- Thursday, February 27, 2025
By: Shubham Ghosh
Here are the top news in brief from India on Wednesday, June 22, 2022:
Crisis in Maharashtra snowballs, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray says he is ready to quit but sets condition: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday (22) offered to quit and extended an olive branch to rebel Shiv Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde, saying he will be happy if a Shiv Sainik succeeded him. The coalition MVA government led by Thackeray’s Shiv Sena got rocked after some of its lawmakers revolted.
Modi will have to withdraw ‘Agnipath’, says Rahul Gandhi: Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday (22) alleged that the Narendra Modi-led government was “weakening” the Indian Army through the ‘Agnipath’ scheme, and said Modi will have to withdraw the military recruitment initiative just like the farm laws last year.
I will be more constitutional than National Democratic Alliance candidate if elected as president, says Yashwant Sinha: Former Indian finance minister Yashwant Sinha, who has been picked as the opposition’s candidate for the July 18 presidential election, has said that he will be “more constitutional” if elected as the president. Sinha will take on the NDA’s Droupadi Murmu.
Demolition drives against property as per law, Uttar Pradesh tells India’s Supreme Court: Rubbishing claims that the recent “demolitions” of some private properties in Kanpur and Prayagraj were unlawful, the Uttar Pradesh government has told the Supreme Court that the actions were “carried out by the Kanpur Development Authority and Prayagraj Development Authority strictly in accordance with the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1972”.
French Development Agency commits Rs 20,000 crore investments in India: French Development Agency said on Wednesday (22) that it committed Rs 20,103 crore investments to various projects in India in 2021, Asian News International reported.
India and Australia explore defence industrial cooperation: India and Australia on Wednesday (22) vowed to boost defence industrial cooperation, reviewed regional security matrix and reiterated their shared objective for an open, inclusive and rules-based Indo-Pacific amid growing Chinese threat, Press Trust of India reported.
Ranji Trophy 2022 final: Mumbai batter Yashasvi Jaiswal shines on Day 1: Mumbai batter Yashasvi Jaiswal hit 78 runs to propel Mumbai to post 248/5 at stumps on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy 2022 final against Madhya Pradesh at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday (22).
