Maha CM to skip Mamata’s June 15 meeting; Convocation of the ED to Gandhis
Uddhav Thackeray will not attend Mamata Banerjee’s June 15 meeting on presidential election
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will skip the meeting of opposition leaders called by Mamata Banerjee on June 15 due to his planned visit to Ayodhya. However, a senior Shiv Sena leader will attend the meeting, party spokesman Sanjay Raut said.
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Sonia Gandhi admitted to Ganga Ram Hospital due to COVID-related issues
Congress Speaker Sonia Gandhi has been admitted to Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi due to COVID-19 related issues, party general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala informed on Sunday. Taking to Twitter, Surjewala shared that Sonia Gandhi’s condition is “stable” at present and she is being kept in hospital for observation.
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Sachin Pilot says agencies work on Center’s whims and fancies; ‘Satyagraha on June 13’
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Income Tax Department and all agencies are being misused to suppress voices, Congressional Pilot Sachin claimed on June 12, as Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi were summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to the National Herald – Associated Journals Limited newspaper last June.
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‘India needs a president with a healing touch’: Sonia Gandhi’s outreach to opposition leaders
Congress Speaker Sonia Gandhi contacted NCP leader Sharad Pawar, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and other opposition leaders on Saturday to hold deliberations on the upcoming presidential elections, the party said in a statement. With incumbent President Ram Nath Kovind’s term ending this month, the vote to elect the new president will take place on July 18.
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Amit Shah initiates several development projects in Diu; reflects on the social work of the Center
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on June 11 launched several development projects in Diu and also reflected on the reform work carried out by the central government over the past eight years. Highlighting the social work carried out in the union territory of Diu since the formation of the BJP government in 2014, Amit Shah said the union government had implemented the Gareeb Kalyan Yojana, built public toilets, provided water water, established a Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme for farmers and disbursed Mudra loans.
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Arunachal Pradesh: Search operations continue for 2 Indian Army soldiers missing since May 28
Two Indian Army soldiers have been missing since May 28 from their place of deployment in Arunachal Pradesh in the Eastern Line of Actual Control (LAC) sector which falls under the Eastern Command headquartered in Kolkata. Identified as Naik Prakash Singh and Lance Naik Harender Singh Negi, the two soldiers are believed to have accidentally fallen into a fast-flowing river near their post.
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DCW writes to Delhi cops over ink attack on woman who accused Rajasthan Min’s son of rape
In a key development, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) sent a notice to Delhi police after a 23-year-old, who brought rape allegations against the son of a Rajasthani minister, was attacked Sunday in the nation’s capital. Calling the matter “very serious”, DCW requested a copy of the first information report (FIR) filed regarding the attack. In addition, the Commission requested to provide details of the arrested accused and the measures taken by the police to ensure the safety and security of the woman and her family.
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PM Modi to visit Maharashtra; will inaugurate the Jagatguru Shrisant Tukaram Maharaj Temple
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Maharashtra on Tuesday during which he will inaugurate the Jal Bhushan Building and Revolutionaries Gallery in Mumbai as well as the Jagatguru Shrisant Tukaram Maharaj Temple in Pune. The Prime Minister will also participate in Dwishatabdi Mahotsav of Mumbai Samachar, a newspaper that has been continuously published for 200 years.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky receives the Boris Nemstov Prize for bravery in war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was announced on Sunday as the winner of the 2022 Boris Nemtsov Prize for his courage leading his country during the ongoing war against Russia. Zelenskyy (44) was chosen as the winner from a slew of other candidates including Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, leader of the Okean Elzy group, Yuliia Paievska (Taira), founder of a unit of volunteer doctors from combat and Oleksiy Arestovych, presidential adviser, reported Ukrinform.
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II becomes the world’s second longest reigning monarch
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II overtook the King of Thailand on Sunday to become the world’s second longest-reigning monarch, after Louis XIV of France. The UK celebrated the 96-year-old Queen’s Platinum Jubilee to mark 70 years of service to the nation with big events taking place over the weekend.
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un congratulates Putin on ‘success’ in war against Ukraine on Russia Day
As the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war passed the 100-day mark, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a special message to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Russia Day. Applauding the “special military operation” launched by Putin, he said that “the Russian people have achieved great successes in achieving their goal.”
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