TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. The Election Commission has extended the schedule of the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Haryana and Andhra Pradesh by 10 more days, till 24 July 2026.
2. Union Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu announced that Dholera International Airport, in Gujarat, will be operational within three months.
3. India’s largest global textile event, Bharat Tex 2026 began at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi yesterday. Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh inaugurated the event.
4. India has formally launched the ₹15,000‑crore Air Ship‑based High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (AS‑HAPS) program, inviting private sector participation to build stratospheric airships capable of persistent surveillance, intelligence gathering, and communications at altitudes above 20 km.
5. In Odisha, the sacred ‘Naba Jaubana Darshan’ of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra held yesterday at the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri.
6. The traditional Koil Alwar Tirumanjanam was performed at the Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Temple, Tirupati, Andhrapradesh yesterday in preparation for the annual Anivara Asthanam festival to be observed on July 17. The ritual is conducted four times a year before Ugadi, Anivara Asthanam, Brahmotsavam and Vaikuntha Ekadasi.
7. In Jammu and Kashmir, the Poonch district has emerged as one of the leading performers in family welfare services, securing the second position in Jammu Division for sterilisation services during the 2025-26 financial year. The district recorded 429 sterilisation procedures.
8. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of the snakebite incident involving four girl students at a residential school in Lohardaga district and has sought a detailed report from the Jharkhand Chief Secretary within two weeks.
9. The Government released the country’s first trial Index of Services Production (ISP) for 19 sub-sectors, providing, for the first time, a monthly measure of short-term activity in the formal services sector. The inaugural index, with 2024-25 as the base year, covers April 2026 and accounts for nearly 60 per cent of India’s services sector. ISP will be released on the 29th of every month.
10. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red color warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall, with isolated extremely heavy rainfall, over Odisha.
The Met Department has also predicted thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Gangetic West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Mahe, and Telangana.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Madras High Court order that had directed the Tamil Nadu government to ensure that no cow or calf is slaughtered in the state on the eve of Bakrid or on any other day.
2. The West Bengal government has withdrawn its appeal before the Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta High Court’s judgment that had struck down the inclusion of 77 communities, mostly Muslim communities, in the State’s Other Backwards Classes (OBC) list.
3. Punjab govt arrested 73,000 drug peddlers during 500 days of ‘Yudh Nasheyan Viruddh’ campaign.
4. In Jammu and Kashmir, a special NIA court in Jammu has issued a non-bailable warrant against Hafiz Saeed, the Pakistan-based chief of the proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, in connection with a case pertaining to the ongoing probe into the Pahalgam terror attack.
5. In Nagaland, security operations have been intensified following the IED blast at Sukhovi in Chümoukedima district. The four injured personnel are reported to be in stable condition and are receiving medical care.
6. In Jharkhand, Latehar district police have arrested a regional commander of the banned CPI (Maoist), Ravindra Ganjhu, carrying a reward of 20 lakh rupees, from the Chandwa police station area.
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1. A fishing trawler that had gone missing off the West Bengal coast earlier this month has been found capsized in the Bay of Bengal, with nine fishermen confirmed dead and six others still missing.
The trawler had left Sankarpur sea harbour on the 2nd of July with 15 fishermen on board. Contact with the vessel had been lost since the 5th of July.
2. Flood conditions continue to affect several districts of Assam, while urban flooding has caused disruptions in Kamrup and Kamrup Metropolitan districts. The India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rainfall in several districts of the state.
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DEFENCE News
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1. The Indian Army’s announcement that the Zorawar Light Battle Tank requires additional protection is unsurprising.The tank currently weighs around 25 tonnes, and the Army intends to raise its armour to NATO-level standards capable of defeating 25 mm and 30 mm FSAPDS rounds.
2. The Defence Research and Development Organisation is developing a new S-Band Instrumentation Tracking Radar that represents a significant leap in India’s indigenous radar technology. This system is designed as an advanced multi-target tracker capable of monitoring short-range targets in skin mode, which relies on echo reflection, and medium-to-long-range high-altitude missiles in transponder or beacon mode.
3. INS Mahendragiri, the sixth Nilgiri-class stealth frigate, has been equipped with four Rolls-Royce MTU-12V-396-TE54 generator sets, each delivering 1 MW of electrical power to ensure mission readiness and operational reliability, announced Rolls-Royce.This marks a major milestone in Rolls-Royce’s decades-long partnership with the Indian Navy, reinforcing India’s naval modernisation and Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative.
4. GoFloat, a Mumbai-based defence technology start-up, has unveiled a pioneering Drone Crash Safety System designed to protect military drones and their payloads during unexpected mid-air failures.
5. SpaceFields has inaugurated its new 42,000 square foot integrated R&D facility in Bangalore, a DSIR-recognised and ISO-certified workspace designed to accelerate India’s next generation of propulsion, energetics, and advanced manufacturing technologies.
6. India is moving towards a major transformation in its missile production ecosystem. After the ASTRA MK-2 program was identified as the first indigenous missile to be opened for private-sector manufacturing, reports now suggest that the Pralay tactical ballistic missile may also be included under this framework.
7. Delhi-based Horus Innovations is advancing the development of its new precision strike UAV, Vinashaka-10, which is positioned as a next-generation indigenous combat drone designed for high accuracy, survivability, and cost efficiency.
8. The Indian Army has begun the process of acquiring indigenous long-range one-way attack drones with a strike capability of up to 1,000 kilometres. These systems are intended to enhance deep-strike capabilities by integrating artificial intelligence into targeting functions.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. The much-awaited Tamil film JANA NAYAGAN, starring C. Joseph Vijay, is now expected to release worldwide on July 24, 2026, after months of delays related to CBFC certification.
Major ticketing platforms have already listed the date, although the filmmakers are still expected to make a formal announcement.
2. The Centre is weighing legal action over the release and public screenings of Diljit Dosanjh-starrer ‘Satluj’, with government sources claiming the film was made available without obtaining a valid certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
3. Actress Jun Ji Hyun has won an award at the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF). The NYAFF is a film festival that showcases a wide variety of genre films from across Asia. This year, “Colony” was selected as the festival’s opening film, and Jun Ji Hyun, who starred in the movie, was also recognized with the prestigious award.
15 Jul(Wednesday)
Vedic Ritu/ Grishma
Drik Ritu : Varsha (Monsoon)
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
(In Purnimanta calendar)
Vikram Samvat – 2083
Month : Ashadha 16,
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1948
Month : Ashadha 01
Tithi : Pratipada
Nakshatra: Pushya
Rahu : 12:32 PM – 02:12 PM
Yamaganda : 07:33 AM – 09:13 AM
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