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Lok Sabha witnessed a display of linguistic diversity on Monday, with the newly-elected MPs taking their oaths in English and Indian languages, including Sanskrit, Hindi, Dogri, Bengali, Assamese and Odia. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his oath in Hindi amid slogans of «Jai Shri Ram» from the treasury benches. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi, Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Urban Development Minister ML Khattar were among those who took oath in Hindi. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the MP from Odisha's Sambalpur, took oath in Odia.

Congress said Monday Prime Minister Narendra Modi had nothing new to offer in his remarks ahead of the start of the 18th Lok Sabha and «as usual resorted to diversion» and that he has forgotten that the last 10 years of "undeclared emergency" was ended by the people. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said Prime Minister Modi made a longer than usual customary address «but clearly, even after the moral and political defeat, the arrogance remains». Kharge said the nation was hoping that Modi would say something on important issues. «Narendra Modi ji, you are giving advice to the Opposition. You are reminding us of the 50-year-old Emergency, but have forgotten the last 10 years of Undeclared Emergency, which was ended by the people,» he said in a post on 'X'.

Punjab farmers have also reiterated their demand for farm debt waiver from the central government. The Telangana government has said that the scheme is set to benefit nearly 40 lakh farmers. However, it has stated that the farm loans provide temporary relief to farmers and is not a long-term solution to agrarian distress. With Telangana government waiving farm loan, Punjab farmers have sought a similar demand.

Mint’s Plain Facts section brings out an update on key global data to thread together the biggest developments in the world that are worth paying attention to. The accompanying analysis and charts explain how each story is creating ripples on the global stage, where it is headed in the coming weeks, and whether it can impact India. This month we track the upcoming monetary policies, the G7 summit held in Italy, and how rising temperatures are ringing alarm bells.

₹34,000 crore in April and May, overseas investors bought Indian equities worth more than ₹12,000 crore this month so far.However, for the first fortnight of June, FPIs remained net sellers in domestic markets, as their total outflows stood at ₹3,064 crore. In precise, between June 1 and 15, FPIs were sellers to the tune of ₹12,519 crore across 11 sectors, while they infused funds worth ₹9,455 crore in 12 sectors, data from National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) showed.Sunil Damania, Chief Investment Officer, MojoPMS believes FPIs have altered their position in the equity market following the election results.

In France, parties of the far right and the far left are making election promises that are appealing — and expensive

Cab drivers and bikers at red lights in June in Tehran tap away furiously on their mobile phones, ignoring police officers

Shivraj Singh Chouhan has caught flak from the Congress for saying that “entire Delhi is bowing down" before his father.Speaking at a public meet in Bherunda of Budhni assembly segment of Sehore district on June 22, Singh hailed his father's landslide victory from Vidisha seat in the recently concluded 2024 Lok Sabha elections. He won by a margin of over 8.20 lakh votes and was appointed as agriculture minister in Modi 3.0 Cabinet.“I have just returned after staying in Delhi. Earlier too, our leader (Chouhan) was popular as chief minister.

Jairam Ramesh has hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks against the Opposition in Parliament over , calling for “slogans and drama".Responding on social media site X (formerly known as Twitter), Ramesh took a jibe at Modi's claims of being “non-biological"“The non-biological PM is telling the Opposition: substance, not slogans. INDIA is telling him: consensus, not confrontation," Ramesh wrote.“The non-biological PM is telling the Opposition: discussion, not disruption.

₹1721.85, more than 4% higher on Monday over the previous close of ₹1645.15 on the BSE , however gained further to touch highs of Rs1818.20 , marking more than 8% gains.Also Read- JSW Energy stock hits new all-time high as subsidiary wins 300 MW wind-solar hybrid projectThe Garden Reach Shipbuilders share price is only slightly short of all time highs of ₹1904.55 it had scaled a few days back.The Garden Reach Shipbuilders share price having risen more than 200% in last one year has given Multibagger returns to the investors. Notably Garden Reach Shipbuilders share price has gained more than 106% year to date also.The investor confidence remains strong on the Defence Sector companies looking at the country's Make In India Initiative.

A cybersecurity intelligence company says a suspected Chinese state-sponsored hacking group has intensified attacks on Taiwanese organizations, particularly those in sectors such as the government, education and technology

MPs from the Opposition INDIA bloc are expected to enter the Lok Sabha together on the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, which will begin on Monday, sources said. According to sources, the opposition leaders will assemble where the statue of Mahatma Gandhi was placed earlier. They are also likely to carry a copy of the Constitution with them. The Congress MPs will also gather at the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) office in Parliament House this morning.

BJP MP Bhratruhari Mehtab was appointed as pro-tem Speaker, instead of Congress leader K Suresh, who is an eighth-term MP, the MPs of the India bloc have decided not to sit on the speaker's chair to assist the pro-tem Speaker during the oath-taking ceremony of MPs, sources said. According to the sources, Congress and India Bloc parties are upset with the fact that tradition has been broken as Mehtab was made the Protem Speaker instead of the 8-time Congress MP K Suresh. The Congress has reacted sharply to the central government's decision to appoint Mahtab as Pro-tem Speaker of Lok Sabha over senior-most Dalit MP Kodikkunnil Suresh of Congress, saying that the appointment by the BJP deviates from the traditional practice of appointing the senior member.

joint exercise between the Air Forces of the two nations being held from June 21-26. India's Ambassador to Egypt, Ajit Gupte, visited Berighat Air Base to interact with the Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent. In a post on X, Indian Embassy in Egypt stated, "India-Egypt defence cooperation continue to strengthen, with 4th joint exercises b/w IAF and EAF being held in Egypt from 21 to 26 June 2024. Amb @AjitVGupte visited Berighat Air Base to interact with IAF contingent. C 17, IL-78 and Rafales are participating in HOPEX with EAF."

The Washington Post says that Robert Winnett, who had been named to take over the organization's core newsroom functions later this year, will not take the job after all

The U.K. general election is nearly two weeks away

U.S. stocks coasted to the close of their latest winning week, as Nvidia’s stock continued to cool from its startling, supernova run

Democrats are putting a spotlight on more than 1 million union workers and retirees whose pensions are being saved under a 2021 law

Prices are surging in Bolivia, dollars are scarce and lines snake away from supply-strapped gas stations

France on Sunday to protest against Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally, as polls indicated the party could win the upcoming parliamentary elections. About 200 women's rights groups and unions organised the marches in dozens of cities, including Paris, saying women's rights come under attack when countries are governed by far-right parties. In Paris, more than 10,000 women demonstrated peacefully, organisers said.

Exit polls is a loss-making business and the only profit a pollster earns is visibility, Axis My India chief Pradeep Gupta has said. Gupta was considered to be the poster boy of exit polls till June 4, when the Lok Sabha poll results dealt a hammer blow to the reputation of pollsters after their predictions proved to be wide off the mark. «Exit polls are a loss-making venture because no media house will pay as much money as that invested on the ground… the only profit that we make in exit polls is that we get visibility which we do not get while doing market research for corporate clients,» he said. In an interaction with PTI editors at the agency's headquarters, Gupta said 70 per cent of his clientele is corporate clients and that is where the main revenue comes from.