TN Governor R N Ravi ‘dismisses’ jailed minister Senthil Balaji; puts decision on hold within hours.
In an unprecedented move, Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi on Thursday “dismissed” V Senthil Balaji from the cabinet citing his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a cash-for-jobs scam, but put the decision in “abeyance” within hours. Senthil Balaji, arrested June 14 by the Enforcement Directorate for an alleged job scam in 2015, is in judicial custody in a private hospital after having undergone a heart bypass surgery.
1. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the Southwest monsoon will advance into remaining parts of the country; Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab during next two days.
2. PM Modi says he is looking forward to join University of Delhi’s centenary celebrations on June 30.
3. Union Minister of Mines, Pralhad Joshi, has unveiled India’s first-ever report on Critical Minerals for India. The report identifies 30 critical minerals essential for sectors including defense, agriculture, energy, pharmaceuticals, and telecom.
4. PM Modi chairs PRAGATI meeting; Instructs to encourage digital transactions by street vendors in a mission mode. PM Modi reviewed twelve projects worth over one lakh 21 thousand crore rupees spread across 10 states and two Union Territories.
5. First batch of pilgrims arrives at Amarnath Yatri Niwas Base Camp in Jammu; Yatra to commence from Saturday.
6. Badrinath National Highway blocked due to landslides near Chhinka in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Works started to open it soon.
7. TN Governor R N Ravi ‘dismisses’ jailed minister Senthil Balaji; puts decision on hold within hours
8. Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot fractured his left toe and injured his right toe after slipping at his home on Thursday. He was taken to the SMS Hospital in Jaipur for treatment.
9. Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday spoke on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) issue and said that there will be only one law for the 140 crore Indians. “Those things that were not possible in 70 years, like cancelling Triple Talaq and abrogation of Article 370, PM Narendra Modi has made it all possible,” Scindia said.
10. PM Modi will visit Telangana state on July 8 to set the foundation stone for a wagon overhauling service centre at Kazipet and a mega textile park in Warangal.
11. Telangana CM K. Chandrashekar Rao will leave for Asifabad on Friday to kick off the distribution of podu land pattas to tribals.
12. Sudden demise of 39-year-old Telangana movement singer and TS Warehousing Corporation chairman V. Sai Chand, who succumbed to a heart stroke in the wee hours of Thursday. CM KCR visits leader’s house, condoles grieving family.
13. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice on Thursday called a meeting on the Uniform Civil Code during which it said it will hear the views of stakeholders.
CRIME REPORT
Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal
1. Tripura chief minister Manik Saha has ordered a magisterial enquiry after seven people, including three children and three women, were electrocuted to death during the ‘Ulto Rath’ (the return of Lord Jagannath’s chariot) procession in Unakoti district’s Kumarghat on Wednesday.
2. A portion of a ₹16 crore under-construction bridge collapsed because of heavy rains in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district, a video of which surfaced online. In the video, locals can be seen standing near its edges as it collapsed.
3. The use of advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) based face recognition software helped the Uttar Pradesh Police arrest 87 suspected cheats who appeared in the Village Development Officer recruitment exam conducted by UPSSSC.
4. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) banned six employees and six staffing firms in relation to the recruitment bribe case, TCS Chairman N Chandrasekaran said.
5. Punjab Police has filed a challan against over 20 supporters of Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh over the Ajnala incident, where Amritpal’s supporters barged into the Ajnala police station seeking Lovepreet Singh’s release. Lovepreet was arrested for illegally detaining and thrashing a Sikh youth.
6. The income tax department has unearthed a Rs 40 crore tax refund scam. Eight tax consultants, many employees of railways and police department and several technology companies in Hyderabad and Vijayawada are now under the scanner of the I-T investigation wing, Hyderabad.
7. Bishnupur SP Heisnam Balram Singh has said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s convoy was stopped at Bishnupur, fearing violence on the way to Churachandpur. Singh said that there was a possibility of a grenade attack along the highway that Rahul Gandhi was taking, because of which he was asked to travel to Churachandpur via helicopter.
8. An Uttar Pradesh police officer was sent to police lines after a video of his children showing off bundles of currency notes made rounds on the internet.
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1. Aadhaar based face authentication transactions for service delivery have crossed an all-time high of one crore six lakh in May this year.
2. Union Cabinet has approved the fair and remunerative price of 315 rupees per quintal for sugarcane farmers for the season 2023-24.
3. ADNOC Distribution has announced a strategic agreement with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) to expand their lubricants business in the UAE, India, and other potential markets.
4. Sri Lanka began a five-day bank holiday on Thursday to allow the crisis-hit island nation to restructure $42 billion in domestic debt.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Information and Broadcasting Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
1. Central Board for Film Certification, CBFC today clarified that the film Bahattar Hoorain, 72 Hoorain was granted ‘A’ certification in 2019.
2. Television actress Chahat Pandey, a resident of Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh area, joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday.
3. Actress Rukhsar Rehman, filmmaker Faruk Kabir to get divorced after 13 years of marriage, they have been living separately since February 2023. The actress, who was seen in ‘PK’ and ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’.
DEFENCE
Minister: Rajnath Singh
Union Home : Amit Shah
Chief of Defence Staff:
Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM
1. India and Tanzania have concluded the second edition of Joint Defence Cooperation Committee meeting in Arusha.
2. The army, air force, navy, and coast guard operate more than 330 DHRUVs. Flaws on the Dhruv advanced light helicopter, whose safety record came under scrutiny after a string of accidents earlier this year, have been identified and are being fixed on priority to address flight safety issues.
3. Pakistan has conveyed its strong reservations to the US for its deepening defence cooperation with India, viewing the development as a direct threat to the country’s security interests.
4. Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev on Wednesday held a telephonic conversation with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and discussed current issues of cooperation between India and Russia in the security sector.
5. The United States expects a greater partnership with India in the South China Sea, where China has been at the centre of numerous territorial disputes with regional countries.
6. Indian Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said that the Indian Navy wants to expand the representation of different districts in the Agniveer scheme to 100 percent & planning to recruit more agniveers from Ladakh and Northeast.
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