SOURCE: IANS

An all-party Indian delegation on the Operation Sindoor diplomatic outreach, led by JD-U MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, paid heartfelt homage to the Malaysian national who lost her life in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.

The Indian High Commission in Malaysia took to X to highlight the solemn moment and the delegation’s engagement with Malaysian civil society and media. “All-Party Parliamentary Delegation, led by Hon’ble MP Mr. Sanjay Kumar Jha, interacted with representatives from leading Malaysian media houses and social media influencers. Briefed them about the purpose of their visit, meetings with Malaysian interlocutors and the new normal in India’s zero tolerance against terrorism. The delegation also paid homage to the Malaysian national who lost her life in the Mumbai terror attack in 2008 (26/11 attacks) and brought out the threat posed by terrorism to whole of mankind,” the Indian mission posted.

SOURCE: PTI

With opposition parties demanding a special Parliament session in light of Operation Sindoor, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday asserted that the government has nothing to hide and they will have ample opportunity to ask questions during the Monsoon Session, which is a few weeks away.

The BJP leader, however, expressed doubts about whether the opposition parties intended to seek answers and pointed out that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had spoken extensively in recent days on key national issues, including Operation Sindoor, that they have been raising.

SOURCE: IANS

Ukraine’s “massive” strike on Russian strategic assets across the length and breadth of the country was a meticulously planned operation that was over a year in the making and reportedly involved the insertion of drones close to their targets.

As per X user Maria Avdeeva, who describes herself as a “security expert covering invasion from day one” and “countering Russian disinformation since 2014”, Ukraine had secretly delivered FPV drones and wooden mobile cabins into Russia, with the drones were hidden under the roofs of the cabins, which were later mounted on trucks.

SOURCE: IANS

 A day before Russian and Ukrainian delegations are scheduled to meet in Istanbul for the second round of talks on ending their conflict, Ukraine on Sunday claimed a massive strike on Russian strategic aviation assets in Siberia, Murmansk in the north and other places.

While Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier on Sunday that a delegation will be going to Turkey with the main aim of reaching a “complete and unconditional ceasefire”, and Russian media also reported that a Russian delegation has departed for the talks in Turkey, how this dramatic escalation will play out on the course of negotiations remains to be seen.

SOURCE: PTI

Air Marshal Manish Khanna, an accomplished officer with over 4,000 hours of flying experience on various fighter and trainer aircraft, on Sunday assumed the charge of the Southern Air Command.

He was commissioned in the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on December 6, 1986, the government said in a statement. “Air Marshal Manish Khanna Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM), Vayu Sena Medal (VM), assumed command of the Southern Air Command (SAC) as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief on June 1, 2025 at Thiruvananthapuram,” it said.

SOURCE: IANS

A 22-year-old Tanzanian naval trainee went missing after reportedly jumping into the Kochi backwaters on Sunday evening while spending time with fellow cadets. The missing individual has been identified as Abdul Ibrahim Salih, who had arrived in Kochi earlier in the day after completing his naval training at the Indian Naval Academy in Ezhimala.

Salih had participated in the prestigious passing out parade held at Ezhimala on Saturday, marking the successful conclusion of his training. He travelled to Kochi with other international and Indian cadets for a short break before returning home.

SOURCE: PTI

IndiGo on Sunday announced placing a firm order for another 30 wide-body A350 planes with Airbus, taking the total number of such aircraft to 60.

In April last year, the airline placed a firm order for 30 A350 aircraft and there was an option to order 70 more such planes. At a briefing in the national capital, IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers said that out of the option for 70 planes, it is now placing a firm order of 30 aircraft.

SOURCE: PTI

Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Saturday said India’s Operation Sindoor has drawn a ‘new red line’ of intolerance against terror, and expressed hope that the military action has brought ‘some lessons for our adversary also’.

In response to queries related to the recent operation and the idea of ‘strategic stability’ in India-Pakistan ties, during an event held in Singapore under the Shangri-La Dialogue, the CDS further said, it takes two hands to join to clap together, ‘hopefully they understand this’.

SOURCE: PTI

India has said that Pakistan should stop blaming it for the breach of the Indus Waters Treaty, as the unrelenting cross-border terrorism from its soil is interfering with the treaty’s implementation. Addressing the plenary session of the first UN conference on glaciers in Tajikistan’s Dushanbe on Friday, Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh said that Pakistan itself was violating the treaty through terrorism.

“We are appalled at the attempt by Pakistan to misuse the forum and to bring in unwarranted references to issues which do not fall within the purview of the forum. We strongly condemned such an attempt,” he said.

SOURCE: BLOOMBERG

Bangladeshi prosecutors officially charged former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two senior officials with crimes against humanity for their alleged roles in violent crackdowns during the 2024 student-led uprising.

An investigation report found that Hasina “directly ordered” state security forces, her political party and affiliated groups to conduct operations resulting in mass casualties. “These killings were planned,” Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam said in a televised hearing on Sunday, citing video evidence and encrypted communications between different agencies.

SOURCE: IANS

At least 22 coastal villages in Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari district have reported being affected by debris from the sunken Liberian-flagged cargo vessel, MSC ELSA-3, which went down off the Kerala coast on May 24.

The wreckage, including plastic pellets, wooden logs, and even a container, has been steadily washing ashore in the villages of Killiyoor and Kalkulam taluks over the past three days. The vessel was reportedly carrying 640 containers, including 13 with hazardous cargo and 12 with calcium carbide.

SOURCE: PTI

The Delhi high court has upheld the termination of services of a Christian army officer over his consistent refusal to fully participate in the weekly regimental religious parades and said the armed forces were united by their uniform rather than being divided by their religion.

A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur rejected the petition by the Indian Army Lieutenant, who served as a ‘Troop Leader’ of a squadron, against the termination order passed on March 3, 2021, that dismissed him from the Indian Army without pension and gratuity.

SOURCE: PTI

The Punjab police on Sunday claimed to have dismantled a terror and extortion module linked to an operative of proscribed outfit Babbar Khalsa International with the arrest of two people. 

Director general of police Gaurav Yadav said BKI member Jeevan Fauji was orchestrating an extortion racket targeting individuals in Punjab’s border districts.  Two of his associates — Karajpreet Singh, a resident of Verowal, and Gurlal Singh alias Harman, a resident of Goindwal Sahib in Tarn Taran, have been apprehended, he said. 

SOURCE: PTI

Two more persons, accused of being “anti-nationals”, have been apprehended in Assam, taking the total number of such arrests to 81, since the Phalgam terror attack in April, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday. 

In a post on X, Sarma said one person each was apprehended from Sonitpur and Kamrup districts.  “81 anti-nationals are now behind bars for sympathising with Pak…Our systems are constantly tracking anti-national posts on social media and taking action,” he added. 

SOURCE: PIB

The Indian Army is currently undertaking extensive Capacity Development Demonstrations at key locations across the country, including the Pokhran Field Firing Ranges, Babina Field Firing Ranges, and Joshimath, with dedicated Air Defence equipment demonstrations also scheduled at Agra and Gopalpur. These field trials are being conducted under near-combat conditions, integrating electronic warfare simulations to assess the performance of cutting-edge defence systems rigorously. On 27 May 2025, General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff, visited Babina Field Firing Ranges and reviewed the ongoing demonstrations and interacted with all stakeholders.

The demonstrations feature a wide array of advanced technologies developed under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative, aimed at accelerating indigenous capability development.