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The national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) and a prominent face of the 2020-21 farmers’ stir in Delhi, took to social media to lodge his protest against the Centre’s new step for contractual recruitment into the armed forces. http://dlvr.it/SSKnmk

ADG (law and order) Sanjay Singh said those indulging in vandalism and damaging public property would be identified through video footage and penalised. He suggested these job-seekers could face a “grim future” in terms of employability. http://dlvr.it/SSKnmX

“Our neighbour has always resorted to anti-India activities. J&K witnessed terror activities in the past as well. Now, Pakistan is continuously trying to disturb peace in the country through its approach of ‘bleed India with a thousand cuts’,” Singh said while addressing security forces in Baramulla district. He added that despite Pakistan’s best efforts, terror activities in J&K have declined in recent times. http://dlvr.it/SSKSbq

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The World Health Organization is convening a meeting of experts on June 23 to decide whether monkeypox needs to be declared a global health emergency like it had to do with Covid-19 over two years back. Unlike the novel coronavirus though, monkeypox is not a new disease. But while it has been around for decades, the appearance of cases where monkeypox is not usually seen and the manner of its spread have fuelled concern http://dlvr.it/SSH66x

For this, five big states — Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra — have already signed MoUs (memorandums of understanding) with the Isha Foundation, while others including Karnataka may do so in coming days, making it the largest such movement where respective governments would work to improve the health of the soil through policy interventions and support. http://dlvr.it/SSGRKB

Singh had telephonic conversations with Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Samajwadi party chief Akhilesh Yadav, and BJD chief and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik. The leaders remained “non-committal” on the issue as no names came up from the BJP leaders, sources said. http://dlvr.it/SSGRJx

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Minister of state for personnel Jitendra Singh, in reply to a question dated February 3, 2022, stated that more than 2.65 lakh central government posts had been filled up between 2018-19 and 2020-21 through recruitment agencies like Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs). http://dlvr.it/SSBycR

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Pawar’s statement came a day after the Maharashtra Congress expressed support for his candidature. AAP’s Sanjay Singh had also called on him on Sunday. An NCP leader said Pawar will enable a dialogue among opposition parties to ensure unity on the issue. An NCP source said Congress’s Ghulam Nabi Azad is a viable choice. http://dlvr.it/SS7X5J

The government has decided to grant special remission to certain categories of prisoners as part of celebrations of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to mark the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence. Jailed convicts who fulfil the conditions for release under the scheme will be set free on three dates — August 15, 2022; January 26, 2023; and August 15, 2023, the home ministry apprised all states and Union territories in a communication dated June 10. http://dlvr.it/SS7X4R

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Senior Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram suffered a fracture in his left rib after he was pushed away by Delhi Police during the party's protest in support of Rahul Gandhi who was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the National Herald case, said the party on Monday. http://dlvr.it/SS6nY4

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After failing to make any progress on his idea of a national front, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao appears to have made up his mind to float a national party. A final decision in this regard is expected to be taken on June 19 at the extended meeting of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) executive. http://dlvr.it/SS41PZ

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In a move parallel to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s initiative to rally opposition parties for putting up a joint candidate in the presidential polls, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to 22 politicians of non-BJP outfits for unity in the contest for Rashtrapati Bhavan, laying bare once again the fissures and the tendency for one-upmanship within the anti-Modi camp. http://dlvr.it/SS267W

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AirAsia India's two A320 aircraft, which were heading from Delhi to Srinagar, returned to national capital as they faced technical snags mid-air within a span of approximately six hours on Saturday. http://dlvr.it/SS1Zrs

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Amid the Kanpur violence over anti-Prophet statements by two senior BJP leaders and widespread furore across the globe, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday visited the shrine of a Muslim devotee of lord Krishna, Syed Ibrahim Khan - known by his pen name Raskhan - in Mathura. http://dlvr.it/SRnwB1

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Depp spent the cash at the popular Indian restaurant Varanasi on Broad Street, which he hired out in its entirety to have dinner with close friend Beck, their entourage and bodyguards. http://dlvr.it/SRnZNh

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India on Monday conducted a test of the nuclear capable Agni-IV ballistic missile, which has a strike range of 4,000 km, as part of a “night user trial in operational configuration” by the Strategic Forces Command. The two-stage Agni-IV surface-to-surface missile was flight-tested for its “entire range” from the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island. http://dlvr.it/SRjrTq