Skyroot Aerospace CEO Pawan Kumar Chandana shared how the company solved a glitch before the launch of India's first privately built orbital launch vehicle, Vikram-1. "Like in India, if something doesn't work, what we do is switch off, switch on. We just did that," he said. He added the issue got resolved after the system was restarted.

Para powerlifter Jhandu Kumar won India's first medal at Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2026 in Glasgow, clinching bronze in men's heavyweight category with 130.9 points. The 29-year-old registered a best lift of 190 kg on his second attempt. Nigeria's Riluwan Idris won gold with 132.8 points, while England's Matthew Harding took silver with 131.0 points. Jhandu missed gold by 1.9 points.

PM Narendra Modi on Friday night shared a new video on Instagram. "I had the opportunity to meet you late last night. I appreciate the way you responded to my video," he said. "Thanks to...youngsters who watched my video yesterday and sent insightful suggestions," the caption read. In the previous video, PM Modi had promised stricter actions against paper leaks.

England won the first gold medal of Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2026 after Mark Swan triumphed in men's lightweight para powerlifting event. Swan accumulated 153.9 points and recorded a best lift of 222kg to finish ahead of Nigeria's Roland Ezeruike, who accumulated 153.9 points and registered a best lift of 185kg. Defending champion Bonnie Bunyau Gustin of Malayisa secured bronze medal.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) fired 47 officials in a major overhaul amid protests across India over NEET irregularities, as per reports. This comes hours after PM Narendra Modi shared a selfie video, saying that he understands that the paper leak is not a small issue. "It is very painful for lakhs of students and their families," he added.