India's active Covid-19 cases witnessed a sharp rise following a brief decline on Friday. The active Covid-19 tally has risen to 7,400, with 269 new infections reported in the past 24 hours, according to the latest data released on Saturday by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The report also confirmed nine fatalities during the same period.

Of the nine reported fatalities, four were from Maharashtra, three from Kerala, and one each from Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan.

The Karnataka High Court on Friday refused to stay a single-judge bench's order suspending bike and taxi services in the state from June 16.

The appeal filed challenging the order issued by the single-judge bench to cancel bike taxis was heard by a two-judge bench of Acting Chief Justice Kameswar Rao and Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar.

The Congress on Saturday cited that on 13 occasions, US President Donald Trump has publicly "trumpeted" that he brought about a "ceasefire" between India and Pakistan, and asked when will Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak up on these claims.

"Today President Trump turns 79. In the 34 days between May 10, 2025, and June 13, 2025, he trumpeted publicly on 13 different occasions in 3 different countries that he had brought about a ceasefire between India and Pakistan using trade with America as a carrot and stick, Congress general secretary in-charge communications, Jairam Ramesh, said on X.

Iran's UN ambassador said on Friday that 78 people have been killed and over 320 injured in Israeli attacks.

Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council that Israel's "barbaric and criminal attack" and assassinations were against senior military officials and nuclear scientists. But he said "the overwhelming majority" of victims were civilians, women and children.

Amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahucalled PM Narendra Modi on Friday to speak about the evolving situation in the region.

"Received a phone call from PM Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. He briefed me on the evolving situation. I shared India's concerns and emphasized the need for early restoration of peace and stability in the region," PM Modi said in a post on X.

The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to senior journalist Kommineni Srinivasa Rao, whom the Andhra Pradesh Police arrested for allegedly making disparaging remarks against greenfield capital city Amaravati on his live show.

The top court passed the order on Rao's plea challenging his arrest.

Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was among those who died in Thursday’s Air India crash in Ahmedabad.

According to media reports, Rupani considered the number 1206 lucky for him. His cars and scooters often bore the same number. Locals associated the number with him—recognising his presence from the plate alone, PTI reported, citing residents.

The Ahmedabad bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has admitted Gensol Engineering Limited to Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) on a petition filed by the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (Ireda), according to a report from Bar and Bench.

Ireda stated on May 14 that it had initiated insolvency proceedings. Ireda urged immediate oversight of Gensol, arguing that the company had effectively become "headless" following the exit of its top leadership during continuing regulatory scrutiny.

Nearly every iPhone that Foxconn exported from India between March and May went straight to the United States, customs data reviewed by Reuters show. Shipments during the three-month stretch were valued at $3.2 billion, with an average 97 per cent heading to US shores — a sharp jump from the 50 per cent monthly average recorded through 2024.

The redirection underscores Apple’s bid to dodge steep US tariffs on Chinese goods. Earlier, Indian-made iPhones were dispersed to markets such as the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and Britain; now they are almost exclusively US-bound.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the site of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on Friday, where 265 people lost their lives in one of India’s worst aviation disasters. He also went to the Civil Hospital in the city to meet those injured in the accident that took place a day before.

PM Modi arrived at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport and was accompanied by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on his visit to the crash site in the Meghaninagar area.

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