1. Well prepared to respond to any contingency: IAF chief
Indian Air Force chief R.K.S Bhadauria on Saturday said that the Indian armed forces are well prepared and suitably deployed to respond to any contingency. He said the security scenario in the region mandates that 'our armed forces remain prepared and vigilant all the time'.
2. NKorean hackers may attack Indians with COVID-19 phishing emails
India is among six nations that may see a large cyber attack on June 21 in the form of COVID-19 themed phishing campaign from North Korean state hackers.
3. Rahul Gandhi don't indulge in politics: Father of injured Indian jawan
A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had shared a video report showing the father of an injured soldier claiming the Indian troops were unarmed during the Galwan face-off, the man told the Congress leader not to indulge in politics over the issue.
4. Pakistani drone shot down near border in J-K, weapons recovered
The Border Security Force on Saturday shot down a Pakistani drone along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district.
5. China makes Galwan gambit, opens new front with India, proposes commander level talks
Combating India’s decades-long position that the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh was a settled issue and no border dispute existed, China on Friday night opened its hand in no uncertain terms and claimed territorial sovereignty over the area till the estuary where the Galwan meets the Shyok, in a big move that has enormous significance for India-China relations which has become exceedingly confrontational since April 2020.
6. Boycott China: Why it is difficult for India to punish China economically
While some people have suggested that India should adopt non-military means to punish the communist giant as a full-scale war against a nuclear adversary may not be advisable.
7. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain's condition improves post plasma therapy
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, who had been admitted at a private hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, was administered plasma therapy on Friday night, following which his condition has reportedly improved.
8. Fire continues to rage at gas well in Assam's Tinsukia
Fire continues to rage at the gas well of Oil India Limited at Baghjan in Tinsukia district. A meeting of the National Disaster Management Authority chaired by PM Modi was held on 18th June to review the situation.
9. Shivraj Singh urges people to adopt swadeshi products to break China economically
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has appealed to people to adopt Swadeshi products while boycotting Chinese goods to break the neighbouring country economically.
10. Diesel price hits record high after rates hiked for 14th day in a row; petrol up 51 paise
Diesel price on Saturday hit a record high after rates were hiked by 61 paise per litre while petrol price was up 51 paise, taking the cumulative increase in rates in two weeks to Rs 8.28 and Rs 7.62 respectively.
