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Twitter India MD summoned to UP police station on June 24 in connected with Loni incident

At least 36 passengers injured after a double-decker bus overturns on the Yamuna Expressway in Mathura: Police

(PTI)

WTC Final Day 4 abandoned due to rain, says BCCI

Amarnath yatra cancelled due to Covid-19 for 2nd year in a row

The annual Amarnath pilgrimage has been cancelled for the second year in a row in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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BJP Alipurduar president, 8 other leaders join TMC, slam BJP

In a jolt to the BJP after its defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections, the Alipurduar district president joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday accusing the saffron party leadership of ignoring the district leaders.

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Jammu & Kashmir | Terrorists fire shots at Naka party of CRPF at Babapora, Zainapora in Shopian District, no injury reported: CRPF

(ANI)

Uttar Pradesh's next chief minister will be finalised by the BJP's central leadership after the state Assembly elections next year, says senior party leader and UP minister Swami Prasad Maurya

(PTI)

Karnataka relaxes Covid-19 restrictions in 6 more districts

The B S Yediyurappa administration on Monday added six more districts, including Bengaluru Rural, under Unlock 2.0 that is valid till July 5.

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AAP's CM face for Punjab to be from the Sikh community: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that the party's chief ministerial face for the 2022 Punjab assembly polls will be from the Sikh community.

When asked who will be the CM's face of the party for the 2022 polls, Kejriwal said, “Discussions are going on in the party regarding this, when time comes, you will be informed". (PTI)

Facebook, WhatsApp urge HC to stay CCI notice in privacy policy matter

Facebook and WhatsApp on Monday urged the Delhi High Court to stay the Competition Commission of India (CCI) notice asking them to furnish certain information in relation to a probe ordered by it into the instant messaging app’s new privacy policy.

A vacation bench of Justices Anup Jairam Bhambhani and Jasmeet Singh said it will pass an order on the application. (PTI)

Organiers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Monday capped the number of spectators at 10,000 people per venue for the Games, or 50% of capacity, promising to hold the event safely amid the Covid-19 pandemic. (Reuters)

Japanese football star Kumi Yokoyama comes out as transgender man

Japanese Women's World Cup star Kumi Yokoyama has come out as a transgender man -- one of the few athletes to do so in a country where LGBTQ rights lag behind other developed nations.

Yokoyama, who represented Japan at the 2019 Women's World Cup and currently plays for National Women's Soccer League side Washington Spirit, said living in the United States made it easier to be "open" about sexuality and gender. (AFP)

Calcutta HC has rejectedWest Bengal govt's plea for recalling the order that directed NHRC to investigate post-poll violence. (PTI)

S.Korea stocks tumble on hawkish Fed; won hits 3-month low

South Korean shares fell on Monday, tracking global stocks, as investors were spooked after the USFederal Reserve's surprise hawkish stance last week. The won touched a three-month low and the benchmark bond yield fell.

The benchmark KOSPI ended down 27.14 points, or 0.83%, at 3,240.79, logging the sharpest decline since June 9. (Reuters)

In the Udyog Nagar fire in Delhi, atleast 5-6 people are missing. "I am rushing to the spot. Fire is not under control. 31 fire tenders are present at the spot,"Atul Garg, Director, Delhi Fire Service told ANI

Maruti Suzuki India to hike car prices in Jul-Sep qtr amid rise in input costs

The country's largest automobile maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Monday said it will hike prices of its cars in the second quarter of the current fiscal due to increase in the input costs.

"Over the past year, the cost of the company's vehicles continue to be adversely impacted due to increase in various input costs. Hence, it has become imperative for the company to pass on some impact of the above additional cost to customers through a price rise," Maruti Suzuki India said in a regulatory filing. (PTI)

"Shiv Sena, Congress andNCP stand united and arecommitted to run the government for 5 years. Outsiders who want to form government andare restless after losing power may try, but the government will continue. Attempts may be made to create cracks between Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena but it won't work,"Sanjay Raut of the Shiv Sena told ANI.

US envoy offers to meet North Korea 'anywhere anytime'

The US special representative for North Korea on Monday offered to meet with Pyongyang "anywhere, anytime, without preconditions", with no public contact so far between the Biden administration and the nuclear-armed nation.

Sung Kim's remarks came after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last week gave his first reaction to Washington's recent review of its approach to his isolated country, saying Pyongyang must prepare for both "dialogue and confrontation". (AFP)

A fire broke out at a shoe factory in Udyog Nagar, Delhi. 24 fire tenders were rushed to the site. No casualties have been reported so far.

China's onshore yuan weakens to 6.4660 per dollar, its weakest level since May 7 (Reuters)

39,24,07,782 samples tested for Covid-19, up to 20th June 2021. Of these, 13,88,699 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui appeals to people of his village to plant saplings

Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has appealed to the people of his village here to plant saplings.

He started a tree plantation drive in Safipur Patti village in Budhana town on Sunday evening and planted 35 saplings. (PTI)

Sweden's government faces no confidence vote

Sweden's government is under threat of being toppled on Monday as it faces a no confidence vote that could trigger snap polls, only a year ahead of the 2022 general election.

Heading into the vote on Monday, three scenarios are on the table: Prime Minister Stefan Lofven could simply resign, a snap election could be triggered before next year's general election or some form of political comprise could be reached -- saving the Social Democrat and Green Party coalition minority government at the last minute. (AFP)

US Nuclear envoy Sung Kim says he looks forward to positive response on dialogue from North Korea (Reuters)

Support rising in Japan for Tokyo Olympics this summer: poll

Around a third of Japanese now back holding the Olympics, up from just 14 percent last month, a new poll showed Monday, though a majority still prefer cancellation or postponement because of the pandemic.

The poll reinforces other recent surveys that suggest opposition to Tokyo 2020 is softening slightly, just over a month before the July 23 opening ceremony. (AFP)

Barnaby Joyce to be Australia's new deputy prime minister

Barnaby Joyce will be Australia's new deputy prime minister after winning a leadership contest in the government's junior coalition partner on Monday, local media reported.

Joyce was previously Australia's deputy prime minister from 2016 to 2018 but resigned after an extramarital affair with a former staff member. (Reuters)

Yoga shows us the road from stress to strength and from negativity to creativity. Yoga tells us that so many problems might be out there, but we've infinite solutions within ourselves. We're the biggest source of energy in the universe: PM Modi

Whenever the sages of India spoke of health, they did not only meant physical health. That is why, along with physical health, there is so much emphasis on mental health in yoga: PM Modi

The great Tamil saint Sri Thiruvalluvar ji said that if there is a disease then go to its root, find out what is the cause of the disease, then start its treatment: PM Modi

Today even medical science lays emphasis on the healing process, besides medical treatment. Yoga helps in healing process: PM Modi

During Covid, several studies are going on, researching on the benefits of yoga on our body and immunity. We see that yoga and breathing exercises are being done at the beginning of online classes. This is helping children in fighting the virus: PM Modi

When I talk to frontline warriors and doctors, they tell me that they've made Yoga a shield for protection against the virus. They've used Yoga not just for safeguarding themselves, but also patients: PM Modi

When the coronavirus knocked in the world, then no country was prepared for it, by means, by strength and by mental state. We all have seen that in such difficult times, yoga became a great medium of self-confidence: PM Modi

In the 1.5 years of Covid, several countries including India have faced troubled times. People have more enthusiasm about yoga since the last year or so: PM Narendra Modi

Adviser to Jimmy Lai says Apple Daily to shut

Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily will be forced to shut "in a matter of days" after authorities froze the company's assets under a sweeping national security law, an adviser to jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai told Reuters on Monday.

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PM Modi to address Yoga Day programme on Monday morning

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Monday morning address a programme to mark International Yoga Day whose theme this year is 'Yoga For Wellness'.

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New Zealander selected as first transgender Olympian

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard was confirmed as the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the Olympic Games Monday when Kiwi officials named her in the squad for Tokyo next month.

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