_______________________ *TODAYS TOP CURRENT AFFAIRS* --------------------------------------- 1. President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have expressed grief over the tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad. An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner, operating as Flight AI171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on the afternoon of 12 June 2025. 2. The Ministry of Civil Aviation informed that an operational control room has been activated at the Ministry to coordinate all details, available at contact numbers 011-24610843 and 9650391859. It added that the Ministry is committed to a swift response and full support for all affected. A dedicated helpline number, PLUS 91 99741 11327, has been set up at Ahmedabad airport for passenger queries and assistance. 3. Army and NDRF teams engaged in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts. Home Minister Amit Shah and Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu at crash site to oversee relief and rescue operations. PM Modi will visit the crash site on Friday. 4. Following the Air India flight crash, Indian railways will run two special trains to facilitate passengers from Ahmedabad. One train will operate from Ahmedabad at 12 AM for Mumbai. Another train from Ahmedabad at 11:30 PM for New Delhi. 5. Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran has announced a compensation of ₹1 crore for the families of those who lost their lives in Thursday's tragic Air India crash near Ahmedabad. Passenger in Seat 11A Survives Air India Crash, Recalls Trouble Began Just 30 Seconds After Takeoff. 6. The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in India is set to launch CROPIC, an innovative initiative aimed at enhancing crop monitoring and loss assessment. CROPIC stands for Collection of Real-Time Observations & Photo of Crops. 7. Telangana government has allocated portfolios to the three newly inducted Ministers. G Vivek has been allocated the Labour, Employment Training and Factories and Mining, while V Srihari has been allocated the Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries, and Sports, and Youth Affairs. A. Laxman Kumar has been entrusted with the crucial portfolios of Scheduled Castes Development, Tribal Welfare, Minorities Welfare and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. 8. A member of the Meitei outfit Arambai Tenggol was apprehended for allegedly firing at security personnel during the recent protests in Manipur over the arrests of a leader of the organisation and four others. 9. S. Somanath, eminent scientist and Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has been appointed the Chancellor of Chanakya University, Bengaluru, a private university. 10. The India Meteorological department (IMD) has issued a red alert for heat waves in parts Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Jammu and Kashmir till Saturday. --------------------------------------- *LEGAL REPORT* --------------------------------------- 1. The Madras High Court has suspended the sentence of one-month imprisonment imposed on IAS officer Anshul Mishra for “civil contempt” by failing to follow an earlier order of the court in a land case. 2. In a major development in the murder case of Indore man Raja Raghuvanshi, his wife Sonam Raghuvanshi has reportedly confessed to killing him. Meghalaya police said Sonam admitted her role in the crime during cross-examination in front of another accused, Raj Kushwaha. 3. Punjab Police have opened a murder investigation after the body of social media personality Kamal Kaur was discovered inside a parked car near Adesh Medical University in Bathinda on Wednesday night. Kaur, a Ludhiana resident with over 3.83 lakh Instagram followers, was known for her viral reels, some of which had sparked controversy. 4. Karnataka High Court has granted conditional interim bail to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, RCB marketing head and three others arrested in the recent Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede case. ------- *MISHAPS*------------ London-bound Air India plane with 242 people onboard crashes near Ahmedabad airport in Gujarat. 169 Indian, 53 British, one Canadian, and 7 Portuguese nationals onboard. Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani among those killed in the crash. One survivor with minor injuries found. Air India confirms 241 of 242 aboard Ahmedabad-London flight dead. Plane was crashed into the residential quarters of doctors from BJ Medical College in Ahmedabad's Meghaninagar area. --------------------------------------- *FINANCE* --------------------------------------- *INDIAN RUPEE VALUE* *USD* ₹ 85 (Approx) 💷 *GBP* ₹115(Approx) € *Euro* : ₹ 96 Approx) *🇨🇳 China Yuan ¥* : ₹ 12 🇦🇪 *UAE Dirham* : ₹ 23 🇵🇰 *Pak Rupee* : ₹ 0.30 🇧🇹 *Bhutan ngultrum* : ₹ 1.00 🇧🇩 *B'desh Taka** : ₹ 0.70 🇱🇰 *Sri Lanka Rupee* : ₹ 0.28 🇳🇵 *Nepal Rupee* : ₹ 0.62 🇲🇻 *Maldives Rufiya* : ₹ 5.52 --------------------------------------- *BSE SENSEX* 81,691.98 −823.16 (1.00%)🔻 *NIFTY* 24,888.20 −253.20 (1.01%)🔻 --------------------------------------- *Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai* *GOLD* : ₹ 97,700/ 10gm (24 krt) *SILVER* : ₹ 1,08,100/KG --------------------------------------- *ENTERTAINMENT NEWS* --------------------------------------- Members of the Indian film fraternity expressed their sadness over the tragic Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025 (Thursday). Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, Tamil superstar Vijay and Telugu stars Jr NTR, Allu Arjun and Ram Charan reacted to the tragic news on social media. --------------------------------------- *DEFENCE News* --------------------------------------- 1. India is actively considering a landmark proposal from Russia to supply and co-produce the fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57E stealth fighter jet, as the country seeks to urgently replenish its shrinking fighter fleet and address a critical gap in its air combat capabilities. 2. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is actively assessing two advanced Israeli missile systems: the WIND DEMON from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the ICE BREAKER from Rafael Advanced Defence Systems. 3. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is prominently participating in the Indo-Defence 2025 exhibition, held from June 11 to 14 at the JIExpo Kemayoran in Jakarta, Indonesia, as part of the India Pavilion.This international event serves as a strategic platform for DRDO to display India’s latest advancements in defence technology. --------------------------------------- ✈ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS* --------------------------------------- 1. External Affairs Ministry said the meeting between the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on the sidelines of the G7 Summit will offer opportunity to exchange views on bilateral and global issues. 2. The British High Commission in India has issued a helpline number Plus 44 20 7008 5000 in view of the Ahmedabad plane crash. It has been issued to provide support to British nationals who require consular assistance. 3. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has expressed grief over the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad. In a social media post, he said that the crash of a plane carrying many British nationals is devastating. --------------------------------------- 🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍 --------------------------------------- 1. Israel is fully prepared to launch an operation against Iran in case of any attack on its soil, and it has already briefed US officials about its policy. 2. The World Bank has projected a slowing of Sri Lanka’s economic recovery in 2025, with growth projected to ease to 3.5%. 3. United States has begun evacuating non-essential personnel from its diplomatic missions and military bases in West Asia amid rising tensions with Iran and stalled nuclear negotiations. 4. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer turned down a request to meet Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus during his visit to London aimed at raising support for efforts to recover billions of dollars siphoned off by the deposed regime of Sheikh Hasina. 5. Global operation was launched to combat cybercrime. Codenamed ‘Operation Secure’, this initiative involved law enforcement agencies from 26 countries. The operation aimed to dismantle malicious infrastructure linked to information-stealing malware. 6. Brazil and France initiated the Blue NDC Challenge at the United Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice. This initiative aims to integrate ocean-focused climate strategies into countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) before the upcoming 30th Conference of Parties (COP30) in Belem, Brazil. -------------------------------------- 🚣🚴🏇🏊 *SPORTS* --------------------------------------- 1. Double Paris Olympics bronze medalist Manu Bhaker, finished sixth in the women’s 25m pistol final, while Chain Singh finished seventh in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions (3P), as India continued to maintain a 100% finals appearance record, in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup (Rifle/Pistol) in Munich. 2. In the FIH Hockey Pro League, Indian Men's Team yesterday went down 1-2 to Argentina at the Wagener Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands. This is the fourth consecutive defeat of Indian Team in the European leg in Amstelveen. -------------------------------------- 🇮🇳 *FACTS ABOUT BHARAT* 🇮🇳 =======================  Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung III, (13-Jun-1889 to 02-Mar-1949) was Prime Minister of Hyderabad Deccan during the reign of VII Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan. He was famously known as 'Salar Jung III'. He Also built so many tourists place like Salarjung museum and built roads railway's in Telangana.  He succeeded Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad as the Prime Minister in 1912 when he was 23 years old, but resigned two and half years later. He was also known also as a powerful man of Deccan Hyderabad And he helped so many poor peoples and a great PRIME MINISTER of HYDERABAD. =======================