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Five IAF unit killed successful AN-32 craft clang successful Assam’s Jorhat
An AN-32 craft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) met with an mishap portion landing successful Assam’s Jorhat district connected Saturday (June 13, 2026), the unit said. Five unit were killed successful the crash. “Sqn. Ldr. Prashant Singh, Flt. Lt. Shubham Kumar, Sgt. Jitendra Sharma, Agniveervayu Khemaram Kumawat and Agniveervayu Danish Alam made the ultimate sacrifice successful the enactment of duty,” the IAF posted connected X, extending its condolences to the deceased. A tribunal of enquiry is being constituted to ascertain its cause.
Lt. Gen. Dhiraj Seth appointed adjacent Army Chief
The Government has appointed Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth, presently serving arsenic the Vice Chief of the Army Staff, arsenic the next Chief of the Army Staff with effect from the day of June 30, 2026. The contiguous Chief of the Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, retires from work the aforesaid day. Lt. Gen Seth assumed complaint arsenic the Vice Chief of the Army Staff connected April 1, 2026, arsenic portion of a bid of top-level appointments announced by the Indian Army crossed cardinal operational commands.
‘No candidate’s people is normalised’: NTA issues clarification connected CUET(PG) 2026
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued clarifications regarding the queries connected societal media connected normalisation being applied to immoderate Common University Entrance Test (PG) 2026 taxable exams held connected much than 1 date. In March 2026, arsenic galore arsenic 565 candidates crossed 28 subjects could not look for the CUET (PG) tests connected the scheduled dates owed to law-and-order disruptions successful Tura, Meghalaya, and besides astatine definite overseas centres. In this light, the NTA had rescheduled the tests for affected candidates connected March 29 and 30, 2026.
29 years aft Uphaar tragedy, victims’ relation says nary lessons learnt
Marking 29 years of the Uphaar cinema hallway occurrence tragedy, the Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) connected Saturday renewed its request for stricter accountability successful cases of negligence starring to nonaccomplishment of lives, saying that recurring occurrence incidents successful Delhi amusement that nary lessons person been learnt.
India, Nepal sermon cross-border obstruction connectivity
India and Nepal person held discussions connected cross-border railway links, including rider bid services connected the Janakpur-Ayodhya section, and bilateral practice successful the sector, an authoritative connection said. The discussions betwixt the 2 countries were portion of the 10th Project Steering Committee and the 8th Joint Working Group meetings held present connected June 11 and 12, the Indian Embassy successful Kathmandu said connected Friday (June 12, 2026).
Union Home Minister Amit Shah directs committee connected demographic alteration to survey borderline districts
Union Home Minister Amit Shah connected Saturday (June 13, 2026) directed the high-level committee connected demographic alteration to study the displacement successful colonisation operation successful borderline districts, officials said. Chairing the gathering of the committee, Mr. Shah besides asked it to sojourn borderline areas, metro cities and concern towns for an appraisal of changes due to the fact that of amerciable migration and different unnatural causes, they said.
DRDO demonstrates precocious rocket defence, anti-ship onslaught capabilities successful 3 palmy formation tests
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully demonstrated a scope of captious defence technologies done 3 consecutive formation tests conducted connected Wednesday (June 10, 2026) and Thursday (June 11, 2026) importantly enhancing India’s capabilities against divers aerial and maritime threats.
2020 Delhi riots: Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid determination caller bail pleas successful ‘larger conspiracy’ case
Activists Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid person moved caller bail applications earlier a Delhi court successful the larger conspiracy lawsuit related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. The applications argued that determination has been nary important advancement successful the proceedings contempt the Supreme Court dismissing the earlier plea implicit six months ago.
Centre suspends Cell Broadcasting Services
After the palmy proceedings tally and consequent operationalisation of the Cell Broadcast System, a mobile-based catastrophe informing strategy introduced by the Union Government, the Centre has suspended Cell Broadcast Services from Friday (June 12, 2026) without citing immoderate circumstantial reasons. An bid issued by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) connected Friday (June 12, 2026) stated that, owed to definite issues flagged by the competent authorities, the Cell Broadcast Service is being kept connected clasp until further instructions.
Operation Sindoor demonstrated IAF capableness to destruct force infrastructure with accuracy and precision: Defence Minister
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh connected Saturday (June 13, 2026), June 13 said the growing information of women was making the Indian Air Force (IAF) much balanced and robust, arsenic the work marked a historical milestone with the commissioning of the archetypal batch of women officers from the National Defence Academy (NDA), Pune, during the Combined Graduation Parade (CGP) of the 217th Course astatine the Air Force Academy (AFA), Dundigal, adjacent Hyderabad.
Iran says ceremonial for precocious Supreme Leader Khamenei to statesman July 4, burial acceptable for July 9
Funeral for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will statesman successful Tehran connected July 4 and conclude with his burial in the northeastern metropolis of Mashhad on July 9, authorities media reported connected Saturday (June 13, 2026). Khamenei was killed successful Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iran successful February. His death marked the extremity of much than 3 decades astatine the helm of the Islamic Republic.
U.S.-Iran deal: Pakistan PM says signing expected wrong 24 hours
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said connected Saturday (June 13, 2026) that the United States and Iran person agreed to a framework for a peace deal that would extremity the months-long struggle successful West Asia, with a last text of the deal reached. Pakistan is present preparing for an physics signing expected wrong the adjacent 24 hours, followed by technical-level talks next week, Mr. Sharif added.
