IMO, Oman announce plan to evacuate ships, 11,000 seafarers stranded in Persian GulfInternational Maritime Organisation (IMO) Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has announced a plan to evacuate all the ships — and the 11,000 seafarers on them — stranded in the Persian Gulf due to the war in West Asia. “This large-scale operation will be carried out in close cooperation with Iran, Oman, and all other coastal States in the region, the United States, and the maritime industry,” he said. U.S. Senate for the first time approves War Powers resolution in rebuke to Trump over Iran conflictThe U.S. Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran, as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump’s efforts to resolve a conflict that the administration launched on its own and now needs Congress to fund. It was the 10th time the Senate has tried to stop the war, and the outcome, on a vote of 50-48, was a stunning turnaround from past effortsDevastating building fire in Lucknow brings development authority’s actions under scrutinyFollowing the devastating fire incident in Aliganj, Lucknow, that killed 15 people, old records and actions taken by the development authority concerning the building have come under scrutiny. The building where the tragic fire broke out had been issued a demolition order in 2016 over unauthorised construction. However, the order was revoked in less than two months. The building, numbered MS/102/D and located in Sector D of the Aliganj Scheme, was originally allotted on July 11, 1980, to Vijay Kumar, son of Rameshwar Sahay, under a hire-purchase scheme through a lottery system.Wang Yi calls for India, China to accelerate resumption of stalled dialogue mechanismsChina’s Foreign Minister and Politburo member Wang Yi, in talks with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval in New Delhi, called for both sides “to accelerate the resumption of dialogue mechanisms and promote exchanges” in trade, finance, and other fields, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement early. He also called for the two sides “to respect each other’s core interests, properly handle sensitive issues, place the China-India boundary issue in its appropriate position, and prevent it from affecting the overall situation of bilateral relations.”Telegram access restored after High Court declines to stay blocking orderAccess to Telegram resumed after a week-long blocking order imposed ahead of the NEET re-examination expired. The messaging platform had approached the Delhi High Court seeking a stay on the order, but Justice Tejas Karia held that the blocking direction was sufficiently narrow and proportionate. In its blocking order and a related press release, the National Testing Agency (NTA) argued that Telegram’s ability to allow retroactive editing of messages without a visible trace could enable the spread of misinformation claiming that the NEET re-examination paper had been leaked in advance, potentially causing panic among students.Congress seeks high-level probe in alleged Ujjain land scam by Mohan Yadav familyThe Congress demanded a high-level investigation by a committee led by a Supreme Court judge into the alleged land scam by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s family members after a report claimed that they purchased property where infrastructure projects were later announced. A report by an English daily has claimed, citing government land records, that Mr. Yadav’s wife, son and daughter-in-law, as well as members of his extended family, have purchased 168 acres of land through 137 plots in and around Ujjain from December 2023, when he replaced Shivraj Singh Chouhan, now Union Agriculture Minister, as the State’s CM to December 2025.India’s LPG imports from U.S. set to cross 1 million tons in June, sources sayIndia’s imports ‌of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the U.S. are set to top 1 ​million metric tons in June, a record high, industry sources said, as New ⁠Delhi turned to costlier suppliers to offset disruption from West Asia. Before the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, India depended on West Asian producers for 90% ‌of its LPG imports, which totalled about 2 million tons per month.Congress urges Centre not to rush to sign trade pact with the U.S.The Congress urged the Union government not to be “bamboozled” into signing a trade agreement with the United States, arguing that the proposed deal in its current form was tilted against India’s interests. Mr. Ramesh referred to the India-U.S. joint statement issued on February 6, 2026, in which the U.S. had proposed reduction of tariffs on Indian exportswhile India was expected to substantially lower tariffs on American agricultural and industrial products and increase purchases from the U.S.Ayodhya Ram temple donation case: SIT submits preliminary report to U.P. governmentThe Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged irregularities in donations at the Ayodhya Ram Temple submitted its preliminary report to the Uttar Pradesh government.The team, comprising Vijay Vishwas Pant, Commissioner of the Lucknow Division, along with the other two members, visited the office of Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Sanjay Prasad and handed over the report. Officials said the document is currently a preliminary report and further investigation may be required.Kerala to set up commission to study reasons for backwardness of specific areas, communitiesThe Kerala government will set up a commission to study the historical and sociological reasons behind the backwardness of specific areas and communities in the State and seek and implement solutions for ending the developmental disparities in the State, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has said. He was replying to a calling attention motion moved by T.V. Ibrahim in the Assembly on the developmental disparities between districts and communities and the urgent need for conducting a comprehensive study on the inequities that exist between districts, as far as resources are concerned, especially in health, education and transport sectors.Bill seeking to ban horse carriages in New York city renamed after Indian teen killed in Central Park incidentA bill that seeks to ban horse carriages in New York city has been renamed in honour of an Indian teenager, who died after sustaining injuries in a horrific carriage incident at Central Park in New York. Romanch Mahajan, 18, lost his life after he fell from a horse-drawn carriage at Central Park last week. Mahajan had jumped off the carriage in an effort to help his mother, who fell out of it as the horse bolted. A vigil was held at Central Park to pay tributes to Mahajan.Rishabh Pant takes big pay cut to rejoin Delhi Capitals for ₹15 crore; Kuldeep goes to LSGRishabh Pant took a massive pay cut of ₹12 crore after two underwhelming seasons as the Lucknow Super Giants’ (LSG) captain and Delhi Capitals (DC) wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav were involved in a high-profile trade off completed on Tuesday (June 23, 2026). Pant returns to the Delhi Capitals for ₹15 crore. The LSG had acquired his services for a whopping ₹27 crore, highest ever in the history of the league, in the mega auction ahead of IPL 2025. Incidentally, LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka back in the day, had claimed that the deal with Pant will be a long-term one.