PROTESTS AGAINST POK INTENSIFIES | PM MODI'S HIGH LEVEL MEETING | CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF - JUL 1, 2026

Here are India’s biggest news updates from the last 24 hours, explained in just 3 minutes. In today’s India news roundup, we cover the massive protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, where demonstrators in Rawalakot reportedly raised slogans against Islamabad’s control and said that PoK is not part of Pakistan. We also explain Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s high-level meeting with top bureaucrats, focused on policy reforms, faster decision-making, deregulation and ease of doing business. The timing is important because cabinet reshuffle speculation has intensified before the Monsoon Session. In defence news, General Dhiraj Seth has officially taken charge as India’s 31st Chief of the Army Staff, replacing General Upendra Dwivedi. Other major updates include the possible Modi cabinet reshuffle before Monsoon Session, the US-India trade deal reaching its final stage, the Ayodhya Bar Association’s strong stand in the Ram Mandir donation case, India’s reported plan to push FATF to put Pakistan back on the Grey List, and the government telling the Supreme Court that the E20 ethanol blending programme is still in an experimental phase. Watch the full video for today’s top India news, breaking news, current affairs, politics, defence updates, international relations and Supreme Court developments in simple language.