Fadnavis announces ₹34,000 crore farm loan waiver
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on June 24, 2017 announced a scheme to provide ₹34,000-crore debt relief to farmers. Farm loans of up to ₹1.5 lakh each will be waived, Mr. Fadnavis said in Mumbai.
Three-nation tour: Narendra Modi arrives in Portugal
PM Narendra Modi will lead delegation-level talks with his Portuguese counterpart Antonio Costa before the signing of agreements and launch of a India-Portugal start-up hub.
The anonymous addicts
Women in Kashmir are finally seeking help for drug abuse in a society that is still struggling to acknowledge the problem. Vidya Krishnan and Peerzada Ashiq report on de-addiction initiatives in the Valley
EC disqualifies M.P. Minister Narottam Mishra for three years
The Election Commission on June 23, 2017 disqualified Madhya Pradesh Minister Narottam Mishra for filing wrong accounts of election expenditure. An EC spokesperson confirmed that Mr. Mishra had been disqualified for three years from June 23. His election from the Datia Assembly constituency also stands void.
Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in Poonch
Pakistani forces violated ceasefire by firing from automatic weapons and shelling mortars along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday.
Five jawans injured in gun battle with Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district
Five special task force personnel were on June 24, 2017 injured in a fierce gun battle with Naxals in the dense forests of Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, police said. The encounter is still on, they added.
Three killed in West Bengal for alleged cattle theft
Three persons were killed in the Sonarpur gram panchayat area of Uttar Dinajpur district’s Chopra block in West Bengal, for alleged cattle theft.
Sources claimed that the incident took place late on Thursday night when a group of about 10 men entered the area with the intention of allegedly stealing cattle and were caught by locals.
U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will ‘try to force early election’
British Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to “try to force an early general election” after Prime Minster Theresa May lost her parliamentary majority, in an interview published on Saturday. Mr. Corbyn’s Labour Party outperformed expectations in the June 8, 2017 election, turning what was predicted to be a procession for Ms. May into a disaster, severely weakening her authority as Britain kicks off crucial Brexit talks.
Mithali Raj delivers snappy response to 'who's your favourite male cricketer'
The Indian women’s cricket team skipper Mithali Raj came up with a snappy response when asked who her favourite men’s cricketer was between India and Pakistan.
Google to stop reading your Gmail to sell targeted ads
Google is going to stop reading your Gmail in search of opportunities to sell ads.
The change announced on June 23, 2017 will end a practice that Google has embraced since the company introduced Gmail in 2004. The practice has raised concerns among privacy watchdogs and creeped out some users.
