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U nion Minister Som Parkash's convoy was shown black flags by farmers in Hoshiarpur district's Chabbewal area, earlier today

. Petroleum & Natural Gas Min Dharmendra Pradhan held a meeting with Secretary General of OPEC Mohammed S Barkindo today on issues relating to global oil markets and economic growth

. DMRC is running 5100 train trips every day. This was the same frequency at which Metro was operating during the normal pre-Covid times

. Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said the prime minister assured that the government was committed to hold elections and restore statehood to J&K. The PM said he wanted to call this meeting of J&K leaders last year, but Covid-19 delayed the plan. The prime minister also said that the work of the delimitation commission should have been over by now, but for the Covid-19 outbreak, he added.

. Odisha Special Task Force has seized 2.12 kg Brown Sugar and other incriminating materials in a raid conducted by the team of STF Bhubaneswar at Basta of Balasore district against illegal trade of narcotic drugs, one person apprehended

. Ministry of External Affairs said thatIndia supports all peace initiatives and has a long-term commitment to the development and reconstruction of Afghanistan

. CBI has registered a case on a complaint from State Bank of India against a private company based at Mumbai & others incl its then CEO, then CFO, then directors & unknown persons, bank officials for causing an alleged loss of Rs 2435 crores to SBI & other consortium member banks

. Delhi Police Special Cell questions four students, in connection with a blast that took place on January 29th outside the Israel Embassy in Delhi. The investigation is being conducted in a separate FIR filed by the Special Cell in the case

. Maharashtra BJP has passed a resolution to demand a CBI inquiry against Dy CM Ajit Pawar & Transport Minister Anil Parab into their alleged involvement in cases related to senior IPS officer Param Bir Singh & former policeman Sachin Waze, says State party president Chandrakant Patil

(PTI)

. Twitter Managing Director Manish Maheshwari's counsel informs Karnataka HC that his client is living in Bengaluru. The counsel says that Supreme Court & High Court have said that statement can be recorded through video-conferencing but Ghaziabad Police wants his personal presence

. Twitter Managing Director Manish Maheshwari's counsel tells Karnataka High Court that he is an employee of the organisation and has nothing to do with the offence

. Karnataka High Court begins hearing Twitter Managing Director Manish Maheshwari's petition against notice issued by Ghaziabad, UP Police under Sec 41A CrPC.

Ghaziabad Police had issued him notice in connection with the case where a man was thrashed & his beard chopped off in Loni.

(ANI)

. Maharashtra State GST Department, Pune has arrested one person for issuing fake invoices of more than Rs 130.05 crores and passed on the Input Tax Credit of Rs 19.79 crores without actual delivery of goods or services

. Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation to resume bus operations from Bengaluru, Shivamogga, Mangaluru and other places of the State to Mumbai, Pune, Miraj, Solapur, Pandharapur and Tuljapur in Maharashtra from 25 June with 50% seating capacity

. An FIR has been lodged against three private firms, deployed by the Uttar Pradesh government for paddy procurement, for not making payment to farmers for their purchase.

The government procures wheat and paddy through its various departments as well as non-government systems.

Around 15 firms in Bareilly district were registered for paddy procurement, the Regional Marketing Officer of the food department, Gyan Chand Verma, who lodged the FIR, said on Thursday. ( PTI )

. I appealed for self-reliance and local solutions in the world of toys and digital gaming. Its positive response is visible. These toys, games affect many aspects like our mental strength, our creativity and our economy: PM Modi at Toycathon 2021

. In the last 5-6 years, hackathon has been made a big platform to solve the problems of the country. The thinking behind this is to organise the country's strength, give it a medium. The effort is to connect our youth directly with the challenges and solutions of the country: PM Modi said while addressing Toycathon 2021.

. Participation of over 1,500 teams in first Toycathon signals bright future, strengthening of 'Atmarnibhar Bharat' programme: PM Modi

. To ensure no one is left out of Covid-19 vaccination drive, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation has started inoculating homeless people, beggars

. A meeting of AICC General Secretaries and State Incharges called by Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi is underway to discuss the current political situation via video conferencing.

. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has arrived at a Surat court to defend himself in a criminal defamation case over the ‘Modi surname’ remark

. A year after the start of student-led protests against Thailand's military-backed government, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is facing growing anger amid a mounting wave of coronavirus infections and a dismal economy.

This time, some of those calling for Prayuth to step down are his one-time allies.

On Thursday, three separate groups of protesters marched to demand the resignation of Prayuth, who first came to power in 2014 when, as army chief, he led a military coup against an elected government. ( Reuters )

. The UN and a handful of countries pressured Russia Wednesday to continue allowing authorization of the only border crossing through which humanitarian aid reaches Syria's insurgent Idlib region, but Moscow remained adamant that such a move threatens Syrian sovereignty.

"I strongly appeal to the members of the Council to reach consensus on allowing cross border operations as a vital channel of support for another year," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council.

However veto-wielding Russia, which is allied with President Bashar al-Assad, has made clear its opposition to a further extension of the border crossing's authorization. ( AFP )

. Generous Indonesians donating their spare change to the poor and needy are unwittingly helping finance deadly terror attacks and jihadist training camps, in a scam that has netted big money for extremist groups.

Former radical Khairul Ghazali once spent his days visiting restaurants, convenience stores and supermarkets to drop off charity boxes, wearing an official-looking uniform to avoid suspicion. ( PTI )

. A painting by wartime British Prime Minister Winston Churchill that was gifted to Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis sold for $1.85 million at a Phillips auction in New York on Wednesday.

"The Moat, Breccles," a signed 1921 oil landscape, went for within its pre-sale estimate price of between $1.5 million and $2 million. ( AFP )

. A federal US court in Los Angeles has scheduled on its calendar the in-person extradition hearing of Tahawwur Rana, the Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman who is sought for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack in India.

The extradition hearing, at the request of the Indian government, would be held in the court of Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian in Los Angeles. ( PTI )

. Bombay High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on Maharashtra home department's plea seeking the removal of some parts of the CBI FIR in connection with a corruption case against former state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and others. ( ANI )

. Taiwan's government on Thursday expressed its condemnation of the "political oppression" of Hong Kong media after the Chinese-run city's most vocal pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily, printed its last edition.

. Cristiano Ronaldo equalled the all-time international scoring record with his 109th goal for Portugal as the reigning champions scraped into the last 16 of Euro 2020 on Wednesday along with Germany and Spain.

. The Nasdaq climbed to a record-high close on Wednesday, fueled by a rally in Tesla Inc, with investors cheering data that showed a record peak for US factory activity in June.

. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday held out an olive branch to Chirag Paswan, saying the beleaguered LJP leader must reconsider his continuance in the NDA, led by the BJP which swore by the RSS ideology instead of the Constitution.

News highlights: President Biden says a deal has been reached on an infrastructure spending plan

Two tonnes of plastic waste was cleared from Kabini backwater by the Forest Department and locals earlier today near Mysuru

Robert Vadra's vehicle was challaned under Section 184 of The Motor Vehicles Act

Dhramendra Pradhan holds meeting with OPEC Secretary General

20 MLAs, including TMC's Mukul Roy and BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, elected to the Committee on Public Accounts in West Bengal

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