BJP fact-finding committee which includes MLA Agnimitra Paul, party leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad and Biplab Kumar Deb interact with post-poll violence victims.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday, a week ahead of the first session of the new Lok Sabha.
Rijiju met Kharge at the Congress chief's 10, Rajaji Marg residence in what was said to be a courtesy call.
The minister later shared a picture of the meeting in a post on X.
"I had a pleasant courtesy meeting with Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress party president Shri Mallikarjun Kharge ji. He shared with me about many valuable experiences of his life. Together, we all will work for the nation," he said in the post.
The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police has recovered six post-dated cheques which were suspected to have been issued in favour of mafia demanding over Rs 30 lakh from each candidate seeking alleged leaked question paper ahead of NEET held last month.
"During the course of investigation, EOU sleuths recovered six post-dated cheques that were issued in the favour of criminals who reportedly facilitated question papers to the aspirants ahead of the examination," Manavjit Singh Dhillon, Deputy Inspector General (DIG), EOU, told PTI on Sunday.
Investigators are ascertaining details about account holders from the banks concerned, he added.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweets, "Proud of our brave Himveers. The ITBP Mountain Rescue Team recently undertook a challenging search operation on the high mountain cliffs in Lahaul & Spiti and recovered the body of an American citizen who lost his life in an accident while paragliding. At the request of the local administration, ITBP team members risked their own lives and climbed 14,800 feet high in the mountains to recover the mortal remains for a humanitarian cause."
Bhopal: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan says, "...5 ministers from Madhya Pradesh have been appointed at the Centre... We will work day and night... We will try to fulfil the different responsibilities given to all the ministers as BJP workers ...."
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma tweets, "We are ending the VIP Culture rule of paying electricity bills of Government officials using taxpayer money. My self and the Chief Secretary will set an example and start paying our power bills from July 1 onwards. Beginning in July 2024, all public servants will have to pay for their electricity consumption."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended greetings to Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu and the people of Maldives on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr. In his message, PM Modi noted that the cultural and civilizational linkages shared by India and Maldives go back in time.
PM Modi’s greetings to Mohamed Muizzu have been shared by the Indian High Commission in Maldives on social media platform X. While sharing PM Modi’s message on X, Indian High Commission in Maldives stated, “On the auspicious occasion of Eid-Al-Fitr, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi extended warm greetings to His Excellency President of Maldives Dr. M Muizzu, the Government & the people of the Republic of Maldives.”
Here’s what BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said on the inauguration of ‘Prerna Sthal’ at Parliament House Complex. “Parliament is the temple of democracy. People’s hopes and aspirations are attached to this place. I appreciate the decision taken to place all the statues of the great leaders of our country at a ‘Prerna Sthal’. This will inspire visitors in the future.”
Bhubaneswar: Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi was welcomed by people from various communities and organisations. After meeting the people, the CM said, "The government has changed after 24 years. For 24 years, people in Odisha were not able to even see the Chief Minister. Today I met the people. There is enthusiasm among the people. We are committed to solving the problems of the people. People are giving suggestions."
On Delhi Jal Board office vandalised, Delhi Water Minister & AAP leader Atishi says, "So you all saw that the person who attacked the Delhi Jal Board office in Chhatarpur was none other than BJP's former South Delhi MP Ramesh Bidhuri, who went inside the BJP office with goons. You saw that all the people with him were wearing BJP sashes, BJP flags were visible in the background, and BJP workers or should I say BJP goons were throwing pots in the Delhi Jal Board office, breaking glasses, breaking the office..."
According to latest developments, counter terror operations has been intensified and foremost and top focus is put to eliminate terrorism from Jammu Kashmir, as per sources from Ministry of Home Affairs.
More security forces to be deployed enroute Amarnath yatra with adequate forces in Baltaal and other regions and terrain of Amarnath.
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami says, " Orders have been given to investigate the Rudraprayag Tempo Traveller accident. We are investigating this matter. We have also taken stock of the hospital where the injured have been admitted."
The police team probing the Renukaswamy murder case, in which leading Kannada film actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and his actress friend Pavithra Gowda are the key accused, seized a car on Sunday that was allegedly used in kidnapping the victim.
Nearly three months after a Chennai resident lost Rs 15.26 lakh in a 'drugs-in-parcel' scam, Tamil Nadu police have arrested a 23-year old man from Rajasthan who allegedly defrauded the complainant through impersonation. On March 17 this year, a person falsely claiming to represent Mumbai branch of 'FedEx' courier company, deceived the resident, S Ashok Ranjit, by conveying to him over phone that his 'parcel to Taiwan from Mumbai' contained contraband items.
The meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah to review preparedness for Amarnath Yatra is underway.
Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav attended the Ganga Dussehra festival at Neelganga Sarovar in Ujjain on Sunday, June 16.
Several parts of Guwahati is facing severe waterlogging as the city received rainfall on Sunday.
Traffic jam witnessed in Haridwar as people arrive in the holy city on the occasion of Ganga Dussehra.
Fire broke out in a factory in the Mundka Industrial Are on Sunday. Around 35 fire tenders are present at the spot and attempts are underway to douse the fire, said Delhi Fire Service.
On BJP to protest against fuel price hike in Karnataka, LoP R Ashok said, "Congress government is cheating the people of Karnataka...As they lost the Lok Sabha elections, they are taking revenge from the public...Tomorrow we (BJP) will stage a protest for justice..."
BJP leaders held a protest in the national capital over the ongoing water crisis. “BJP will fight for the people of Delhi... Arvind Kejriwal, AAP and their corruption are responsible for tanker mafia, water loot and water leakage in Delhi... We will keep fighting for Delhi and its people,” said Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva.
The death toll in the blast at an explosives factory in Maharashtra's Nagpur district has gone up to nine with the last surviving person succumbing to his injuries, PTI reported on Sunday. The blast took place at around 1 pm on Thursday at the Chamundi Explosives Pvt Ltd in Dhamna village under Hingna police station limits, around 25 km from the city.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of several terror incidents in the region recently. Sources said the home minister has been given a thorough briefing on the prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir where security forces are expected to intensify counter-terror operations in the coming days.
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and J&K LG Manoj Sinha arrived at the Ministry of Home Affairs in North Block for the security meeting on Jammu and Kashmir being chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is chairing a meeting at the Ministry of Home Affairs in North Block, Delhi to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir and preparedness for the Amarnath Yatra.
The security meeting regarding Jammu and Kashmir is expected to begin shortly under the leadership of Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the Ministry of Home Affairs in North Block.
On Sunday, Fire broke out in the forests of Solan. Forest officials and fire tenders trying to douse the fire.
Amid the ongoing water crisis in Delhi, AAP MLAs reached the residence of Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil at his BD Marg residence on Sunday.
On the NEET issue, Union Minister Giriraj Singh said, "Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan held cordial talks with students and parents...The decision (on almost 1,563 candidates) has been taken as per the students' wish, I hope that Dharmendra Pradhan will work very seriously on this matter."
Delhi Water Minister Atishi has written a letter to Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora demanding patrolling of the pipelines.
BJP MP from West Delhi Kamaljeet Sehrawat inspected a water pipeline in Dwarka amid the ongoing water shortage in the capital city.
"We have been receiving calls from Dwarka RWAs and they have been coming to meet us with complaints of water shortage. Private water tankers are costing them a lot of money and they are unable to avail government tankers... The pipes that I inspected today are broken and a lot of water is being wasted... Delhi government is blaming other state governments for the water shortage whereas the problem lies within their department... I request Atishi not on humanitarian grounds, but as a Minister in the Delhi government, she needs to take care of her department..." said Sehrawat.
A yoga session was organised on the runway of Indian Coast Guard Airport in Daman on Sunday. Since 2015, the International Day of Yoga is celebrated across the world annually on June 21, following its adoption by the United Nations in 2014.
Ahead of International Yoga Day, the High Commission of India in the United Kingdom organised a yoga event at Trafalgar Square which witnessed the significant participation of more than 700 enthusiastic people. Since 2015, the International Day of Yoga is celebrated across the world annually on June 21, following its adoption by the United Nations in 2014.
Union Minister and former Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan interacted with passengers on a train from Delhi to Bhopal.
Devotees throng Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple on the occasion of Ganga Dussehra.
Water supplied through tankers to Delhi locals in the Okhla area, amid water shortage in the national capital this summer
Amid the crisis in the National Capital, the Aam Aadmi Party government on Saturday appealed to Haryana to increase its water discharge into the Yamuna “on humanitarian grounds”.