New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs has confirmed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will skip the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SC) Summit in Kazakhstan on July 3-4 and that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will lead the Indian delegation to the meeting where Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping are expected to attend.
A Vistara flight from Thiruvananthapuram-Mumbai received a bomb threat on Friday (June 28), leading to a thorough search of the aircraft, the police said. A crew member had found a note saying ‘bomb on board’, an official of Sahar police said. The airline informed the police soon after landing at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai around 3.15 pm, he said.
NEET-UG paper leak row: Several members of NSUI, Congress' students wing, barged inside the office of the National Testing Agency (NTA) office building in Delhi on Thursday and locked the place from inside over the alleged irregularities in NEET-UG medical entrance exams. The central exam body is currently under scrutiny over the NEET-UG row over allegations of alleged irregularities in the conduct of the exam.
Bollywood actors Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor, after a long wait, have finally disclosed the glimpses from their upcoming movie 'Stree 2'. The actors left the audience in a quite cliffhanger as part 1 of 'Stree' was released in 2018, but now, the teaser has made the fans happier. Well, the first part left everyone with many questions and now, the interesting teaser of 'Stree 2' will answer all the questions formed in the minds of the audience, when the film arrives on 15th August in the theatres. So let's have a look at some of the takeaways from Stree 2 teaser. 
Lok Sabha Speaker election: A rift has emerged within the I.N.D.I.A. bloc as the Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that his party was not consulted about K Suresh's candidature as the Opposition's joint nominee for the Lok Sabha Speaker post.
This Independence Day, Bollywood actor Abhishek Banerjee will be competing with himself at the box office as two of his films, ‘Stree 2’ and ‘Vedaa’, are scheduled for release on the same day. Fans are in for a treat, witnessing Banerjee’s talent in two vastly different roles and genres, showcasing his remarkable versatility.
NEET-UG paper leak row: A day after a CBI probe was ordered by the Centre into the irregularities in the NEET-UG exam, the central agency has registered an FIR on the matter. The government had handed over the matter to the probe agency last evening. 
In another such incident which took place in a week another bridge collapsed in Bihar on Saturday. This bridge was built on the Gandak canal in Ramgarha of Daraunda block of Siwan. Just four days ago, a portion of a newly constructed bridge over the Bakra river in Bihar collapsed in Araria district on Tuesday. There have been no reports of any fatality. The bridge, constructed by the Rural Works Department (RWD) at a cost of Rs 10 crore, was not opened to the public as approach roads were yet to be constructed. The bridge was supposed to connect Kursa Kanta and Sikty areas of Araria district. 
The Odisha government has decided to extend the sponsorship of Hockey India by three more years to its current agreement. The government will be sposnoring the hockey teams till 2036 after the state Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi met a delegation of the Hockey India.
The central government has issued draft guidelines aimed at curbing unsolicited business messages and calls. These guidelines seek to protect consumers from unwanted commercial communications. The government is inviting public comments on the proposed measures, with the deadline for submissions set for July 21.
At least nine inmates have sustained injuries after a gas cylinder blast took place inside Kupwara jail in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. According to the information, the injured people have been rushed to a local hospital.
An I.N.D.I.A bloc MPs delegation, including that of TMC, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP) on Tuesday met officials of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and demanded an investigation into the alleged stock market manipulation following exit polls earlier this month.
Amid the sweltering heatwave in India, Delhi on Tuesday registered a peak power demand of 8,647 MW, the highest ever in the city as per Discom officials. The power demand in Delhi has made new records this year. 
Amid the massive outcry over the increase in fuel prices in Karnataka, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri came down heavily on the Congress party and said that India managed to reduce the fuel prices during turbulence in the international market because PM Modi led government reduced excise duty twice hinting that the Congress-ruled states did not reduce VAT like the BJP ruled states. 
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday once again raised EVM (electronic voting machines (EVMs)) hours after billionaire tech magnate Elon Musk's statement on EVMs. 
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has tweeted a selfie video with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a selfie photo with both Prime Ministers went viral on social media. Taking to her official page on social media platform X, the Italian Prime Minister shared the video with PM Modi saying, "Hello from the Melodi team" with #Melodi.
The Delhi High Court has issued notice to all the parties including Sunita Kejriwal, wife of Delhi Chief Minister, several indivisible, Facebook, YouTube and other social media platforms on a plea seeking action for violating the court’s video conferencing rules when Arvind Kejriwal was produced before Rouse Avenue Court during his police custody on March 28. 
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has released the results for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)- Advanced Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) today, June 14. Candidates can check the results from the official website, jeeadv.ac.in. Qualified candidates will be eligible for admission to BArch programs offered by IIT Roorkee, IIT Kharagpur, and IIT Varanasi. 
In a tragic incident, a fire erupted at a shop in Chandni Chowk area of north Delhi on Thursday. According to officials, as many as 14 water tenders were rushed to the sopt to douse the flame. "A call related to the fire was received at 5 pm from Chandni Chowk area.
India on Thursday rejected a joint statement by China and Pakistan over Jammu and Kashmir during Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's recent visit to Beijing. The Ministry of External Affairs, in a statement released on Thursday, noted the joint declaration "unwarranted references to the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir". "We categorically reject such references. Our position on the issue is consistent and well-known to the concerned parties," MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.