Evening news wrap: Sukhbir Badal attacked in Nanded; Air India begins pilot drug testing, & more

SAD
leade
Sukhbi
Badal
attacked
i
Na ded,
while
Ai
I dia
begi s
ma dato y
pilot
sc ee i g
(Photos:
PTI).

He e
a e
top
5
sto ies
of
the
day

Sukhbi
Badal
attacked
with
ki pa
at
Na ded
gu dwa a,
cop
i ju ed
while
foili g
assault:
How
it
u folded

Shi oma i
Akali
Dal
p eside t
a d
fo me
Pu jab
deputy
chief
mi iste
Sukhbi
Si gh
Badal
was
attacked
with
a
ki pa
while
visiti g
Mata
Sahib
Gu dwa a
at
Takht
S i
Hazu
Sahib
i
Na ded
o
Thu sday.
Badal,
who
was
accompa ied
by
his
wife
a d
SAD
MP
Ha sim at
Kau
Badal,
as
well
as
secu ity
pe so el
f om
Pu jab
a d
Maha asht a
Police,
suffe ed
a
i ju y
to
his
ha d
a d
was
take
to
Yasho
Sai
Hospital
i
Na ded
fo
t eatme t.
Chief
mi iste
Deve d a
Fad avis
sought
i fo matio
f om
the
Na ded
Supe i te de t
of
Police
a d
spoke
to
Badal
ove
the
pho e.

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Ai
I dia
g oup
sta ts
ma dato y
substa ce
sc ee i g
fo
all
pilots
f om
today

Ai
I dia
g oup
has
f om
Thu sday
sta ted
ma dato y
substa ce
sc ee i g
fo
all
pilots
followi g
the
Phuket-Delhi
flight
se ious
i cide t.
The
move
comes
afte
the
pilot-i -comma d
of
the
Phuket
flight
tested
positive
fo
ma ijua a.
Aviatio
sec eta y
Sami
Si ha
had
asked
Ai
I dia
to
“take
espo sibility”
a d
do
whateve
it
takes
to
e su e
safety.
Ai
I dia
said
it
had
decided
to
u de take
full
sc ee i g
of
all
g oup
pilots
fo
substa ces
o
medicatio s
that
a e
ot
pe mitted
u de
p evaili g
egulatio s.
The
testi g
is
ma dato y
a d
will
sta t
o
August
13.

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Zele skyy
seeks
10%
of
US
stockpile
to
‘dest oy
all
Russia s’
missiles’:
Repo t

Uk ai ia
P eside t
Volodymy

Zele sky
has
u ged
the
U ited
States
to
sell
Uk ai e
mo e
Pat iot
i te cepto
missiles,
sayi g
eve
5%
of
the
US
stockpile
would
help
Kyiv
su vive
the
wi te ,
while
10%
could
allow
it
to
cou te
Russia
ballistic
missile
attacks.
Zele sky
said
Uk ai e
had
two
a d
a
half
times
fewe
i te cepto s
this
yea
tha
i
2025,
while
Russia
had
twice
as
ma y
ballistic
missiles
pe
mo th.
He
said
secu i g
additio al
i te cepto s
had
become
a
daily
p io ity
a d
i volved
di ect
appeals
to
the
US
a d
egotiatio s
with
othe
allies.

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IAF
moves
close
to
Rs
1
lakh
c o e
t a spo t
ai c aft
deal
to
eplace
agei g
A -32
fleet

The
defe ce
mi ist y
has
floated
a
Request
fo
P oposal
wo th
close
to
Rs
1
lakh
c o e
to
acqui e
60
Medium
T a spo t
Ai c aft
fo
the
I dia
Ai
Fo ce.
The
move
aims
to
eti e
the
Soviet-e a
A -32
fleet,
which
has
bee
i
se vice
with
the
IAF
fo
fou
decades,
with
ove
100
ai c aft
cu e tly
i
se vice.
The
ew
ai c aft
is
also
slated
to
ha dle
some
missio s
cu e tly
u de take
by
the
agei g
Il-76
fleet.
Ai bus’
A400M,
Emb ae ‘s
C-390M
Mille ium
a d
the
C-130J
a e
the
top
co te de s
i
the
ace
fo
the
IAF’s
Medium
T a spo t
Ai c aft
p og amme.

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US
ta iff
th eat
o
Russia
oil:
Bill
a
co ce
fo
I dia,
but
‘talks
have
bee
eassu i g’

I dia
faces
the
p ospect
of
bei g
levied
up
to
100%
ta iffs
if
the
Do ald
T ump
admi ist atio
is
able
to
get
a
ew
Russia
sa ctio s
bill
clea ed
a d
the
US
P eside t
exe cises
the
powe
it
would
give
to
impose
duties.
A
I dia
gove me t
sou ce
told
Reute s
that
while
the
sa ctio s
bill
o
Russia
oil
pu chases
is
a
matte
of
co ce ,
talks
so
fa
have
bee
eassu i g.
The
p oposed
Li dsey
O.
G aham
Sa ctio i g
Russia
a d
I a
Act
of
2026
would
empowe
the
US
P eside t
to
levy
ta iffs
of
up
to
100%
o
cou t ies
that
pu chase
la ge
volumes
of
c ude
oil
a d
atu al
gas
f om
Russia.

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full
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