According to Ministry of Defense sources, India successfully tested two of its most important strategic assets on Thursday: the ballistic missile Agni-I and the short-range ballistic missile Prithvi-II. The Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha, served as the site of the test firing.

The launches were carried out as part of regular training and validation operations under the Strategic Forces Command’s auspices, according to the Ministry of Defence. According to a statement from the Ministry, both missiles effectively fulfilled all operational goals and technical specifications. The Ministry of Defence reaffirmed the accuracy and dependability of India’s nuclear-capable delivery systems by confirming that the tests validated key capabilities.

India has strengthened its defense capabilities and reached a major milestone with these test firings. The Indian defense system is strongly supported by the ballistic missile Agni and the indigenous missile system Prithvi.

India conducted a successful trial of the domestic ‘Akash Prime’ air defense system on Wednesday, about twenty-four hours prior to this one. The Indian Army tested the Akash Prime air defense system in the Ladakh region at an elevation of about 15,000 feet. Senior officers from the Army’s Air Defence wing and the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) attended the testing of the Akash Prime system.

Additionally, this test shot represented a significant step forward in India’s efforts to improve its independent defense capabilities. The system’s surface-to-air missiles demonstrated remarkable accuracy throughout the tests by registering direct strikes on two fast-moving aerial targets.

Even simple activities can be difficult in the rarefied atmosphere and harsh conditions of high-altitude terrain, where the test was carried out.

According to defense sources, the Indian Army’s third and fourth Akash Regiments would be equipped with the Akash Prime system, strengthening the nation’s total air defense. Notably, during Operation Sindoor, India’s Akash air defense system was instrumental in effectively thwarting aerial strikes by Pakistani military forces using Turkish drones and Chinese fighter jets.

This successful testing, according to defense analysts, not only demonstrates India’s domestic defense capabilities but also greatly improves the country’s readiness for aerial security.

Hockey fans from all over the world voted for Indian women’s hockey forward Deepika‘s incredible solo field goal against the Netherlands during the Bhubaneswar leg of the 2024–25 FIH Hockey Pro League season, making her the first Indian player to ever win the coveted Poligras Magic Skill Award.

The 21-year-old attacker gained international attention with her incredible run and finish in the 35th minute of India’s match against the Netherlands, the top-ranked team in the world, which they won in a shootout following a 2-2 tie.

Deepika broke through the Dutch defense along the left flank, dribbled along the baseline, dinked the ball over a defender’s stick, and completed it past the goalkeeper to give India the lead with a 0–2 deficit.

An overjoyed Deepika declared, “I am incredibly honored to have won this award,” after receiving it. It was a very meaningful moment for me to score that goal against a tough opponent like the Netherlands, and it means a lot to me today to have this recognition.

“I am grateful to my family, friends, coaches, and teammates for their unwavering support and motivation every day. This honor belongs to Indian hockey, not just to me. Together, let’s keep moving forward,” she continued.

Fans from all over the world vote for the Poligras Magic Skill Award, which honors the most inventive and talented moments in the FIH Hockey Pro League. Along with Patricia Alvarez of Spain and the Australian women’s team, Deepika’s goal was one of three women’s nominations.

A worldwide fan vote was used to choose the winner, and Deepika was the clear favorite, marking a significant milestone for Indian hockey.

Victor Wegnez of Belgium won the men’s award for his outstanding midfield play against Spain, which resulted in a team goal.

Experts hailed Wednesday’s official Tesla launch in India as a significant turning point for the nation’s sustainable mobility future, sparking excitement in the EV sector.

Leaders in the industry think that Tesla’s presence will change the EV ecosystem in India as a whole in addition to helping consumers.

According to Nikhil Dhaka, a Primus Partners car expert, Tesla’s debut represents a turning point in India’s transition to environmentally friendly transportation.

“With its global ambition, cutting-edge technology, and commitment to advancing innovation throughout the industry, Tesla isn’t just another automaker joining the Indian market,” he told.

Experts predict that even though Tesla’s vehicles would probably be priced in the entry-level luxury market, the brand will continue to appeal to a large number of Indian consumers.

Tesla has a technological edge and a strong brand appeal. To acquire a Tesla, many buyers may have to extend their finances by 20 to 25 percent, according to Dhaka.

According to the US EV behemoth, it is currently getting ready to open a new showroom in Delhi. The EV business also revealed that it will shortly install four additional charging stations in New Delhi.

According to its official announcement, these will comprise 15 destination chargers and 16 superchargers for EV consumers.

In addition to introducing its well-liked electric SUV, the Model Y, to Indian consumers, Tesla opened its first “l,, ” in Mumbai on Tuesday.

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The corporation stated in an official statement that it intends to develop a whole EV ecosystem in India.

Throughout the nation, these will comprise showrooms, service centers, delivery hubs, charging stations, logistical facilities, and office spaces.

Four significant charging stations have already been confirmed by Tesla in Mumbai, including Lower Parel, Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), Navi Mumbai, and Thane.

A baby girl has been born to Bollywood couple Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra. According to reports, the mother and the child are both doing well. It was a typical delivery that happened in the evening at H. N. Reliance Hospital in the Girgaon neighborhood of Mumbai.

The actress was due in August, and the pair made their pregnancy known in February of this year. But the couple’s appearance in a maternity hospital a few days ago raised questions about the mother and the unborn kid.

“The greatest gift of our lives… Coming soon” was the message on a photo the couple posted on social media in February, announcing their pregnancy. The photo showed them holding baby socks.

The actress later showed off her growing baby belly in May at the 2025 MET Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, wearing a gorgeous outfit designed by renowned couturier Gaurav Gupta.

On Instagram, the actress posted a series of images named “Bravehearts,” featuring her in Gaurav Gupta Couture. She wore a striking white cloak and a breastplate fashioned in gold with two hearts. It was “Mama’s first Monday in May,” the actress wrote. Sidharth Malhotra, her actor husband, posted the images to his Instagram stories with the caption, “Heart emoji both brave hearts,” unable to keep his eyes off his wife.

After dating for a number of years, Sid and Kiara were married in a romantic wedding in February 2023. The two make sure to surprise their fans with their occasional PDA on social media, even if they would rather keep their personal lives private. The actress had previously posted a sweet video of herself playing with cute puppies on social media, beaming with happiness and pleasure.

The actors are working on several projects at the moment. ‘War 2‘, which is scheduled for release on Independence Day, will feature Kiara Advani. On the other hand, Sidharth Malhotra and Janhvi Kapoor’s “Param Sundari” will be released in theaters on July 25. He is also working on “VVAN: Force of the Forest,” starring Ekta Kapoor.

On Tuesday, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who made history by being the nation’s first person to reach the International Space Station, safely returns home.

As part of the Axiom Space Mission-4 (Ax-4), SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft “Grace” carrying IAF Group Captain Shukla and three other astronauts, smashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California at 3:01 p.m. IST (4:31 AM CT).

“Splashdown of Dragon confirmed – welcome back to Earth, AstroPeggy, Shux, astro_slawosz, and Tibi!” In a post on the social media site X, SpaceX stated.

Shukla, Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski (Poland), Tibor Kapu (Hungary), and U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson boarded SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft “Grace” at 3:30 a.m. CT (2 PM IST) on Monday. On June 26, Shukla took a flight to the ISS. Additionally, he became the second Indian astronaut to reach space following the 1984 expedition of Rakesh Sharma.

The spacecraft returned to Earth’s atmosphere and underwent an 18-minute de-orbit burn over the Pacific Ocean. The spaceship lost communication signals for almost seven minutes during the astronauts’ blackout.

Detaching the capsule’s trunk and aligning the heat shield prior to atmospheric entry exposed the spacecraft to temperatures approaching 1,600 degrees Celsius as part of the final preparations.

First stabilizing chutes were released at around 5.7 km altitude at 2:57 pm IST, and then the main parachutes were released at approximately two kilometers before to splashdown.

Following Fram2’s return of Dragon recovery operations to the West Coast in April, SpaceX reported that this is Dragon’s second human spaceflight mission to splash down off the coast of California. The Atlantic Ocean was the location of earlier SpaceX splashdowns.

Shukla traveled an incredible 1.3 crore kilometers during his more than two weeks on board the ISS, completing almost 310 orbits, or 33 times the distance between Earth and the Moon.

From the orbital lab, the team also saw more than 300 sunrises and sunsets.

On Monday, ISRO announced that astronaut Shukla had “achieved a milestone in the mission” by finishing all seven microgravity experiments and other scheduled tasks.

The national space agency reported that the experiments on the Indian strain of tardigrades, myogenesis, crop seeds, cyanobacteria, microalgae, methi and moong seed sprouting, and voyager display had all gone according to schedule.

Asha Shukla, his mother, expressed her sentiments, stating: “We must be able to see the excitement on our faces.” Since our son has finally returned to Earth today, we are incredibly excited and overcome with emotion. For this, I would like to thank everyone. Seeing my son after so many days is really emotional. We are really proud, and our excitement knows no bounds.

“To be honest, I couldn’t sleep last night; there was just so much excitement,” his sister Shuchi Mishra continued. Right now, I’m experiencing butterflies in my tummy. I’d like to thank everyone. This was the moment we had been waiting for. At last, he has returned. We are overjoyed.

The family’s excitement was also expressed by his father, Shambhu Dayal Shukla: “I want to thank God that he has finally landed back on Earth.” I also want to express my gratitude to everyone who has blessed our child. He came back from an area where he had little possibility of returning.

Shukla and his Axiom-4 crew returned from an 18-day stay at the orbiting laboratory, making Shukla the first Indian astronaut to live and work on the ISS.

Airlines have been directed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to inspect the locking mechanism of the fuel control switches on Boeing aircraft in their fleets.

The action follows the preliminary inquiry findings on the catastrophic Air India Boeing Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad last month, which claimed 260 lives.

As the fuel supply was cut off, the twin engines of the doomed Boeing jet shut down seconds after takeoff, according to one of the main conclusions of the Air Accidents Investigation Bureau’s first study on the incident.

Just three seconds after takeoff, the aircraft’s engine fuel cutoff switches changed from “Run” to “Cutoff,” which sparked new worries, according to the report.

One pilot was heard asking the other, “Why did you cut off?” on the voice recording of the downed aircraft. “I didn’t,” his colleague retorted.

The FAA’s 2018 alert, which warned of a possible malfunction of the fuel control switches made by US-based Honeywell in some Boeing models, including the 737s, which also utilize the same switches, is also included in the AAIB investigation.

According to the AAIB assessment, Air India did not follow the bulletin’s recommendation that carriers using Boeing models, including the Dreamliner, check the locking mechanism of the fuel cut-off switches.

Because the recommended inspections were “advisory” rather than “mandatory,” Air India told investigators that it did not do them.

However, as part of increased safety procedures following the Air India tragedy, some airlines with Boeing aircraft in their fleets, like Emirates, are reportedly conducting independent inspections on the fuel switch locking mechanism.

The fuel control switch designs, including the locking function, implemented in Boeing aircraft, including the Dreamliner involved in the Air India tragedy at Ahmedabad, are safe, according to information provided by the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States to civil aviation authorities in other nations.

According to the US aviation safety agency, Boeing operators do not now require any airworthiness directives.

Labour Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya has emphasized that the employment-linked incentive (ELI) plan is the next phase in the process of creating an Atmanirbhar Bharat, following the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme.

Employers will receive financial assistance through the ELI program, allowing them to create more jobs, especially for young people.

The effort, according to the government, benefits both employers and job seekers.

He used KLEMS data, which was released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), to highlight that over 17 crore job opportunities were created over the past ten years, according to a Ministry of Labour and Employment statement, at a high-level virtual meeting of state labor ministers and state industry ministers.

He pointed out that this is a reflection of the nation’s notable economic advancements, which have been fueled in large part by strong development in industries like manufacturing, services, and construction.

Dr. Mandaviya emphasized that programs like ELI, which are intended to assist equitable growth, deepen formalization, and create high-quality jobs, are essential to maintaining and accelerating this momentum.

For the benefit of the country’s workforce and economy, the Minister stated that “industry and labor are two sides of the same coin” and that they must closely coordinate. He reassured participants that in order to guarantee accessibility and promote widespread participation, the scheme’s procedural requirements have been maintained straightforward.

Through media briefings, radio and television interviews, and other outreach channels, the Union Minister also urged state ministers to aggressively promote the plan. He emphasized the significance of thorough planning and grassroots awareness-raising.

Nearly the course of two years, the ELI project, which will cost a total of Rs. 99,446 crore, intends to generate nearly 3.5 crore jobs nationwide.

Gujarat, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and numerous other states’ labor and industry ministers expressed their appreciation for the proposal during the conference and pledged their complete cooperation in making sure it is successfully implemented in their respective regions.

According to the government, more than 10 lakh recruitment letters have been sent out through Rozgar Melas nationwide thus far.

February 2024 saw the largest distribution of more than one lakh appointment letters in a single day. There have been sixteen Rozgar Melas held nationwide thus far.

On October 22, 2022, the inaugural Rozgar Mela was held. More than 75,000 recruits received their appointment letters at this first event.

On November 22, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi used video conferencing to distribute about 71,000 appointment letters to recently hired employees in more than 45 cities for the second edition.

During the 16th Rozgar Mela on Saturday, PM Modi gave out more than 51,000 appointment letters to young people who had just been hired by government agencies and ministries.

In order to assist young people in joining different Central Government Ministries and Departments, the Rozgar Mela was held at 47 places throughout the nation.

The new hires have joined a number of agencies, including the Ministry of Labor and Employment, the Department of Financial Services, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Department of Posts, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Railways.

This program is a component of the government’s continuous endeavors to increase employment prospects and fortify the labor force nationwide.

The Rozgar Melas cater to a variety of academic backgrounds, including those who have finished the eighth, tenth, and twelfth grades as well as ITI, diploma, and graduate degrees. Its primary target demographic is young people between the ages of 18 and 35. According to the government, this also includes qualified and trained applicants who fulfill the requirements of the National Skills Qualifications Framework.

Through a variety of platforms, including print ads, bulk SMS, social media, and workshops at colleges and institutions in the area surrounding the event, job seekers are encouraged and informed about the Rozgar Mela.

Mudra Loan Facilitation Counters, Kaushal Melas for youth registration in new skill development training (PMKK/PMKVY), counseling sessions for job seekers and their parents, and skill exhibitions where SSCs display their training models, tools, and job roles are some of the supplementary activities offered by Rozgar Melas in addition to job placements.

One important government program to increase young employment in India is the Rozgar Mela. It helps combat unemployment by putting job seekers and companies in direct contact.

In a thrilling final on Centre Court on Sunday, Jannik Sinner defeated incumbent Wimbledon winner Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to firmly establish himself as a Grand Slam champion on grass.

Sinner won his maiden Wimbledon title and his fourth major overall with remarkable poise, athleticism, and consistency in a match that featured the world No. 1 against the No. 2.

Sinner is now a four-time grand slam champion and the first Italian player to win a Wimbledon singles championship. He breaks his overall tie with a number of well-known figures, such as Stan Wawrinka, Andy Murray, and Arthur Ashe.

Alcaraz used a combination of drop shots and blazing forehands to win the first set 6-4. Sinner, however, soon rallied. He held strong to tie the match after breaking early in the second set.

The Italian took on from there. Even though his right arm was extensively wrapped, his serve was almost faultless. He made crisp shots to punish Alcaraz’s mistakes, won tight rallies, and saved crucial break points.

Sinner’s mental toughness was on display as he repelled multiple attempts by Alcaraz to rally, especially during the fourth set. The Spaniard, who had won Wimbledon every time since 2022, put up a strong fight to force a fifth set but failed to take advantage of crucial chances.

Alcaraz came into Centre Court on a 24-match winning streak, which included back-to-back final triumphs over Novak Djokovic and 20 straight Wimbledon victories. The biggest victory of Sinner’s early career was secured with a decisive serve hold at 4-3 and a calm final game.

Sinner’s toughness was also demonstrated during their three hours on Centre Court. He continued to play even though he ended the first set in a frustrating manner. Sinner’s finest play was in the crucial moments, unlike a month ago. He served superbly under pressure in the third set and continued to be aggressive until the very end, smothering the Spaniard with his steady pressure. He faltered deep in the fourth set, but Sinner held on this time.

Sinner’s victory solidifies his ascent to the pinnacle of men’s tennis and makes him the first Italian to win Wimbledon.
Sinner vs. Alcaraz is emerging as the pivotal match of the next generation as the Federer-Nadal-Djokovic era comes to an end, and on this particular day, Sinner emerged victorious.

Sinner’s win guarantees that Alcaraz, who has five major titles, will be within striking distance in their own personal grand slam race, which still seems to be in its early stages. After winning the US Open last year and two Australian Open titles, this is also Sinner’s first slam title away from hard courts.

In the men’s singles semifinals, world No. 1 Jannik Sinner ended an injury-plagued Novak Djokovic‘s run of success, securing a Wimbledon 2025 summit matchup with Carlos Alcaraz at the All England Club here on Friday.

Sinner qualified to the finals by beating a physically injured Djokovic 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. Sinner lost three championship points to Alcaraz in the Roland Garros final last month. The two will now face off again on Sunday at the famous Centre Court of the All England Club.

When asked about making it to his first Wimbledon final, Sinner responded, “I can’t believe it.” When I was little, I used to watch this event on TV all the time. It’s incredible because I never would have thought I would be able to play here in the final. I am aware of the amount of effort my staff is making. Today is made even more special by the arrival of my brother and dad.

Sinner was normally clinical in finishing his one-hour, 55-minute victory in the last four, but Djokovic’s movement was significantly below his usual best following an injury he sustained late in his quarterfinal victory over Flavio Cobolli. The No. 1 in the ATP Rankings was accurate on serve, with the exception of a mistake early in the third set that put him behind 0-3.

Sinner made his final appearances at all four Grand Slam events after defeating Djokovic. In the Open Era, he is the eleventh guy to accomplish that. The 23-year-old has now defeated Djokovic five times in a row, including Grand Slam semifinal victories at the Australian Open in 2024, Roland Garros in 2025, and Wimbledon.

In the third game of the match, Sinner, the current US Open and Australian Open champion, dealt Djokovic a blow by breaking his serve, and he easily swept to a two-set lead with no danger. Sinner repeated his spectacular serving outburst against Shelton, hitting the ball cleanly off both wings. Eight of the 17 points the World No. 1 gave up on serve during the match came in his first two service games of the third set.

The American fifth seed, who had come off two five-set wins and was hoping to become the first American man to make it to the Wimbledon final since Andy Roddick in 2009, pushed the two-time reigning champion Alcaraz to the edge. However, Alcaraz once again demonstrated his championship skills, having perfected the ability of rising in the most tense situations.

Fritz leveled the match after the Spaniard wobbled briefly at the end of the second set. Alcaraz swiftly recovered, though, and took the lead again in the third with his signature combination of force, touch, and unrelenting court coverage.