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Fire broke out in a factory in Delhi's Bawana industrial area on Monday night. 15 fire engines are present at the spot, according to ANI. No injuries have been reported. Efforts are underway to douse the fire, said Sarvajeet, Delhi Fire Service to ANI.

India's market regulator bars Subhash Chandra, Punit Goenka of Zee Entertainment from holding directorial position for 1 year, reporter Reuters. 

The government has imposed stock limit on wheat to check prices said Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra. India’s retail inflation eased to 4.25 per cent in May on an annual basis as against 4.70 per cent in April, showed data released by the ministry of statistics on Monday. Industrial production rises to 4.2 per cent in April.

Farmers from Haryana, protesting over not getting a Minimum Support Price (MSP) in the procurement of sunflower crop, today blocked a national highway to Delhi as they aren't satisfied with the relief announced by the Chief Minister. They took the decision to block traffic on the National Highway 44 at a 'mahapanchayat' held in the Pipli village of Kurukshetra district. Traffic has been diverted on the Delhi-Chandigarh route to avoid congestion. Farm leaders from Haryana, Punjab, UP and other neighboring states had gathered at the Pipli grain market for the 'MSP Dilao, Kisan Bachao' mahapanchayat to press their demand.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a meeting with ministers of Disaster Management of the states and Union Territories on Tuesday. The day-long meeting will also be attended by Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla along with senior officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting to review the situation related to Cyclone Biparjoy in the afternoon, sources said. Fishing activities along Gujarat's south and north coasts have been suspended and authorities were evacuating people in districts by the sea in view of Biparjoy that is likely to make landfall along the Saurashtra-Kutch coasts as a very severe cyclonic storm, officials said on Monday.
 
A bus carrying wedding guests rolled over on a foggy night in Australia's wine country, killing 10 people and injuring 25, police said Monday. The 58-year-old driver was arrested and being held at a Cessnock police station and will be charged, Police Assistant Commissioner Tracy Chapman said. She would not detail the allegations, including whether speed was a factor, but told reporters "there is sufficient information... for us to establish that there will be charges."

 
12:13 AM

A fire broke out in a factory in Bawana Industrial Area; fire engines are present at the spot

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Ayodhya Ram Temple phase 1 in last lap, ground floor to be ready by Diwali

The ground floor of the three-storied Ram temple in Ayodhya will be completed by October this year, sources have said, according to NDTV. The temple will be consecrated next January -- at the beginning of the election year.  The work on the ground floor is at the final stage and Ram Janambhoomi Trust member Nripendra Mishra took stock of the situation today, sources said. Last year, Union home minister Amit Shah had promised that the temple will be ready for opening by January 1.
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67 trains have been cancelled, in view of cyclone 'Biparjoy' says CPRO Western Railway.

8:55 PM

Italy declares national day of mourning for Berlusconi

Italy has declared a national day of mourning for Wednesday, when former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's funeral will be held, a government spokesman told AFP Monday."The government has declared a national day of mourning for June 14," while all Italian and European flags on public buildings will be lowered to half mast from Monday nationwide.
 
7:33 PM

Nearly 4,000 temporary houses will be built for the people displaced by the violence in the state: Manipur CMO

Nearly 4,000 temporary houses will be built for the people displaced by the violence in the state, says Manipur CMO, according to ANI.
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Farmers are gathered at Haryana's Kurukshetra for Mahapanchyat over their demand for Minimum Support Price

7:31 PM

Maharashtra former CM Manohar Joshi discharged from hospital

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Cyclone Biparjoy impact: 56 trains cancelled today

56 trains have been cancelled today in the Biparjoy-affected areas of Gujarat and from tomorrow onwards till 15th June 95 trains will remain cancelled due to the effect of Biparjoy: Western Railway
 
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Purvanchal Expressway to remain closed till June 25

Purvanchal Expressway in UP's Sultanpur will remain closed till June 25 in view of maintenance work at Indian Air Force airstrip in Jaisinghpur tehsil of district
 
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Firefighting operation is underway Ghazipur landfill site, where a fire broke out today

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US plans to rejoin UNSECO

UN cultural agency UNESCO announced that United States is set to rejoin the multi government organization, including paying off arrears of $600 million, reported AP.
 
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41 killed in attack on camp in east DR Congo

Militants have attacked a camp for displaced persons in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 41 people, a local official said Monday. CODECO militiamen attacked the camp in Ituri province in the early hours of Monday, Richard Dheda, an official of the local administration for Bahema Badjere in Djugu territory, told AFP.
 
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Govt says Co-WIN portal is completely safe; reports of data breach baseless

Co-WIN portal of Health Ministry is completely safe with safeguards for data privacy says the government of India. "All reports of data breach are without any basis and mischievous in nature. Health Ministry has requested CERT-In to look into this issue & submit a report," it added.
 
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Cyclone Biparjoy: PM Modi directs senior officers to conduct safe evacuation of people

PM Modi directed senior officers to take every possible measure to ensure that people living in vulnerable locations are safely evacuated by the State Government and to ensure maintenance of all essential services such as Power, Telecommunications, health, drinking water etc. and are restored immediately in the event of damages caused to them. He further directed for 24*7 functioning of control rooms.
 
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Piyush Goyal on Rupee-Dirham trade

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First Published: Jun 12 2023 | 8:57 AM IST

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