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Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in France. The leaders reviewed progress in India-EU relations following the conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement

Pune railway station will get six new platforms as part of a Rs 600 crore railway expansion plan announced by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The project includes yard remodelling, a new station entry point, terminals, and coaching facilities

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump held bilateral talks on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, discussing maritime security, developments in West Asia and India-US ties. Modi emphasised the need to keep the Strait of Hormuz open

Vaishnaw further said the third and fourth railway lines on the MumbaiPune route, along with proposed MumbaiPune and PuneHyderabad bullet train projects, would significantly strengthen Maharashtras economic growth

Congress leaders have accused the BJP of attempting to weaken Opposition parties and engineer defections to secure the numbers required to pass key legislation in Parliament. The remarks came amid speculation over Operation Tiger and reports of efforts to lure Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs into the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena

Water cuts will be implemented every Saturday in June and July due to a delay in the arrival of the southwest monsoon, which has raised concerns over water stock in dams. Additionally, the city will not receive water supply after every two days in August

The consumer commission has dismissed a complaint against a Pune restaurant, ruling that refusing permission to eat home-cooked food on its premises cannot be treated as deficiency in service or unfair trade practice. It held that restaurants operate on a policy basis

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday dismissed Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhars claim that the SP could face a split, asserting that the party remains united and strong. He accused the BJP of previously engineering defections by luring or pressuring leaders from other parties

Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Cooperation and Pune MP Murlidhar Mohol took up the matter with him. During their meeting, Vaishnaw categorically assured that the Pune Akashvani News Division would continue to function and would not be shut down under any circumstances, effectively putting an end to the ongoing speculation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted India's defence transformation over the past 12 years, citing advances in indigenous manufacturing, missile systems, combat aircraft, naval capabilities and self-reliance under the 'Surakshit Bharat' vision

Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut launched a sharp attack on party MPs allegedly considering defection, challenging them to resign from their posts before switching sides amid growing speculation of a possible split within the Uddhav Thackeray-led party

Following the meeting at Parliament House, the three leaders said they had submitted a representation to the Speaker outlining the party's position on any potential split or merger

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut defended his remarks against party rebels, saying such expressions are common in Marathi and are meant for those who betray the party for money. He also challenged MPs allegedly considering defection to resign and seek a fresh mandate

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has accused Reliance and WhatsApp of being behind efforts to ban Telegram in India, while industry sources have dismissed the allegations as misleading and factually incorrect

Political circles in Maharashtra have been abuzz with reports that several Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs may be in contact with leaders of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena

Araghchi made the remarks at a meeting with foreign diplomats in the Iranian capital Tehran while elaborating on the peace MoU that was finalised on Sunday between Iran and the United States, Xinhua news agency reported

Both leaders shook hands and held a brief conversation ahead of the G7 working session on 'Forging New Partnerships and Rebuilding International Solidarity' which is being attended by the G7 countries, partner nations, the World Bank, and the African Development Bank

The UN Charters significance for 1.4 billion citizens of India (is) in one word, `ummeed, meaning hope, he said after the signing on Tuesday. The signing in preparation for UN Charter Day on June 26 was to reaffirm the commitment to the principles of the Charter

The meeting in Evian, on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, will be the first in-person meeting between the two leaders since their summit meeting last February. It comes amid discussions on a possible trade agreement and as diplomatic efforts continue to address the crisis in West Asia

Security forces are allowed to carry out immediate searches when there are indications that members of organised armed groups or criminal organizations are hiding inside a property, the decree said, as well as when the presence of weapons, ammunition, explosives or controlled substances is suspected

Five shots were fired at the victim, including one to the head. Belarusians had been detained, but not charged, in connection with the case

Locals found a few body parts of the victim and his severed head close to an approach road near Kovaya village of Amreli district under Rajula forest range early Tuesday morning

An email to the Banerjee-led faction which is now reduced to a rump seeking its view. Sources from Parliament said Birla is likely to seek legal opinion on the defected leaders demand to be recognised as a separate group after a proposed merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India

The gas giant orbits its host star at such a close distance that a single year there lasts just 30.5 hours. Temperatures on its dayside climb high enough to vaporise metals, while iron may condense and fall as rain on the cooler nightside

The six-month pilot transformed methane-rich gas from a California dairy farms manure digester into jet fuel that meets ASTM standards for commercial aviation

The operation on the edge of the Strait of Hormuz employs a shuttling technique long used by Iran to skirt sanctions. There were two specific locations, one off the coast of Fujairah in the UAE and the other off Omans port of Sohar, where the oil transfers take place

Chinas coal gangue is expected to be around 7 billion tonnes. Left unmanaged, coal waste routinely triggers water contamination, airborne dust pollution, and spontaneous fires

The plant, the biggest in the Moscow region, processed 11.6 million tonnes of oil, producing 2.9 million tonnes of petrol and 3.2 million tonnes of diesel in 2024, as per available data

While Dr Udwadia peppered his speech with quotes from the great philosophers, Dr Sheths speech had a personal touch.

Whats it about the overnight star of Sooraj Barjatyas Maine Pyar Kiya she left the movies right after, but that love never did

A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice V Mohana passed the directions in the matter titled In Re: Ensuring Basic Human Dignity and Social Security for Differently Abled Citizens Living in Extreme Poverty and Other Ancillary Issues

The PuneDanapur Amrit Bharat Express will be flagged off on Wednesday by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw from Hadapsar Railway Station. The new weekly service will connect Maharashtra with Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh

The Maharashtra cabinet has approved a Rs 300 crore High Energy Medical Cyclotron Project in Nagpur to strengthen cancer diagnosis, treatment and research in central India. The facility will improve access to PET-CT and Nuclear Medicine services and reduce dependence on Mumbai and Hyderabad

The Maharashtra government has approved the allotment of 3 hectares and 12 gunthas of government land near Yamai Lake in Pandharpur to the Shri Vitthal-Rukmini Temple Committee. The land will be used to create facilities for devotees visiting the temple and establish a Gomata conservation centre

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will lay the foundation stone for Pune Yard Remodelling and construction of six new platforms at Pune Railway Station on June 17. The Rs 473 crore project aims to expand capacity, decongest the station and upgrade passenger amenities

Dipke held a press conference here ahead of the CJP`s protest in the city seeking the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

The inaugural service commenced on June 15 with the first flight departing Pune, marking the start of a new daily operation aimed at improving travel options for leisure travellers, pilgrims, students and business passengers

Responding to an emergency call, the PCR team rushed to the spot and found the man standing dangerously close to the edge of the flyover. Sub-Inspector Anil Sharma engaged him in conversation in an effort to calm him down and gain his trust

The flight had departed from Kannur at around 7.03 a.m. and was en route to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia when the crew detected a possible technical snag approximately 30 minutes into the journey

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the change has been notified through the Drugs (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2026, which came into effect upon publication in the Official Gazette on June 9, 2026

According to a statement issued by the NTA, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has invoked provisions under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, to implement the restriction

India has opposed proposals to expand only the non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council, arguing that such reforms would fail to address existing power imbalances. At UN negotiations, India said meaningful reform must include expansion of permanent seats to make the Council more representative and equitable

A 1,000-year-old monastery in Kyiv, regarded as a symbol of Ukraine`s spiritual and cultural heritage, was damaged during one of Russia`s heaviest aerial attacks on the capital in two weeks. The overnight strikes killed 10 people across Ukraine and drew international condemnation

The patented system is designed to ignore elements that remain unchanged from one scan to the next. It then assess the detected subjects condition or status before deciding whether further action or a safety warning is required

Cops launch inspection drive across Daund taluka to hunt absconding 3 suspects; 4 held

The activist was reportedly assaulted during a demonstration in Jaipur on Monday when two men allegedly slapped him while he was being carried by supporters

The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported 72 new Ebola cases in 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed infections to 782 and deaths to 181. Health officials say weak contact tracing, insecurity and funding shortages are hampering efforts to contain the outbreak

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government`s recent measures to boost foreign fund inflows are only the first step towards attracting global capital. She also cautioned that the Indian economy is under pressure from imports and must be prepared for evolving global challenges

The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and the Punjab government on a plea alleging non-implementation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The petition claims that far fewer economically weaker section students were admitted to private schools than mandated

India and Slovakia have elevated their relationship to a comprehensive partnership following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. The two nations pledged to deepen trade and defence cooperation