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Alert troops of the Army foiled an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Sunday, while searches are underway after suspicious movement was detected on the LoC in Poonch district.

Officials said that alert troops noticed some suspicious movement on the LoC in the Baratgala area of the Keri sector in Rajouri district.

SOURCE: PTI

Helicopter services on the Chardham yatra route were suspended for two days on Sunday in the wake of the crash of a chopper returning from Kedarnath.

Seven people, including the pilot, were killed in the helicopter crash on Sunday morning.Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who held an emergency meeting with senior officials to discuss the situation, said heli services will remain suspended for two days as the weather is bad and the safety of passengers is the state government’s top priority.

SOURCE: PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the upcoming G7 Summit in Canada will provide space for exchanging views on pressing global issues and the priorities of the Global South, as he left for a three-nation tour.

In his departure statement ahead of his three-nation tour, PM Modi said he looks forward to engaging with leaders from partner countries during the summit at Kananaskis, which he is attending at the invitation of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

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Sri Lanka Army Commander Lieutenant General BKGM Lasantha Rodrigo on Saturday reviewed the passing out parade of the IMA’s spring term and said true leadership is tested not in peace but in the chaos of conflict.

Addressing 451 gentlemen cadets who were commissioned into the armies of their respective countries, Lt Gen Rodrigo who is himself an alumnus of the institution said being commissioned is only the beginning.

SOURCE: PTI

India on Saturday asserted that its position on the Israel-Iran situation remains as stated earlier and urged the international community to utilise channels of dialogue and diplomacy towards de-escalation, after the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) issued a statement critical of Israel’s military strikes.

India had on Friday said it was “deeply concerned” at the recent developments between Iran and Israel and “closely monitoring” the evolving situation, even as New Delhi had urged both countries to avoid any escalatory steps.

SOURCE: IANS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commence the first leg of his three-nation tour from Cyprus on Sunday before participating in the G7 Summit in Canada followed by visiting Croatia on his way back. This will be the Prime Minister’s first foreign visit after Operation Sindoor.

Before participating in the G7 Summit on Monday, PM Modi will visit Cyprus, the first by an Indian Prime Minister in more than two decades, and will also travel to Croatia, marking the first-ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister.

SOURCE: IANS

Air India on Saturday said it is in the process of completing the one-time safety inspections, as mandated by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), for its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet.

This move comes in the wake of the tragic crash of a London-bound Air India flight (AI 171) from Ahmedabad. In a statement shared on social media platform X, Air India said that nine of its Boeing 787 aircraft have already undergone the required safety checks. “Air India is in the process of completing the one-time safety checks directed by the Indian aviation regulator, DGCA. These checks are being carried out on the Boeing 787 fleet as they return to India, before being cleared for their next operations,” the airline said.

SOURCE: REUTERS

Members of Canada’s Sikh community who were warned by police that their lives were at risk and allege the Indian government is responsible for the threat are incensed by Ottawa’s invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 summit in Alberta.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney invited Modi, although India is not a G7 member, to attend the summit that starts on Sunday as a guest. It will be Modi’s first visit to Canada in a decade and a diplomatic test for Carney, a political neophyte.

SOURCE: PTI

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said the parks at tourist places, which were closed in view of security considerations after the April 22 Pahalgam attack, are being reopened in a phased manner to allow tourists to visit the destinations.

He said that some destinations will be reopened in the first phase from June 17. “Some places were closed after April 22 (attack) in view of security considerations. The divisional commissioners and IGPs of Kashmir and Jammu have taken reports from every district and it has been decided to reopen some destinations in a phased manner,” Sinha said.

SOURCE: IANS

In a major development, the security forces in joint operations, have recovered 328 arms and around 9,300 different types of ammunition in restive Manipur, officials said here on Saturday.

A senior police official said that in the early hours of Saturday, on the basis of specific Intelligence reports regarding the presence of a large cache of arms and ammunition stashed in different areas of five Imphal valley districts, simultaneous search operations were launched at different locations.

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Four Naxalites, including three women, were killed in an encounter with security forces in a forest area of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said.

Balaghat is a Maoist-affected district that shares borders with Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. A grenade launcher, a self-loading rifle (SLR), two .315 bore rifles, other weapons and material were recovered from the site, Yadav said.

SOURCE: PTI

The Israeli military on Saturday (June 14, 2025) apologised for posting a map that incorrectly depicted Jammu and Kashmir as part of Pakistan after objections from Indian social media users, clarifying that the image “fails to precisely depict borders”.

The map was posted by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) on their X handle on Friday (June 13, 2025) to show the range of Iranian missiles. The post quickly drew criticism from social media users in India. 

SOURCE: IANS

 In a grand display of discipline, precision, and national pride, the Combined Graduation Parade (CGP) was held on Saturday at the Air Force Academy (AFA), Dundigal in Hyderabad, marking the successful culmination of pre-commissioning training for 254 cadets of the Indian Air Force.

The ceremony was graced by Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), who was the Reviewing Officer (RO) of the parade and conferred the President’s Commission upon the graduating officers.

SOURCE: Bloomberg

The governments of Canada and India are set to establish a new structure to share information about cross-border crimes, their latest step toward rebuilding ties nearly two years after Canadian officials accused India of orchestrating the murder of a Sikh activist near Vancouver.

The new information-sharing arrangement, which includes law enforcement agencies from both countries, will allow them to swap intelligence on transnational crime and syndicates, terrorism and extremist activities, according to officials who asked not to be identified because the discussions are still private. For Canada, this also includes an emphasis on investigating extra-judicial killings.

SOURCE: IANS

The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) on Saturday announced elimination of nine Iranian nuclear scientists during the opening phase of its military operation against Iran’s nuclear programme, which began early Friday.

Revealing details of the ongoing operation, the IDF described it as a critical blow to Iran’s nuclear ambitions. According to the IDF, the nine scientists were instrumental in advancing Iran’s efforts to acquire a nuclear weapon.