TMC rebels to merge with little-known regional party

In a dramatic development, 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs informed Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla that their group has merged with NCPI — which is registered in West Bengal’s Howrah and had contested a few seats in the 2023 Tripura assembly elections — and that they will be backing the BJP-led NDA. Incidentally, “to save your rights, reject political turncoats” was one of the slogans of NCPI.

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2x trade in 5 years, nuclear cooperation: Modi-Macron Nice meet

Adoption of an innovation roadmap to deepen cooperation in critical and emerging technology, launch of an economic security dialogue, another working group for AI governance and a declaration to double bilateral trade in the next five years were among the 13 outcomes announced after the meeting. Both sides also looked to ramp up defence cooperation, consistent with India’s Make in India initiative.

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Abhishek Banerjee urges Lok Sabha speaker not to recognise rebel TMC bloc

Ahead of TMC rebel MPs’ meeting the speaker to seek recognition as “real TMC”, MPs from party chief Mamata Banerjee’s camp Kirti Azad and Sagarika Ghosh submitted Abhishek’s letter — dated June 10, sent through email earlier — at Birla’s residence here, arguing the Constitution does not permit formation of a separate group within an existing political party.

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Mortal remains of AN-32 crash victims from Jorhat sent to their native places by IAF

The Indian Air Force (IAF) transported the mortal remains of the personnel who lost their lives in the crash of an AN-32 transport aircraft at the Jorhat Air Force Station in Assam on June 13, to their native places for the last rites with full military honours, Defence officials said.

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EAM Jaishankar calls Marco Rubio on sailor deaths, US stands by attacks

After having twice summoned the American envoy over US military strikes on foreign-flagged ships carrying Indian mariners, India further escalated the issue as external affairs minister S Jaishankar reiterated India’s protest in a phone call with his US counterpart Marco Rubio. “Such lethal actions against commercial shipping are not justified,” Jaishankar later posted on X.

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5 IAF men killed in An-32 crash, co-pilot survives

IAF extends its deepest condolences to the bereaved families and stands firmly with them in this hour of grief,” IAF said in a post on X on Saturday. Giving details, IAF said the “aircraft met with an accident during a routine sortie today at approximately 1000h at Jorhat, Assam. Crash site management and initial enquiries are on at this time.”

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'Beti, beti hoti hai': UP CM Yogi Adityanath comes to defence of Akhilesh Yadav's daughter

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath strongly condemned derogatory social media comments targeting Akhilesh Yadav's daughter, deeming such remarks against any daughter unacceptable. He directed police action and urged the Samajwadi Party chief to ensure his workers also exercise restraint in their language, emphasizing the need for civility in public discourse.

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Forecasts indicate El Niño to grow stronger during monsoon: IMD

“El Niño conditions are present over equatorial Pacific Ocean and are expected to strengthen during monsoon season,” IMD said, while announcing the advent of the condition — warming of ocean waters in central and eastern equatorial Pacific — that’s invariably linked with weak monsoon in India. The latest forecast could be used by policymakers to immediately activate contingency measures in all 197 districts across the country that have been identified by the agriculture ministry as most vulnerable to impacts of El Niño.

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'Lethal actions against commercial shipping not justified': Jaishankar lodges 'strong protest' with Rubio

Jaishankar's remarks came in the aftermath of a US military strike on the commercial tanker MT Settebello in the Gulf of Oman, which claimed the lives of three Indian crew members. The vessel was targeted on Wednesday after US forces alleged that it had breached the naval blockade imposed on Iranian ports. Of the 24 Indian nationals aboard the tanker, 21 were rescued, while three were later confirmed dead.

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