Lucknow building fire: At least 12 dead, high level enquiry ordered, says Deputy CMAt least 12 people died in a fire that broke out at a three-storey commercial building housing a coaching centre in the Aliganj area in Lucknow on Monday (June 22, 2025). Multiple fire tenders were rushed to the spot, and rescue operations are underway. Unverified videos circulating on social media showed a youth falling from the first floor of the building amid flames near a railing. Locals were seen moving him away from the area.Keir Starmer announces his resignation as U.K. Prime MinisterUnited Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that he will step down, acknowledging that Labour’s Parliamentary Party does not see him as the best candidate to lead them into the next general election. The party will set out a timetable for the transition, possibly through a contest, so that a new Premier is in place before September.WB budget: BJP govt balances welfare, fiscal discipline; announces 1 lakh recruitments, DA hikeThe BJP government in West Bengal sought to blend welfare continuity with political and administrative reset in its maiden budget presented on Monday (June 22, 2026), as it pledged to fill one lakh government vacancies and increase dearness allowance by 20% points, while stressing the need for fiscal discipline.Alan Greenspan, longtime U.S. Federal Reserve chairman, dies aged 100Alan Greenspan, hailed as the greatest Federal Reserve chairman when he retired in 2006 but derided for a severe financial crisis that followed barely two years later, died on Monday (June 22, 2026) aged 100, NBC News reported. Greenspan, who exerted a powerful influence on the U.S. economy during his tenure at the helm of the ​Fed from August 1987 to January 2006, died at his home from complications of Parkinson’s Disease.Interests of Brahmins safe only under BSP rule, claims MayawatiBahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Monday (June 22, 2026) claimed that Opposition parties, especially the Samajwadi Party (SP), have become anxious after her party began fielding Brahmin leaders as candidates for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Ms. Mayawati added that the interests of the upper castes, including Brahmins, are safe only under a government run by the BSP.Petrol, diesel margins back above pre-conflict levels: ReportProfitability at State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) is set to improve as falling crude oil prices lift fuel marketing margins, although rising debt levels and uncertainty over fuel taxes could limit the sector’s longer-term earnings outlook, according to a JP Morgan report.RBI Governor urges banks to treat MSMEs as long-term partnersReserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Monday urged banks to treat Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as long-term partners. Terming them the “nursery of entrepreneurship”, the RBI chief said MSMEs were key to the ‘Viksit Bharat’ vision.Russian drone strike in Ukraine kills three from one family, including 13-year-old boyA Russian drone strike on the city of Sumy in northeastern Ukraine killed three members of the same family, including a 13-year-old boy and his father, and wounded another two, a regional official said Monday (June 22, 2026). Russia has pounded civilian areas of Ukraine with drones and missiles since it launched its all-out invasion of its neighbour more than four years ago, and a United Nations tally says more than 16,000 civilians have died in the war.Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo outbreak top 1,000 with 254 deaths, authorities sayConfirmed cases in the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo have reached 1,003, including 254 deaths, officials said, as tracing those who had been in contact with patients remains a major challenge. A total of 100 people have recovered in the outbreak concentrated in the Ituri Province since it was declared on May 15, Congo’s Ministry of Health said on Sunday (June 21, 2026). At least 365 patients are in hospitals or in isolation, it said.FIFA 2026: Uruguay struggles in first 2 matches as Suárez watches from the standsUruguay is off to a start many did not expect. After draws against Saudi Arabia and Cape Verde, and with a match against Spain still to come, the two-time World Cup winner is at risk of missing the knockout stage. Among the many fans watching was someone the team looked to for goals for more than 15 years – Luis Suárez.T.N. Governor deserves appreciation for learning Tamil: SpeakerTamil Nadu Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar on Monday (June 22, 2026) told the House that Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar should be appreciated for his efforts to learn Tamil and pronounce Tamil words during his address to the Assembly. Reacting to DMDK leader Premallatha Vijayakant’s allegation that the Governor had mispronounced Tamil words on 37 occasions during his speech, the Speaker pointed out the Governor hailed from another State and should be commended for his efforts to learn the language.Mob assaults Kerala man in Odisha’s Sambalpur on suspicion of child-liftingDays after villagers in Odisha’s Rayagada district attacked two NGO workers on suspicion of being child-lifters, a mob assaulted a daily wage labourer from Kerala in Sambalpur under similar circumstances. Police said Vishnu S., a resident of Alappuzha in Kerala, was wandering near Dhobapada Park in Sambalpur, a town in western Odisha, when locals confronted him. Unable to communicate in Odia, he was taken for a child-lifter and assaulted.AIMPLB to launch nationwide movement against social, political marginalisation of MuslimsThe All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Monday (June 22, 2026) said it would soon come out with a comprehensive document on the “deteriorating condition” of Muslims in the country and launch a nationwide movement against the social and political marginalisation of the community.