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Wagner Group chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russian President, Vladimir Putin
Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin with Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: Twitter @Sprinter99880)

2 min read Last Updated : Jun 26 2023 | 10:39 PM IST

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Comedian and YouTuber Devraj Patel of 'Dil Se Bura Lagta Hai' fame dies in Chhattisgarh road accident

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India summons Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi over attacks on Sikh community

Following the recent attacks on Sikh community members in Pakistan, India summoned a senior diplomat of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi and lodged a strong protest against these incidents, said sources, according to media reports.

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EPFO extends deadline to apply for higher pension for members till July 11

The deadline to apply for higher EPS pension has been extended to July 11 from June 26, 2023. This is the third time that the EPFO has extended the deadline to apply for higher pension for Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS) subscribers. Originally, the deadline to apply for higher EPS pension was March 3, 2023.

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BJP's reaction to opposition meet in Patna shows it was a success: Omar Abdullah

National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Monday said the reaction of the BJP leadership, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, is proof that the meeting of opposition parties in Patna was a success.

He also said militancy will not come to an end in Jammu and Kashmir till the time the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is at the helm.

"Time will prove whether it (the opposition meet) was a photo shoot or not. If the entire BJP leadership, including the home minister who is the second most powerful person in the country, has issued a statement about the meeting, it gives you some idea about its success.

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First thing PM Modi should do is sack Manipur CM: Cong chief Mallikarjun Kharge

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence on the Manipur violence and said the first thing he should do is sack Chief Minister N Biren Singh if he is really concerned about the state. No amount of "propaganda" by the BJP-led government can cover up its "abject failure" in handling the Manipur situation, Kharge said.

He said reports indicate that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has finally spoken to Modi on the situation in the northeastern state and added, "For the last 55 days, Modiji did not say a word on Manipur. Every Indian is waiting for him to speak."

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Changing nature of violence in Manipur is a concern: CM Biren

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has expressed concern over the changing nature of violence in the northeastern state. The union home minister is reportedly concerned over the shifting of violence and civil unrest from peripheral areas to districts in the Imphal valley.

"The changing nature of violence from exchange of fire in the peripheral areas to the civil unrest in the valley districts has become a matter of concern for Amit Shah ji," the chief minister told reporters here after his return from New Delhi late on Sunday night.

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Delhi police launches probe into flying drone near Akshardham Temple

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Contemporary position of President Putin is absolutely stable: Minister of Culture Mikhail Shvydkoy

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PM Narendra Modi to visit Madhya Pradesh on June 27, to flag off five Vande Bharat trains

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Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Jupally Krishna Rao, other BRS leaders join Congress meet

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Rain in Chandigarh brings down minimum temperature to 25 degrees Celsius

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Centre approves Rs 56,415 crores to 16 States for Capital Investment

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Telangana CM, BRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao along with cabinet ministers on way to Solapur, Maharashtra

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Around 301 roads have been affected due to flash floods in Himachal Pradesh: State PWD Minister

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BJP wants to sell the country, their double engines will soon vanish: Mamata Banerjee in Cooch Behar

Wagner head Prigozhin releases 11-minute audio file in first message since halting mutiny. He said Wagner had support in towns it went through during mutiny. The march showed serious security problems in the country, Prigozhin added.

The power regulator in Delhi has allowed distribution companies to increase power tariffs in the national capital. This comes after petitions were filed by the companies, seeking the hike in power rates.

Mandi-Kullu highway which was blocked due to a landslide near 7 Mile in Mandi has been opened after almost 20 hours.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Telangana Congress leaders' meeting underway at the AICC office. 

The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) on Monday deferred hearing on Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and ZEE's Managing Director Punit Goenka's plea challenging market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi) interim order till June 27, reports ET

At least 10 people were killed and eight others injured in a head-on collision between two buses under Digapahandi police limit in Odisha's Ganjam district on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, the official said.

The NIA is conducting searches in more than half a dozen places in four Jammu and Kashmir districts as part of an investigation in a terror-related case, officials said on Monday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the friendship between India and the US is a force for global good and will make the planet better as well as more sustainable.


Topics :SEBINarendra ModiJoe BidenSubhash ChandraPunit GoenkaSecurities Appellate TribunalEssel Group Zee EntertainmentOdisha Bus accidentDeath tollUS India relations National Investigation Agency NIAJammu and KashmirKashmirterror funding case

First Published: Jun 26 2023 | 8:49 AM IST