Modi’s attack on Congress, Trump’s U-turn on North Korea, and other top stories of June 23, 2018

June 23, 2018 07:28 pm | Updated 08:08 pm IST

Former ruling party never trusted people and their hard work: Modi

“People trust BJP and its government. Those spreading lies, confusion and pessimism are cut off from the ground reality,” he says.

BJP leader threatens Kashmiri journalists

Former Minister and senior BJP leader Lal Singh has warned Kashmiri journalists to draw a line between reporting facts and supporting terrorists or face the fate of Rising Kashmir editor Shujaat Bukhari, who was shot dead by militants.

Now, Trump says North Korea is an ‘extraordinary threat’

An official declaration, contained in a notice to Congress, came on June 22 despite Mr. Trump’s assertion this month that his June 12 historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons threat, reports The Washington Post .

In reality, NDA govt. allowed militancy to re-emerge in Valley: Omar

The former Chief Minister was reacting to Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad’s statement that security forces had killed 72 and 67 militants in 2012 and 2013 under the UPA and the figure rose to 110 in 2014 when the BJP-led NDA came to power at the Centre.

Governor interfering in administration: Stalin

Mr. Stalin, along with DMK MLAs and cadres were arrested on June 23 after they held a flash protest near Raj Bhavan demanding the resignation of Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit and condemning the arrest of 192 party cadres in Namakkal who on June 22 showed black flags to the Governor.

23 Air India flights delayed due to software malfunction

The departure timings of as many as 23 flights were affected and the delays owing to the software malfunction stretched from 15-30 minutes, a spokesperson said.

Blasts hit rallies attended by Ethiopian PM , Zimbabwe President

While one person died in the explosion that struck a huge rally of Ethiopia’s reformist new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, the Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa survived a blast at a ruling ZANU-PF party rally.

WhatsApp updates privacy policy, terms of use ahead of payments service launch

About a million people are “testing” WhatsApp’s payments service in India, which is the largest base for the Facebook-owned company that has over 1.5 billion users globally. WhatsApp has over 200 million users in India.

FIFA 2018: World Cup heads for record number of penalties | FIFA 2018 | Live score and stats

One of the central themes from the early stages of the World Cup in Russia is the number of penalties being awarded, many following the intervention of video assistant referees (VARs).

Quiz: How well do you know the FIFA World Cup?

This team has entered finals at least 8 times and won the trophy four times. Which team are we talking about? For more interesting questions, take the quiz.

This weekend at the movies

Here is a handy guide to all the movies that released this weekend. Read our reviews and take your pick!

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