TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. PM Modi lays foundation stone and inaugurates multiple development projects worth over 7,200 crore rupees at Motihari in Bihar; Also flags off four new Amrit Bharat trains.
2. PM Modi laid the foundation stone, inaugurated, and dedicated to the nation multiple development projects worth over 5,000 crore rupees at Durgapur in West Bengal.
3. The Odisha Cabinet approved 13 proposals across 11 departments, including a new police district in Rairangpur, ERSS implementation, reduced hostel fees under Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya, and the Samruddha Sahar Yojana for urban development.
4. The Bihar Cabinet on Friday cleared a proposal for providing 125 units of electricity free of cost every month to domestic consumers across the state starting August 1. The state government will pay additional Rs 3,797 crore on electricity consumption to the Bihar State Power Holding Corporation Ltd for the purpose.
5. Uttar Pradesh government has collected tax revenue of about 27,858 crore in the April-June quarter of 2025-2026 (Q1FY26).
6. Maharashtra Government on Friday announced that Islampur in Sangli district is being renamed as Ishwarpur. The announcement was made in the state legislature on the last day of the monsoon session.
7. Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Ashwini Vaishnaw, and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis jointly inaugurated the first campus of the Indian Institute of Creative Technology (IICT) at the NFDC Complex in Mumbai.
8. Heavy rains have led to the closure of 250 roads in Himachal Pradesh and the local meteorological office has issued an orange alert of heavy to very heavy rainfall in isolated areas of the state.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. ED arrests Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, in connection with alleged multi-crore liquor scam.
2. Drishti IAS coaching institute founder and social media influencer Vikas Divyakirti has moved the Rajasthan High Court against a defamation complaint filed against him.
The complaint relates to a purported video in which Divyakirti made certain utterances over the functioning of the legal system and the judiciary.
3. Sitting High Court Judge, Justice Yashwant Varma has petitioned the Supreme Court challenging his indictment by the three-member in-house committee in the cash-discovery row. The writ petition filed before the Apex court also sought to quash the communication forwarded by then Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna to the President and then Prime Minister to take action against Justice Varma.
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1. Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor sustained a rib injury during a roadshow in Arrah, Bihar, on Friday, 18 July 2025. The injury occurred when Kishor leaned out of his vehicle to greet supporters amid a tightly packed crowd.
2. The Tata Group on Friday announced setting up a Rs 500-crore welfare trust for the victims of the Air India plane crash that killed 260 persons in Ahmedabad last month.
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FINANCE
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Tesla inaugurated its first showroom in India at Maker Maxity Mall, Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Mumbai.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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The first meeting of the Steering Committee for the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) was held today at NFDC headquarters in Mumbai. Chaired by Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the meeting was attended by Secretary, Ministry of I&B, Sanjay Jaju, festival director Shekhar Kapur, and other key industry figures.
The 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is scheduled to take place in Goa from November 20-28, 2025.
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DEFENCE News
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1. India successfully test-fired the Prithvi-II and Agni-I short-range ballistic missiles from the integrated test range in Chandipur, Odisha, on 17 July 2025,
2. India’s Defence Ministry approved a ₹61,000 crore partnership with France’s Safran to co-develop a new 120kN next-generation jet engine for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) program, including full technology and intellectual property transfer. Safran also proposed a 110kN engine for the Tejas Mk2.
3. The Aeronautical Development Establishment announced that the Archer-NG UAV has successfully completed taxi trials, scheduling its maiden flight for early August 2025..
19 July (Saturday)
Vedic Ritu/ Grishma
Drik Ritu : Varsha (Monsoon)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
(In Purnimanta calendar)
Vikram Samvat – 2082
Month : Shravan 09
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1947
Month :Ashadha 24
Tithi : Navami (up to 2:42 pm) Dashami
Nakshatra: Bharani/ Krithika
Rahu : 09:14 AM – 10:53 AM
Yamaganda : 02:12 PM – 03:51 PM
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