Highlights: After TMC, AAP to boycott inauguration ceremony of new Parliament building on Sunday

After TMC, the Aam Aadmi Party has also decided to skip the inauguration of ceremony of the newly-constructed Parliament buidling Sunday. AAP MP Sanjay Singh tweeted Tuesday, “Not inviting Her Excellency the President Mrs. Draupadi Murmu ji to the inauguration ceremony of the Parliament House is a gross insult to her. This is an insult to the Dalit tribal and deprived society of India. The AAP will boycott the inauguration program in protest against Modi ji not inviting the President.”

A Russian court Tuesday extended the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by 3 months, news agency AP reported citing Russian news agencies.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today moved Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court seeking no objection to the issuance of a fresh ordinary passport to him.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said 52 deaths have been reported so far due to pre-monsoon rains in the state.

Trinamool Congress has decided to skip the new Parliament's inauguration ceremony on Sunday, marking their objection that PM Modi will inaugurate the newly-built Parliament.

Go First airline Tuesday told the aviation regulator that it does not have a 'definite timeline' for resumption of operations. 

"How are they asking for Congress’ support? He (Arvind Kejriwal) with support of BJP passed a motion to take back Rajiv Gandhi’s Bharat Ratna. He supported the BJP in the J&K Article 370 issue. He supported BJP during the impeachment of Justice Deepak Mishra. A person who doesn’t think about the nation, talks to Khalistani supporters…," Congress leader Ajay Maken on AAP seeking support from Congress against Centre’s ordinance.

The inaugural edition of the Indian Taekwondo Premier League (TPL) will take place from June 22 to June 26 at the Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi.

PM Narendra Modi Tuesday thanked his 'friend' Anthony Albanese for renaming Harris Park in Sydney as 'Little India'. PM Modi's remarks come during his final leg of three-nation tour which concludes in Australia.

Delhi high court Tuesday sets aside city mayor Shelly Oberoi's decision calling for fresh elections of the six standing committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.

Actress Jacqueline Fernandez tuesday arrived at Delhi's Patiala House Court seeking permission to travel abroad. She is an accused in an extortion case related to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar.

A Delhi Court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia till June 1 in a money laundering case related to the now scrapped Delhi Liquor Excise Policy 2021-22.

Special judge MK Nagpal passed the order of extension after the former minister was produced physically before the court.

During the brief proceedings, the court directed the jail superintendent to consider the application moved by Sisodia seeking to exchange the books that he had read, while in custody, with new books as the court has already granted permission for books to be provided to him.

Two persons were charred to death in a blaze at a godown in West Bengal's Malda district on Tuesday, police said.

District Magistrate Nitin Singhania said the blaze erupted at a carbide godown in the morning and spread to other adjacent godowns in Netaji Municipal Market in English Bazar town.

Local merchants said that among the godowns affected was one which stored firecrackers.

Officials said the deceased have been identified as van pullers Ganesh Rishi (40) and Manglu Mondal (45), while two others are undergoing treatment at a hospital and their condition is stated to be stable. (PTI)

Earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hits southeast of Loyalty Islands – a province in the Pacific Ocean.

Varanasi District Court orders clubbing of all cases, all eight cases to be heard collectively. Now, all the cases related to the Gyanvapi matter will be heard together in the same court.

‘Welcome Modi’ spelt by a recreational aircraft’s contrails before the community event in Sydney, Australia.

The Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Tuesday said there is no need to show any identity proof such as Aadhaar card or present any official verified documents (OVD) as well as need to fill any form at any of its branches to exchange ₹2,000 currency notes, bank officials told news agency ANI. Read more

An inmate allegedly died by suicide by hanging himself at Tihar Jail in Delhi.

At least six persons were killed and 10 others injured when a state transport bus collided with a container truck in Maharashtra's Buldhana district on Tuesday morning, police said. The accident took place near Sindkhed Raja town on old Mumbai-Nagpur highway in the district, located more than 450 km from the state capital Mumbai, an official said. (PTI)

The US said it has no plans to lift sanctions on Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu, appearing to backtrack on comments made a day earlier by President Joe Biden while he attended the Group of Seven summit in Japan.

Speaking to reporters in Washington on Monday, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller denied the US government was entertaining the idea of lifting sanctions on Li. China has rebuffed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s request to meet Li next month at a defense forum in Singapore because of the sanctions.

“No, we are not,” Miller said when asked if the State Department was considering lifting the sanctions. He added that Biden “made clear that we are not planning to lift any sanctions on him or on China more broadly.”

The police have identified the person & have taken him into custody for interrogating him, ANI reported. Earlier, Mumbai Police received a threat around 11 am on May 22, after a person posted a threatening message on Twitter, "I am gonna blast the Mumbai very soon.”

At least five people were killed and seven others injured when a speeding truck hit a sports utility vehicle (SUV) in Maharashtra's Amravati district, an official said on Tuesday. The accident took place at around 11 pm on Monday on Daryapur-Anjangaon Road under Khallar police station limits in Amravati, located nearly 650 km from the state capital Mumbai, he said. Most of the victims were from one family.

Foiling a smuggling bid, the Border Security Force (BSF) seized a huge cache of mobile phones from the India-Bangladesh bus service in Agartala.

According to BSF, the Maitri Bus (Agartala to Dhaka) of Tripura Road Transport Corporation arrived at the Integrated Check-Post (ICP) Agartala for security checking on May 21. All boarded passengers, except for the bus driver named Badal Haque, accompanied by the bus conductor and liaison officer, went inside the ICP for immigration and customs clearance, as per protocol.

BSF officials, including the intelligence team, thoroughly examined the bus.

The second meeting of the G-20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRWG) to be held from Tuesday in Mumbai will explore innovative solutions to manage and finance disaster risks, officials said. The three-day meeting will bring together government officials, industry experts, private sector representatives, and stakeholders from more than 20 countries, to explore innovative approaches to managing disaster risk and financing for sustainable development, an official release said.