News highlights: ED allows Rahul's request to defer his questioning to next week in National Herald case

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The ED has allowed Congress leaderRahulGandhi's request to defer his questioning in the National Herald money-laundering case from June 17 to June 20 owing to personal reasons, officials said on Thursday.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) turned net purchaser of the US currency in April, after it bought $1.965 billion from spot market, according to RBI's monthly bulletin for June.

The Bajrang Dal staged protests across the country against recent incidents of violence over remarks on Prophet Mohammad and demanded a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into them, the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) said on Thursday.

Supreme CourtJudgeJustice M R Shah was being airlifted to Delhi after falling sick in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, according to sources.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday came out in support of defence job aspirants protesting against the Agnipath scheme and appealed to the central government to give them the chance to serve the country throughout their life, not just four years.

Karnataka Cong chief DK Shivakumar, CLP leader Siddaramaiah, other leaders and workers of the party detained by Police

The leaders were held during their protest in Bengaluru against ED and the questioning of Rahul Gandhi.

Train set ablaze in Bihar over Agnipath; water cannons, tear gas used on Congress workers in Kerala

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a roadshow in Dharamshala

Traffic snarl in Bengaluru as Congress protests over Rahul's questioning by ED

Protests against 'Agnipath' scheme continue in Bihar; road, railway traffic disrupted

Protests against the Centre's 'Agnipath' scheme for hiring jawans on a short-term contractual basis continued across Bihar for the second consecutive day on Thursday as aspirants preparing for jobs in defence forces disrupted railway and road traffic in Jehanabad, Buxar and Nawada districts.

'India fully supports a strong, unified & prosperous ASEAN, one whose centrality in Indo-Pacific is fully recognized'

ASEAN has become even more arduous with geopolitical headwinds which we faced due to developments in Ukraine: Jaishankar

ASEAN has always stood tall as a beacon of regionalism, multilateralism & globalisation, says Jaishankar

"It has successfully carved out a niche for itself in the region & provided a foundation for the evolving strategic & economic architecture in the Indo-Pacific," he added.

Overnight rain in Delhi brings pleasant morning; more expected

The national capital witnessed clear skies and a pleasant morning on Thursday as the city's minimum temperature plummeted by four degrees after an overnight rain, with more predicted during the day.

The weather office has predicted light to moderate thundershower towards the evening.

Kerala gold smuggling case: Swapna's fresh allegations puts 2 more CPI-M leaders in dock

After Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, more revelations by the prime accused in the gold smuggling case Swapna Suresh can spell trouble for two CPI-M leaders -- former CPI-M speaker P.Sreeramakrishnan and former state minister and senior legislator K.T.Jaleel.

Elon Musk expected to confirm desire to own Twitter in meeting Thursday

Elon Musk is expected to reiterate his desire to own Twitter Inc when he speaks to the social-media company's employees on Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.

Centre keen on ensuring welfare of Kashmiri Pandits, several measures have been taken for their rehabilitation in valley: Union minister Nisith Pramanik