IAF’s Big Fleet Expansion: 60 transport aircraft worth Rs 1 lakh crore planned; Know in details

IAF to buy 60 multi-role transport aircraft in Rs 1 lakh crore deal. Indian firms will lead with global partners to replace ageing fleet and boost domestic manufacturing.
Sharad Pawar flags 36,211 closed companies in Maharashtra; CM Devendra Fadnavis hits back

Devendra Fadnavis has defended Maharashtra’s industrial record, saying most of the 36,211 companies listed as closed were defunct entities and highlighting the state’s lead in company registrations.
Independence Day 2026: Want to attend celebrations at Delhi’s Red Fort? Here’s how to get entry

Independence Day 2026 celebrations at Delhi’s Red Fort will feature the full rendition of Vande Mataram, while attendees can check ticket availability, entry guidelines and early-morning Delhi Metro services.
SC quashes FIRs against Samay Raina, others over remarks on persons with disabilities

A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana took note of their compliance with earlier directions, including conducting awareness programmes and contributing towards initiatives for persons with disabilities.
Rajasthan Horror: Woman killed, body dumped near wild animal’s den, accused held in Bihar after 7,000-Km chase

Woman Muskan murdered in Rajasthan’s Rampura hills, body dumped near wild animal den. Accused Shahbaz Khan arrested in Bihar after 7,000-km chase across 6 states.
7 new Amrit Bharat Express trains approved by Indian Railways: Check routes, details

Indian Railways has approved seven new Amrit Bharat Express trains, expanding long-distance connectivity across India. Check the routes.
Uttarakhand Horror: 20 injured as tempo traveller plunges into deep gorge in Nainital

The Uttarakhand Police have confirmed that about 20 people were injured when a tempo traveller slipped into a deep gorge near the Ramgarh area of Nainital district. Details here.
Why has Revanth Reddy’s ‘Rafale’ remark on minority students sparked a political storm? BJP accuses Congress of minority appeasement

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has landed in a soup by saying that students from minority communities could “dismantle and reassemble a Rafale aircraft” but struggle to remember what they study in textbooks. Details here.
Explained: Did Rahul Gandhi’s Meloni joke cross the line? MEA, BJP weigh in amid diplomatic controversy

A day after Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Sandip Dikshit joked about the Prime Minister’s approach of hugging the world leaders, the controversy deepened. Know in detail what the ruling BJP and the MEA have said.
‘Operation Sindoor sent a firm message’: Murmu speaks on terror, Indus Waters Treaty in I-Day message

President Droupadi Murmu addressed the nation on the eve of Independence Day, highlighting Operation Sindoor, the Indus Waters Treaty suspension, Naxalism, poverty reduction and India’s development journey.