Good morning everyone. Here are the top headlines for Tuesday, June 23. Today's biggest stories include the Lucknow fire incident, Tamil Nadu gas leak tragedy, CBSE Class 12 marksheet update, NEET-UG controversy, Maharashtra MLC election results, UK Prime Minister's resignation, and the latest developments in US-Iran talks.

Let's take a look at the most important national and international news updates of the day.

Top National headlines

  1. Fire breaks out at 3-storey commercial building in Lucknow's Aliganj

    Lucknow (UP): A massive fire broke out at a three-storey commercial building in Lucknow on Monday afternoon, with several feared trapped inside, according to eyewitnesses.
     

  2. Ammonia gas leak: Toll rises to 5, joint probe into accident on, says TN govt

    Chennai: The toll in the ammonia gas leak tragedy in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district mounted to five and arrangements were on to shift the mortal remains of the workers to their home town, state Labour Welfare Minister J Mohamed Farvas informed the Assembly on Monday.

     

  3. 'Politics above students' interests': BJP on Bengaluru aspirants missing NEET-UG due to Cong rally

    New Delhi: Slamming the Congress over reports that multiple students could not take the NEET-UG exam in Bengaluru due to its rally disrupting city traffic, the BJP on Monday said this makes it clear that for the party, politics comes above students' interests.

     

  4. CBSE to issue revised Class-12 physical marksheets through regional offices

    New Delhi: Revised physical marksheets of students whose Class-12 scores changed after verification or re-evaluation will be made available at the CBSE's regional offices in due course, sources said on Monday.

     

  5. Central body finds 46 drug samples not of standard quality for May

    New Delhi: The Central Drugs Laboratories found 46 drug samples manufactured by various firms to be "not of standard quality (NSQ)" in its monthly drug alert for May, health ministry officials said on Monday.

     

  6. Maharashtra MLC polls: Rebel candidate defeats Sena nominee in Nashik

    Mumbai: BJP rebel Gokul Gite sprang a surprise on Monday as he swept Maharashtra legislative council's Nashik district local governing body constituency, defeating ruling Shiv Sena nominee Narendra Darade.

     

  7. Entire political science of data doctoring: Cong slams govt on rural wage figures

    New Delhi: The Congress on Monday alleged that the Modi government is "doctoring a rural wages boom" and claimed that it has been manufactured by a methodological change.

     

  8. Jairam Ramesh writes to Sonowal, seeks clarifications on Great Nicobar project's transhipment port

    New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, who has been raising concerns over the Great Nicobar Island (GNI) project, has written a letter to Union minister Sarbanand Sonowal, seeking clarifications on the development of a transhipment port under the project.

     

  9. Rs 370 biryani remark row: Pranit More, Himanshu Jangra appear before NCW

    New Delhi: Stand-up comedian Pranit More and web developer Himanshu Jangra arrived at the National Commission for Women office here on Monday for a hearing in connection to their remarks allegedly detrimental to women's dignity.

     

  10. WB budget proposes listing of profitable state PSUs on stock exchanges

    Kolkata: The West Bengal government has proposed listing profit-making state PSUs on stock exchanges, marking a significant shift in its approach towards public sector asset monetisation and capital mobilisation.

     

  11. New policy formulated for evaluation of Private CBSE students in Gulf countries: Centre to SC

    New Delhi: The Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that the CBSE has come up with a new policy for the evaluation of private students, who were affected by the cancellation of Class XII board examination in Gulf countries due to the recent Iran-US war.
     

  12. Don't want to open pandora's box with regard to proceedings of collegium: SC

    New Delhi: "We don't want to open a pandora's box with regard to the proceedings of the collegium," the Supreme Court said on Monday while refusing to entertain a petition filed by a judicial officer from Himachal Pradesh.
     

  13. Core infrastructure sectors output slows to 0.5 pc in May

    New Delhi: Production growth of eight core infrastructure sectors slowed to a seven-month low of 0.5 per cent in May due to a fall in output of coal, crude oil and refinery products.

Top International Headlines

  1. Keir Starmer resigns as UK PM, sets out timetable for new leader

    London: Keir Starmer on Monday announced his resignation as British Prime Minister and the Leader of the Labour Party, setting out a timetable for his successor to be elected in the coming weeks and be in place by September.

  2. US, Iran agree on roadmap for final deal within 60 days at Swiss talks

    Islamabad/Zurich: The US and Iran have agreed on a roadmap aimed at reaching a final agreement within 60 days after hours-long talks at the Swiss resort of Burgenstock, mediators Qatar and Pakistan said on Monday, describing the progress as "encouraging."


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