TODAYS TOP NEWS
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President Smt. Droupadi Murmu will embark on a five-day visit to Madhya Pradesh and Odisha beginning today. On the first day of her visit, President Murmu will attend a programme on the empowerment of tribal society through spiritual awakening at Betul in Madhya Pradesh. Tomorrow, she will participate in the International Sickle Cell Day celebrations at Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh.
2. Polling for two Rajya Sabha seats from Jharkhand & one from Mizoram to take place today.
3. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar congratulated the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIIDEM) team for completing 15 years in service of electoral training and management. Mr Kumar said that during the Lok Sabha elections, the institute shoulders the responsibility of imparting training nearly one crore 80 lakh officials.
4. The Government Strengthens Women’s Safety Framework with Upgraded SHe-Box 2.0 Portal Under Mission Shakti Initiative.
4. The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has informed that the progress of area coverage under Kharif Crops has recorded more than 84 lakh hectare area as of 12th of this month.
5. Indian Railways has approved a series of infrastructure projects worth over 1,200 crore rupees aimed at enhancing rail capacity, improving freight movement, strengthening safety systems and upgrading urban transport infrastructure across Gujarat, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh.
6. Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG), Taranjit Singh Sandhu, chaired a meeting to review the implementation status of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act across the national capital.
7. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today announced a major expansion of Pune Railway Station with an investment of around 600 crore rupees. The Minister was speaking after flagging off the Pune-Sai Nagar Shirdi Express at Pune Railway Station and inaugurating and laying the foundation stones for various railway development projects.
8. Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said that India has already brought 21.76 million hectares of land under restoration efforts against its target of restoring 26 million hectares by 2030.
9. Three new Ministers were inducted into the Puducherry Cabinet, completing the long-awaited expansion of the Council of Ministers. All India N.R. Congress MLAs P. Rajavelu and V. P. Sivakolundhu, and BJP MLA G. N. S. Rajasekaran were sworn in as Ministers at a ceremony held at Lok Nivas. Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan administered the oath of office and secrecy.
10. The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought was observed on 17 June 2026 across 813 project areas under the Watershed Development Component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana 2.0 (WDC-PMKSY 2.0) in India. The programme is implemented by the Watershed Management Division of the Department of Land Resources under the Ministry of Rural Development.
11. Odisha’s High-Level Clearance Authority approved 20 industrial projects on 17 June 2026. The proposals involve a cumulative investment of ₹76,611.86 crore and are linked to 50,517 proposed jobs across nine districts.
12. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced that a Uniform Civil Code Bill would be introduced in the Monsoon Session of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. The session is scheduled from 20 July to 24 July 2026 and is expected to include the first supplementary budget for 2026-27.
13. Four new greenfield cities, called Namo Cities or Namo Nodes, are proposed under the National Capital Region Regional Plan 2041. The proposal was announced on 16 June 2026 after the 42nd board meeting of the NCR Planning Board, which functions under the National Capital Region Planning Board Act, 1985.
14. Bengaluru- Karnataka ranked second among Asia’s AI-native startup clusters in the Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2026, after Beijing. The same report placed Bengaluru 15th among the top 40 global startup ecosystems and assessed its startup ecosystem value at $153 billion. The Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2026 was launched at VivaTech in Paris on 17 June 2026.
15. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange-colour warning for Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall over parts of North East India and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal.
IMD said that conditions are favourable for further advance of the southwest monsoon into some more parts of Telangana, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, and some parts of Chhattisgarh during the next 4 to 5 days.
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LEGAL REPORT
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The Government has refuted several social media posts circulating online, claiming that ants are gathering around the fuel filler caps of vehicles using E20 petrol. The Fact Check Unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has clarified that the claim is false and said that there is no scientific basis for linking E20 fuel with ant attraction. It added that E20 fuel does not contain any identifiable attractant that would cause ants or other insects to congregate around vehicle fuel caps.
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DEFENCE News
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1. India has decisively expanded Pralay missile production by inducting private defence firms alongside Bharat Dynamics Limited, boosting annual output from just forty units to as many as two hundred fifty.
2. Hyderabad-based Thanos Technologies has successfully demonstrated the in-flight test firing of a UAV-integrated weapon platform, marking a significant milestone in India’s indigenous defence innovation. This achievement highlights the company’s growing role in merging unmanned aerial systems with precision strike capabilities, strengthening India’s push towards sovereign military technologies.
3. India’s defence production has reached a historic peak of ₹1.78 lakh crore in FY 2025‑26, marking a 15.6 per cent rise from the previous year and more than doubling output since FY 2020‑21.
4. The Indian Air Force is establishing a dedicated drone development and production facility at Air Force Station Sulur in Tamil Nadu under the 5 Base Repair Depot, marking a major step towards indigenous kamikaze drone capability.
5. India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation has successfully completed a series of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence tests that mark a significant leap in the country’s ability to intercept long-range ballistic missile threats.
6. The Ministry of Defence has approved in principle a ₹500 crore National Military Drone Technology Hub at IIT-Kanpur, positioning Uttar Pradesh as India’s leading centre for defence drone innovation. This initiative will provide full-stack capabilities in design, testing, certification, and counter-drone systems, while strengthening the UP Defence Industrial Corridor ecosystem.
7. Ten Indian defence firms, including HAL, TATA Advanced Systems, and Larsen & Toubro, have submitted bids for the ₹30,000 crore project to supply 87 Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) drones to the Indian Air Force.This marks one of the largest indigenous UAV procurements in India’s history.
8. Bharat Forge’s defence arm Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited (KSSL) has made headlines at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris by unveiling its MArG series of 155 mm mounted artillery guns, the world’s first of its kind on a 4×4 high mobility vehicle.This breakthrough positions India as a serious contender in the global defence export market.
Paramount unveiled the Simha 4×4 armoured vehicle at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris, positioning it as a modular.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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Main Vaapas Aaunga (transl. I Will Return) is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Imtiaz Ali. The film stars Diljit Dosanjh, Naseeruddin Shah, Vedang Raina, Sharvari, and Banita Sandhu. It was theatrically released on 12 June 2026 and received mostly positive reviews from critics.
18 June(Thursday)
Vedic Ritu/ Grishma
Drik Ritu : Grishma (Summer)
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
(In Purnimanta calendar)
Vikram Samvat – 2083
Month : Jyeshta 03,
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1948
Month : Jyeshta 04
Tithi : Chaturthi (up to 6:59 pm) Panchami
Nakshatra: Pushya (up to 11:32 am) Ashlesha
Rahu : 02:08 PM – 03:49 PM
Yamaganda : 05:45 AM – 07:25 AM
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