Israel-Iran conflict: Trump says Israel has to stop bombing Iran U.S. President Donald Trump said that Israel has to calm down after he said both Israel and Iran violated a ceasefire he tried to broker. A tentative truce faltered when Israel accused Iran of launching missiles into its airspace after the ceasefire was supposed to take effect and vowed to retaliate. Iran’s military denied firing on Israel, state media reported. U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House before departing for the NATO summit at The Hague that in his view, both sides had violated the nascent agreement he had announced earlier. All polls held as per law: ECI tells Rahul on Maharashtra poll rigging allegations The Election Commission has formally written to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on his allegations of rigging in the 2024 Maharashtra polls, saying all polls are held by it strictly as per laws passed by Parliament and rules. It also emphasised that the entire poll exercise involves thousands of personnel, including booth-level agents appointed by political parties. In a letter emailed to Mr. Gandhi on June 12 in response to his article in a leading daily, the poll panel said the entire election process is conducted in a decentralised manner at the assembly constituency level India evacuates fresh batch of 292 Indians from Iran India continued evacuation of its citizens from Iran with over 2,200 Indians brought back from the Persian Gulf nation so far, amid escalating tensions following the U.S. bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites. Two-hundred-ninety-two Indian nationals were evacuated from Iran on a special flight that arrived in New Delhi from Mashhad at 3:30 a.m., External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. Himachal Pradesh government school teacher arrested under POCSO Act for allegedly sexually harassing 24 students A teacher has been arrested for allegedly sexually harassing 24 girl students at a government school in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh, officials said. The mathematics teacher has been remanded in police custody for three days and suspended from service, they said. The accused was arrested after the students of classes VIII to X complained to the school principal about the harassment. The school authorities informed the police which took him into custody. At SCO Defence Ministers’ meet in Qingdao, Rajnath likely to discuss regional peace, anti-terror cooperation Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will lead a high-level Indian delegation at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting to be held at Qingdao, China from June 25 to 26, 2025. During the meeting, the Defence Ministers are expected to discuss a number of issues, including regional and international peace and security, counter-terrorism efforts and cooperation among the Ministries of Defence of SCO member states. Defence Ministry clears ₹2,000 crore contracts under emergency procurement for counter-terror operations In a significant move to strengthen the Indian Army’s operational readiness in counter-terrorism (CT) operations, the Ministry of Defence has concluded 13 contracts under the Emergency Procurement (EP) mechanism. These contracts, amounting to ₹1,981.90 crore, have been finalised against an overall sanctioned outlay of ₹2,000 crore for the Indian Army. Executed through fast-track procedures under the EP mandate, the procurement aims to enhance situational awareness, lethality, mobility, and protection for troops deployed in CT environments. Massive fire engulfs banquet hall near DLF Moti Nagar; one person feared trapped A person is feared trapped in a massive fire that broke out at a banquet hall near Delhi's DLF Moti Nagar area on Monday (June 23, 2025) evening, a Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official said. Initially, two people were reported to be trapped in the fire that broke out on Monday night, the official said, adding that one managed to escape from the fire while the other is still trapped. S&P raises India’s FY26 GDP growth estimates to 6.5% S&P Global Ratings raised India's GDP forecast for current fiscal to 6.5% assuming a normal monsoon, lower crude oil prices and monetary easing. S&P, also, flagged rising risks to the global economy due to the turbulence in the Middle East saying long-lasting major increases in oil prices could have significant economic impact in Asia-Pacific, notably via slower global growth and pressure on the current accounts of net energy importers, prices and costs. WhatsApp banned on U.S. House of Representatives devices, memo shows Meta Platforms' WhatsApp messaging service has been banned from all U.S. House of Representatives devices, according to a memo sent to all House staff on Monday. The notice said the "Office of Cybersecurity has deemed WhatsApp a high risk to users due to the lack of transparency in how it protects user data, absence of stored data encryption, and potential security risks involved with its use." Judge halts another Trump administration effort to block foreign students from attending Harvard A federal judge blocked another effort by the Trump administration to keep international students from attending Harvard University, granting a second preliminary injunction in the case. The order from U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston preserves the ability of foreign students to travel to the U.S. for study at Harvard while the case is decided. India’s Shubhanshu Shukla’s Axiom-4 mission now targeting June 25 launch Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station is now eyeing a launch on June 25, NASA announced. The Axiom-4 mission, which marks the return to space for India, Hungary, and Poland, was earlier scheduled for lift-off from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on June 25 onboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket at 12:01 p.m. IST on Wednesday. Indian cricket fraternity mourns death of Dilip Doshi A “heartbroken” Indian cricket fraternity came together in grief and reverence to pay tribute to former left-arm spinner Dilip Doshi, who died following a cardiac arrest in London. Despite spending much of his early career in the shadow of the great Bishan Singh Bedi, Doshi carved a niche for himself with his unwavering resolve. He died at the age of 77 on Monday. Leading the tributes for him was the great Sachin Tendulkar, who recalled his first meeting with the “warm-hearted” Doshi during a tour of the UK in 1990.