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Watch: Railways conducts trial run of Sangaldan-Reasi link, train crosses world's highest steel arch rail bridge
Indian railway ministry conducts successful trial of train from Sangaldan to Reasi, including crossing the world's highest steel arch rail bridge Chenab, as part of the USBRL project. http://dlvr.it/T8MHS5
Union home minister Amit Shah holds high-level meet to review J&K security situation
Union home minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting in New Delhi to assess the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir with key officials, including NSA Ajit Doval, discussing recent terrorist attacks and preparations for the Amarnath Yatra. http://dlvr.it/T8LVgv
Punjab and Haryana HC: Can't gag voice of dissent against public representatives
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J-K: Train services to begin soon on 'world's eighth wonder' Chenab rail bridge
Train services from Ramban to Reasi, traversing the world's highest railway bridge on the Chenab River, are set to commence soon, as stated by Northern Railway officials. Currently, trains are operational on the railway route from Kanyakumari to Katra, with services also running between Baramulla and Sangaldan in the Kashmir Valley. Recently, railway officials carried out a detailed inspection of the newly built railway line. http://dlvr.it/T8Jj6s
US lawmakers to meet Dalai Lama on India trip next week
Republican Michael McCaul and a bipartisan US delegation, including Nancy Pelosi, will visit the Dalai Lama in India. The visit to Dharamsala precedes the Dalai Lama's US trip for medical treatment. This could strain US-China relations, as Beijing views the Dalai Lama as a separatist. http://dlvr.it/T8G0y7
Prosecute Nestle for Cerelac 'scam', NGOs tell Swiss government
Food giant Nestle India is in spotlight again over its widely-sold baby food Cerelac. Global civil society organisations, Public Eye and IBFAN, have submitted a formal request to the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), urging legal action against Nestle "unethical and unfair business practices" in low- and middle-income countries. http://dlvr.it/T8FZpf
Jailed BrahMos scientist delivered 80 missiles to forces
Former BrahMos scientist Nishant Agrawal, who was sentenced to life by a sessions court here on June 3 for leaking military secrets to Pakistan, worked in the missile assembly unit at Nagpur and was involved in delivery of close to 80 missiles to the armed forces during his four-year stint. He had access to customers and delivery locations of missiles, as per Major General (retd) Achyut Deo, general manager, BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL), who deposed as a witness during Nishant's trial. http://dlvr.it/T8CGkm
PM Modi to come face to face with Trudeau at G7, may take up separatist issue
PM Narendra Modi and Canadian PM Trudeau to meet at G7 summit in Italy. India reiterated its concerns over Canada's support for anti-India elements. The PM will participate in the G7 outreach session on Friday and is also expected to have many bilateral meetings with G7 and other invitee leaders. http://dlvr.it/T8CGcj
Daughter of Pavithra faces fan's ire on social media
Darshan's girlfriend's teenage daughter is facing his fans' ire on social media. The Instagram account of the daughter of Darshan's girlfriend and fellow accused, Pavithra Gowda, was filled with hate comments. A daughter of Pavithra's close friend was also flooded with hate comments. Both girls have disabled their comments section. http://dlvr.it/T8C4Ms
Will build Bharat as bulwark against terror, Naxals: Amit Shah
Amit Shah expressed the Modi government's commitment to elevating India's security measures as it enters its third term. He emphasized the administration's dedication to transforming the nation into a stronghold against various threats, including terrorism, insurgency, and Naxalism. http://dlvr.it/T88kB0
Cabinet Committee on Security unchanged; Gadkari, Goyal, Vaishnaw, Pradhan retain key portfolios
PM Modi has kept his core team intact, maintaining the composition of the Cabinet Committee on Security, which includes the ministries of Home, Defence, Finance, and External Affairs. Meanwhile, he has assigned crucial portfolios to Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Manohar Lal. The coalition allies have accepted mid-tier ministries, signaling that coalition constraints are unlikely to hinder the government's operations. http://dlvr.it/T85wXt
2 Mukhtar aides get 5 yrs’ jail for beating up jail staff
Two close aides of the late gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari were sentenced to five-year imprisonment for harassing and assaulting a sanitary staff in Ghazipur district jail in 2009. http://dlvr.it/T85wQN
House painters’ sons clear JEE(A) with flying colours
Cousins Shivam and Abhishek achieved impressive ranks in the JEE Advanced examination, fulfilling their fathers' dream of sending them to IITs. Their fathers, who work as painters earning Rs 600 a day each, played a crucial role in their success. http://dlvr.it/T85wHw
Full list of portfolios of council of ministers in PM Modi 3.0 govt: Who gets what
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Bones found in canal belong to Bangladesh MP?
West Bengal CID, with the help of Dwaipayan Ghosh & Mayukh Sengupta, recovered body parts of Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim Anar in Kolkata. Anar's daughter is summoned for DNA profiling. CID officials Akhilesh Kumar Chaturvedi and Indra Chakraborty oversaw the recovery at Krishnamati village. http://dlvr.it/T83QSJ
9 pilgrims killed, 33 injured as bus falls into gorge after terrorist attack in J&K’s Reasi
At least nine pilgrims were killed and 33 others injured when their bus plunged into a gorge following a terrorist ambush near Teryath village in the Reasi district of J&K around 6 pm on Sunday, police reported. The bus was returning from the Shiv Khori cave shrine to Katra, a town renowned for the Vaishno Devi temple. It was traveling on a link road of NH144A, winding through dense forests and mountainous terrain. http://dlvr.it/T83D57
BJP will keep plum portfolios, asks allies to pare down hopes
As the buzz about allies seeking more berths and high-profile portfolios in Modi 3.0 continued, BJP leadership urged NDA partners to reduce their demands to reasonable limits, promising to consider unmet desires later. Key ministries like home, defense, finance, and external affairs are off-limits. BJP is also likely to retain education, parliamentary affairs, culture, and I&B, ensuring the Speaker is from its ranks. http://dlvr.it/T81dCd
Modi to make day-long visit to Italy for G7 on June 14
Days after his swearing-in, Narendra Modi will embark on a one-day visit to Italy to attend the G7 summit on June 14. As Modi is not expected to participate in the Ukraine peace summit hosted by Switzerland immediately following the G7, he is anticipated to return the next day, just in time for the Parliament session starting in mid-June. http://dlvr.it/T81RJt
'It is baseless': BJP leader Piyush Goyal on Rahul Gandhi's demand for JPC probe into alleged stock market 'scam'
The BJP termed as baseless Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's allegation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah were "directly involved" in a "biggest stock market scam" and accused him of hatching a conspiracy to mislead the investors. Senior BJP leader Piyush Goyal told a press conference here that while Gandhi is making such allegations out of frustration following the opposition's defeat in the Lok sabha polls, Prime Minister Modi was working to make India the third largest economy. http://dlvr.it/T7wpNt
