Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini today laid the foundation stone of 14 development projects worth over 288 crore rupees. He also inaugurated the newly constructed jail in Rewari.

Addressing the thanksgiving rally organized at Rao Tula Ram Stadium in Rewari, the Chief Minister said that his government will develop Rewari not at double but at triple speed.

The Chief Minister said that his policy, intention and leadership are clear. He said that 217 promises were made in the party’s manifesto, out of which 28 promises have been fulfilled and 90 will be completed this year. Union Minister of State Rao Indrajit Singh, Health Minister Arti Singh Rao, Cooperation and Jail Minister Dr. Arvind Sharma and Tijara MLA Baba Balaknath also participated in the rally.

India’s Yajik Hillang won Gold medal at the 15th South Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championships 2025 at Thimphu in Bhutan yesterday. She secured 1st position in the Women’s Model Physique upto 155 cm event. Yajik hails from Arunachal Pradesh and she has became the first female Physique Sports athlete from the state to win a Gold medal at an international event.

Organised by South Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation, the 5-day championship will conclude today. The competition has witnessed participation from several South Asian nations and it is also recognised by the World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation (WBPF).

In Table Tennis, India’s Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah lost to the second-seeded South Korean pair of Lim Jonghoon and Oh Junsung in the final of the men’s doubles of WTT Contender Skopje 2025 at North Macedonia today. The Indian duo went down to the South Korean pair 9-11, 7-11, 9-11 in straight sets. 

In a first since the Forest Rights Act (FRA) came into being in 2006, the Union government has started funding structural mechanisms to “facilitate” the implementation of the law meant to give forest rights to Scheduled Tribes and forest-dwelling communities. Implementation of the FRA, for the last 19 years, has been the domain of State and union territory governments.

Under the Dharti Aba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyaan (DAJGUA), a Central scheme, the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs has so far sanctioned the setting up of 324 district-level FRA cells across 18 States and union territories implementing the forest rights law. In addition, State-level FRA cells have been sanctioned for 17 of these States and union territories.

The rules governing the operation of these cells flow from the DAJGUA programme and not the principal legislation of the FRA - The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. This law mandates the State government to set up the structure for processing forest rights claims, which includes Gram Sabha Forest Rights Committees (FRCs), Sub-Divisional Level Committees (SDLCs), District Level Committees (DLCs), and State Monitoring Committees.

In the wake of the recent military conflict with Pakistan, which saw a slew of drone attacks by India's western neighbour, the Indian Army is now aggressively looking to induct more Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) drones in order to be prepared to mitigate similar threats in future.

During Operation Sindoor, India saw the first non-contact military operations of its kind, with drones, missiles, and munitions.

Accelerating its procurement process now, the Army saw the successful trials of hybrid Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) UAVs manufactured by Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited (SDAL).

Union Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday said that India will be soon be holding an experiment regarding standardisation of AC temperatures, restricting air conditioners from cooling below 20°C or heating beyond 28°C. This comes amid India's Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing orange alert over a heatwave in Delhi and residents reeling under hot spell.

"Regarding air conditioning standards, a new provision is being implemented soon. The temperature standardisation for ACs will be set between 20°C to 28°C, meaning we won't be able to cool below 20°C or warm above 28°C. This is a first-of-its-kind experiment, aiming to standardise temperature settings," Khattar stated, adding, “This is a first-of-its-kind experiment, aiming to standardise temperature settings.”

Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica have shrunk by almost a quarter as global warming transforms their icy habitat, according to new research on Tuesday that warned the losses were far worse than previously imagined.

Scientists monitoring the world's largest penguin species used satellites to assess sixteen colonies in the Antarctic Peninsula, Weddell Sea and Bellingshausen Sea, representing nearly a third of the global emperor penguin population.

What they found was "probably about 50-percent worse" than even the most pessimistic estimate of current populations using computer modelling, said Peter Fretwell, who tracks wildlife from space at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the world's second richest person, has been dethroned by Oracle's Larry Ellison. After 8 long years, Ellison, on the back of a strong earnings report, made a remarkable $26 billion increase in his net worth. The company’s stock surged past $200 for the first time after posting stronger-than-expected revenue and profit for the quarter ending in May. As a result, Ellison's total wealth now stands at $243 billion, eclipsing Bezos' $227 billion and Mark Zuckerberg's $239 billion. Meanwhile, Elon Musk continues to hold the title of the wealthiest individual globally, with a staggering $407.3 billion, as per Forbes data.

In 2017, Amazon's Bezos unseated Warren Buffett to take the number 2 spot. His fortune rose by $75.6 billion following a rise in Amazon's stock.

In October 2024, Jeff Bezos lost his spot as the world’s second-richest person to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. At the time, Zuckerberg’s net worth jumped by $78 billion to $206.2 billion, overtaking Bezos, whose wealth stood at $205.1 billion.

The Delhi government is preparing to roll out a new excise policy aimed at ensuring the scientific testing of alcohol quality and making the sale and distribution system transparent, modern, and accountable.

According to officials, the government is committed to ensuring that no aspect of the policy negatively affects sensitive sections of society and that the safety, health, and peace of vulnerable communities are not compromised in any way.

A high-level committee chaired by the chief secretary of the Delhi government is currently working on developing the policy. The panel is reviewing the excise policies of several other states to adopt best practices that prioritise not only effective liquor distribution but also social protection.

A "Mayday" distress call was issued by Air India's AI 171 flight, minutes before it crashed after taking off from Gujarat's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday.

The London-bound aircraft, however, did not respond to calls from the Air Traffic Control (ATC) thereafter, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a statement.

A "Mayday" call is an emergency procedure used internationally as a distress signal through radio communications; it signals a life-threatening emergency.

There was no immediate information on the casualties caused by the crash.

According to DGCA, the flight, a Boeing 787, took off from the airport's runway 23 at 1.39pm for London Gatwick Airport. It had 242 people on board - two pilots, 10 cabin crew members and 230 passengers.