The Pentagon said on Monday that Ukraine makes its own targeting decisions after the Kremlin directly blamed the United States for an attack on Crimea that it said was carried out with U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles and that killed at least four people and injured 151.

"Ukraine makes its own targeting decisions and conducts its own military operations," Major Charlie Dietz, a Pentagon spokesperson, said.

8:53 PM

MeT predicts wet spell in Himachal Pradesh till June 30

Four vehicles were stranded for a few hours near Ganbharpul on the Kunihar-Nalagarh road in the Arki area of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh as debris fell on the road following a heavy spell of rain.

The road was blocked for two-three hours and there were reports of partial damage to a house. Locals informed the Public Works department and in the meantime, removed the debris themselves and opened the road, officials said.

The local MeT office has issued a "yellow" warning for heavy rains, thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places on June 28 and for thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places on June 25, 27 and 29. It has predicted a wet spell in the hill state till June 30.

8:35 PM

Aam Aadmi Party dissolves the present organisation in the state of Assam with immediate effect

AAP has constituted a Working Committee comprising the following leaders to restructure the party organisation- Dr Bhaben Choudhury (convenor), Manoj Dhanowar (Co-Convenor), Rajiv Saikia, Mamun Imdadul Haque Chaudhary, Rishiraj Kaundinya, Anurupa Dekaraja

8:01 PM

Govt committed to bringing more reforms: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday for introducing the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which he said has been effective in reducing the prices of household items, and asserted that the NDA government is committed to bringing more reforms to improve the lives of the citizens.

According to the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs' (CBIC) data, a majority of household items, including flour, cosmetics, televisions and refrigerators, have become cheaper after the GST implementation.

7:58 PM

Boiler explodes at powder coating factory in Ahmedabad; unit owner among 2 dead

A boiler exploded at a powder coating factory in Ahmedabad city on Monday, killing two persons, including the unit's owner, and triggering a fire, police said.

Three others sustained injuries in the boiler explosion at the factory located in the Odhav area of Ahmedabad city, they said. An industrial boiler is a closed device in which fluid is heated. The blast in the boiler of Banshi Powder Coating's factory killed two persons, including the owner of the unit and a worker, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Krunal Desai said, adding the cause of the explosion was not immediately known. The blast triggered a blaze in the factory, where fire brigade personnel and police rushed to bring the situation under control, he said. "A team from the forensic science laboratory has been called to examine the cause of the blast," Desai said.

A case of accidental death has been registered by the police, the ACP added.

7:54 PM

Dali cargo ship leaves Baltimore for Virginia, nearly 3 months after bridge collapse, reports AP

7:24 PM

Maruti Suzuki receives Rs 5.4 cr show cause notice from GST Dept

Maruti Suzuki receives a Show Cause Notice of Rs 5.4 cr issued by GST Department, Gujarat for the period July 20l7 to March 2023 on account of input tax credit denial on certain services.

6:42 PM

CBI takes over 5 cases from Bihar, Gujarat and Rajasthan pertaining to alleged malpractices in NEET-UG

The CBI has assumed control of five cases from Bihar, Gujarat, and Rajasthan concerning suspected irregularities in NEET-UG. These cases involve allegations of malpractice, signaling a significant development in the investigation into the conduct of the national medical entrance exam.

6:41 PM

Delhi High Court to pronounce verdict on Arvind Kejriwal bail tomorrow

5:28 PM

Mamata urges PM Modi to consider abolishing NEET

Mamata Banerjee has written to the Prime Minister, expressing her strong reservation over the exclusion of the Bengal government from discussions on Teesta water sharing and the Farakka Treaty with Bangladesh.

She has also urged him to consider abolishing NEET, restore system of conducting the exam by states following paper leak row.

5:11 PM

Mamata writes to PM, urges him to consider abolishing NEET

Mamata writes to PM, urges him to consider abolishing NEET, restore system of conducting the exam by states following paper leak row.

5:02 PM

BJP chief Nadda questions Congress' 'stoic silence' on Tamil Nadu liquor tragedy

The tragedy, which left 56 dead "until now" and almost 159 persons hospitalised, was entirely a "man-made disaster", BJP chief Nadda said in his letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, and alleged a nexus between the ruling "DMK-INDI alliance" dispensation and illicit liquor mafia as the reason behind the "worst ever" such incident.

5:00 PM

Toshakhana case: Imran Khan appeals to Pakistan SC for swift hearing

Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Monday today moved the Supreme Court, seeking an expedited hearing of his appeal against his disqualification by the election commission in the Toshakhana corruption case. In December last year, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder challenged in the Lahore High Court (LHC) the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) ruling of disqualifying him for five years for not declaring Toshakhana gifts in his statement of assets and liabilities.

4:57 PM

Rahul Gandhi's grandmother tried to abolish the Constitution and imposed the Emergency, claims BJP leader

"The opposition leader (Rahul Gandhi) keeps visiting different places with a copy of the Constitution. During the (Lok Sabha) elections, he spread rumours that the Constitution will be abolished and reservation will end. It, however, was Congress and Rahul Gandhi's grandmother (Indira Gandhi) who tried to abolish it and imposed the Emergency. She also imposed restrictions on media and jailed all opposition leaders," Jharkhand BJP president Babulal Marandi said today.

Aam Aadmi Party dissolves the present organisation in the state of Assam with immediate effect. Until the new organisational structure is announced, the State President, State Secretary and State Treasurer will continue to hold their posts. AAP has constituted a Working Committee comprising the following leaders to restructure the party organisation- Dr Bhaben Choudhury (convenor), Manoj Dhanowar (Co-Convenor), Rajiv Saikia, Mamun Imdadul Haque Chaudhary, Rishiraj Kaundinya, Anurupa Dekaraja.

The Delhi High Court will on Tuesday pronounce its verdict on a plea by the Enforcement Directorate seeking a stay on the trial court order granting bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case stemming from the alleged excise scam.

Mamata Banerjee has written to the Prime Minister, expressing her strong reservation over the exclusion of the Bengal government from discussions on Teesta water sharing and the Farakka Treaty with Bangladesh. She has also urged him to consider abolishing NEET, restore system of conducting the exam by states following paper leak row.

BJP National President J P Nadda today wrote to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, questioning the "stoic silence" of his party on the recent hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu. The tragedy, which left 56 dead "until now" and almost 159 persons hospitalised, was entirely a "man-made disaster", Nadda said in his letter to Kharge, and alleged a nexus between the ruling "DMK-INDI alliance" dispensation and illicit liquor mafia as the reason behind the "worst ever" such incident.

The Supreme Court today asked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to wait for the Delhi High Court's order on his bail petition in a money laundering case related to the now-scrapped liquor policy.

The Union education ministry's high-level committee on exam reforms and reviewing functioning of the National Testing Agency is scheduled to meet today. Amid a raging controversy over irregularities in competitive exams, the ministry on Saturday notified a seven-member commitee chaired by former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Radhakrishnan to conduct examinations in a transparent and smooth manner through the National Testing Agency (NTA). The panel is expected to look at the existing security protocols on the setting of the papers and other processes for different examinations. The panel is also tasked with making recommendations to enhance the robustness of the system.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has said that forty-eight per cent of students who were scheduled to retake the NEET-UG today did not turn up. 1,563 students who were given grace marks were eligible to take the retest today after the Supreme Court had passed an order, the NTA said. Seven exam centres were ope in Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Meghalaya, and Chandigarh. Data showed that of the total, 813 (52 per cent) gave the retest and 750 skipped.

Union minister Ramdas Athawale has said his Republican Party of India (A) supports conducting a caste census in the country and believes some way should be found for it. "My party demands that some way should be found because once the caste-based census is done, we will know the percentage of every caste in the population," the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment said.

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