Defence ministry has approved acquisition projects worth over Rs 1 lakh crore. The approvals include indigenous construction of mine countermeasure vessels, procurement of quick-reaction surface-to-air missile systems, and intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition & reconnaissance planes. Other projects include semi-submersible autonomous vessels, armored recovery vehicles, and electronic warfare systems to boost India’s defense capabilities.

Two suspected Nipah virus cases confirmed in Kerala’s Palakkad and Malappuram. Alerts issued in Kozhikode, Malappuram, and Palakkad.

Soon after the Delhi government had announced its fuel ban policy, intitally effective from July 1, ex-IAF officer Sanjeev Kapoor took to social media to criticise the measure