××××××××××××××××××× *TODAYS TOP NEWS* *06-06-2026* ××××××××××××××××××× 1. India achieved the significant milestone in the environmental conservation as the Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary which is popularly known as the Surha Tal in the state of Uttar Pradesh has become the 100th Ramsar Sites of the India. This was announced on the World Environment Day 2026. 2. Union Petroleum and Natural Gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri has inaugurated the first E85 fuel dispensing station in Delhi. E85 has been priced at Rs 82.12 per litre in Delhi, which is exactly Rs 20 lesser than regular E20 petrol. E85 dispensers will carry their own branding to mark it out from regular E20 petrol. The fuel is available for purchase for applicable vehicles with immediate effect. 3. The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has facilitated the India’s first ever shipment of botanical-infused ready to cook millet functional foods from the Karnataka to New Zealand. This landmark export not only showcase the increasing global popularity of millet-based products but also demonstrates the country’s growing capabilities in producing the value added agricultural goods. 4. The West Bengal Legislative Assembly has signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation of the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA). After this signing the state of West Bengal becomes the 33rd Legislature in the India to join the NeVA initiative. 5. The first meeting of the Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay-led Tamil Nadu Cabinet held at the Secretariat in Chennai on Friday (June 5, 2026) outlined 436 vision statements of the new government under the ‘Vetri Tamizhagam Vision Document’, encompassing many of the poll promises made by the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in the run-up to the 2026 Assembly elections. 6. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday filed his nomination papers for the June 18 Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka, with the Congress leadership putting up a show of unity as senior leaders, including Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, accompanied him during the process at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru. 7. Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, who will complete half of his five-year tenure on June 7, has set the tone for a second consecutive term by unveiling the slogan ‘Aur Ek Baar, Congress Sarkar’ for the 2029 Assembly elections. 8. After Annamalai's exit, Tamil Nadu BJP vice president Karu Nagarajan, 15 others resign from party. Annamalai announced the launch of a new political movement. 9. Strong earthquake tremors were felt across several parts of Himachal Pradesh on Friday night after an earthquake struck near Dharamshala at around 10:04 PM. 10. Jagannath Prasad Das, known as J. P. Das, was an Odia poet, playwright, art historian and former Indian Administrative Service officer. He died recently on 3 June 2026 at his residence in Bhubaneswar at the age of 90. He was born on 26 April 1936 in Puri district. ----------------------------- *LEGAL REPORT* ----------------------------- 1. The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to urgently hear a public interest litigation seeking urgent preventive directions to the authorities in relation to a proposed protest by Cockroach Janta Party, scheduled to take place at Jantar Mantar on June 06. Cockroach Janta Party to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar on 6 June, demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resignation over NEET and CBSE controversies. *The petition, filed by Save India Foundation, seeks a direction on the Union Government, Delhi Police and other authorities to take preventive and regulatory measures to maintain public order and ensure the uninterrupted functioning of critical infrastructure. 2. Former Trinamool Congress MLA Saokat Molla, who was declared absconding by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the Bhangar blast case, was arrested on Friday. ------- *MISHAPS* ------------ 1. Senior IPS officer Sunil Achayya's wife Sandhya Achayya was killed in a wild elephant attack while inspecting work at a coffee plantation near Titimati in Kodagu district Karnataka on Friday, Chief Minister Addresses Elephant Menace Chief Minister D K Shivakumar conveyed his condolences to Sunil Achayya, who is serving as a DGP in Delhi. 2. Three civilians were killed and several houses damaged in an armed attack on a village in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district in the early hours of Friday, raising fresh concerns over security in the area. ----------------------------- *DEFENCE News* ------------------------------ 1. India's first woman combat helicopter pilot, Major Abhilasha Barak, received on Friday the UN 2005 Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award, recognising her efforts to promote the role and perspectives of women in peacekeeping. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who presented the award, said she was "a role model to those you serve, and those you serve with". 2. Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit will become the next Vice Chief of the Air Staff on July 1. He currently serves as the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff. 3. An Indian Air Force (IAF) C-17 Globemaster III aircraft has delivered 43 tonnes of medical supplies to Uganda to support Central Africa’s fight against an Ebola outbreak. 4. India has decided to expand its submarine acquisition plan, moving beyond the earlier proposal of six boats under Project 75(I) to a total of nine conventional diesel-electric submarines in the first phase. ----------------------------- ✈ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS* ----------------------------- 1. Nepal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Khanal, is on an official visit to India from 5 June to 7 June 2026. The visit takes place at the invitation of India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, and formal talks are scheduled in New Delhi. 2. Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering a visit to India in early July 2026 for bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 3. India and the United Kingdom launched the Critical Minerals Global Supply Chain Observatory (GSCO) on 5 June 2026 in New Delhi. The observatory is a joint initiative of TEXMiN at the Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, and the University of Cambridge. 4. India and the United Kingdom have launched the Critical Minerals Global Supply Chain Observatory (GSCO) to strengthen supply chain resilience, support clean energy transitions, and improve critical mineral security. The initiative will provide real-time market intelligence, risk monitoring. 5. MY Bharat has earned a Guinness World Records title for the highest participation in an online quiz within one week, with 390,812 verified participants. The achievement highlights India’s growing digital youth engagement and supports the vision of Viksit Bharat@2047. 6. India has lodged a strong protest with Pakistan over its plans to hold “General Elections” for the “Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly” on 7 June 2026.The Ministry of External Affairs issued a statement emphasising that the entire Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, including Gilgit-Baltistan, are integral and inalienable parts of India. ----------------------------- 🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍 ----------------------------- 1. The Passing Out Parade (POP) of 01/26 batch of trainees is scheduled to be held at INS Chilka on 12 Jun 2026. The POP marks the successful culmination of 16 weeks of rigorous ab-initio training undertaken by the eighth batch of Agniveers of the Indian Navy and Naviks of the Indian Coast Guard. 2. The UN General Assembly elected Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for 2027–2028. Their two-year term begins on January 1, 2027. --------------------------- 🚣🚴🏇🏊 *SPORTS* ----------------------------- 1. In the year 2026 where the FIFA World Cup 2026 expanded to the 48 teams for the first time in the history there was a great chance for the Indian Football National Team did not qualify fir this year’s world cup and wait will continue for the 4 more years for the Indian fans all round the world. But there are several Indian players of the Indian origin are set to represent their different nations at the tournament and will showcasing the growing influence of the Indian diaspora in international football. 2. The Indian U18 Men’s Hockey Team showed incredible character to defeat arch-rivals Pakistan 5-3 in a high-voltage semi-final match of the U18 Men’s Asia Cup 2026 on Friday. Trailing 2-3 until the final quarter, India produced an outstanding attacking display in the final minutes to secure their place in the summit clash. 3. Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa made history by becoming the first Indian to win the prestigious Norway Chess title, with a final-round win against Germany’s Vincent Keymer in Oslo on Friday. 4. Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal was an Indian shot putter and Arjuna Award recipient who died in Chandigarh on 1 June 2026 at the age of 67. He won a bronze medal at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi and multiple medals at the Asian Athletics Championships. ----------------------------- *FINANCE* -------------------------- 1. Economist Neelkanth Mishra was appointed as India’s Executive Director at the World Bank headquarters in Washington D.C., United States, on 4 June 2026. 2. The Jammu & Kashmir Bank (J&K Bank) won the Gold Award at the Finacle Innovation Awards of the year 2026. They got recognition for the advanced Data Insights and Analytics Platform. This award highlights the bank’s growing adoption of the Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and data analytics to enhance the operational efficiency, customer experience and the decision-making of the bank operations. 3. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced its latest monetary policy decisions after the 61st meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held from June 3 to June 5, 2026, under the chairmanship of RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra. ----------------------------- *ENTERTAINMENT NEWS* ------------------------------ Filmmaker SS Rajamouli’s Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran-starrer VARANASI is one of the most-awaited films from Tollywood. In the film, Mahesh Babu acts as Rudhra, Priyanka Chopra as Mandakini, and Prithviraj Sukumaran as the antagonist. The film is currently in production and is scheduled for a Sankranti 2027 theatrical release. ------------------------------- #📰ബ്രേക്കിങ് ന്യൂസ് #📰 National Updates #🆕 ലേറ്റസ്റ്റ് അപ്ഡേറ്റ് #🗞 ട്രെൻഡിങ് അപ്ഡേറ്റ്സ് #🗞️പോസിറ്റീവ് സ്റ്റോറീസ്