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People celebrate the summer solstice at a festival in the village of Okunevo in Omsk region, Russia

NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu to file nomination on June 24

We are expecting 7.5% growth rate in Indian economy this year: PM Narendra Modi

Modi emphasised that the key pillar of India's economic recovery is technology-led growth

Value of Indian digital economy to reach $1 trillion by 2025: PM Narendra Modi

The PM also said there is opportunity to invest $1.5 tn as per our national infrastructure pipeline.

Kind of digital transformation taking place in India never seen anywhere in world earlier: PM Modi in virtual address at BRICS business forum

Afghanistan's state-run news agency says 1,000 killed, 1,500 injured in earthquake that struck country's east

Rebel Sena leader Eknath Shinde claims 40 Maha MLAs in Guwahati

Rebel Shiv Sena Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday claimed that 40 MLAs have accompanied him to Guwahati and they are devoted to Balasaheb Thackeray's 'Hindutva' ideology.

Shinde and 32 Shiv Sena MLAs and seven other legislators belonging to smaller parties and independents arrived in Guwahati on Wednesday and are now staying at a luxury hotel in the city.

Sonia writes to ED seeking postponement of her appearance before it

Drone strike suspected in oil refinery fire near Ukraine border: Russian governor

(AFP)

Death toll from Afghanistan earthquake at least 920: disaster minister

(AFP)

Rahul Gandhi to meet party workers from every state along with state chiefs and AICC incharges today

(ANI)

CBI searches underway at 15 locations in Mumbai involving Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd. (DHFL) over allegations of causing a wrongful loss of Rs 34,615 crores to the consortium lenders

(ANI)

Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says debt-laden economy has 'collapsed' after months of shortages of food, fuel and electricity

(AP)

We'll make sure Agnipath scheme is repealed: Rahul Gandhi

BJP are weakening the Army of the nation & they say they are nationalists. PM Narendra Modi will have to roll back the Agnipath Scheme. The young in India are aware that true patriotism is required to strengthen the nation. We'll make sure the scheme is repealed: Rahul Gandhi

ED doesn't affect me; leader of Congress party can't be scared and suppressed: Rahul Gandhi

Denmark to offer fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose to people over 50 years

Denmark plans to offer a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose in the autumn to those who are over 50 years old, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Wednesday as she announced a strategy to curb the spread of the disease over the coming months.

Although Covid-19 infections are still at low levels, Denmark has seen an increase in the number of cases after the new BA.5 subvariant of Omicron, which seems to spread more quickly than other variants, became dominant in the Nordic country.

She added that vulnerable groups would be able to get a booster shot already from next week.

(Reuters)

Coast Guard rescues 15 Syrian mariners from stranded ship off Mangaluru coast

PM Modi to visit Germany from June 26 to June 27 to attend G7 summit: MEA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Schloss Elmau, Germany at the invitation of Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, for the G7 Summit under the German Presidency on 26-27 June 2022: Ministry of External Affairs

We demand that all the FIRs registered against the protesting youth should be quashed, and they should be released from prison: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav

(ANI)

Agnipath scheme a matter of grave concern: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav

Oil prices plunge more than 5% as recession fears grow

Kerala gold case: ED to grill Swapna Suresh

Kerala reports increase in Covid-19 infections with 4,224 fresh cases

Covid-19 cases continue to rise inKeralawith the state on Tuesday reporting 4,224 fresh infections which took the total caseload till June 21 to 66,08,717.

(PTI)

Unprecedented floods submerge Assam's Silchar town

Afghanistan quake kills at least 255

Afghanistan state-run news agency reports at least 155 killed in earthquake in country's eastern Paktika province.

(AP)

Kerala High Court grants anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor-producer Vijay Babu in sexual assault case

(ANI)

Australian Minister for Defence Richard Marles receives guard of honour at Vigyan Bhawan

Maharashtra Governor BS Koshyari tests positive for Covid-19

(ANI)

Centre provides Z+ security cover to NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu

Fuel price protests in Ecuador turn violent, police use tear gas

Jammu-Srinagar National Highway blocked due to shooting stones, landslides