Air India has cancelled several international and domestic flights on Friday due to increased aircraft checks, bad weather, and airspace restrictions. Affected flights include services between Dubai, Chennai, Delhi, Melbourne, Pune, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, and Mumbai.

Air India on Thursday said flights will be reduced on 16 international routes and suspended on 3 overseas destinations between June 21 and July 15. The Tata Group-owned airline, grappling with disruptions following the fatal plane crash on June 12 in Ahmedabad, said the objective is to restore schedule stability and minimise last-minute inconvenience to passengers.

NASA has again delayed the Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), which includes Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla as one of its four crew members. The launch was initially scheduled for Sunday, June 22, but has now been postponed with a new date yet to be announced.

Tensions between Iran and Israel have captured the world's attention and recently, Iran used its Fattah-1 hypersonic missile to attack Israel—a weapon it first used in 2024. This missile is renowned for its speed, precision targeting and indigenous technology.

India and Canada agreed to resume full diplomatic services, ending the thaw between the two countries, triggered by Canadian allegations that Indian agents were involved in the killing of NIA-designated terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside a gurdwara in Canada in 2023.