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Top news of the day | June 26, 2025
Dragon spacecraft carrying Shubhanshu Shukla and three other astronauts achieved soft capture with International Space Station on Thursday (June 26, 2025). Soft capture of the Dragon spacecraft took place when the Space Station was passing over north Atlantic Ocean at 4:01 p.m. IST. Data extraction from both sets of black boxes has been completed, and its analysis is now underway. India refuses to sign joint statement at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting held in Qingdao, China. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed victory over Israel in his first public statement since a ceasefire was declared in the war between the two countries. J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said discussions on restoring statehood to the Union Territory should be concluded soon.
Dragon spacecraft carrying Shubhanshu Shukla and three other astronauts achieved soft capture with International Space Station on Thursday (June 26, 2025). Soft capture of the Dragon spacecraft took place when the Space Station was passing over north Atlantic Ocean at 4:01 p.m. IST. A live videolink from NASA showed the spacecraft approaching the space station and the docking sequence was completed at 4:15 p.m. IST.
India refuses to sign joint statement in SCO summit
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday (June 26, 2025) refused to sign a joint statement at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Defence Ministers’ meeting held in Qingdao, China. According to sources, Mr. Singh refused to sign document as it did not mention anything about Pahalgam terror attack but mentioned about militant activities in Balochistan.The pattern of Pahalgam terror attack matches with LeT’s previous terror attacks in India, Mr. Singh said. In response to the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22, 2025, in which 26 people died, India on May 7, 2025 launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ to dismantle cross border terrorist infrastructure.
Ahmedabad Air India plane crash: Data extraction from black boxes, analysis of cockpit voice recorder in progress
The two black boxes from Air India Flight 171, involved in a tragic crash earlier this month, were transported to New Delhi headquarter of the air accidents investigating agency from Ahmedabad 13 days after the first one was retrieved and eight days after the recovery of the second one. Data extraction from both sets of black boxes has been completed, and its analysis is now underway, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said in a press statement on Thursday (June 26, 2025).
Navy staffer held for leaking Operation Sindoor details, other classified info to Pakistani handler
An Indian Navy staffer posted in naval headquarters in Delhi was arrested in Jaipur for allegedly leaking defence-related sensitive information to a Pakistani handler in exchange for money, a police official said on Thursday (June 26, 2025).
ECI starts proceedings to delist 345 registered unrecognised political parties
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday (June 26, 2025) said it has started proceedings for the delisting of 345 registered unrecognized political parties (RUPPs) which have failed to fulfil the essential condition of contesting even a single election for the last six years since 2019.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei makes first public statement since ceasefire declared in Israel-Iran war
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei claimed victory over Israel on Thursday (June 26, 2025) in his first public statement since a ceasefire was declared in the war between the two countries. Mr. Khamenei hasn’t been seen in public since taking shelter in a secret location after the outbreak of the war June 13 when Israel attacked Iranian nuclear facilities and targeted top military commanders and scientists.
Woman can’t be deprived of financial support from estranged husband just because she’s earning: Bombay HC
Merely because a woman is earning, it does not deprive her of financial support from her estranged husband as she has to maintain her standard of living, the Bombay High Court has ruled. A Bench of Justice Manjusha Deshpande, in the order of June 18, a copy of which was made available on Thursday, said the wife deserves the same standard of living as she was accustomed to before their separation.
Discussions on restoring statehood to J&K should conclude soon, says CM Omar Abdullah
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Thursday (June 26, 2025) that discussions on restoring statehood to the Union Territory should be concluded soon so that people can get what they have been demanding.