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Donald Trump said Iran requested meeting that will take place tomorrow in Doha on Truth Social
Times of IsraelArchived
Times of Israel reported June 29 post comes amid conflicting reports on US-Iran technical talks and recent Strait of Hormuz strikes. Announcement follows exchange of fire after June 17 MoU and cargo ship hit that threatened ceasefire.
Bengaluru saw three murders Sunday night including two women killed and history-sheeter Halmuk Raja hacked in JP Nagar
India TodayArchived
India Today reported June 29 separate investigations across police limits. Raja alias history-sheeter attacked near IG Circle by three assailants with machetes in daylight CCTV footage. Women's cases probed as suspected relationship-linked killings.
Gauhati High Court referred ED provisional attachment reason to believe disclosure issue to larger bench
India Legal LiveArchived
India Legal Live reported June 29 Justice Manish Choudhury disagreed with view that Section 5(1) PMLA satisfaction note need not be shared with noticee. Referral seeks authoritative ruling on audi alteram partem and Article 14 in money laundering attachments.
Akal Takht gave Punjab government one month to amend Jagat Jyot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Act 2026
NDTVArchived
NDTV reported June 29 all 78 Sikh MLAs and nine ministers agreed to revise law after appearing before temporal seat. Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargajj said amendments must align with Sikh sentiments. Speaker Sandhwan called discussion meaningful.
Cockroach Janta Party protest at Jantar Mantar entered tenth day as Sonam Wangchuk hunger strike reached second day
The HinduArchived
The Hindu reported June 29 Dipke criticised government apathy over student deaths naming NEET aspirants and demanding Pradhan resign. Wangchuk joined fast Sunday over exam irregularities and Ladakh issues. Brinda Karat and M A Baby attended venue.
28-year-old Faridabad garment trader Rahul died by suicide blaming wife and in-laws for harassment in final Instagram video
Times of IndiaArchived
Times of India reported June 29 Rahul hanged in Ballabhgarh shop after love marriage two years ago. Brother found body after video posted around 11 am. He alleged assault despite doing household chores and false case filed two days earlier.
Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge vowed legal fight after Bengaluru court summoned him in RSS defamation case
The HinduArchived
The Hindu reported June 29 Kharge renewed demand RSS register as organisation citing Pejawar seer call for transparency. Court took cognisance of private complaint by RSS member Tejas A summoning Kharge and Mohammed Haris Nalapad for July 21 appearance.
Pune special court sentenced 65-year-old Bhimrao Kamble to death for rape and murder of 3.5-year-old in Nasrapur
The HinduArchived
The Hindu reported June 29 Special Judge S R Salunke pronounced sentence days after June 25 conviction under IPC and POCSO Act. Crime occurred May 1 in Bhor taluka. Trial concluded in two months with daily in-camera hearings.
Karnataka High Court ruled wife earning more than husband cannot claim maintenance on gender assumptions alone
Times of IndiaArchived
Times of India reported June 29 Justice Chillakur Sumalatha set aside family court order directing Rs 20000 monthly interim maintenance. Wife admitted Rs 1 lakh income versus husband's Rs 60646 salary failed to show debt details in affidavit per Bar and Bench.
Kerala CM V D Satheesan sought West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari's help restoring journalist R Rajagopal's passport
The HinduArchived
The Hindu reported June 29 adverse Kolkata police verification after SIR electoral roll deletion hobbled renewal of former Telegraph editor's passport. Satheesan said Rajagopal initiated appeal to reinstate name in rolls. Vijayan also expressed dismay at refusal.
Amarnath Yatra begins July 3
India TodayArchived
India Today reported June 29 annual pilgrimage to cave shrine continues till August 9 per information desk. Authorities say logistics and mandatory advance registration with health certificate are in place for 57-day yatra season in Jammu and Kashmir.
Amit Shah called Assam CM Himanta Sarma to discuss flood-like situation offering central help as nearly 16000 affected
The HinduArchived
The Hindu reported June 29 Shah sought damage assessment from swelling rivers. ASDMA said 69 villages across four Dhemaji revenue circles hit. Sarma monitoring since Sunday posting resources mobilised for safety and rehabilitation of affected families.
CBSE releases three-language policy guidelines under NEP 2020
The PrintArchived
The Print reported June 29 board said students entering Class IX must study three languages with third assessed internally without board exam. Class X current batch continues two-language system. Non-native third language allowed if other two are Indian languages.
Siya Goyal took Rs 1 crore from fiance Ketan Agarwal for wedding shopping and gave it to lover Chetan Chaudhary police say
NDTVArchived
NDTV reported June 29 Goyal 20 and Chaudhary 22 planned murder at Lohagad Fort June 18. Money meant for wedding preparations allegedly funded Chaudhary's career from weak financial background. Pair agreed she would stay unmarried three years post-murder.
PM Modi handed fast patrol vessel Lespwar meaning hope to Seychelles expanding Indian Ocean defence diplomacy
Times of IndiaArchived
Times of India reported June 29 Modi donated ten utility vehicles five laser-radial boats and six ambulances at Coast Guard base. India returning four military advisers reviving discontinued programme under MAHASAGAR initiative integrating Seychelles into regional security archit
Ram temple theft accused Lavkush Mishra built Rs 25 lakh house in Ayodhya while earning Rs 12000 as counting staff
India TodayArchived
India Today reported June 29 Mishra among eight arrested in donation embezzlement probe acquired land and built property now worth around Rs 25 lakh after joining temple trust cash-counting team through outsourcing agency on modest monthly salary.)
France recorded around 1000 additional deaths as extreme heat broke European temperature records
NDTVArchived
NDTV reported June 28 Public Health France said daily deaths surged past 1400 on Thursday and Friday versus 900-1000 normal rate in spring. 85 percent of fatalities were aged 65 plus with sharpest rises in red-alert heat zones and Paris region homes.Former diplomat Vidya Bhushan Soni called Iran's Khamenei funeral invite to PM Modi a good gesture
The TribuneArchived
Tribune India reported June 29 Soni said Tehran still views India as important strategic partner despite recent crisis. President Masoud Pezeshkian invited Modi for July 4-9 funeral ceremonies after Khamenei killed in US-Israeli strike in February.
Pakistan security forces killed 29 militants in ground operation and calibrated strikes along Afghan border
NDTVArchived
NDTV reported June 29 Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said operation responded to surge in attacks. No immediate Kabul response. Follows Karachi Rangers HQ assault Saturday where three soldiers and three terrorists died.
US and Iran agreed to stand down after exchange of strikes around Strait of Hormuz reports say
BBCArchived
BBC reported June 29 official told CBS vessels can now move freely through waterway and renewed talks to end war will continue. Agreement follows Thursday cargo ship hit and weekend US strikes on Iran plus Iranian attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain bases.
23-year-old pregnant Sushmita died by suicide in Medak after husband demanded DNA test for unborn child
NDTVArchived
NDTV reported June 29 five-month pregnant woman from Gadipeddapur Alladurg found hanging after alleged harassment by husband G Abhilash and mother-in-law over paternity doubts. Mother Janabai filed complaint after June 23 family argument over baby shower.
Scuffle broke out between two Nihang Sikh groups at Gurdwara Singh Shaheedan Sohana Mohali during bail celebration
Hindustan TimesArchived
Hindustan Times reported June 29 clash in Darbar Hall while welcoming four Nihang Sikhs granted bail in Karnaprayag clash case. Sohana police dispatched team. No formal complaint filed yet situation peaceful per DSP Harsimrat Singh Chehtra.
Delhi ACB arrested former DGHS Dr Vatsala Aggarwal and accounts official Neeraj Chopra in procurement scam
The New Indian ExpressArchived
New Indian Express reported June 29 irregularities in medicines surgical consumables and equipment via Central Procurement Agency. Alleged manipulated tenders and specifications favoured selected firms. Case lodged June 2 under PC Act and BNS.
BDA's 15 lakh sapling plantation on Kempegowda birth anniversary sets Guinness World Record
The New Indian ExpressArchived
New Indian Express reported June 29 CM DK Shivakumar received certificate from adjudicator Rishi Nath. Drive on 517th birth anniversary of Bengaluru founder covered Kempegowda Layout Banashankari Shivarama Karanth Layout and Miyawaki zones in 12 hours.
17-year-old Jaya Shree from Araria died in Kota after final call to father saying Papa save me I am dying
Times of IndiaArchived
Times of India reported June 29 engineering aspirant found critically injured under Vigyan Nagar flyover Saturday night. She moved to Kota six months ago for JEE coaching. Family awaiting police answers on how she sustained injuries before hospital death.
Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina vowed to return home this year from exile in India
ReutersArchived
Reuters reported June 29 Hasina in email interview said overcoming every obstacle and conspiracy she will return despite death sentence in absentia. Awami League leader fled August 2024 after student uprising ended her 15-year rule.Delhi heat index reached about 51C feel-like temperature with warmest June morning in two years at 31.1C minimum
MSN IndiaArchived
MSN India insight cited IMD data showing Sunday maximum 41.8C at Safdarjung with humidity pushing feels-like past 50C. Night offered little relief as delayed monsoon keeps dry westerlies and moist southwesterlies raising heat stress across capital.
Four of Haryana family killed on Delhi-Dehradun Expressway near Saharanpur including 8-year-old Shivansh
The Indian ExpressArchived
Indian Express reported June 29 thirteen members left Bahadurgarh for Haridwar Friday. Speeding SUV rammed reversing Tiago killing grandmother Sudhesh Devi uncle Praveen aunt Preeti and child. Brother Jaidev critical in shock doctors said.
Jammu Kashmir Police apprehended 31-year-old Pakistani Rayees Khan near LoC in Balakote Poonch Sunday
NDTVArchived
NDTV reported June 29 Khan from Haveli district in PoK crossed Balakote sector. No incriminating material found in initial search. He is being questioned by security and intelligence agencies on whether crossing was accidental or deliberate.
Sonam Wangchuk began indefinite fast with six AISA students demanding Dharmendra Pradhan resign over NEET paper leak
Telegraph IndiaArchived
Telegraph India reported June 29 Wangchuk joined Cockroach Janta Party protest at Jantar Mantar after visiting Rajghat. Ladakh activist said education close to his heart for 40 years and government lacked accountability forcing peaceful democratic protest in heat.
BJP chief Nitin Nabin said Italian mindset Congress will find no opportunity in India at Hyderabad booth presidents meet
NDTVArchived
NDTV reported June 29 Nabin attacked dynastic politics and BRS-Congress ignoring Hyderabad development. Italian jibe referenced Sonia Gandhi's foreign roots. BJP vowed to uproot dynastic parties ahead of Greater Hyderabad municipal polls.
Uddhav Thackeray says Operation Tiger is really Operation Devendra to clip Fadnavis wings before PM race
Hindustan TimesArchived
Hindustan Times reported June 29 UBT chief alleged Amit Shah engineered six MP defections to Shinde Sena so rebels may vote for Shah as PM keeping Maharashtra CM from national contention. Fadnavis quipped he has no wings to clip.
Massive fire broke out at Unnati the Aranya flat in Noida Sector 119 Monday morning with six tenders deployed
Times of IndiaArchived
Times of India reported June 29 blaze started around 8.30 am in flat 2105 Tower 4 spreading to units above and below after suspected AC explosion or kitchen mishap. No casualties but SK Mahajan's flat was damaged. Society has nearly 4000 residents.
Police say Siya Goyal's sit-down signal at Lohagad Fort was meant to keep her out of Ketan Agarwal's reach during push
The HinduArchived
The Hindu reported June 29 Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary planned she would sit to drink water or tie shoelaces before Chaudhary pushed victim fearing Agarwal might grab her while falling. Both arrested for June 18 cliff murder in Pune district.
SBI had recommended removing Ram temple donation counting staff three months ago over theft suspicion sources said
NDTVArchived
NDTV reported June 29 bank maintaining trust account outsourced counting and suspected siphoning but temple trust officials allegedly blocked dismissal letting theft continue. Police recorded Champat Rai's statement and may issue notices to Anil Mishra and Gopal Rao.
Seychelles lawmakers hail PM Modi visit calling for deeper ties in maritime security climate and blue economy
The PrintArchived
The Print reported June 29 Leader of Government Business Sylvanne Lydie Lemiel said Modi's visit on 50th anniversary is very special and India has a good PM doing excellent work for India Indian Ocean and Seychelles.
Vladimir Putin said Russia is going through difficult period but will overcome challenges at United Russia congress
Hindustan TimesArchived
Hindustan Times reported June 28 Putin told ruling party delegates Moscow sees problems and is responding while vowing to ensure security of country citizens and inviolability of borders amid continued Ukraine war pressure and Western sanctions.
Joe Biden called Donald Trump a loser in pugnacious Maryland Democratic gala keynote on June 28
The GuardianArchived
The Guardian reported Biden's 10-minute speech at Live Casino and Hotel Maryland attacked vanity projects including East Wing demolition Kennedy Center name addition triumphal arch plans and algae-hit Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool renovation.
MEA rejected Pakistan baseless allegations over Karachi incident urging Islamabad to look inwards on terror
The PrintArchived
The Print reported June 28 spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal categorically rejected Indian role claims after attack on Sindh Rangers HQ in Gulistan-i-Jauhar Saturday night. Three paramilitary personnel and three terrorists were killed per Sindh police chief.
WHO chief says more than 1300 excess deaths linked to high temperatures in Europe since June 21
BBCArchived
BBC reported June 28 Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called heat stress a silent killer as Germany Poland and Czech Republic broke records again. He warned European homes workplaces and schools were not built for these temperatures amid fastest-warming continent.
Eleven killed when civilian aircraft carrying skydivers crashed near Nancy France on June 28
ReutersArchived
Reuters reported French authorities responding to incident involving aircraft that took off from Nancy-Essey aerodrome. Prefect Yves Seguy confirmed 11 fatalities with no ground casualties after crash near Tomblaine supermarket area around 11 am local time.
Mamata Banerjee loyalists filed four police complaints against Ritabrata Banerjee rebel faction for parallel organisation
Times of IndiaArchived
Times of India reported June 28 Dola Sen lodged complaints across Kalighat Pragati Maidan New Town and Bidhannagar Cyber Police naming Ritabrata Arup Roy Javed Khan Sandipan Saha and Biplab Mitra after rebel conference in New Town made Roy chairperson.
BJP's Shehzad Poonawalla accused Congress of sinister lies undermining armed forces over Operation Sindoor martyrdom claims
Telegraph IndiaArchived
Telegraph India reported June 28 BJP rebuttal after Pawan Khera alleged government concealed six soldiers' sacrifice citing Rajnath Singh Parliament video. Defence ministry said homage was paid May 11 2025 press conference by then DGMO.
Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu died at 59 in Gurugram early June 29
The Indian ExpressArchived
Indian Express reported he passed at 2.50 am at Medanta Hospital. Sitting judge since July 2017 confirmed permanent December 2018. Born April 4 1967 in Hisar Masudpur village to farming family he was first-generation lawyer from Panjab University LLB 1992.
25-year-old Shrenik Milind Takale died diving headfirst into four-foot shallow pool at Malvan resort June 20
NDTVArchived
NDTV reported June 28 viral video shows friends dancing before Takale jumped from 8-10 feet into children's section at Vayari Sindhudurg resort. Sangli district resident struck pool bottom suffering fatal head injuries declared dead at Malvan Rural Hospital.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said he has no wings to clip and enjoys support of 14 crore people and BJP seniors
Deccan HeraldArchived
Deccan Herald reported June 28 response to Uddhav Thackeray's Operation Devendra claim that BJP central leadership wants to weaken him as future PM contender. Fadnavis said he watched a web series on flight and accepted Thackeray's good wishes.
13-year-old Class 8 girl allegedly assaulted by over 12 men over four days across multiple Sri Ganganagar hotels
Times of IndiaArchived
Times of India reported June 28 police recovered minor from Hotel Joy Inn June 22 after missing report. E-rickshaw driver Ram Babu allegedly took her to hotels instead of home on June 18. Ten arrested including hotel owner Mayank Sain and manager Hardeep Nath.
Four family members killed as speeding Bolero rammed reversing Tata Tiago on Dehradun-Panchkula Highway
NDTVArchived
NDTV reported June 28 CCTV showed SUV hit car near Halgoya village Rampur Maniharan Saharanpur Friday. Victims Charan Singh wife Sudesh daughter-in-law Preeti and grandson Shivansh died. Three others critically injured from Bahadurgarh Sonipat family en route Haridwar.
Mumbai police arrested Fayyaz Premji for distributing rat poison pills as painkillers during Byculla procession
Telegraph IndiaArchived
Telegraph India reported June 28 nearly 14900 capsules seized after man claimed noble deed distributing pills during religious procession Friday. One consumer vomited prompting swift police action at Byculla police station under BNS Section 123.
Guest column argues Jaagat Jot Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Act needs dialogue not discord between legislature and faith
Hindustan TimesArchived
Hindustan Times published Gurinder Singh Dhillon piece June 28 saying balance between legislative accountability and religious sanctity requires historical perspective and constructive institutional dialogue rather than political rhetoric over 2026 Punjab amendment.
