Breaking News, June 13 HIGHLIGHTS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Apulia, southern Italy, to participate in the outreach session of the G7 Summit. During his visit, PM Modi is set to engage in a series of bilateral discussions with world leaders on various global issues.

At least six people were killed and 1,500-odd tourists stranded as massive landslides triggered by incessant rainfall caused devastation in northern Sikkim's Mangan district, officials said on Thursday. A newly-constructed bailey bridge at Sangkalang collapsed snapping the link between Mangan with Dzongu and Chungthang. Landslides blocked stretches of roads and several houses were inundated or damaged, while electricity poles were swept away, they said.

Among the first decisions Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu took when he assumed office on Thursday were to recruit 16,347 government teachers, hike welfare pensions to Rs 4,000 a month and conduct a skills census. Naidu also signed a file revoking the Land Titling Act and another on reviving ‘Anna Canteens’, which serves cooked meals at subsided prices to the people.

BJP leader Ninong Ering on Thursday was sworn in as the Pro-tem speaker of the 8th Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Governor Lt Gen (Retd) K T Parnaik administered the oath of office to Ering in an official ceremony held in the Raj Bhavan.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari arrived Nagpur, the constituency he represents in Lok Sabha.

The Western Railway (WR) has installed dynamic digital display boards on the side panels of a local train’s coaches to “enhance train travel experience of Mumbaikars”. “This innovative feature will provide passengers with clear and immediate identification of the destination of the local train, which will ensure a more convenient and informed journey over the Mumbai Suburban network,” said Vineet Abhishek, WR’s new chief public relations officer, in a release on Thursday.

BJP MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar took charge as Union Minister of State for Home at North Block on Thursday after performing religious rituals. Kumar was welcomed at his office by his ministerial colleague Nityanand Rai, who is also Union Minister of State for Home, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla and Intelligence Bureau Director Tapan Deka, among others.

With the annual Amarnath yatra scheduled to start later this month, authorities on Thursday reviewed the security arrangements at the Jammu Railway Station in the wake of recent terror attacks, officials said. Senior Superintendent of Police, Railways, Shailender Singh chaired the meeting which was attended by officers of the Government Railway Police, Jammu and other security agencies, they said.

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president and Union minister Chirag Paswan on Thursday swore its members, including newly-elected MPs, to lifelong dedication to the party, recalling the split in its ranks on this day in 2021 that had brought uncertainty to his political future. Paswan chose the third anniversary of his party's split, spearheaded by his uncle and then MP Pashupati Kumar Paras, to call a meeting of its parliamentarians and members as they took the oath of loyalty.

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang's wife Krishna Kumari Rai on Thursday quit as an MLA, a day after taking oath, according to an official notification. The reason behind her sudden decision is not yet known. She had won from the Namchi-Singhithang seat in the recently concluded assembly polls, defeating Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) candidate Bimal Rai.

India has sufficient wheat stocks to meet domestic requirements and undertake market interventions, if required, to keep prices stable, the government said on Thursday, adding that it has no plans to alter the import duty on the grain for now. The Department of Food and Public Distribution under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, is closely monitoring the market price of wheat, it said in a statement. "Suitable interventions, as warranted, shall be undertaken to ensure that there is no hoarding by unscrupulous elements and the price remains stable," the statement said.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren on Thursday reviewed the traffic situation in the state, and asked officials to make efforts to improve vehicular movement in Ranchi and other cities. Traffic control is one of the top priorities of the state government, Soren said. “Our government wants the people of Ranchi and other cities to be relieved of the problem of traffic snarls at the earliest,” the CM said.

With an aim at reducing the environmental impact of running buses using diesel and to save costs, The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday launched CNG and LNG buses for select routes, on an experimental basis. The move to run buses using alternative fuels would enable the government to save 7-20 per cent on the total expenses, and reduce the carbon footprint of the state transport department.

The police on Thursday prevented BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari from entering Raj Bhavan to meet West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose with alleged victims of post-poll violence on Thursday, citing Section 144 of CrPC which is in force outside the Governor House, which prohibits large gatherings, a senior leader of the saffron camp said. Adhikari, the leader of the opposition in the state assembly, is waiting in his car outside the Raj Bhavan.

Karnataka cabinet on Thursday gave its approval for holding 'Invest Karnataka 2025', the Global Investors Meet, from February 12-14 here next year. The cabinet headed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, which met for the first time after the Lok Sabha polls and completion of the Model Code of Conduct, also approved a proposal to procure the services of 'The Boston Consulting Group (India) Private Ltd. ' as the knowledge partner, for attracting investments in Karnataka, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil said.

Ten people were arrested in Assam's Morigaon in connection with various online financial frauds, police said on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, raids were conducted in Mayong, Laharighat, Bhuragaon, Barchal and Moirabari since Thursday night and the arrests were made, Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) Samiran Baruah told reporters.

Amid Vedic chants at the secretariat here Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday assumed office in his chamber in the first block. Naidu was sworn-in as the Chief Minister on Wednesday at Kesarapalle.

The second session of the 16th Rajasthan Assembly will begin on July 3. Governor Kalraj Mishra has convened the session from July 3, according to a release from the Raj Bhavan.

A Shiv Sena (UBT) leader has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking cancellation of a match between India and Pakistan in the ongoing T20 cricket World Cup in view of the recent terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. India won a Group A match with arch rival Pakistan on June 9 in New York. The two teams could face each other in the semi-finals or the final if they both advance further.

Protests were held near the West Bengal Education Department's headquarters in Salt Lake on Thursday, alleging irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEET-UG and delay in the commencement of admissions in state-run colleges. Expressing solidarity with the students over the issue of NEET-UG, the TMC demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe.

Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil has withdrawn his agitation and gave time to the state government till 13th July.

NCP-SCP leader Anil Deshmukh was present at the spot.

PM Modi chaired a review of the situation in J&K with NSA and other officials. PM was given a full overview of the security-related situation in J&K. PM was apprised of the counter-terror efforts being undertaken. PM asked them to deploy the full spectrum of our counter-terror capabilities, sources said. PM spoke to HM Amit Shah and discussed the deployment of security forces and counter-terror operations. PM also spoke to J&K LG Manoj Sinha and took stock of the situation in J&K. PM was briefed on the efforts being undertaken by local administration, sources added.

At least ten workers were injured, three of them seriously, in a blast at an explosives-manufacturing factory near Nagpur city on Thursday afternoon, police said. The incident took place at Chamundi Explosive Pvt Ltd at Dhamna village under Hingna police station limits, around 25 km from here.

Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, on speaking on bringing down airfares, said he will make affort to make air travel accessible to the common man.

"It is an important issue. My whole intention is to make sure that air travel is accessible to the common man. To make this a reality, the prices have to be affordable. My priority would be to bring down the prices (airfares)," he added.

Massive search operations continued on Thursday in forest belts of different districts of Jammu and Kashmir to track down and neutralise terrorists involved in recent attacks in the union territory, officials said. Police joined the paramilitary forces in searches in the Narwal bypass area on the outskirts of Jammu after a woman reported suspicious movement of two persons, they said.

Three people, including a toddler, were killed and one person was injured when their car collided head-on with a truck and fell into a ditch in the Raisar area here on Thursday, police said. The incident occurred around 12. 30 am when the victims, all of them relatives and residents of Uttar Pradesh, were returning from Khatu Shaymji in Sikar, Station House Officer, Raisar, Mahendra Singh Shekhawat said. The car collided head-on with the truck and fell into a roadside ditch. Then the truck also fell on the car. The truck driver managed to flee from the spot, he said.

Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, who flew to Kuwait on Thursday morning, met victims of those injured in the Kuwait fire tragedy. Singh, after reaching the hospital where the injured had been admitted, said all were safe.

Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh took charge as the Defence Minister.

Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh arrived at South Block to take charge as the Defence Minister.

Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh on Wednesday conducted a high-level review meeting with members of the Railway Board and asked them to cater to all classes especially the poor.

Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 29.4 degrees Celsius, slightly above the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday. Humidity levels stood at 37% at 8:30 AM.

A man found a piece of human finger inside an ice cream cone that was ordered online in the Malad area of ​​Mumbai. After which the he reached Malad police station. Malad police registered a case against the Yummo ice cream company and sent the ice cream for investigation. Police have sent the human organ found in the ice cream to FSL (Forensic): Malad Police

The Bihar Education Department withdrew its controversial orders freezing bank accounts of most of the state universities and withholding salaries of vice-chancellors and other officials for failure to comply with its directions. The department’s move came in the backdrop of recent Patna High Court orders in this regard.

PM Modi wished Union Minister Piyush Goyal on his birthday on Thursday.

"Best wishes to Shri @PiyushGoyal Ji on his birthday. His efforts to boost India’s trade and industrial growth are exceptional. They will surely strengthen our collective endeavour to make India the third largest economy. Praying for his long and healthy life," the PM posted on X.

An elderly couple and their son were injured after the roof of their second floor flat collapsed on them at Kalwa in Maharashtra's Thane city, officials said on Thursday. The incident occurred in the four-storey building shortly before midnight on Wednesday, they said.

Two employees of a Ghaziabad-based chartered accountant were robbed of Rs 50 lakh at gunpoint near Akshardham Temple in east Delhi, police said on Wednesday.

US President Joe Biden arrived in Italy Wednesday night to attend the G7 Summit, which apart from the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom is also being attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a special invitee.

According to IMD, the progress of monsoon is likely to weaken in coming days, which may prompt to intensify heatwave conditions.