- Thursday, February 27, 2025
By: Shubham Ghosh
HERE are some news in brief from and related to India on Tuesday, June 27, 2022:
India fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair arrested: Mohammed Zubair, a journalist and one of the founders of Indian fact-checking website Alt News, was arrested by the Delhi Police on Monday on charges of hurting religious sentiments and encouraging enmity.
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray wanted to step down twice: Uddhav Thackeray, the beleaguered chief minister of Maharashtra where his government has faced a survival crisis, thanks to implosion in his own Shiv Sena, reportedly wanted to quit twice in the wake of the crisis but Sharad Pawar, chief of coalition partner Nationalist Congress Party, dissuaded him.
PM Modi speaks on environment at G7 summit: Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday (27) highlighted India’s efforts for green growth, clean energy, sustainable lifestyles and global wellbeing, at a G7 summit session at Elmau Schloss in Germany. He was seen sharing light moments with other top leaders including US president Joe Biden, French president Emmanuel Macron and Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau.
Sonia Gandhi’s personal secretary booked on rape charges: The Delhi Police has registered a case against PP Madhavan, the 71-year-old personal secretary of Indian National Congress president Sonia Gandhi for allegedly raping and threatening a woman. No arrest has been made so far, the police added, The Indian Express reported.
The Indian Air Force receives over 94,000 applications under Agnipath scheme in four days: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has received more than 94,000 applications under the ‘Agnipath’ recruitment scheme after the registration process went underway on Friday, June 24.
Temporary relief for Shiv Sena rebels: Shiv Sena rebel legislators got an interim relief when the Supreme Court of India said they had time until 5.30 pm IST on July 12 to send their replies. They had been asked by Maharashtra assembly’s deputy speaker Narhari Zirwal to reply to notices on pleas seeking their disqualification from the assembly by Monday evening.
