Breaking News, June 18 | HIGHLIGHTS

Punjab: A fire broke out in Kathlour Wildlife Sanctuary at Pathankot. Fire tenders on the spot to douse the fire.

PM Modi reached Shri Kashi Vishwanath temple for darshan pujan. PM Modi will do special puja of Baba Vishwanath for about 25 minutes. PM Modi visited Baba Vishwanath for the first time after winning the election for the third time. CM Yogi and Governor Anandiben Patel were also present in the temple along with PM.

Amit Shah chaired Maharashtra BJP core group meeting at BJP Headquarters in Delhi.

PM Modi attended the Ganga Aarti in Varanasi.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday seized more than Rs 1 crore, extorted from contractors and others in Bihar and Jharkhand, which was being used to finance medical studies of a relative of a senior Maoist leader. The seizure came as part of the agency's probe into a 2021 case pertaining to a conspiracy hatched by members of the banned outfit CPI (Maoist) for its revival in Magadh zone and to raise funds for the organisation.

The Himachal Pradesh government has cancelled leaves of all Jal Shakti Vibhag employees amid scarcity and inequitable distribution of water, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. According to an official statement, officials of the department will not be granted any kind of leave.

Two brothers were electrocuted to death on Tuesday in an attempt to save their aunt, who had received electric shock while she was charging her mobile at her home in Kabathana town in Baran district, police said. The deceased youths were identified as Kapil Kashyap (35) and Dharmendra (21), both residents of Kasbathana town in Baran district, they said. The injured woman was identified as Chandani Kashyap (33), a widow, who lost her husband in a road accident last month, police said.

PM Modi reached Varanasi to release 17th PM-Kisan instalment.

Senior CPI(M) leader K Radhakrishnan, the lone LDF candidate to emerge victorious from Kerala in the recent Lok Sabha polls, on Tuesday resigned as state Minister. He quit as the Kerala Minister for Devaswom and Welfare of SC, ST and Backward Classes and Parliamentary Affairs after winning from Alathur constituency and is expected to go to New Delhi later this month, sources said.

The Congress will begin consultations next week to strengthen the organisation and work out its strategy in the poll-bound states of Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Haryana besides Jammu and Kashmir. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi will start the strategy meetings beginning June 24 when the Jharkhand leaders would meet and evolve their strategy.

The opposition Congress in Kerala on Tuesday attacked the ruling CPI(M) in the state for allegedly carrying out a communal campaign in Vadakara constituency during the Lok Sabha polls which "would even put the Sangh Parivar to shame". Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly V D Satheesan also alleged that the CPI(M) in Kerala "will not hesitate to play any dirty game to win".

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's wife Kamlesh Thakur will contest by-elections from Dehra, Himachal Pradesh as Congress candidate.

Hours after the Supreme Court delivered a stern warning to the National Testing Agency (NTA) over concerns raised by students alleging irregularities in the examination, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a sharp dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi while questioning his silence on the significant issue.

Amid AAP's protest in the national capital over alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG exam, party leader Sanjay Singh said, "This is a huge scam, future of crores of students has been ruined. Nearly three crore students have suffered because of paper leak in the last 2-3 years."

Amid the prevailing heatwaves, the maximum temperature in the national capital is likely to settle around 45 degree Celsius. The weather department has predicted mainly clear sky and heatwave to severe heatwave conditions and strong surface winds. The humidity was 61 per cent at 8.30 am. 

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (June 18) issued a notice and sought a response from the National Testing Agency (NTA) and Centre on pleas relating to alleged paper leaks and malpractices in NEET-UG, 2024.

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (June 18) granted anticipatory bail to Bhavani Revanna, mother of suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna. According to the information available, the bail has been granted to her on the condition that she is not allowed to enter Mysuru and Hassan. 

The Balasore district administration has imposed Section 144 of CrPC following a clash between two groups on June 17.

The Indian stock markets witnessed a significant surge as the Sensex and Nifty reached new all-time high levels in early trading on Monday. The S&P BSE Sensex rose by 0.22% to 77,180.69 at 9:16 am, while the NSE Nifty50 gained 0.25%, trading at 23,523.30. READ MORE 

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Security forces arrested three insurgents from Tengnoupal and seized sophisticated arms in Kangpokpi district, a Manipur Police statement said.

Patna Sahib MP Ravi Shankar Prasad who is a part of the BJP's fact-fining committee on June 17 said, "People were beaten, mistreatment was done with women...The most insulting thing which happened is that an attempt to rape a scheduled caste woman was done. She even identified the TMC worker but even an FIR has not been lodged...No action was taken by the police...It is shocking...Shame on Mamata Banerjee. Being a woman CM and in your rule injustice is happening..." 

All you need to know about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's day-long visit to Varanasi: 

1. At 5 pm, he will participate in PM Kisan Samman Sammelan in Varanasi
    
2. At around 7 pm, he will witness Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat. 
    
3. At 8 pm, PM Modi to also perform pooja and darshan at Kashi Vishwanath Temple