Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart, Keir Starmer, are set to meet on Thursday for the formal signing of the long-negotiated India–UK free-trade agreement, marking a significant moment in bilateral ties.

The signing is scheduled to take place at Chequers, the British prime minister’s countryside retreat in the Chiltern Hills of Buckinghamshire.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Delhi High Court’s decision to dismiss an appeal by KAL Airways and its founder Kalanithi Maran seeking damages of ₹1,323 crore from low-cost carrier SpiceJet.

Maran, a former promoter of SpiceJet, and KAL Airways moved the Supreme Court earlier this month to challenge the High Court order of May 23.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said that it has filed a case under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema) against Myntra Designs Private Limited, a company backed by Flipkart, along with its associated firms and directors. The case involves alleged violations related to foreign direct investment (FDI) worth over ₹1,654 crore.

According to the agency, the case was filed under Section 16(3) of Fema after it received "credible information" that Myntra and its related companies were involved in multi-brand retail trade, but disguised it as "wholesale cash and carry" business.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a plea seeking transfer of a petition challenging the 1995 Waqf Act from the Delhi High Court to the apex court.

A bench headed by Chief Justice B R Gavai said that courts are increasingly being used for generating newspaper headlines rather than genuine legal redress.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (IST) said that he has reached a trade deal with Japan, bringing down the tariff rate imposed on Japanese goods from 25 per cent to 15 per cent.

Trump announced this on his private social media platform, Truth Social. He said, "We just completed a massive Deal with Japan, perhaps the largest Deal ever made. Japan will invest, at my direction, $550 Billion Dollars into the United States, which will receive 90% of the Profits."

Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, was sent to judicial custody till August 4 by a special PMLA court in Raipur on Tuesday in connection with the alleged multi-crore liquor scam.

He was produced before the court following the completion of his five-day custodial remand with the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

A total of six crore individuals have been screened for sickle cell disease (SCD) against the targeted seven crore under the National Sickle Cell Mission, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday.

Among those screened, 2.15 lakh individuals were diagnosed with the disease and 16.7 lakh carriers identified. Additionally, 2.6 crore health cards have been distributed by the respective states to the screened individuals, the ministry said.

The Indian Army on Tuesday announced that the first batch of three Apache helicopters has arrived. Hailing it as a milestone moment, the Army said that these state-of-the-art platforms will strengthen the Indian Army’s operational capabilities greatly.

Taking to X, the additional directorate General of Public Information, IHQ of MoD (Army) shared this announcement.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wished Jagdeep Dhankhar good health — a day after the latter resigned as the Vice President late Monday night.

In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar Ji has got many opportunities to serve our country in various capacities, including as the Vice President of India. Wishing him good health.”

The second edition of the Delhi Premier League will begin with the men's competition on August 2 while the women's season will kick-start on August 17.

The men's final is scheduled for August 31 with a reserve day set aside on September 1.

The men's tournament has been split into two groups of four teams each.

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