BREAKING Highlights: Santoor maestro Shivkumar Sharma passes away aged 84

 US inflation his 'top domestic priority,' said US President Joe Biden. He also said that  tha his administrtion is mulling whether to drop previoous China tarffis, imposed by the Trump cabinet. 

As the nationwide protests refuse to die down, Sri Lankan authorities have extended the curfew until 7 am on Thursday.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday carried out a major operation to investigate collusion between government officials and representatives of non-governmental organisations for “illegal clearance” of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licences in lieu of bribes. Read More

Sri Lanka issues shoot-on-sight orders to quell riots, reports news agency AFP, citing defence ministry.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday conducted searches at multiple locations in Mumbai, Delhi, Jammu and Srinagar in connection with the Jammu and Kashmir Bank buying 65,000 sq ft office space in Mumbai in 2010. Read More

Bitcoin slumped below $30,000 for the first time since July 2021 on Tuesday as cryptocurrencies track sinking markets with investors spooked by aggressive US monetary tightening and surging inflation. Read More

A top Sri Lankan police officer was on Tuesday assaulted by a mob of protesters who also set fire to his vehicle near the prime minister's official residence in the capital Colombo. Read More

Severe cyclone Asani has changed its track significantly and is likely to touch the Andhra Pradesh coast between Kakinada and Visakhapatnam, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday and issued a “red” warning for the Andhra Pradesh coast, which implies that local authorities need to take action to prevent disasters associated with the cyclone. Read More

Red alert issued, security heightened in Punjab's Amritsar following suspected RPG attack in Mohali, reports news agency ANI.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave the Centre 24 hours to inform the court whether it will issue instructions to all states and Union territories to keep sedition cases in abeyance till the government's proposed exercise of reviewing Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was completed. The Centre to come back with a reply on Wednesday. Read More

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) denied the report of men's cricket team head coach Rahul Dravid's participation in a session of Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha's National Working Committee in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh as claimed by a BJP legislator on Monday. Read More

Supreme Court gives the Centre 24 hours to inform the court whether it will issue instructions to all states and UTs to keep sedition cases in abeyance till the government's proposed exercise of reviewing Section 124A, IPC got over. Centre to come back with an answer on Wednesday.

Supreme Court asks Centre how it will address the issue related to miseuse of the sedition law. “There are concerns that sedition law being misused and Attorney General himself had said chanting Hanuman Chalisa is leading to such cases. The Court adds - in the affidavit itself it is said that misuse of law is there, how will you address this?" it said during the hearing, according to news agency ANI. 

On Sri Lanka crisis, India underlines 'neighbourhood first' policy, says extended over US$3.5 billion support to help overcome difficulties.

Suhail Khandwani, Trustee, Mahim Dargah & Haji Ali Dargah, has arrived at the NIA office for questioning, reported ANI. His residence and office were raided yesterday and he was questioned.

Veteran santoor player and music composer Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma died in Mumbai on Tuesday morning following a heart attack, family sources said. He was 84.

The Election Commission of India has announced a by-election for seven seats in Karnataka Legislative Council that are going to fall vacant on June 14, reported ANI. Voting to be held on 3rd June, counting of votes on the same day at 5 pm.

Allahabad high court has postponed the hearing of the Taj Mahal case in which the petitioner had demanded to open 22 rooms inside the architectural marvel to find out whether Hindu idols are hidden there.

The Court said that its order for complying with the triple test for providing OBC quota in local bodies is applicable to all states and state election bodies.

10 flights including from Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Jaipur and Mumbai cancelled at Chennai Airport due to Cyclone Asani, reported ANI quoting Airport Authority.

UGC has sought a report from Sharda University reportedly over a question on similarities between Hindutva and Fascism it asked in a political science exam, reported ANI.

A team of Punjab Police and Punjab Police commandos has been deployed outside Punjab Police Intelligence headquarters, Sector 77, SAS Nagar, where a minor explosion occurred last night, reported ANI.