Breaking News, June 30 | HIGHLIGHTS

The Anti-Terrorism Squad of Maharashtra Police on Friday filed a charge sheet against Defence Research and Development Organisation scientist Pradeep Kurulkar who is accused of providing confidential information to a Pakistani Intelligence Operative (PIO).

Four people were killed and nine injured when a car collided with a jeep in Dindori taluka of north Maharashtra's Nashik district on Friday evening, police said. The incident took place near Khori Phata on Vani-Saputara highway, said an official.

Mumbai received moderate rainfall in a 12-hour period ending at 8pm on Friday, with the intensity of the showers being greater in the suburbs than the island city, civic officials said.

A 23-year-old man was beaten to death, apparently over an interfaith relationship with a minor girl, police said on Friday. The police have arrested three people -- the girl's father and her two cousins -- for the murder on Thursday of Parvez, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Trans Hindon) Vivek Chandra Yadav said.

Delivering his punch in the DMK government vs Governor tussle in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday conveyed to Governor RN Ravi that his action of 'dismissal' of Minister V Senthil Balaji from the Cabinet was unconstitutional and hence not valid. Stalin also slammed the Governor for alluding to "breakdown of Constitutional machinery".

An autorickshaw driver died after his auto fell into a pothole filled with water due to rain in the Harsh Vihar area of the national capital. The incident happened last night, say police.

A British environment minister who is close to former Prime Minister Boris Johnson quit on Friday, accusing the current government of apathy toward climate issues. Zac Goldsmith said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was “simply uninterested” in the environment.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi returns to Delhi after his two-day visit to Manipur

The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) may or may not appoint full-time foreign coaches for the positions that have fallen vacant following the departure of trap and skeet coaches, Russell Mark and his wife Lauryn, over contractual issues.

At least three persons were killed and a woman sustained serious injuries as the car in which they were travelling crashed against a roadside tree in Odisha’s Nabarangpur district, police said.

BJP chief J P Nadda on Friday said the Narendra Modi-led government was proactive as it took care of people even before they faced any problem.

Nadda was addressing a public meeting at Khargone in Madhya Pradesh on the completion of nine years of the Modi government.

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is proactive. It takes care of people before they face any problem. It can be seen in central schemes like Ayushman Bharat, aimed at protecting their health, and the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana," he said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after meeting Manipur Governor, says "Manipur needs peace. I want peace to be restored here. I visited some relief camps, there are deficiencies in these relief camps, the government should work for this"

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday met members of Manipur civil society organisations here and listened to their problems.

Among the different organisations that he met included the Coordination Committee on Manipur Integrity (CoCoMI), a civil society organization, representatives of United Naga Council, the apex body of Naga community in Manipur, the Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee, and prominent personalities including JNU professor Bimol A.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, says "...The global recognition of Indian Universities is increasing today. In 2014, only 12 Indian universities were there in QS World University Rankings, now it has risen to 45. To improve the quality of educational institutes, we are working continuously. There were around 100 startups in India before 2014, today the number has crossed 1 lakh"

President Vladimir Putin has called Prime Minister Narendra Modi “a big friend" of Russia and said his 'Make in India' campaign has had a "truly impressive effect" on the country's economy.

Putin made these remarks on Thursday at a forum in Moscow organised by Russia’s Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI).

“Our friends in India and our big friend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, launched the ‘Make in India’ initiative several years ago. It has had a truly impressive effect on the Indian economy. It would do no harm to emulate what is working well, even if it was not us but our friends who created it,” the president was quoted as saying by the RT News.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi travels in Delhi metro to attend the centenary celebrations of Delhi University.

Road traffic in some parts of Mumbai was affected and local train services slowed down to some extent on Friday morning as moderate to heavy rains continued to lash the metropolis and its suburbs, officials said.

Ever since the southwest monsoon made its onset over Mumbai on June 25, the city has been getting showers. In the last 24 hours, Mumbai, its eastern suburbs and western suburbs received an average rainfall of 31 mm, 45 mm and 61 mm respectively, an official said.

Overcast skies with light rain are expected on Friday in the national capital which recorded a minimum temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, according to India Meteorological Department. 

The relative humidity in the city was 92 per cent around 8:30 am. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 36 degrees Celsius, the weather office said.

IMD issues orange alert for six districts of Maharashtra. The affected areas will include Thane and Palghar districts adjacent to Mumbai as well as Raigad, Ratnagiri, Nasik and Pune. Yellow alert issued for seven districts including Mumbai.

J&K: Security beefed up in Udhampur's Tikri, ahead of upcoming Amarnath Yatra

The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.

The court's conservative majority overturned admissions plans at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, the nation's oldest private and public colleges, respectively.

Chief Justice John Roberts said that for too long universities have “concluded, wrongly, that the touchstone of an individual's identity is not challenges bested, skills built, or lessons learned but the colour of their skin. Our constitutional history does not tolerate that choice."

The Biden administration's special envoy for Iran has stepped aside from his duties pending a review of his security clearance by US authorities.

Rob Malley has led administration efforts to revive the faltering Iran nuclear deal and resolve issues related to detained Americans in Iran, but has not been active in his job for weeks. 

There was no immediate indication of why Malley's clearance was being reviewed, but a State Department official said the agency's Bureau of Diplomatic Security was leading the inquiry. That official spoke Thursday on condition of anonymity due to privacy reasons.

Delhi wakes up to rain lashing several parts of the city