School assembly headlines for June 30: Top national and global news updates
The day's national headlines are dominated by major legal and administrative developments across India, led by an SIT report to the Kerala High Court implicating former TDB officials in the Sabarimala gold heist and West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari initiating steps for a state Uniform Civil Code. On the infrastructure front, the landmark Yamuna Water Project pact resolved a three-decade-old water dispute between Rajasthan and Haryana, while Delhi approved a major tax-exempt EV policy to combat vehicular pollution. Internationally, India expanded its global footprint with an operational Army field hospital aiding earthquake victims in Venezuela under Operation Amistad and signed a crucial water resource management pact with Saudi Arabia.
Top National Headlines
- Ram temple donation row: Ayodhya lawyers boycott accused; demand for CBI probe; SC refuses urgent hearing
New Delhi/Ayodhya: Amid mounting outrage over the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple, the Faizabad Bar Association in Ayodhya on Monday announced that none of its members would represent the eight arrested accused and said it would move court for a CBI probe.
- Rajasthan, Haryana sign Yamuna Water Project pact; resolve three-decade-old water issue
New Delhi/ Jaipur: Water problems being faced by the people of Rajasthan and Haryana for nearly three decades were resolved on Monday with the two states signing an agreement in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the construction and implementation of the Yamuna Water Project.
- Top officials to brief parliamentary panel on steps to strengthen NTA, lessons from NEET re-exam
New Delhi: Top officials of the Ministry of Higher Education and the National Testing Agency will brief a Parliamentary panel on the learnings from the NEET-UG re-examination and steps to strengthen the NTA.
- PM Modi calls meeting of all secretaries on Tuesday; likely to review reforms
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is learnt to have called a meeting of the secretaries of all central ministries and departments on Tuesday to discuss various issues, including reform initiatives taken to improve ease of living and ease of doing business.
- Assam flood situation worsens; one missing, 45,500 hit
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam deteriorated on Monday with one person missing and over 45,000 people reeling under the deluge across five districts, an official bulletin said.
- Registrar general to conduct pre-test of Census Phase 2 from July 6-18 in selected areas
New Delhi: The Registrar General of India shall conduct the pre-test of the second phase of the Census -- population enumeration -- from July 6 to July 18 in selected areas, according to a government order.
- Centre designates Adani Group-promoted Navi Mumbai airport as immigration post
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has designated Navi Mumbai airport as the 38th immigration post for entry into and exit from India under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025.
- Akal Takht raises objections against Punjab anti-sacrilege law; summons all Sikh MLAs
Chandigarh: The Akal Takht has raised objections to certain provisions of the anti-sacrilege law, the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026, and summoned all Sikh MLAs including ministers in Amritsar on Monday for their clarification on the legislation.
- Bengal's UCC push: Suvendu announces high-powered panel, Bill likely in Assembly in August
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday formally set in motion the process of introducing a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state, announcing the constitution of a high-level committee headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai to prepare the framework for the proposed legislation.
- Swapped Physics paper saw no increase in marks, claims CBSE Class 12 student Vedant
New Delhi: CBSE Class 12 student Vedant Srivastava, who had alleged that his Physics answer sheet was swapped with another student's, has now claimed that after the re-evaluation process no additional marks were awarded in the subject.
- No local holiday for Champakulam Boat Race amid CM Satheesan's open-mic remark row
Alappuzha (Kerala): The Kerala government did not announce a local holiday for the annual Champakulam Moolam Boat Race on Monday, despite the controversy over an alleged open-mic remark by Chief Minister V D Satheesan following a request made in the Assembly.
- Pune man, 65, gets death penalty for rape-murder of minor girl; court says his depravity shocking
Pune/Mumbai: A special Pune court on Monday sentenced a 65-year-old man to death for the kidnapping, rape and murder of a three-year-old girl in Nasrapur village, a verdict coming within 60 days of the horrific crime that sparked widespread outrage and protests across Maharashtra.
- Govt to lift curbs on petrol, diesel sales to commercial buyers from Jul 1
New Delhi: The government will lift restrictions on the sale of petrol and diesel to commercial and industrial consumers from July 1, easing emergency measures imposed to manage fuel supplies.
- Delhi approves EV policy with incentives, vehicle tax exemptions
New Delhi: From next month, Delhiites buying electric cars priced up to Rs 30 lakh will not have to pay road tax or registration fees, as the Delhi government on Monday approved a new EV policy aimed at reducing vehicular pollution and accelerating the transition to cleaner transport in the national capital.
- Sabarimala gold loss: HC allows fresh case after SIT finds evidence against ex-TDB chief
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Monday permitted the SIT probing the alleged Sabarimala gold loss to register a fresh criminal case after it reported that evidence had emerged against former TDB president P S Prashanth in connection with the 2025 replating of the temple's Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) idols.
Top International Headlines
- Indian envoy holds talks with senior Chinese commerce ministry official on trade ties
Beijing: Indian Ambassador to China Vikram Doraiswami on Monday met a senior Chinese Commerce Ministry official and discussed issues related to trade and commercial cooperation between the two countries.
- Indian Army field hospital begins operations in quake-hit Venezuela
Caracas: An Indian Army field hospital, deployed in earthquake-hit Venezuela under Operation Amistad, has become fully operational and is providing free round-the-clock medical services, officials said on Monday.
- India, Saudi Arabia ink agreement enhancing cooperation on water resource management
Dubai: India and Saudi Arabia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to boost cooperation on water resource management, according to an official statement on Monday.
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