Breaking News: India To Evacuate Nepalese And Sri Lankans From Iran; Bihar Pension Hiked Ahead Of Polls

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Israel-Iran conflict intensifies. (Photo source: NDTV Profit)

Iranian state media reported a slightly higher magnitude of 5.5. But, there were no reported casualties, with only minimal damage confirmed.

News Live Update: Ahmedabad Plane Crash

In the Ahmedabad plane crash, 247 victims have been identified through DNA tests and 232 bodies have been handed over to kin, according to PTI.

News Live: DGCA officials To Observe Two Minute Silence For Air India Crash Victims

DGCA has posted on X that its officials celebrated the International Yoga Day 2025. A two minute silence in memory of those departed in the Aircraft crash was also observed.

News Live: Govt Says Pulses, Oilseeds Production Rising

The government has told a parliamentary committee that domestic production of pulses and edible oils has risen at a greater pace in the last 10 years than the decade before, amid concerns raised by MPs over India's dependence on imports to meet demand, PTI reported.

News Live Update: 4 Sentenced To life Imprisonment For Shiv Sena Leader Murder

A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has sentenced four persons to life imprisonment for the murder of Shiv Sena leader Mohan Raut in 2014, PTI reported.

News Live: CBI Books Former Officials Of TCE, JNPT In Rs 800 Crore Dredging Scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against former officials of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust and Tata Consulting Engineers, along with two dredging companies, over alleged irregularities amounting to Rs 800 crore in the Capital Dredging Project near Mumbai

News Live Update: IMD Issues Week Ahead Rainfall Forecast

Northwest India, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Konkan & Goa: Heavy to very heavy rainfall expected, with isolated extremely heavy rainfall over Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh on June 21 and 23.

Northeast India: Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely for the next 3 days, followed by isolated heavy rainfall for the subsequent 4 days.

East & Central India: Extremely heavy rainfall (>20 cm/24 hours) over Madhya Pradesh on June 23. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall over Madhya Pradesh from June 21-27.

West India: Extremely heavy rainfall (>20 cm/24 hours) over Gujarat on June 21. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall over Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, and Gujarat from June 21-27.

South Peninsular India: Isolated heavy rainfall over Kerala & Mahe from June 22-27; Coastal Karnataka from June 22-25; South Interior Karnataka from June 23-25. Light to moderate rainfall expected in various regions.

News Live: Flood Like Situation In Bihar's Nalanda 

Several areas in Bihar's Nalanda district experienced a flood-like situation as portions of some small dams were damaged due to a sudden rise in water level in Falgu River following heavy rainfall in neighbouring Jharkhand over the past few days, officials said on Saturday, PTI reported.

News Live: India Women Wrestlers Win Team Title At U23 Asian Ch'ship

Indian women wrestlers won the team title at the Under-23 Asian Championship by winning a medal in each of the 10 categories, including four gold and five silver, PTI reported.

News Live Update: Israel-Iran Conflict Intensify 

An Israeli airstrike has reportedly killed five members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran's Lorestan province, according to local television reports.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that their jets targeted a centrifuge production facility in Isfahan during the operation.

Source: Bloomberg

News Live Update: DGCA Action On Air India

DGCA asked Air India to remove three officials for systemic failure in crew scheduling, compliance monitoring and internal accountability.

Air India gets show-cause for violating pilot flying hour norms.

Air India's response,

"We acknowledge the regulator’s directive and have implemented the order. In the interim, the company's Chief Operations Officer will provide direct oversight to the Integrated Operations Control Centre (IOCC). Air India is committed to ensuring that there is total adherence to safety protocols and standard practices."

Source: Air India spokesperson

News Live Update: SEBI Gives Nod To Tata Capital IPO

SEBI has approved Tata Capital's confidential draft papers for $2 billion IPO

Company expected to file updated DRHP publicly after this

IPO expected to have fresh issue of 23 crore shares, OFS by existing shareholders

Tata Capital is mandated to list on stock exchanges by September 2025

As per NDTV Sources

News Live Update: Nitish Kumar's Move Ahead Of Bihar Polls

Bihar CM, Nitish Kumar hikes pension for elderly, disabled, widowed women from Rs 400 to Rs1,100 ahead of Bihar polls.

News Live: Omar Abdullah Refuses To Divert Water

Weeks after a war with Haryana, Punjab is now engaged in a similar conflict with Jammu and Kashmir, as the Union Territory's Chief Minister opposed the idea of diverting surplus water from three Western rivers of the Indus system to Punjab, NDTV reported

News Live: 517 Indian Nationals Brought Back From Iran

India's evacuation efforts gain momentum as over 500 nationals return home from Iran under Operation Sindhu, says MEA.

News Live Update: Pakistan To Nominate Trump For Nobel

The Pakistan government on Saturday said it has decided to formally recommend US President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for his diplomatic intervention during the recent India-Pakistan conflict, PTI said.

News Live: No Increase in Weekly Work Hours Says Karnataka Govt

Karnataka Government Clarifies Proposed Changes: No Increase in Weekly Work Hours, Flexibility The Focus

  • Govt clarifies 48-hour weekly cap remains unchanged

  • Proposed 10-hour workday includes 1-hour break

  • Actual work time stays at 9 hours

  • Limit of maximum 12 hours includes overtime

  • Proposal complies with ILO and domestic laws

  • Aim is to allow completion of 48 hours in fewer days

  • Proposal still in consultation stage

Source - Official statement

News Live: India To Also Evacuate Nepal, Sri Lanka's Citizens From Iran

Indian Embassy In Iran said in a social media post on X, "On request of the Governments of Nepal and Sri Lanka, the Indian Embassy’s evacuation efforts in Iran will also cover Citizens of Nepal and Sri Lanka."

News Live: Won't Get Nobel Prize For 'Stopping' Indo-Pak War, Says Trump

US President Donald Trump said that he won't get a Nobel Peace Prize for 'stopping' the war between India and Pakistan or for his efforts in the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Iran conflicts.

In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Friday, Trump said, "I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize, no matter what I do."

News Live: Finance Minister Celebrates Yoga Day In Faridabad

Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman celebrated International Day of Yoga at the Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management, Faridabad, on Saturday.

News Live: PM Modi's Message On International Yoga Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the whole world was going through some kind of tensions with many regions facing unrest and instability, and that Yoga gives a direction of peace and brings oneness.

Read more here

News Live Update: Earthquake Tremors Felt In Iran Amid Ongoing Conflict

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake was reported in northern Iran, with the epicenter near the city of Sorkheh in Semnan province, according to the US Geological Survey.

Iranian state media reported a slightly higher magnitude of 5.5.

This incident occurred against the backdrop of ongoing air strikes by Israel.

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