Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a five-nation visit on Wednesday. This will be his first-ever bilateral visit to Ghana. He will also pay an official visit to Trinidad and Tobago from July 3-4.
Modi will further visit Brazil from July 5 to 8 to participate in the 17th BRICS Summit, which will be held in Rio de Janeiro from July 6 to 7.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi emplanes for Ghana.
— ANI (@ANI) July 2, 2025
This will be Prime Minister’s first-ever bilateral visit to Ghana. PM Modi will pay an official visit to Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) from July 03 - 04, 2025. PM Narendra Modi will visit Brazil from July 5 to 8 to participate… pic.twitter.com/fhLe4AeZQp
US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that Israel has agreed for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza on 'necessary conditions' and warned militant group Hamas to accept the deal before it worsens.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday flagged off the first batch of Amarnath pilgrims numbering over 5,880 amid multi-tier security cover, marking the beginning of this year's pilgrimage from Jammu.
Quad nations call on UN member states to cooperate with all relevant authorities to bring perpetrators of Pahalgam attack to justice, as per PTI.
Government has permitted surge price hiking for cab aggregators, as per NDTV report.
Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama has shared statement affirming the Continuation of the Institution of Dalai Lama. "Gaden Phodrang Trust has sole authority to recognise future reincarnation," he said.
"When I am about ninety I will consult the high Lamas of the Tibetan Buddhist traditions, the Tibetan public, and other concerned people who follow Tibetan Buddhism, to re-evaluate whether or not the institution of the Dalai Lama should continue," he said.
Statement Affirming the Continuation of the Institution of Dalai Lama
— Dalai Lama (@DalaiLama) July 2, 2025
(Translated from the original Tibetan)
On 24 September 2011, at a meeting of the heads of Tibetan spiritual traditions, I made a statement to fellow Tibetans in and outside Tibet, followers of Tibetan… pic.twitter.com/VqtBUH9yDm
Delhi High Court has granted bail to Neelam Azad, Mahesh Kumawat in December 2023 Parliament security breach case.
Bhanur Police have registered a case against the management of Sigachi Company and have taken up an investigation based on the complaint filed by the victims of the Sigachi Pharma company blast in Sangareddy district, as per ANI report.
Sigachi Industries has announced ex-gratia of Rs 1 crore to families of deceased in pharma plant explosion, as per PTI report.
Starlink's high-speed, low-latency internet is now available in Sri Lanka, as per official statement on its X profile.
The death toll from cloudbursts and flash flood-related incidents in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh has risen to 10 with the recovery of five additional bodies. The search for 34 missing people is underway, officials said on Wednesday, as per PTI report.
Iran's president reportedly issues order to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, as per AP.
The India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai till July 5, while predicting moderate to heavy rain across several districts of Maharashtra this week. The weather agency has issued an orange alert for Mumbai, Thane and Pune until 1 p.m. on Wednesday, warning of “heavy” rainfall.
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An Australian domestic flight was delayed for two hours after a stowaway snake was found in the plane's cargo hold, officials told PTI.
The snake was found on Tuesday as passengers were boarding Virgin Australia Flight VA337 at Melbourne Airport bound for Brisbane, according to snake catcher Mark Pelley.
The snake turned out to be a harmless 60-centimetre (2-foot) green tree snake. But Pelly said he thought it could be venomous when he approached it in the darkened hold.
Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina was on Wednesday sentenced to six months in prison in a contempt of court case by the International Crimes Tribunal, according to a local media report.
The verdict was issued by a three-member bench of the International Crimes Tribunal-1, headed by Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, The Dhaka Tribune newspaper said.
In the same verdict, the tribunal sentenced Shakil Akand Bulbul of Gobindaganj in Gaibandha to two months in prison.
Source: PTI
The India Meteorological Department predicts heavy to very heavy rain over parts of West India and Northeast in next 7 days.
IMD further predicts very heavy rain over parts Northwest India till Monday, while Odisha, Chhattisgarh to see very heavy rain during this week.
Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh to see very heavy rainfall till Sunday, said IMD.
The Goa Government has announced financial assistance of Rs 4,000 per month for widows with children under the age of 21 in the state, as it has brought under one roof two different women-centric schemes.
(Source: PTI)
A confirmed case of African Swine Fever on Wednesday was reported from Luaksim village in Arunachal Pradesh's Longding district, officials said.
The case was confirmed after a blood sample was sent for laboratory diagnosis at the National Research Centre on Pig in Guwahati.
(Source: PTI)
At least ten people have lost their lives, and 34 others remain missing after a series of cloudbursts and flash floods which took place in multiple areas of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh over the past 32 hours, reported by the State Emergency Operation Centre.
A truck carrying 21 'kanwariyas' toppled in Tehri district on Wednesday, leading to three dead and 18 injured, police said.
(Source: NDTV)
The IMD issued an orange alert for major areas of the Konkan region along with mountainous road sections in Western Maharashtra. It predicts heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places.
(Source: PTI)
The India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert in Mumbai Suburban.
(Source: IMD)
The India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert in Mumbai Suburban.
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Maharashtra recorded 16 new coronavirus positive cases on Wednesday, taking the overall infection count in the state to 2,533, the health department said.
Among the reported cases, four each were from Pune and Nagpur, three from Mumbai, two from rural areas of Pune district, and one case each from Thane, Chandrapur, and Pimpri Chinchwad near Pune.
(Source: PTI)
To control costs, Microsoft starts with job cuts, impacting about 9,000 workers. This becomes the second major wave of layoffs this year.
Less than 4% of the company’s total workforce will be impacted, a spokesperson said.
(Source: Bloomberg)
US President Donald Trump has announced a trade deal with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam after speaking with To Lam, the highly respected General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
"It will be a great deal of cooperation between our two countries," Trump said on Truth Social.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ghana on Wednesday for a two-day visit where he will engage in discussions with the country’s top leadership.
He was welcomed with a ceremonial guard of honour at Kotoka International Airport, after an invitation extended by President John Dramani Mahama.
(Source: PTI)
The Quad grouping has urged for bringing the perpetrators, organisers and financiers of the Pahalgam terror attack to justice without any delay along with asking the UN member nations to extend cooperation for it.
(Source: PTI)
The Karnataka cabinet on Wednesday sanctioned development projects worth Rs 3,400 crore. Out of the total corpus, Rs 2,050 crore were allocated for districts falling under Bengaluru division, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said.
(Source: PTI)
The India Meteorological Department issues yellow alert for both Mumbai city and Mumbai suburban.
(Source: IMD)
The India Meteorological Department issues yellow alert for both Mumbai city and Mumbai suburban.
(Source: IMD)

The Monsoon session of Parliament is scheduled to start on July 21 and continue till Aug. 21, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Wednesday.
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