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Mock drills were conducted across all eight districts of Tripura, with the largest being held at the Umakanta Academy grounds in Agartala. Source

CM Bhupendra Patel said that the Prime Minister obtained details of Gujarat’s preparedness as a border state and the advance planning undertaken by the state government Source

News18 Afternoon Digest: We are covering air raid sirens in Ambala, infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba and other top stories. Source

“Due to the update to the contact email address, our website published the document as if it was a new document. Whilst the Air India accident investigation is ongoing, we do not have any technical concern with regards to Boeing products and we do not require any additional actions from UK operators,” the CAA said…

The bomb threats have been received across the city on the schools’ email address, and the police and bomb disposal squads have been rushing to different educational institutions to probe the matter. Read on: Source

PM Modi bolstered India’s air defense with S-400 systems, Barak-8 missiles, and DRDO tech, intercepting all Pakistani missiles in Operation Sindoor. Source

Speaker Narwekar said a decision will be taken in a week on forming a legislature ethics committee, adding that MLAs concerned will be held accountable for the conduct of the persons accompanying them. Read on: Source

The court dismissed the woman’s petition challenging a family court order allowing the man’s plea for divorce. The woman had also sought direction to her husband to pay her a monthly maintenance of  ₹1 lakh. Source

The Maharashtra government has decided to rename Islampur in Sangli district to Ishwarpur following a cabinet meeting on July 17. The move, announced in the legislature, awaits central government approval after a demand from the Hindutva group Shiv Pratisthan. Source

Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan, too, hailed the armed forces and thanked the Prime Minister and Home Minister for the “bold decision”. Source