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NEET-UG retest to beryllium held connected June 21 amid choky security
Amid unprecedented security, over 22 lakh aspirants are scheduled to instrumentality the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination connected Sunday (June 21, 2026) crossed 5,440 centres successful 551 cities successful India and 14 centres abroad. The NTA has enactment successful spot broad arrangements to guarantee a fair, unafraid and candidate-friendly introspection connected Sunday, it stated successful an authoritative merchandise connected Saturday (June 20, 2026).
U.S. and Iran to speech successful Switzerland arsenic Tehran says it closed Strait of Hormuz again
U.S. and Iranian negotiators headed to a Swiss venue connected Saturday (June 20, 2026) for talks connected adding cardinal details to their interim statement to halt the war, hours aft Tehran said it closed the Strait of Hormuz due to the fact that of Israel’s attacks successful Lebanon and warned that small mightiness beryllium achieved if the warring doesn’t stop. U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance near for Switzerland connected Saturday (June 20, 2026) evening, conscionable arsenic Iranian authorities TV posted video showing Iran’s negotiators arriving there. They are led by parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and see Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and cardinal slope and lipid officials, among others. The woody calls for billions of dollars of Iran’s assets to beryllium unfrozen.
CJP presses for Pradhan’s resignation astatine 2nd Jantar Mantar protest
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke returned to the Capital aft demonstrations successful six cities and held a 2nd protestation astatine Jantar Mantar, which constabulary moved to evacuate aft the permitted 5 p.m. deadline. Mr. Dipke vowed to proceed the agitation until Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned, the cardinal request of the CJP, which gained implicit 2 crore societal media followers successful a substance of days past month.
Iran says it closed Strait of Hormuz arsenic Israeli strikes connected Lebanon continue
Iran’s subject said it had erstwhile again closed the Strait of Hormuz, citing “violations” of the archetypal clause of a precocious signed memorandum of knowing (MoU) with the U.S., arsenic Israeli strikes connected Lebanon continued. The Iranian subject bid said the closure of the strait “is the archetypal measurement of effect to the enemy’s breach of trust”. If Israel continued the attacks connected Lebanon, “further measures volition beryllium planned and taken,” it added.
Centre bans 16 fixed dose operation drugs, including antibiotics, painkillers, tegument meds
Stating that definite cause cocktails deficiency therapeutic justification and could airs risks to patients, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has banned 16 fixed dose operation medications successful nationalist interest. The prohibited drugs see definite dermatological preparations, analgesic and antispasmodic medicines, and antibiotic-based formulations that person been deemed irrational oregon unsafe.
Ladakh civil society groups telephone for shutdown implicit ‘Centre’s backtracking connected May 22 agreement’
Ladakh-based civilian nine umbrella groups, Ladakh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), called for a shutdown connected June 23 against the Centre’s “backtracking connected May 22 decisions” and “delay successful releasing the agreed upon minutes of the meeting”. “We person called for a implicit shutdown connected June 23 successful Ladakh. All shops and concern centres volition stay closed. Only transport volition beryllium allowed due to the fact that of the ongoing tourer season,” said LAB president Tsering Dorjey Lakrook, successful a associated property league with members of the KDA.
Abhishek Banerjee alleges information menace connected airdrome premises; Trinamool claims ‘murder bid’ by BJP
Trinamool Congress general caput Abhishek Banerjee has claimed that helium faced a information menace connected the premises of the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport connected Friday (June 19, 2026) night. Top Trinamool enactment condemned the incident. Senior Trinamool leader and Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien asked if this was an effort to murder Mr. Banerjee. MP Sagarika Ghose asked the constabulary to instrumentality contiguous enactment against the accused and questioned the workings of the caller BJP authorities successful the State.
PM Modi visits President Murmu’s in-laws’ village, explores tribal traditions and mode of life
In a uncommon moment, President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi recovered themselves walking the aforesaid unpaved way connected Saturday (June 20, 2026), acold removed from the corridors of powerfulness successful New Delhi, successful a distant tribal colony of Odisha. Assuming the roles of big and guide, President Murmu personally briefed the Prime Minister astir Pahadpur, her in-laws’ village, its tribal mode of beingness and the value of Jahera, the ineffable Santhal worship site.
Bihar CM orders judicial enquiry into alleged fake brushwood of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari
The Bihar government ordered a judicial enquiry into the alleged fake encounter of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari (28), who died connected Wednesday (June 17, 2026) successful Bhojpur territory nether the Shahpur constabulary presumption area. Several people, including ruling enactment leaders, person raised questions astir the constabulary brushwood of the antheral who had nary transgression grounds and had been engaged successful societal work. The incidental has sparked monolithic nationalist outrage and protests crossed the region.
Trump escalates spat implicit photograph astatine G7 Summit; Meloni hits backmost astatine ‘constant, senseless attacks’
Continuing a crisp speech of words implicit a photograph astatine the G7 Summit successful France, U.S. President Donald Trump connected said that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni “asked, implicit and over, for a picture” with him astatine the satellite leaders’ gathering past week. Ms. Meloni fired backmost astatine him saying his “constant, unprovoked attacks are senseless” aft helium escalated a diplomatic enactment by accusing her of repeatedly seeking a photograph with him.
Switzerland says U.S.-Iran talks proceed astatine Bürgenstock, declines to place participants
Switzerland continues to provide a “discreet and reliable setting” astatine Bürgenstock to facilitate discussions connected implementing a memorandum of knowing betwixt the U.S. and Iran, the Swiss Foreign Ministry said. It added successful a statement that nary further details would beryllium disclosed astir participants and the contented of the talks, citing confidentiality.
J&K govt. orders enquiry into 103 bosom procedures under PMJAY scheme, suspends doctor
The Jammu and Kashmir government suspended a doc and ordered an inquiry into allegations of misrepresentation of 103 cardiac procedures nether the PMJAY-SEHAT strategy astatine Government Medical College (GMC), Anantnag, successful southbound Kashmir. The doc has been identified arsenic Dr. Syed Maqbool Ahmad Shah, Associate Professor of Cardiology. “During the play of his suspension, helium shall stay attached to the bureau of Government Medical College, Jammu,” the bid said.
Akal Takht releases video of Mann’s quality earlier it implicit ‘objectionable’ video
The Akal Takht released a video of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s appearance earlier the ultimate temporal spot of Sikhs successful January this twelvemonth regarding an alleged objectionable video. This came amid an ongoing enactment implicit the alleged video connected which the Akal Takht issued an edict against Mr. Mann on June 15, 2026 successful Amritsar.
India faces South Africa successful archetypal existent test
On Sunday (June 21, 2026) astatine Old Trafford, India is taking connected South Africa successful 1 of the biggest matches yet. It is besides a imaginable quarterfinal. In this Group of Death, India and South Africa are pooled alongside Australia, which is looking successful ominous touch. The women from Down Under are connected apical of Group A with 3 wins successful arsenic galore games. The archetypal of those was against South Africa. It was alternatively a broad one, too.
India vs Afghanistan 3rd ODI: Prasidh, Jaiswal and Rohit prima arsenic the Men successful Blue expanse series
The Afghan situation was blown away similar a straw extortion successful a tempest arsenic openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (110 n.o., 86b, 14x4, 3x6) and Rohit Sharma (79, 69b, 9x4, 3x6) added 170 runs to powerfulness India to a nine-wicket triumph successful the 3rd and final ODI and implicit a 3-0 expanse of Afghanistan astatine the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium present connected Saturday (June 20, 2026). Prasidh Krishna’s maiden five-wicket haul (five for 23) near India with a humble people of 219.
FIFA World Cup: Undav fires Germany to 2-1 triumph implicit Ivory Coast and spot successful the knockouts
Deniz Undav scored two goals disconnected the seat arsenic Germany pulled disconnected a thrilling comeback to bushed Ivory Coast 2-1 successful their World Cup Group E lucifer connected Saturday (June 20, 2026), securing their spot successful the knockout signifier for the archetypal clip since they won the rubric successful 2014. After having 2 goals disallowed successful the archetypal half, Germany did not suffer absorption and utilized intricate passing to find their mode portion the West Africans produced their dynamic marque of attacking football successful a chaotic Group E clash.
Belgium winger Doku retired for World Cup lucifer with Iran owed to illness
Belgium’s Jeremy Doku volition not play successful his team’s World Cup lucifer against Iran connected Sunday (June 21, 2026) owed to illness. The Manchester City winger was ruled retired Saturday (June 20, 2026) by the Red Devils for the lucifer astatine SoFi Stadium successful the Los Angeles area.
