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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday reviewed the performance of various issues pertaining to Counter Terrorism and Radicalisation, Internal Security, Cyber and Information Security, Narcotics, Disaster management and Foreigners in the 2nd ‘Chintan Shivir’ of senior officers of Ministry of Home Affairs in New Delhi.

6 people of a family of Muller village who went for a picnic on the Dahej beach of Bharuch have died due to drowning in the seawater. Two people are undergoing treatment in a private hospital, informed Dr Leena Patil, Bharuch DSP.

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A drone from Pakistan violated Indian Airspace and was intercepted (by fire) by the BSF troops of the Amritsar sector. During the search, a drone has been recovered. Further search operation underway, said BSF Punjab Frontier.

Centre must tell what's the intention behind stopping the circulation of Rs 2,000 currency notes, asks Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot on RBI scrapping circulation of Rs 2,000 notes.

Former Congress leader & former Union Minister Subhash Maharia joins BJP in the presence of BJP National General Secretary Arun Singh, ahead of the Rajasthan assembly elections to be held later this year. 

Orissa High Court has directed the state government to draw up an effective action plan to ensure total elimination of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and reduce by half moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) in children by the year end. The order was passed on Thursday by a HC bench of Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice Gourishankar Satapathy while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) on the death of 11 children in Danagadi block of Jajpur district allegedly due to malnutrition. The malnutrition affected children are divided into two categories. Those under SAM are considered to be in the red zone and run a higher risk of contracting secondary infection and suffer from severe illnesses. The children under MAM show signs of malnourishment but are in the yellow zone, which means that their lives are not under threat.

A man was killed after his motorcycle was hit by a speeding pickup truck on Jais Road here on Friday, police said. Sub-inspector Sanjay Singh of Jagdishpur police station said Durgesh Pandey (35), a resident of Ashrafpur, died on the spot. Singh said the body has been sent for postmortem. Police said efforts are being made to trace the driver of the truck.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping promised to build more railway and other trade links with Central Asia and proposed jointly developing oil and gas sources at a meeting on Friday with the region's leaders that highlighted Beijing's growing influence. The two-day China-Central Asia Summit in the western city of Xi'an came as President Joe Biden and other leaders of the Group of Seven major economies met in Japan. It reflected Beijing's efforts to develop trade and security networks centred on China, which resents US domination of global affairs.

The government has asked airlines to exercise moderation and ensure a balance in pricing of air tickets amid a spike in airfares on certain routes especially after suspension of flights by crisis-hit Go First, according to a senior official. While making it clear that there are no plans to regulate airfares, the official said there should not be a huge gap between the tickets sold in the lower and upper fare buckets by the airlines. India is one of the fastest growing civil aviation markets in the world and domestic passenger traffic has been rising after being significantly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. After cash-strapped Go First stopped flying from May 3, there has been a significant rise in airfares on certain routes that were operated by the budget carrier. The routes include Delhi-Srinagar and Delhi-Pune. Also, the reduction of capacity due to the Go First crisis has come at a time when peak domestic air travel period is round the corner. The senior civil aviation ministry official told reporters that airlines have been asked to "exercise moderation" and "maintain some kind of balance" in terms of pricing of tickets. There cannot be a situation where there is a huge gap between the lowest and highest fare buckets, and passengers should not face hardships in terms of exorbitant fares, the official said on the condition of anonymity.

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud Friday termed Justice Ajay Rastogi, who will be demitting office on June 17, a “great ally” who possessed judicial compassion and sensitivity for every cause. Justice Rastogi, fourth in seniority at the apex court, was appointed a Supreme Court judge on November 02, 2018. He will retire during the summer vacation, having served as a Supreme Court judge for over four years. Besides Justice Rastogi, Justices K M Joseph, third in seniority at the Bench, and Justice V Ramasubramanian will also demit office on June 16 and June 29 respectively. These retirements will bring down the number of judges in the Supreme Court from 34 to 31. With the swearing in of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and senior advocate Kalpathy Venkataraman Viswanathan on Friday, the top court regained its full strength for a brief period.

Calcutta High Court's division bench stays single bench order terminating jobs of 32,000 school teachers.

"We have come here to invite our leaders for tomorrow (swearing-in ceremony). I want to invite Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi and all other senior leaders of the party," said Karnataka Deputy CM-elect DK Shivakumar after reaching Delhi.

Karnataka Congress workers offered special prayers at Bhagwan Sree Maruthi Temple in Bengaluru today, ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the CM and Deputy CM tomorrow.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two ‘wanted’ close associates of Canada-based ‘listed terrorist’ Arsh Dhalla today when they arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi (IGIA) from Manila, Philippines, where they have been living.   The duo, identified as Amritpal Singh alias Ammy and Amritk Singh, both hailing from Punjab, were nabbed in an early morning operation by the NIA, whose team was waiting at the Airport for their flight to land.

Congress leader Sachin Pilot arrives at Jantar Mantar in Delhi to meet the wrestlers who are protesting against WFI (Wrestling Federation of India) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Karnataka CM designate Siddaramaiah and Dy CM designate DK Shivakumar, on behalf of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, confirms Party MP Derek O'Brien.

Delhi: SP Singh Baghel takes charge as Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. He was shifted to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare from Ministry of Law and Justice.

Security stepped up around Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre in Srinagar ahead of the G20 Working Group meeting.

“I have complete faith that the voters of Madhya Pradesh will support the truth,” says Congress leader Kamal Nath in reply to a media query on upcoming assembly polls in the state. The former MP CM was at the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati today to offer prayers.

Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj writes to Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena urging him to clear the file for change of Secretary (Services) soon.

QRT (Quick Response Team) deployed at Tihar jail in Delhi and a net cover spread in the premises as a measure to ensure that nobody is able to throw in cellphones or anything inside. This comes after the murder of gangster Tillu Tajpuriya inside Tihar jail. 

Former Zonal Director, NCB Mumbai Sameer Wankhede moves to Bombay High Court against CBI action against him; urgent hearing at 2:30 PM today. In his petition, he claims that the action in the case of Aryan Khan is being taken out of revenge. 

Delhi: Kiren Rijiju takes charge as Earth Sciences Minister. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju was shifted to the Ministry of Earth Sciences from the Ministry of Law and Justice, yesterday.

Amruta Fadnavis extortion case | Mumbai police SIT has filed a 733-page chargesheet in the matter.  The chargesheet mentions Anil Jaisinghani, his daughter Aniksha and his cousin Nirmal as accused. Statements of 13 witnesses have been mentioned in the chargesheet

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi departs from Delhi for Hiroshima, Japan. He will attend the G7 Summit under the Japanese Presidency at the invitation of Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan, there.

 Srinagar, J&K: CRPF Commandos conduct special drill in Dal Lake, ahead of the G20 summit in Kashmir.

Bengaluru: When asked about the Lingayat community's demand for a Deputy CM post for him, Karnataka Congress MLA MB Patil says, "...Lingayats contesting on BJP tickets have been rejected. So, naturally, when we have come towards Congress, the expectations are high. They want a due share. I am confident that our party will take care of it."

G7 leaders lay wreaths at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Japan.

US President Joe Biden arrives at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Japan.  Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida welcomes him and other G7 leaders.  

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio welcomed him and other G7 leaders.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio held a Japan-US Summit Meeting with United States President Joe Biden at G7 Summit in Hiroshima. The two leaders exchanged views on regional issues, on the basis of the recognition that any unilateral attempt to change the status quo by force in the Indo-Pacific region, especially in East Asia, must not be tolerated.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio held a summit meeting with Italian President Giorgia Meloni at G7 Summit in Hiroshima. The two leaders exchanged views on the situation in East Asia, and affirmed to continue to coordinate closely in addressing issues related to China, and in dealing with North Korea, including on nuclear and missile issues as well as the abductions issue.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio held a working dinner with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at G7 Summit in Hiroshima. On the occasion of this working dinner, the two leaders issued “The Hiroshima Accord: an Enhanced Japan-UK Global Strategic Partnership”.