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India summons U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission again aft different onslaught connected merchant vessel with Indian crew
For the 2nd clip successful 3 days, India summoned the U.S. Embassy’s Deputy Chief of Mission, Jason Meeks, connected Friday (June 11, 2026), aft U.S. CENTCOM utilized missiles to people a tanker with an Indian unit adjacent the Omani coast. “Yesterday, yet different vas with 20 Indian unit connected committee came nether attack. The U.S. envoy was called successful by Additional Secretary (Americas) successful the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA),” sources told The Hindu.
Supreme Court dismisses Meenakshi Natarajan’s plea against rejection of Rajya Sabha candidature
Observing that courts should ordinarily refrain from intervening successful ongoing electoral processes, the Supreme Court connected Friday (June 12, 2026) dismissed Congress person Meenakshi Natarajan’s plea challenging the rejection of her Rajya Sabha information papers from Madhya Pradesh. A Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and A.S. Chandurkar observed that, successful presumption of Article 329(b) of the Constitution, it had nary jurisdiction to interfere with the bid of the Returning Officer (RO) and that an predetermination petition was the lone remedy disposable successful specified cases. The proviso stipulates that nary predetermination to either House of Parliament oregon a State Legislature tin beryllium called successful question but done an predetermination petition filed successful the mode prescribed by law.
Kane Williamson, erstwhile New Zealand captain, announces status from planetary cricket
Former New Zealand skipper and all-time starring run-scorer Kane Williamson on Friday (June 12, 2026) announced his retirement from planetary cricket. “I’ve thought astir it for a while, but implicit the past fewer days it’s go wide present is the close time,” the erstwhile skipper said successful a statement. The 35-year-old Kiwi batter has played 110 Tests, scoring 9,515 runs astatine an mean of 54.1 with a highest people of 251. He has scored 33 centuries and 38 half-centuries successful Tests. Kane Williamson made his Test debut against India successful 2010. In that Indian series, helium besides made his ODI debut. Kane Williamson played his past ODI successful October 2025 against England.
Dissident Trinamool faction to attack Lok Sabha Speaker, question designation arsenic ‘real TMC’
Dissident TMC MPs volition conscionable Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla connected Monday to question designation arsenic the “real TMC”, rebel MP Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia said connected Friday (June 12, 2026), and claimed that 19 members are presently backing the faction. Mr. Basunia, the MP from Cooch Behar and among the lawmakers seeking to enactment the NDA successful the Lok Sabha, told PTI Videos that the radical has already submitted a practice to the Speaker. “We person submitted the letter... On Monday, we volition spell to the Speaker and involvement our assertion to signifier the existent TMC parliamentary group. We volition inquire the Speaker to springiness designation to our claim,” Mr. Basunia said.
Proclamation orders executed against Syed Salahuddin, 3 others successful 1996 case: J&K Police
The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s peculiar wing, Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK), connected Friday (June 12, 2026) executed proclamation orders issued by a peculiar tribunal against United Jihad Council (UJC) main Syed Salahuddin and Hizbul Mujahideen commandant Ghulam Nabi Khan alias Amir Khan and 2 others successful transportation with a lawsuit registered successful 1996. “During the people of investigation, the accused were recovered to beryllium evading apprehension and deliberately avoiding ineligible proceedings. Consequently, proclamation proceedings were initiated by the tribunal directing them to look earlier it connected July 14, 2026, astatine 10 a.m., failing which further enactment nether instrumentality would follow,” said a constabulary statement.
BSF, BGB sermon amerciable and forced borderline crossings astatine DG-level talks
The Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) discussed “illegal and forced borderline crossings”, among different issues on the India-Bangladesh border, during the three-day Director-General-level talks that concluded connected Thursday, a BSF connection said. The 57th DG-Level Border Coordination Conference betwixt the borderline guarding forces of India and Bangladesh was held successful Delhi from June 8 to 11.
J&K CM raises interest implicit 15-day closure of Srinagar airdrome with Defence, Civil Aviation Ministers
Fearing a antagonistic interaction connected tourism, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah connected Friday (June 12, 2026) expressed interest implicit the projected closure of Srinagar International Airport from October 1 to 16 this twelvemonth and met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu successful New Delhi. A spokesperson of the J&K authorities said Mr. Abdullah, during the meetings, underscored the value of maintaining uninterrupted aerial connectivity to the Union Territory, “particularly during the highest autumn tourism play erstwhile the Kashmir Valley attracts a ample fig of visitors from crossed the country”.
Sensex jumps 1,695 points, Nifty rises 2% propelled by planetary rally arsenic U.S. ends warfare with Iran
Benchmark indices ended sharply higher connected Friday (June 12, 2026), with the Sensex climbing 1,695.40 points and the Nifty surging astir 2 per cent, successful tandem with a rally successful planetary markets and a diminution successful crude lipid prices aft U.S. President Donald Trump declared that his state has ended the warfare with Iran. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,695.40 points, oregon 2.30%, to settee astatine 75,527.95. During the day, it surged 1,775.47 points, oregon 2.40%, to 75,608.02. The 50-share NSE Nifty ended sharply higher by 461.30 points, oregon 1.99%, to adjacent astatine 23,622.90. Intra-day, the benchmark scale zoomed 483.75 points, oregon 2%, to 23,645.35.
Jairam Ramesh urges Centre to reconsider Great Nicobar airport, backs INS Baaz expansion
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh, connected Friday (June 12, 2026), wrote to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, urging him to reconsider the rejection of a afloat runway enlargement astatine INS Baaz connected Campbell Bay. He argued that the alternate present being pursued — a greenfield airdrome astatine Galathea Bay successful Great Nicobar — carries acold higher ecological and societal costs than the authorities has acknowledged. The missive follows the Defence Ministry’s June 8 assertion that India would put astir ₹13,000 crore successful a dual-use airdrome and runway for civilian and naval operations, to beryllium completed wrong 5 years and jointly funded with the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
NTA announces much rough-work space, extended exam model for NEET-UG 2026
The National Testing Agency (NTA) connected Friday (June 12, 2026) announced a series of student-friendly measures for NEET (UG) 2026, including further rough-work abstraction and an extended introspection window. The aesculapian entranceway introspection is scheduled to beryllium held connected June 21. According to the NTA, the introspection volition beryllium conducted from 2 p.m. to 5:15 pm, providing a full model of 195 minutes. The duration of the introspection has been extended by 15 minutes. “This model is designed to accommodate the invigilation formalities astatine the commencement and extremity of the examination, specified arsenic the signing requirements, which candidates earlier felt reduced their effectual moving time,” the bureau said.
British High Commissioner Lindy Cameron pays tribute to Air India level clang victims
On the first day of the Air India level clang successful Ahmedabad, British High Commissioner to India Lindy Cameron connected Friday (June 12, 2026) paid tribute to the victims, saying her thoughts were with each the families affected by the tragedy. She said 52 British nationals were among the 260 persons killed successful the incident. Ms. Cameron reached the clang tract successful the city’s Meghaninagar country and offered floral tributes to those who mislaid their lives successful the AI-171 level clang connected June 12 past year. The London-bound formation clang killed 260 persons, including 241 passengers and unit members and 19 persons connected the ground. Only 1 rider survived. Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was among those killed. The plane crashed into a hostel analyzable of BJ Medical College 32 seconds aft take-off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport successful Ahmedabad.
Tehran would not cede power of Strait of Hormuz nether draught U.S. deal, says Iran
Iran’s authorities media said connected Friday (June 12, 2026) that nether a draught statement with the United States, Tehran would not springiness up power implicit the strategic Strait of Hormuz. “Iran makes nary committedness successful this substance to cede the absorption of the strait oregon the restoration of conditions that existed earlier the American and Israeli subject aggression,” according to the authoritative IRNA quality agency, which referred to “the wide outlines of the existent text” being finalised. Iran’s authorities media said that the Islamic Republic would support the close to enrich uranium nether immoderate last statement with the United States pursuing 60 days of negotiations.
India sends measles vaccines, aesculapian supplies to Maldives amid rising cases
India dispatched 20,000 doses of measles vaccines and astir 3 tonnes of aesculapian supplies to the Maldives to assistance code rising measles cases and fortify immunisation sum successful the land nation. The Maldives Ministry of Foreign Affairs, successful a societal media station connected Thursday (June 11, 2026), expressed appreciation for the “timely assistance”, saying it reflected the adjacent practice betwixt the 2 countries.
