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Iran pledges nary bomb; U.S. promises sanctions relief, $300 cardinal financing; agreement’s leaked substance shows
The draft, published by Saudi Arabia’s Al Arabiya network, states that Iran has pledged ne'er to nutrient atomic weapons, portion U.S. would assistance sanctions connected the merchantability of Iranian crude oil, petrochemical products and different services, including banking, during the dialog period, and commits itself to lifting each sanctions arsenic portion of a last agreement. The memorandum of knowing is expected to beryllium signed successful Geneva by apical American and Iranian officials connected June 19, 2026.
‘Operation Tiger’: Shiv Sena (UBT) claims ₹50-crore connection to MPs, unsure of their whereabouts
Amid increasing speculation that six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs whitethorn discontinue the party, the enactment has convened a gathering of its parliamentary committee connected June 18 and written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking exclusive designation arsenic the party’s authorised faction successful Parliament. This comes adjacent arsenic elder leaders connected Wednesday (June 17, 2026) claimed that they person nary confirmed accusation astir the whereabouts or intentions of the MPs astatine the centre of the rumours.
G7 Summit: Modi suggests planetary Skilled Mobility Partnership, Economic Corridor for Global South
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has projected a planetary skills mobility mechanics and an economical corridor, similar the India Middle East Economic Corridor (IMEC), for the Global South. His connection was made astatine the G7 Summit successful Evian-les-Bains, successful France astatine an outreach league with G7 partners, titled ‘Reviving a Balanced, Shared and Sustainable Economic Growth for All.’ The Prime Minister wrote, connected societal media tract X, “Like the imaginativeness of IMEC, tin we enactment connected connectivity projects with countries successful Africa, Latin America and the Pacific Islands?”
Telegram challenges Centre’s bid that temporarily blocks its use
Messaging app Telegram has filed a petition successful tribunal challenging the Centre’s order that has temporarily blocked usage of the level successful an effort to forestall NEET UG exam fraud. The tribunal agreed to perceive the substance connected an urgent ground aft the advocator raised the aforesaid substance during different hearing. Justice Tejas Karia is scheduled to perceive the matter. The blocking of the app, which began connected Tuesday (June 16, 2026) and volition tally until June 22, was enactment in spot to halt candidates for NEET exam cheating from connected exams.
Samajwadi Party thrashes U.P. Minister Rajbhar’s claims connected divided successful party
Dismissing the assertion of an impending split, Akhilesh Yadav said the Samajwadi Party remained strong, and it was the BJP which had a past of “engineering” defections done inducements and pressure. Responding to a query astatine a presser connected imaginable discontent wrong the SP, Mr. Yadav, its chief, said the BJP antecedently succeeded successful breaking respective parties, including taking distant legislators and leaders from the SP.
Strike astatine insubstantial leak mafia, not students: Rahul Gandhi to PM Modi connected Telegram curbs
Congress person Rahul Gandhi connected Wednesday (June 17, 2026) slammed the government aft it temporarily restricted entree to Telegram, saying the “new trick” was akin to putting a fastener connected the victim’s location alternatively of catching the thief. Telegram has stopped moving for existing users successful India aft the Centre temporarily restricted entree to the messaging app up of the June 21 NEET-UG re-examination, but it continues to stay operational done the Virtual Protocol Network (VPN).
Posters for Rahul Gandhi’s Kota lawsuit removed, locals pressured not to attend: Pilot
Senior Congress person Sachin Pilot connected Wednesday (June 17, 2026) alleged that section authorities had removed banners and posters related to Rahul Gandhi’s sojourn to Kota, a large coaching hub, and that determination was unit connected radical not to be the programme. Mr. Gandhi is acceptable to interact with students successful Kota connected Wednesday (June 17) evening arsenic portion of his party’s run connected insubstantial leaks and younker issues, an lawsuit that has triggered a governmental enactment successful Rajasthan implicit its timing up of the NEET re-exam and criticised by the ruling BJP arsenic “political tourism”.
Kerala Budget: Fiscal health, welfare, maturation successful absorption arsenic Congress-led UDF govt to contiguous Revised Budget connected June 19
The Congress-led UDF government’s Revised Budget for 2026-27, to beryllium presented by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan connected Friday (June 19, 2026), faces the situation of uncovering the mediate crushed betwixt re-aligning Kerala’s fiscal abstraction for tackling the concerns raised successful the White Paper connected State finances and mobilising further gross for improvement and welfare, notably the Indira Guarantees and the ‘dream projects.’
White Paper addresses adverse interaction of ‘revenue collapse’ connected radical of Tamil Nadu
Expressing interest implicit what the State government’s White Paper termed a “revenue collapse” successful Tamil Nadu, the papers is of the presumption that the inclination is hurting the radical of the State successful 3 ways. “As the State’s gross effort has declined, determination is nary earthy maturation successful fiscal abstraction from economical expansion. A State, whose tax-to-GSDP [Gross State Domestic Product] ratio is rising, tin money caller programmes from the gross dividend of growth. A State, whose ratio is falling, indispensable get for each caller commitment, compounding the indebtedness dynamics,” the White Paper observed.
T. Veena, girl of ex-Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, appears earlier ED for questioning successful CMRL pay-off case
T. Veena, girl of erstwhile Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, appeared astatine the zonal bureau of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) successful Kochi connected Wednesday (June 17, 2026) for questioning successful transportation with the probe into the Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) pay-off case. She turned up astatine the bureau astir 10:25 a.m. P.A. Mohamed Riyas, her hubby and Beypore MLA, accompanied her successful a conveyance and near the premises aft she entered the ED office.
Maoist woman with ₹10-lakh bounty surrenders earlier Kolkata Police
A Maoist woman cadre, who goes by the names of Sakuntala and Pushpa, has surrendered earlier the Kolkata Police. Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Kumar Nand connected Wednesday (June 17, 2026) said that she surrendered with 1 weapon and 40 rounds of bullets. “She is simply a autochthonal of Mechua in Belpahari, Jhargram district. She was a subordinate of Dalma Squad’s wide committee, CPI Maoist Party... She had joined successful 2001 arsenic a taste member,” Mr. Nand said. She surrendered to the constabulary successful February, 2026.
Lionel Messi equals World Cup goals grounds arsenic Argentina beats Algeria
Lionel Messi opened his record-breaking sixth World Cup with a hat-trick to go the tournament’s associated all-time apical scorer connected Tuesday (June 16, 2026) arsenic holders Argentina launched their bid for back-to-back titles with a dazzling 3-0 rout of Algeria. On a magical nighttime astatine Kansas City’s 69,045-capacity Arrowhead Stadium, Messi delivered an electrifying idiosyncratic show to articulation Miroslav Klose astatine the apical of the World Cup scorers charts with 16 goals.
