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BJP falling short of majority by 32 seats, an uncertainty persists over who the ruling (NDA) alliance’s candidate will be. The Opposition INDIA bloc have demanded that the position goes to NDA allies including the Janata Dal (United) and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). This has led to a difference in opinions within the saffron party-led coalition, as per a TOI report. In the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP secured 240 seats, falling short of a majority by 32 seats. However, with 16 seats won by N Chandrababu Naidu's TDP and 12 by Nitish Kumar's JD(U), these allies became crucial in forming the government at the Centre. Their support has been instrumental in paving the way for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third term, earning them the title of kingmakers.

NEW DELHI : Private investments are taking off, and household consumption, which has crossed pre-pandemic levels, is growing, unlike in many countries, according to Sanjiv Puri, president of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and chairman and managing director of consumer goods conglomerate ITC Ltd. Puri added that with global trade expected to do much better in 2024-25, India’s consumption and growth story will get further impetus. Quoting data from the ministry of statistics, Puri said investments in fixed assets like plant and machinery in nominal terms was at 23.8% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022-23 compared to 22.4% in the pre-pandemic year of 2019-20.

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presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump is set to air live on Thursday, June 27 at 9/8c. Hosted by CNN, the event will take place in Atlanta studios without a studio audience, ensuring a focused exchange between the candidates.

Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, Satyendra Das Maharaj, was dissatisfied with the omission of important events of the Ayodhya movement in the newly revised Class 12 Political Science textbook of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) saying that there are several «shortcomings» in its presentation and it is «incomplete» in its narration. «There are some shortcomings in the NCERT textbook about the Babri Masjid issue. They do not mention how the three-domed structure was removed on December 6, 1992, they are only starting to narrate the issue from November 9, 2019, when the Ayodhya verdict was given,» Satyendra Das Maharaj said speaking to ANI. Notably, NCERT left Babri Masjid out, referring to it only as a «three-dome structure» in its revised Class 12th Political Science textbook. The revision pertains to Chapter 8, 'Recent Developments in Indian Politics'.

Speaking to ANI, he said that on one side there is the Kaleshwaram project and on the other side there is the power project-inquiry. He questioned how the Congress government was going to pay the pending bills to the contractors. He also said that Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and other Congress ministers had earlier raised questions about power project agreements and demanded the Narasimha Reddy Commission take evidence from CM Reddy, Uttam Kumar Reddy, and others on this matter.

Amit Shah while chairing a high-level meeting on Sunday directed security agencies to implement area domination and zero-terror plans in the Jammu division like they did in Kashmir to achieve success. «Union Home Minister said that the fight against terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is in its decisive phase. He added that recent incidents show that terrorism has been forced to shrink from highly organized acts of terrorist violence to a mere proxy war. He stressed that we are determined to root it out as well,» Ministry of Home Affairs said in the statement. «Amit Shah emphasised seamless coordination amongst the security agencies, identifying vulnerable areas and addressing the security concerns of such areas. Reiterating Zero Tolerance Policy against Terrorism under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister said that the government will leave no stone unturned in rooting out terrorism from Jammu and Kashmir,» said the official statement of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Om Birla said on Sunday that all these decisions are taken by political parties and he has no role in it. «All these decisions are taken by political parties. These decisions cannot be taken by me,» Birla said. Further, the Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha said that the 'Prerna Sthal' that contains statues of great leaders and freedom fighters and will be inaugurated today will inspire the current and younger generations.

Karnataka against the hike in petrol and diesel prices on June 17, the party's state unit president B Y Vijayendra said on Sunday. The Karnataka government on Saturday hiked sales tax on fuel which will make petrol and diesel costlier. Petrol prices have gone up by Rs 3 per litre and diesel by Rs 3.5 per litre. «We urge the Chief Minister to withdraw this decision immediately. Tomorrow we have organised protests across the state and we are not going to keep quiet till the hike is revoked,» Vijayendra told PTI here in the district headquarters town of Hassan.

real estate prices in Andhra Pradesh's Amaravati region are set to soar with several land dealings expected to close as the regime in the state transitioned from YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP to N Chandrababu Naidu-helmed NDA, breathed new life into the hitherto abandoned city project. The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority has already notified eight tenders, calling for jungle clearance along several roads in Amaravati even as Chief Secretary Neerabh Kumar Prasad, accompanied by other key officials such as CRDA Commissioner Vivek Yadav, has already visited the region to take stock of the situation. YV Ramana Rao, president, Andhra Pradesh chapter, Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) claimed that land prices in Amaravati started inflating two months before the 2024 simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, anticipating Naidu's win. According to the CREDAI office-bearer, up to 50,000 acres of land inventory is available in and around Amaravati, including government and private lands.

Rahul Gandhi during the Lok Sabha elections has a deep Lucknow connection thanks to its publishers, who first printed it in 2009. And if publishers Eastern Book Company are to be believed, people have started showing more interest in the coat pocket edition of the Constitution after Gandhi pulled it out on several occasions during the campaign. Sumeet Malik, one of the directors of the Eastern Book Company, told PTI that the idea of printing a court pocket edition came from Supreme Court advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, who suggested that they should publish a version that fits easily in the lawyers' court pockets. «The first edition was launched in 2009 and there have been about 16 editions of this book, which have been published so far. And over the years, these copies have been purchased by many lawyers and judges, and also given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Ram Nath Kovind when he became the President of India,» said Malik.

Rajya Sabha will inaugurate the newly constructed Prerna Sthal in the presence of the Speaker of Lok Sabha, Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs on Sunday evening. According to an official press release, all Members of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha have also been invited to the programme. The statues of great leaders and freedom fighters are installed inside the Parliament House Complex. These great Indians made significant contributions in the history of India, cultural renaissance and the freedom struggle. These statues were located at different places in the complex, which made it difficult for visitors to properly see them.

Li Qiang's visit to Australia on Sunday focused on positive aspects of the bilateral relationship including shared giant pandas and a rebounding wine trade after he urged both countries to put aside their differences. China's most powerful leader after President Xi Jinping arrived late Saturday in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia state, which has produced most of the Australian wine entering China since crippling tariffs were lifted in March that had effectively ended a 1.2 billion Australian dollar (USD 790 million) a year trade since 2020. Li visited Adelaide Zoo, which has been home to China-born giant pandas Wang Wang and Fu Ni since 2009, before he was to have lunch at a restaurant at an Adelaide winery.

Joe Biden «should have to take a cognitive test,» only to confuse who administered the test to him in the next sentence. The former president and presumptive Republican nominee referred to Texas Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson, who was the White House physician for part of his presidency, as "Ronny Johnson." The moment came as Trump was questioning Biden's mental acuity, something he often does on the campaign trail and social media. «He doesn't even know what the word inflation' means. I think he should take a cognitive test like I did,» the former president said of Biden during a speech at a convention of Turning Point Action in Detroit.

Father’s Day. Individuals gift a wide range of goods starting from a simple greeting card to the more expensive products in the market. It is in this context that data obtained from the National Retail Federation reveals that Americans spend a lot more on celebrating Mother’s Day. What is the average rate of gifts purchased and what are these gifts bought on the occasion of Father’s Day? The day is observed to honor one’s father, recognize their sacrifices and bond with them.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday predicted «history being made» at the Swiss-hosted conference that aims to plot the first steps toward peace in Ukraine even though experts and critics don't expect any major breakthroughs because Russia isn't attending. The presidents of Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Kenya and Somalia joined dozens of Western heads of state, other senior government leaders and high-level envoys at the meeting, in the hopes that Russia could join in one day.

Donald Trump will use back-to-back stops Saturday to court Black voters and a conservative group that has been accused of attracting white supremacists as the Republican presidential candidate works to stitch together a coalition of historically divergent interests in battleground Michigan. Trump is scheduled to host an afternoon roundtable at an African American church in downtown Detroit. Later he will appear at the “People's Convention" of Turning Point Action, a group that the Anti-Defamation League says has been linked to a variety of extremists.

World War 3 begin next week? A week after observing the 80th anniversary of D-Day when the Allied forces had landed at Normandy in World War 2, will another internecine war erupt soon? This question looms over world leaders, defense experts, historians as well as astrologers. All eyes are set on Indian astronomer Kushal Kumar, who predicted the beginning of Word War 3 on June 18, 2024. Dubbed as 'new Nostradamus', he told the 'Daily Star', «NOW, Tuesday, 18 June 2024 has the strongest planetary stimulus to trigger WW3.» Earlier, he predicted the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash last month. In a post on 'The Medium', Kumar, cited a recent terror attack on Hindu pilgrims in the Indian administered state of Kashmir. He has also talked about the shots fired at the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea. The 'new Nostradamus' has also talked about the escalation of tension and conflict between Israel and the Islamist militant organization Hezbollah, after the Lebanon-based outfit fired rockets at the Jewish state.

Socialist president Francois Hollande on Saturday said he is to stand again for parliament in legislative elections — a political comeback that took even his allies on the left by surprise. Hollande, France's president from 2012-2017, left office with record levels of unpopularity and is detested by some within the radical left while even the Socialist leadership regard him with suspicion.

Modern warfare is no longer a solely physical domain, but a dynamic and ever-evolving landscape increasingly influenced by complex data networks and advanced cyber technologies, IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari said on Saturday. Addressing the Combined Graduation Parade (CGP) of the 213 Officers' Course at the Air Force Academy (AFA) at Dundigal near here, Chaudhari also said tomorrow's conflicts cannot be fought with yesterday's mindset. «Modern warfare is a dynamic and ever evolving landscape. It is no longer solely a physical domain. It is increasingly influenced by complex data networks and advanced cyber technologies. As leaders, you all need to adapt, innovate and leverage technology effectively for proving decisive in winning wars,» the Air Chief Marshal said. He further said professionalism, aggressiveness and initiative are the three most admired qualities of a leader and at the same time, leaders who are thinkers are also needed.

Russia sending its fleet including nuclear powered submarine has achieved desired results as far as it has been able to create panic in US media as well as the population at large. The Russian fleet docked at Havana port is around 350 kms from the popular Miami Beach (Florida). So much so that US Southern Command has to rush its submarine USS Helena to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to inspire confidence in the US public.