kiev Feb 18, the US & Russia held direct talks on ending the Ukraine war that centred on recognition of Russian-occupied territories, denial of NATO membership and more. + +
Capsule Trump: $21 million aid to India to elect someone else? Feb 20, US President Donald Trump asked why USAID spent $21 million on voter turnout in India. Was it to get someone else elected? The disclosure has fuelled outrage in India. + +
Image Sindh highway blockades compel Pakistan to shelve Punjab canal plan (May 3) + +
Image BSF nabs Pakistani Ranger near Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar border (May 3) +
Capsule CM Yogi: Why can't Hindu processions pass Muslim areas? UP CM Yogi tore into the opposition questioning why Hindu processions can't be held in Muslim areas if Muslim processions are allowed in Hindu areas. + +
Capsule Manipur: 19,135 acres of poppy fields destroyed in 7 years Under CM Biren Singh's watch, as part of the 'war on drugs' Manipur destroyed poppy plantations of over 19,135 acres in the seven years between 2017 and 2024... +
Image BYD, Chinese-EV-maker stuns world, charging battery 470 km in 5 minutes (Mar 17) + + I
Capsule Centre deploys swarm of drones on Bangladesh border India has deployed a swarm of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) including the Heron TP along the Bangladesh border, after the neighbour deployed Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones flanking India.+ +
Capsule Centre restricts foreigner entry into 3 states in northeast To counter the geopolitical flux in neighbouring countries and inflow of foreigners, India has imposed a Protected Area Regime in the 3 northeastern states of Manipur, Mizoram, and Nagaland. +
Image Jeffrey Sachs shocks EU Parliament; says US and Europe pushed Russia into a war + +
Capsule Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina accuses Muhammad Yunus of genocide Speaking online in her first public address after seeking refuge in India, Sheikh Hasina lambasted the Yunus accusing him of genocide + I
Capsule Russia and India finalize largest oil deal in history worth $13 billion Russia's Rosneft has signed a $13 billion deal with India's Reliance Industries to supply 500,000 barrels of crude oil per day for ten years. ++
Image BJP sweeps Delhi; returns to power after 27 years, crushing AAP with 48 to 22 seats + + +
Capsule Voter ID to be linked with Aadhaar Card ID for national good Mar 18, the Election Commission has announced that it will commence linking Voter IDs to Aadhaar cards after a meeting with the UIDAI, Home & Law Departments. + +
Capsule ED raids Soros-backed Foundation in Karnataka Mar 18, the Enforcement Directorate raided the offices of George Soros-backed Open Society Foundations (OSF) in Bengaluru, Karnataka for FEMA violations. + +
Image China to ban foreign missionary activity from May 1 (Apr 13) + + I
Capsule Taliban abducts 18 Pakistani nuclear scientists, uranium Jan 10, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan has captured 18 Pakistani nuclear engineers and looted a huge amount of uranium in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. ++
Capsule Bijapur: Maoists hit hard as security forces kill 12 Naxals Jan 17, security forces eliminated 12 Naxals in Bastar, Chhattisgarh who had belonged to the strongest armed squad of Maoists. A huge cache of weapons recovered. +
Capsule 22 Bangladeshi infiltrators held in Assam, for deporting CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that 22 Bangladeshi nationals have been held by Assam Police and will be deported. More than 192 people have so far been pushed back since August. +
Capsule Sambhal MP, Barq, fined ₹1.9 crores for electricity theft Ziaur Rahman Barq, Samajwadi Party MP, booked for violence during the Shahi Masjid survey stands warned that his property will be attached if he does not pay up the ₹ 1.91-crore fine for power theft in 15 days. +
Image Trump chokes Voice of America over left-wing, anti-American propaganda + I
Capsule 31 Naxals gunned down by Security Forces in Bastar Feb 9, 31 Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in the forests of the Indravati National Park, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh. Search operations are underway. + + +
Capsule Mahakumbh sees record attendance of 70 million in 6 days Jan 17, more than seven crore, or 70 million, pilgrims have taken a dip at the Prayagraj Sangam, or confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and the legendary Saraswati rivers between Jan 11th and 16th. + +
Image PM launches India’s first vertical-lift sea bridge, Pambam, in Rameshwaram (Apr 6) + +
Capsule Sanjeev Khanna is the next Chief Justice of India Justice Sanjiv Khanna has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India. He succeeds Justice DY Chandrachud who retired on Nov 10th. He is likely to have a term of 6 months before retirement. +
Capsule US delays engine supply for Tejas Mark 1A' US-based General Electric (GE) further delayed delivery of Tejas Mark-1A jet engines to Mar 2025, two years behind schedule. HAL unlikely to meet 16 aircraft target for 2024-2025. +


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