News Highlights: Fire breaks out in Kolkata's Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport

Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji was arrested under the PMLA after a long session of questioning. He has been sent to judicial custody till June 28 by Sessions Court. Opposition parties including Congress, NCP, AAP and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) faction have slammed the Modi government over misusing investigative agencies against political opponents. Meanwhile, section 144 has been imposed in Uttarakhand's Purola after permission to hold 'maha panchayat' on 'love jihad' cases was denied. Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to Telangana on June 15 has been postponed. A Karnataka Special Court issued summons to Rahul Gandhi, DKS and Siddaramaiah in connection with a defamation case. In other parts of the world, a woman from Hyderabad was stabbed in her residence in London.

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NIA identifies people involved in attack on Indian High Commission in UK, issues lookout notice

Nitish Kumar asserts that possibility of early Lok Sabha polls could not be ruled out

Fire breaks out in Kolkata's Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport

Defence Ministry to take up MQ-9 Reaper drone deal with US tomorrow

Special Court issues summons to Rahul, DKS and Siddaramaiah in connection with a defamation case

No significant impact of home minister's belated visit: Congress on Manipur violence

India to soon overtake China as largest oil demand driver: IEA chief

Opposition parties least concerned about development, grabbing power their sole agenda, says Nadda

Nitin Agrawal takes charge as new Director General of BSF

Siddaramaiah says Union govt is conspiring to 'fail' 'Anna Bhagya' scheme by denying required rice

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of conspiring to "fail" the Congress administration's poll guarantee, by ensuring that the state doesn't get the required amount of rice to implement its 'Anna Bhagya' scheme, which provides additional rice for poor.

Alleging that the Central government was playing politics on the issue, he called it "anti-poor" for trying to "scuttle" the scheme which would benefit the needy.

BJP leaders protest outside state Election Commission’s office in Kolkata

Jettwings Airways, first airline from Northeast, gets govt nod

NSA Ajit Doval, US counterpart Jake Sullivan hold bilateral meeting in Delhi

Amit Shah's visit to Telangana postponed: BJP state chief

Bihar: Fire breaks out in Anand Vihar-Jaynagar Garib Rath Express

Political harassment, vendetta by Modi govt, says Congress on TN minister's arrest

TN Minister V Senthil Balaji sent to judicial custody till June 28 by Sessions Court

Indian-origin teen among 3 killed in UK's Nottingham attacks

An Indian-origin teenage university student described as a talented hockey player has been named locally on Wednesday as one of three victims of a frenzied series of attacks on the streets of Nottingham, central England.

Grace O’Malley Kumar, 19, was reportedly with fellow University of Nottingham student cricketer friend – Barnaby Webber, also 19 – when the as-yet-unnamed attacker is said to have fatally stabbed the duo in the early hours of Tuesday.

Madras HC justice R Sakthivel recuses himself from hearing plea by Senthil Balaji's wife

In the latest development in ED action against Tamil Nadu minister, the Madras High Court justice R Sakthivel recused himselffrom the bench hearing the habeas corpus petition filed by Megala, wife of Senthil Balaji.

Balaji was admitted to the hospital after he was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case. He underwent Coronary Angiogram today.

I-T raids premises of BRS MP Kotha Prabhakar Reddy

Income Tax officials are conducting searches at the premises of BRS MP Kotha Prabhakar Reddy. I-T sleuths are also searchinga shopping mall allegedly belonging to Nagar Kurnool MLA Marri Janardhan Reddy, reported ANI quoting sources.

Annamalai targets Stalin over inaction against 'corrupt' Senthil Balaji

"In 2016, when M K Stalin was the Opposition leader, he went to Senthil Balaji's house and also said that Balaji is a corrupt person in this case. In 2018, after S Balaji joined DMK, CM is saying that he is innocent. In 2016, when I-T Departmentraided TN Chief Secretary's office, M K Stalin welcomed it. Now, CM says ED entering Secretariat is an affront on federalism is nonsensical," said Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai on ED action against state minister V Senthil Balaji in a money laundering case.

Senthil Balaji not removed from minister's post due to CM's ego, says BJP leader Annamalai

The day ED arrests Senthil Balaji, he has to be removed from the post of minister. A month ago, we submitted a memorandum to the Governor that Senthil Balaji should be removed from the minister's post. It is the CM's ego that is keeping him, despite the Supreme Court's direction to Tamil Nadupolice to file a charge sheet against Senthil Balaji. Not removing him from the minister's post is an affront to the principle of natural justice, said Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai.

'Double barrel' government uses ED and CBI, says Kapil Sibal on ED action against TN minister

It's absolutely shocking. When they've their own government in the state and the Centre, then it becomes 'double-engine' government. But when another party is ruling in the state and the BJP in theCentre, it becomes a 'double barrel' government. They use ED and CBI, saidKapil Sibal on ED action on Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji.

In damage-control mode, Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena comes out with new advertisement

A day after Eknath Shinde-led party came out with an advertisement pegging him and not Devendra Fadnavis as the most preferred CM, the Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena went into a damage-control mode o Wednesday. The party released a new advertisement on newspaper with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis together waving hands.

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Kejriwal seeks CPI's support amid tussle with Centre over Delhi ordinance issue

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal continues his tour to seek support of the Opposition parties in it battle against the Centre over Ordinance bill.Kejriwal on Wednesday metD Raja, General Secretary of Communist Party of India, to seek CPI's support on the Centre's ordinance against the Delhi government.

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has been awarded Governor of the Year by Central Banking in London.

Bypass surgery advised for Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji

Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji underwent Coronary Angiogram today. A bypass surgery has been advised at the earliest, according tothe Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital, Chennai.

Clash erupts between two TMC groups in Bengal's Canning

A clash erupted between two groups of TMC outside the BDO office in Canning over nomination filing for West Bengal panchayat electionsearlier today, reported ANI.

Bag containing bombs recovered from car amid pre-poll violence in Bengal

As pre-poll violence in Bengal ahead of panchayat polls continues, abag containing bombs has been recovered from a car during the checking of vehicles in Bankura. Eight people were detained, according toQutubuddin Khan, SDPO, Bishnupur.

Oppn slams Modi government over misusing central agencies after ED arrests TN minister Senthil Balaji

Aam Aadmi Party is the latest Opposition party to condemn the arrest ofTamil Nadu Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji by the Enforcement Directorate.

"We strongly condemn the late night arrest of Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji by the Enforcement Directorate. The manner in which he was arrested despite his health condition is inhumane and raises serious concerns about the working methods of the ED. This arrest is a part of the continued attack on India's opposition, and it undermines the very foundations of our democracy. We stand in solidarity with Balaji and all those opposition leaders who have been victims of BJP's undemocratic targeting," the party said in a statement.

Earlier, Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) faction slammed the Modi government over misusing investigative agencies.

Guidelines not followed to arrest TN minister Senthil, says DMK advocate

DMK advocate and MP N R Elango mentionedbefore the Madras High Court that Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji has been taken into custody by Enforcement Directorate. Elango said before HC, "The intimation of Senthil's arrest was not furnished, guidelines not followed."

Meanwhile, State Investigation Agency (SIA) raids are under way in three districts of south Kashmir in connection with the murder of ATM guard Sanjay Kumar Sharma.

"I am not surprised at all," said NCP MP Supriya Sule on ED action on Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji.

Section 144 in Uttarakhand's Purola after permission denied to hold 'maha panchayat' on 'love jihad' cases

Section 144 of the CrPC has been imposed in Uttarakhand's Purola after the district administration refused permission to hold 'maha panchayat' over alleged 'love-jihad' cases.

No one will be allowed to disturb law andorder in the state, said DGP Ashok Kumar.

Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin visits minister Senthil Balaji in Chennai hospital

In Tamil Nadu,CM M K Stalin has arrivedat Omandurar government hospital to meet state minister Senthil Balaji in Chennai.Balaji was admitted to the hospital after he was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case.

Nine killed, 25 injured in late-night attack by militants in Manipur's Khamelock

At least nine villagers were killed and 25 others injured when suspected militants attacked Khamelock village in Imphal East district and fired indiscriminately, police said on Wednesday.

Unofficial sources put the death toll at 11.

A police official said that heavily armed militants attacked the Khamelock village late on Tuesday night and fired on the villagers from automatic weapons killing nine people on the spot and injuring 25 others. (IANS)

Shiv Sena comes out with another ad — this time with photos of Shinde and Fadnavis

In Maharashtra, Shiv Sena has come out with another newspaper ad - this time it has photos of Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis together. Yesterday, the Shinde faction came out with an ad that said their leader (Shinde) was most preferred as CM compared to Fadnavis, fuelling speculation of rift between the two parties.

What happens next in the Trump secret documents case?

Former US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal criminal charges that he unlawfully kept national-security documents when he left office and lied to officials who sought to recover them.

What happens next?

It could be a year or more before a trial takes place.

Trump's plea, entered before US Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman in a federal court in Miami, sets up a legal battle likely to play out for months while he seeks to win back the presidency in a November 2024 election.

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President Droupadi Murmu will review the Combined Graduation Parade at Air Force Academy in Hyderabad on June 17.

Two earthquakes jolt Jammu and Kashmir's Katra, Doda

Two fresh earthquakes of magnitude 4.3 and 2.8 jolted Jammu and Kashmir's Katra and Doda areas respectively in the early hours of Wednesday, triggering a panic among residents.

Tremors were felt in Katra at 2.20 am, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said, adding the epicentre was 81 kilometres northeast of Katra at a depth of 10 kilometres.

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Tamil Nadu ministers I Periyasamy arrive at Omandurar government hospital to meet minister Senthil Balaji in Chennai.

Meanwhile, IAS officer Anurag Goel has been appointed as the new Chief Electoral Officer of Assam.

Use of agencies against political opponents hallmark of Modi government says Kharge

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has condemnedthe blatant misuse of the ED in searching the office of Tamil Nadu Electricity MinisterSenthil Balaji."These are brazen attempts of the Modi government at harassment and intimidation. Such gross misuse of investigative agencies against political opponents has been the hallmark of the Modi government," Kharge said in a statement.

Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji arrested after ED raids

In the news just coming in from Tamil Nadu, stateminister Senthil Balaji has been arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after a long session of questioning.The ED had launched searches at locations linked to Balaji at Chennai, Karur and Erode, on Tuesday, months after the Supreme Court allowed police and ED probe into an alleged cash for jobs scam against the DMK strongman.

Balaji was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a government hospital here early on Wednesday, DMK leaders said, after he complained of uneasiness during the Enforcement Directorate raids (ED) at his premises that were on since June 13.

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RAF deployed outside TN hospital where V Senthil Balaji is admitted

Crocodile beaten to death in Vaishali district after it killed a 14-year-old boy