1. More than 196 crore 75 lakh Covid vaccine doses have been administered in the country so far
2. PM Modi meets NDA’s Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi; Says, her Presidential nomination is appreciated across India by all sections of society.
3. Consequent to the expiry of the term of President Ram Nath Kovind, an election poll to fill in the office is scheduled to be held on 18 July and counting of votes will take place on 21 July . NDA’s Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu to file her nomination today.
4. Benefits of govt schemes should reach everyone with ease of access, Says PM Modi; he launches National Import-Export Record for Yearly Analysis of Trade NIRYAT Portal at Vanijya Bhawan in New Delhi.
5. Voting for By-elections to three Loksabha and seven assembly seats passes off peacefully in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Delhi. The counting of votes will be taken up on June 26.
6. *ASSAM* : PM says that the Centre is continuously monitoring the flood situation in Assam and is working closely with the state government to provide all possible assistance.
7. Expressing grief over the hardship caused to people of Assam due to the recent floods, Dalai Lama donated ₹10 lakh to support flood relief work.
8. *GUJARAT* CM Bhupendra Patel launches the 17th Shala Praveshotsav, the drive to enroll students in primary schools in the state.
9. *J&K* : Amid ongoing protests over the Agnipath scheme, J&K passionate youths gathered in a large number to serve mother India and the Indian Army for six months.
10. *KARNATAKA* Higher Education Minister CN Ashwath Narayan said that fee hike for private engineering colleges in the state for the academic year 2022-23 has been capped at 10% against the 25% demand.
11. *MAHARASHTRA* :
Political crisis continues in Maharashtra; More Shiv Sena legislators join Party’s rebel leader Eknath Shinde in Guwahati.
12. The situation for Uddhav Thackeray continues to become grimmer with his close aide Ravindra Fatak has switched sides to join the Eknath Shinde-led faction and the CM himself falling short of numbers with only 13 MLAs being in his faction at present.
13. 37 Shiv Sena MLAs sign resolution appointing Eknath Shinde as party legislature leader. The resolution stated that Shiv Sainiks were unhappy with the corruption in the govt and cited corruption by Anil Deshmukh and Nawab Malik.
14. Maharashtra: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief SharadPawar says that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) govt is not in minority yet and the coalition government’s fate will be decided in the Assembly.
15. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, whose Nationalist Congress Party is an ally of the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, makes it clear that his party stands with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
16. NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said the way to prove if CM Uddhav Thackeray-led government in Maharashtra is in minority is through the floor of the Assembly. He said Shiv Sena rebels will have to present themselves in Vidhan Bhawan premises in Mumbai. “I believe once the [Shiv Sena] MLAs return to Mumbai, the situation will change,” Pawar added.
Days ago, Eknath Shinde had spat with Sanjay Raut & Aaditya Thackeray on votes for Congress in MLC polls.
17. *TAMIL NADU* CM MK Stalin announced an ex-gratia of ₹3 lakh each to the families of three people who were killed in a blast at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore
18. *TELANGANA* : The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids on the house of Ch Shilpa, a practising advocate of the High Court and reportedly a member of Chaitanya Mahila Sangham (CMS), a frontal organisation of CPI (Maoist) in Hyderabad. The raids were conducted in connection with a girl’s kidnapping case booked by the Visakhapatnam police against Shilpa and others, which is now being investigated by the NIA. She has been reportedly taken into custody.
19. *UTTAR PRADESH* : PM Modi approves an ex-gratia of two lakh rupees each from PMNRF for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives in road accident in Pilibhit of Uttar Pradesh.
20. Various farmer unions under Rakesh Tikait’s Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) are holding a series of meetings to gain ground-level support against the new Agnipath recruitment scheme.
21. *WEATHER REPORT* : IMD updates: Heavy rainfall is likely to occur over Vidarbha on 24 June, over Bihar during till 26 June, Jharkhand on 24 and 25 June and over Odisha, Chhattisgarh till 26 June.
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1. The new portal, NIRYAT (National Import-Export Record for Yearly Analysis of Trade), which is developed as a one-stop platform for stakeholders to get all necessary information related to India’s foreign trade. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said.
2. Govt has increased spending on infrastructure three fold from Rs 2.5 lakh crore to Rs 7.5 lakh crore within the span of 8 years. Centre has introduced PM Gati Shakti for efficient infrastructure creation: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said.
3. Gautam Adani, Asia’s richest person, has pledged to donate ₹60,000 crore to social causes to mark his 60th birthday, which falls on June 24, as well as his father’s 100th birth anniversary. “Adani Family is gratified to commit ₹60,000 crore…towards healthcare, education and skill-development across India,” he tweeted.
ENTERTAINMENT:
1. Actor-producer Vijay Babu, who is accused of rape by an actress, on Wednesday got anticipatory bail from the Kerala High Court. He has been asked to appear before the police probe team on June 27.
2. Actors Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna and Tabu-starrer “Drishyam 2” is set to release theatrically on November 18, the makers announced.
DEFENCE:
1. The defence minister Rajnath Singh is expected to be in the UK from July 4.
2. IPS officer Dinkar Gupta was appointed the Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday.
3. Elite Commandos of Armed Forces will be from Permanent Cadre. Not Agniveers.
The Union government recently approved ‘Agnipath’, the new recruitment scheme for the armed forces under which a Agniveer will initially be inducted only for four years.
4. The special forces of the Indian Armed Forces will now have to wait at least four years to get the fresh elite commandos as keeping the significance of the super specialisation, it can be extended only to those joining as permanent cadre of the Army, Air Force and Navy.
A source in the Navy said, “The policy decision on the induction of the Marine Commandos (Marcos) is a work in progress and only those Agniveers who would complete their four-year tenure and join as permanent cadres will be given the specialized training.
5. A “landmark” MoU has been signed between Indian Navy and the Directorate General of Shipping to facilitate transition of Indian Navy personnel into the merchant navy, the defence ministry said on Wednesday.
6. A team of the Indian Air Force arrived in Egypt on Wednesday to participate in a bilateral ‘Tactical Leadership Program’ with the Egyptian Air Force.
Earlier in November, last year, Chief of Air Staff Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari went to Egypt for his five-day visit to attend the Air Power Symposium and Defence Exposition (EDEX) in Cairo. This event was scheduled from November 28 to December 2.
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