Taking a significant step towards India and Bangladesh academic jointness encompassing the strategic and operational matter, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the two countries.

“Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington and Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC), Mirpur, Dhaka have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation concerning Military Education in the field of Strategic and Operational Studies,” the Defence Ministry said on Monday.

This MoU, added MoD, will assist in enhancing professional acumen, provide deep insight into strategic affairs, assist in sharing best practices and expertise as well as augment the academic capabilities of student officers and faculty members. It will facilitate conduct of training packages, Joint Seminars, faculty exchanges, reciprocal instructor visits to name a few.

Tommy Paul added his name to a list of American tennis greats in winning the Queen’s Club Championships title after defeating Lorenzo Musetti 6-1, 7-6 (10/8) in Sunday’s final.

Victory gave the fifth-seeded American his third ATP tour title -- and biggest success of his career -- after he won in straight sets after 88 minutes on court in London.

Paul became the first United States player to win the prestigious Wimbledon warm-up tournament since Sam Querrey in 2010 as he joined a group of former American champions at Queen’s, including John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors and Pete Sampras -- who all won Wimbledon as well.

Italian world number one Jannik Sinner won his first grasscourt title by edging his doubles partner Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(8), 7-6(2) in the Halle Open final on Sunday.

The win marks the 22-year-old Australian Open champion’s 14th singles career title.

Poland’s Hurkacz and Sinner, who played together in the Halle Open doubles, each saved a break point in the first set, traded aces and held serve forcing a tiebreak which Sinner won.

The top seed had a chance to go 2-0 up in the second set but Hurkacz saved two break points as both players again held their serves before Sinner claimed the title after another tiebreak.

Jessica Pegula triumphed at the Berlin Open on Sunday after a riveting series of matches, featuring a rain-interrupted semi-final against top seed Coco Gauff and a final showdown with Anna Kalinskaya. Pegula, a world-ranked fifth player, began her semi-final on Saturday, leading 7-5, 6-6 (3-1) when rain suspended play. Under cloudy skies on Sunday, she swiftly concluded the match, clinching the final set 7-6 (2).

In the final, Pegula faced a challenging opponent in Russia's Anna Kalinskaya. Despite dropping the first set 6-7(0) in a fiercely competitive exchange, Pegula rebounded with a break in the opening game of the second set, which she won 6-4. The third set saw Pegula taking a 3-1 lead with an early break, only for Kalinskaya to counter with a break of her own, making it 4-4 after saving four break points.

Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today launched the One Week One Lab programme in New Delhi. During the programme, each of the 37 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR laboratories, spread across the country, will showcase their research outcomes and achievements. It will continue till 16th September. The programme will open its doors to the public and invite them to visit its departments and witness its academic and research initiatives. It will also include lectures, workshops, puppet shows, Vigyan Kavi Sammelan, Quizzes and exhibitions on various topics related to science.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Singh said, during the programme each of the CSIR labs will showcase their exclusive ideas and technological breakthroughs to the people of the country. He said that on the lines of One Week-One Lab in future the CSIR will take the opportunity to spread the contributions of its units to the general public through the 'One Month One Theme' campaign.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has achieved a third consecutive success in the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) or Pushpak Landing EXperiment (LEX) on June 23, 2024.

The third and final test in the series of LEX (03) was conducted at 07:10 IST at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Chitradurga, Karnataka, said a statement issued by ISRO.

According to Wion, in a span of 15 months, the Indian space agency (ISRO) has completed all three autonomous landing tests of its spaceplane 'Pushpak.'

With the third and most complicated landing test accomplished at  7.10 am Sunday, June 23rd, ISRO will now have to work towards launching a larger version of this spaceplane to space on a modified rocket, testing the plane in earth orbit, and demonstrating its capability to re-enter the atmosphere, return to earth safely for a runway landing, the report said. 

The Kerala Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution to rename the state’s name to 'Keralam'. The resolution was unanimously accepted by the Opposition Congress-led UDF and treasury benches in the Assembly.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan moved the resolution, urging the Centre to rename the state as 'Keralam' in the Constitution.

The same resolution was adopted in the Kerala Assembly in August 2023 but due to technical reasons, it had to be presented again.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president and Union Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda has been named Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha, according to an official.

Mr. Nadda replaces Union Minister Piyush Goyal, who recently won the Lok Sabha election and took oath on Monday as a member of the Lower House of Parliament.

Rajya Sabha convenes on July 27 and is expected to conclude proceedings on July 3.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha.

Besides Mr. Nadda, 11 other members of the Upper House of Parliament are in the Union Council of Ministers.

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has introduced two new standards to boost safety and quality of electric vehicles.

In an official statement, the department of consumer affairs said BIS has come out with two new standards — IS 18590: 2024 and IS 18606: 2024.

These standards are aimed at enhancing the safety of electric vehicles in the L, M, and N categories.

“These standards focus on the critical component of electric vehicles ‘”the powertrain’ ”ensuring it meets stringent safety requirements. Additionally, they emphasize the safety and performance of batteries, ensuring they are both powerful and secure,” the statement said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Fast Track Immigration Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Saturday. The initiative, designed for faster, smoother and safer immigration clearance, is likely to ease congestion at immigration counters.

Mr. Shah said the programme, to be launched at 21 major airports, will help Indians and Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) coming from other countries. Other than New Delhi, the initiative was launched in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi and Ahmedabad airports in the first phase.