News updates: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi resigns from Wayanad seat of Lok Sabha

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3:13 PM

Bengaluru Court sends Prajwal Revanna to 14-day judicial custody

A Bengaluru court today sent former Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna to 14-day judicial custody in a sexual assault and rape case. The order was pronounced by the 42nd Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (AACM) special court. Revanna,  suspended from JD(S), was taken  in custody minutes after he landed at Kempegowda International Airport on May 30.

2:57 PM

Alleging 'character assassination', Swati Maliwal requests INDIA bloc leaders to meet her

After alleging that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bhibav assaulted her, Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal today wrote a letter to INDIA bloc leaders and requested that they meet her. Read here for more details.

2:53 PM

Ganganagar in Rajasthan sizzles at 46.2 degrees Celsius

Ganganagar registered the highest maximum temperature in Rajasthan at 46.2 degrees Celsius today, the meteorological centre here said.

2:33 PM

Army sets up skin bank for treating burn injuries of service members, families

The Army Hospital (Research & Referral) today announced the setting up of a first-of-its-kind modern skin bank in the Armed Forces Medical Services. The skin bank will be staffed by a team of plastic surgeons, and specialised technicians.

2:26 PM

Marathas cannot be given reservation from OBC quota, says Bhujbal, demands caste census

Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal has reiterated that the Marathas cannot be given reservation from the quota for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) community. The OBC leader's statement has come amid the stir by quota activists Laxman Hake and Navnath Waghmare, who have been on hunger strike for the last six days.

2:23 PM

Hearing in defamation case against Rahul Gandhi postponed to June 26

The hearing in the defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his alleged objectionable remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah was on Tuesday fixed for June 26 as the concerned judge was on leave.

 

1:59 PM

If depositors money not returned, people will lose trust in cooperative banks, says Kerala High Court

Unless officials take steps to ensure depositors' request for return of their money is honoured, people's trust in the cooperative banking sector would be "seriously diminished," the Kerala High Court said today. Justice Devan Ramachandran said that people losing faith in the cooperative banking sector would "prejudice" the state deeply.

1:41 PM

Space in the Indian political system has been blown open: Rahul Gandhi

In his first interview since the declaration of the Lok Sabha poll results, Rahul Gandhi told the Financial Times that the space in the Indian political system has been blown open.

1:16 PM

News update: First CCEA meet likely at 5 pm tomorrow

The meeting of Union Cabinet and CCEA (Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs) is likely to take place at 5 pm in the national capital tomorrow, 19th June.

1:15 PM

Maharashtra CM Shinde holds meeting with Dy CMs; BJP leaders head for review meet in Delhi

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde held a late night meeting with Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar after which some state BJP leaders left for Delhi for a review meet.

1:13 PM

Plenty of time to choose candidate: CPI leader Annie Raja on Wayanad by-poll

There was ‘plenty of time’ to pick who would be the candidate from Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) for the forthcoming Wayanad by-election, Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Annie Raja said. The seat fell vacant after Congress candidate Rahul Gandhi decided to keep the Rae Bareli seat. Annie Raja was the runner-up from Wayanad in the recent Lok Sabha polls.

1:00 PM

US, India to launch NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar to tackle climate change, says White House

India and the United States (US) are planning to jointly launch NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar to tackle climate change and other global challenges,  the White House said amid National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's two-day visit to New Delhi.

 

12:46 PM

Group of Ministers to meet at Rajnath Singh's residence

A meeting of Group of Ministers is scheduled to take place at Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's residence to ensure better Floor coordination among the NDA alliance partners during the Parliament session.

12:32 PM

Crucial BJP meet set to take place at Rajnath Singh's house

BJP is in discussions with its NDA allies over the post of Lok Sabha speaker.

12:30 PM

'Hand over the case to CBI': Assam CM Sarma writes to Mamata on IIT-Kharagpur student's death

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, demanding that the case related to the death of IIT-Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed be handed over to the CBI for investigation following the findings of the latest forensic report.