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India's PSLV rocket to launch three foreign satellites on June 30
The mission is code named PSLV-C53/DS-EO. The Indian space agency, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will use the rocket's fourth and final stage as an orbital platform for six payloads, including two from Indian space start-ups, Digantara and Dhruva Aerospace. The mission is code named PSLV-C53/DS-EO.
Droupadi Murmu: 10 interesting facts to Know about NDA's presidential nominee
Murmu will compete against the joint opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha. Yashwant Sinha is a former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, former Union minister and currently a Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday praised Droupadi Murmu and said, "Droupadi Murmu Ji has devoted her life to serving society and empowering the poor, downtrodden as well as the marginalised. She has rich administrative experience and had an outstanding gubernatorial tenure.
PM to visit Germany, UAE from June 26-28
Modi will be visiting Schloss Elmau, Germany at the invitation of Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, for the G7 Summit under the German Presidency on June 26 and 27. "During the Summit, the Prime Minister is expected to speak in two sessions that include environment, energy, climate, food security, health, gender equality and democracy," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.
Maharashtra crisis: Rebel Sena Minister claims 34 MLAs with Eknath Shinde
Sena Chief Spokesperson Sanjay Raut, MP, said that the party team had gone to meet Shinde on Tuesday and heard him out. "He had certain issues and we shall discuss further. We have always fought and shall continue to struggle," said Raut. The MVA government plunged into its gravest crisis early on Tuesday after Shinde suddenly revolted along with a group of Shiv Sena MLAs and Ministers, and reached Surat early on Tuesday morning.
India reports 12,249 new Covid cases
The active caseload of the country rose to 81,687 cases, accounting for 0.19 per cent of the total positive cases. The recovery of 9,862 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,27,25,055. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.60 per cent. Meanwhile, India's daily positivity rate has also risen to 3.94 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate currently stands at 2.90 per cent.
Presidential polls: Murmu, Sinha share deeper connect with Jharkhand
Murmu, who has been declared a presidential candidate by the NDA alliance, has previously served as the Jharkhand Governor for six years, while Yashwant Sinha has been a three-time MP from Hazaribagh Lok Sabha constituency in Jharkhand.
Legitimate exercise of freedom of expression essential to counter intolerance: India
"The legitimate exercise of the right to freedom of opinion and expression under a Constitutional framework plays an important and positive role in strengthening democracy, promoting pluralism and combating intolerance," India's Deputy Permanent Representative R. Ravindra said on Tuesday at the Security Council.
Three service chiefs brief PM Modi on Agnipath scheme
Army chief, General Manoj Pande, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari, and Navy chief, Admiral R Hari Kumar met the PM at his residence separately. As per reports, all the three apprised him about the successful rollout of the recently-launched scheme and the induction process. Earlier in the day, a tri-service press briefing was also held on the Agnipath recruitment scheme.
BJP names Draupadi Murmu as its Presidential candidate
BJP chief J.P. Nadda announced Murmu's name during a press conference at the party headquarters here. The decision was taken by the BJP Parliamentary board, the party's top decision making body. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari, Nadda and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan were present at the meeting.
Wary of China's growing dominance in Indo-Pacific, new Australian government reaches out to Quad partners India and Japan
The affirmation from Anthony Albanese-led new government Down Under came as Richard Marles, Australia's new Deputy Prime Minister and also the Minister for Defence, kicked off his four-day visit to India. Charting a fresh trajectory of transformational growth between the two strategic partners, Marles is the first high-ranking official from Australia to land in New Delhi after Albanese was sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of the country on May 23.
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