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In a special sitting, a three-judge bench of Supreme Court judge Justices BR Gavai, AS Bopanna and Dipankar Datta to hear at 9.15 pm, the plea of social activist Teesta Setalvad against the Gujarat High Court order rejecting her regular bail plea in a case of alleged fabrication of evidence in relation to the 2002 Gujarat riots.

High Court asked Setalvad to surrender immediately. 

In the evening Supreme Court’s two-judge bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Prashant Kumar Mishra differed on granting interim protection to her and referred the matter to Chief Justice of India to constitute a larger bench.

Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar, Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS) visited the forward areas of Kargil & Fukche. He interacted with troops & applauded them for their high morale & professionalism. VCOAS also laid a wreath at Kargil & RezangLa War Memorial and paid homage to the Bravehearts: Indian Army.

Several users across the world complain of a Twitter outage. Details awaited.

Fire breaks out in godowns in Kurla area of Mumbai. Six fire tenders are present at the spot. Fire fighting operations are underway. No injuries reported yet. Details awaited.

Social activist Teesta Setalvad moves Supreme Court after Gujarat High Court today rejected her regular bail plea in a case of alleged fabrication of documents by her so as to implicate high government functionaries in relation to the 2002 Gujarat riots.

Special bench of the Supreme Court to hear the case shortly. Gujarat High Court directed her to surrender immediately

Delhi Congress president Anil Chaudhary writes to CM Arvind Kejriwal seeking time from him so that a delegation of the Pradesh Congress Committee can meet him over the increase in the electricity bills in UT.

Border Security Force (BSF) troops seized 2 plastic bottles containing approx 1.5 kg of Heroin near the village- Rao ke Uttar, district Ferozepur. The drugs were discreetly floated from Pakistan to India in the River Satluj: BSF Punjab Frontier.

Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh: PM Narendra Modi kickstarts the distribution of about 3.57 crore Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) cards in Madhya Pradesh. PM Modi inaugurates the distribution of 1 crore PVC Ayushman cards.

Gujarat High Court dismisses a regular bail application filed by activist Teesta Setalvad in the case of alleged fabrication of evidence in connection with 2002 Gujarat riots.

Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court fixes July 7 for consideration on taking cognizance on chargesheet filed against former chief of Wrestling Federation of India, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, in the alleged sexual harassment case.

Gross GST revenue collected in the month of June 2023 is Rs 1,61,497 crore; records 12% year-on-year growth: Ministry of Finance.

The Gujarat High Court on Saturday rejected the regular bail plea of social activist Teesta Setalvad and directed her to surrender immediately in a case pertaining to the alleged fabrication of evidence to frame innocent people in 2002 post-Godhra riots cases.

The court of Justice Nirzar Desai rejected Setalvad’s bail plea and directed her to surrender immediately as she is already out of jail after securing interim bail. As the applicant is out on interim bail granted by the Supreme Court, she is directed to surrender immediately, the court said in its order.

Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Saturday announced that the Monsoon Session 2023 of Parliament will commence from June 20 and continue till August 11. 

The heart-wrenching tragedy in Buldhana, Maharashtra claiming many precious lives including children and women is extremely disturbing. My deepest condolences to the bereaved families. May they have enough courage to bear this tragic loss. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured: President Droupadi Murmu on Twitter

Rioting raged in cities around France for a fourth night despite massive police deployment, with cars and buildings set ablaze and stores looted, as family and friends prepared Saturday to bury the 17-year-old whose killing by police unleashed the unrest.

The government suggested the violence was beginning to lessen thanks to tougher security measures, but damages remained widespread, from Paris to Marseille and Lyon and French territories overseas, where a 54-year-old died after being hit by a stray bullet in French Guiana.
The interior ministry announced 994 arrests around France by early Saturday.

France's national soccer team — including international star Kylian Mbappe, an idol to many young people in the disadvantaged neighbourhoods where the anger is rooted — pleaded for an end to the violence.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah attend the 17th Indian Cooperative Congress at International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC), in Delhi.

Fire breaks out at a departmental store in Ghaziabad's Vaishali. Fire tenders rushed the spot to douse the fire. More details are awaited.

Deeply saddened by the devastating bus mishap in Buldhana, Maharashtra. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who lost their lives. May the injured recover soon. The local administration is providing all possible assistance to the affected: PM Narendra Modi

A truck caught fire in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur area. Fire tenders reached the spot to douse the fire. More details are awaited.

The death toll in Buldhana bus accident rises to 26: Buldhana ADM

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra continued his tremendous form as he came back from a one-month injury lay-off to clinch the top spot in the Lausanne leg of the Diamond League, his second straight win of the season in the prestigious one-day meeting series, here on Friday.

The 25-year-old Chopra had skipped three top events due to a muscle strain he sustained while training last month but came back with a bang as he won the Diamond League title here with his fifth-round throw of 87.66m.

A panel of judges voted on Friday to render far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ineligible to run for office again after concluding that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the country's electronic voting system.

The decision forbids Bolsonaro from running until 2030, upending the 68-year-old's political future and likely erasing any chance for him to regain power.

Five judges on the nation's highest electoral court agreed that Bolsonaro abused his authority by using government communication channels to promote his campaign and sowing doubts about the vote. Two judges voted against. 

Amarnath Yatra 2023: First batch of pilgrims begin yatra from Baltal base camp in Ganderbal, J&K to Amarnath Cave.

At least 45 people were killed when a truck rammed into several other vehicles and market traders in western Kenya, police said.

The Friday evening accident occurred at a location known for crashes near the Rift Valley town of Londiani, which is about 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest of the capital, Nairobi.

Officers at the scene counted 45 bodies, but more people were believed to be trapped in the wreckage, Rift Valley police commander Tom Odera told The Associated Press. The number of people injured remained unclear.

25 persons dead after bus catches fire on Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra: Official