14th June News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
Important stories of the day
National News
Delhi Transport minister Gopal Rai resigns, Satyendra Jain to replace him
Amid allegations of corruptions over the proposal of premium bus service in the national capital, Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai today resigned from his post, official sources said on Tuesday. Read more
GST impacts fiscal autonomy of Tamil Nadu: Jayalalithaa tells PM Modi
Amid remarks by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley signalling a breakthrough in the passage of the GST Bill, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter’s official residence, 7, RCR in New Delhi. Read more
Kejriwal’s ‘Udta’ ambitions have crash-landed: BJP hits back at AAP on dual office bill
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s direct attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the President’s rejection of its dual office bill, that could lead to the disqualification of 21 of its MLAs, has clearly not gone down well with the BJP. Read more
Twitter tiff: Bihar minister addresses Smriti Irani as ‘dear’, gets slammed
Union Human Resources Development Minister Smriti Irani engaged in a war of words on the micro-blogging website Twitter, yet again, this time with Bihar Congress President and the state’s Education and IT minister Ashok Choudhary. Read more
On Raj Thackeray’s birthday, his supporters cut cake with Asaduddin Owaisi’s picture on it
The supporters of MNS chief Raj Thackeray created a fresh controversy when they cut a cake with AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi’s picture on it to celebrate the birthday of their leader today. Read more
Bizarre ritual: Father, son fall on burning embers while walking on it
A six-year-old boy and his father suffered burn injuries when the latter fell allegedly after losing his balance while walking on burning embers as part of a ritual on the occasion of the annual Mata Meeriamma fair at Kazi mandi area here. Read more
International News
"Strong India partnership to counter China's aggression one of Obama's top achievements"
The India-US relationship is now "stronger" than it may ever have been, The New York Times said in an editorial on Tuesday, praising the "deepened" partnership for finding a common cause to counter China's aggression in the region. Read more
India would not be able to gain NSG membership alone: Sartaz Aziz
Sartaz Aziz, adviser to Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif, has said that India will not be able to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group alone stressing that whenever this happens both New Delhi and Islamabad will join the elite group. Read more
Chinese media up in arms against India’s NSG membership bid, cites concerns of nuclear arms race
New Delhi's membership will not only touch a "raw nerve" in Pakistan and increase a nuclear arms race but also "jeopardise" Beijing's national interests, Chinese official media said in first comments since China's objection on India’s NSG bid said on Tuesday. Read more
Business News
Money-laundering: Mumbai court declares Vijay Mallya a proclaimed offender
In the eye of storm for his alleged failure in repayment of loans and allegations of loan fraud and money laundering, businessman Vijay Mallya has been declared a proclaimed offender by a special Mumbai court. Read more
GST Bill: All states except Tamil Nadu on board, says Arun JaitleyUnion
Finance Minister ArunJaitley today said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill has finally earned the support of virtually all states except Tamil Nadu. Read more
Here is the list of Apple devices compatible with the new iOS 10 update
Apple makes its priority that the latest software it releases can run on as many devices as possible. This year at the WWDC 2016 keynote, Apple took the wraps off iOS 10, bringing new of features and improvements. Read more
Entertainment News
Sultan Song Out: Salman and Anushka’s sparkling chemistry will give you ‘440 Volt Ka Jhatka’
Superstar Salman Khan electrified his fans today by releasing the new song ‘440 Volt’ from his upcoming movie ‘Sultan’. It is a high voltage & entertaining number which has taken the sparkling chemistry between Salman and Anushka to a grand level. Read more
Anupam Kher announces his 500th film, dedicates the milestone to 'unsung' heroes
Veteran actor Anupam Kher, currently shooting for his 500th film "The Big Sick" here, has dedicated his achievement to the “unsung, nameless and faceless workers" of the entertainment industry who work behind the camera. Read more
Here's why SS Rajamouli likes it when someone asks 'Katappa Ne Baahubali Ko Kyun Maara?'
Director SS Rajamouli is happy that 'Katappa ne Baahubali ko kyun maara?' has become something of a pop culture quiz as he believes it shows that Baahubali has broken the language barrier successfully. Read more
Sports News
BCCI likely to decide on Team India’s new head coach on June 24
BCCI is likely to announce the name of Indian team’s new head coach during the meeting of the Working Committee of the cricket board in Dharamsala on June 24. Read more
Euro Cup: Russia fined, warned of suspension from tournament by UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) fined Russia 150,000 euros ($168,200) on Tuesday over their football fans' misconduct during their opening match of the Euro 2016 against England last week. Read more
India eye whitewash, more experiments against Zimbabwe
The series already pocketed, India would look to hand Zimbabwe a third successive whitewash while testing more youngsters when they take on the lacklustre hosts in the third and final One-day International here tomorrow. Read more