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DH Evening Brief | Modi chairs NITI Aayog meet, bats for Centre-state cooperation; Gill to lead India through 'massive' Test transitionHere are the top stories this evening.
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If Centre, states work together like Team India, no goal is impossible: PM Modi

Modi chaired the 10th Governing Council meeting of Niti Aayog. It is the first major meeting of the prime minister with chief ministers of all states and lieutenant governors of Union Territories after Operation Sindoor.

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Gill to lead India through 'massive' Test transition; unfit Shami out of England tour

At 25 years of age, Gill will be India's fifth youngest Test captain after Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (21), Sachin Tendulkar (23), Kapil Dev (24) and Ravi Shastri (25). The five-match series against England will begin on June 20 in Leeds.

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Pak put in abeyance principles guiding Indus Waters Treaty: MEA

The MEA has said changes in the ground situation, including engineering techniques, climate change and melting of glaciers, have made a renegotiation of the treaty's terms imperative.

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Govt ratifies interest rate at 8.25% on employees' provident fund for FY25

The government has ratified the rate of interest on employees' provident fund at 8.25 per cent for FY25, enabling retirement fund body EPFO to deposit the annual interest accumulation in the post-retirement funds of over 7 crore subscribers.

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Ramesh stirring rows harming Congress: BJP on NITI Aayog comments

Calling the NITI Aayog an 'Ayogya' (unfit) body, Ramesh, Congress general secretary in-charge of communications, hit out at the Centre and alleged its meeting was yet another exercise in 'hypocrisy and diversion'.

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Justice B V Nagarathna to become part of Collegium after Justice A S Oka's retirement

Justice Nagarathna, being the fifth senior-most judge now, will officially become part of the Collegium on May 25. She will be a part of it until her retirement as Chief Justice of India on October 29, 2027.

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Siddaramaiah, son seen in masks in Mysuru amid Covid resurgence

As there are reports of Covid-19 cases in a few parts of the world and India, including Belagavi, the seemingly precautionary measures taken against Covid-19 assume significance.

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Elon Musk-owned X down again after Friday's global outage

Reports of an outage spiked around 6 pm IST on Saturday.

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Russia and Ukraine swap 307 soldiers on second day of POW exchange

Saturday's swap was announced by Russia's defence ministry, and separately by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a post on social media platform Telegram.

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'Shoes are big to fill but an opportunity for others': Ajit Agarkar on retirements of Kohli, Rohit

Rohit was the first to announce retirement from Test cricket on May 7, while his long-time teammate Kohli followed suit on May 12.

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(Published 24 May 2025, 18:45 IST)