Top headlines from India: June 14

• Shubham
• 14 June, 2022

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By: Shubham Ghosh

Here are some top news headlines from India for Tuesday, June 14, 2022.

Politics:

• Prime minister Narendra Modi directs recruitment of 10 lakh people in next 1.5 years: Indian PMO
• India unveils new defence recruitment plan ‘Agnipath’
• India’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi grilled for over 9 hours in corruption case
• Veteran Indian leader Sharad Pawar not in July 18 presidential race: Nationalist Congress Party

Economy:

• Adani Group joins France’s TotalEnergies to invest £41b in green hydrogen in 10 years
• Fitch expects India’s central bank to raise interest rates to 5.9% by December-end

Sports:

• India qualify for 2023 Asian Cup football, for second successive time
• Indonesian Open: Sindhu, Praneeth bow out
• The Indian Cricketers Association thanks BCCI for increasing the pension of former Test and first-class cricketers and retired umpires.

Others:

• India sees 6,594 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
• Lord Buddha’s holy relics from India placed at Gandan Monastery in Mongolia for 11-day exposition