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Former Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar and Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Image: PTI/AP)

Former Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar and Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Image: PTI/AP)

Top stories this evening: Modi 3.0 Kingmakers JD(U), TDP Differ As BJP Wants To ‘Retain’ Lok Sabha Speaker Post; INDIA Bloc May Also Field Candidate If…; Six Missing After Boat Carrying 17 Devotees Sinks In River Ganga In Bihar and more latest news

Ex-Union Minister Chandrasekhar Counters Elon Musk In Big EVM Debate, Rahul Gandhi Provides A Footnote

Former Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Sunday took strong objection to SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s call for eliminating electronic voting machines (EVMs) citing the possibility of electronic devices being hacked by humans or artificial intelligence. READ MORE

Amit Shah Chairs Review Meet For Amarnath Yatra Preps, J&K Security Situation Amid Recent Attacks

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday chaired a meeting to take stock of the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the recent terror attacks. The home minister also reviewed the preparation for the annual Amarnath pilgrimage set to start on June 29. READ MORE

DPDP Rules to Electronics & Chip Making: Ashwini Vaishnaw Highlights Top Priorities of New Government

The Centre is accelerating efforts to frame regulations under the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act and is keen to bolster domestic electronics production, Minister for Electronics & IT Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. READ MORE

Six Missing After Boat Carrying 17 Devotees Sinks In River Ganga In Bihar

In a tragic incident, six persons went missing after a boat carrying 17 devotees capsized in the Ganga River on Sunday in Bihar’s Barh area near Patna, officials said. READ MORE

Gautam Gambhir Set to Replace Rahul Dravid as India Head Coach, BCCI to Announce Soon: Report

Former India opener Gautam Gambhir is all set to replace Rahul Dravid as Team India’s next head coach. Dravid, whose contract was extended after the ODI World Cup last year, is on his final assignment with the Indian cricket team, i.e., the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 in the USA and the West Indies. READ MORE

Salman Khan Firing: Mumbai Police Files Fresh Case, Arrests 25-Year-Old Who Made Threat Videos Against Actor

Mumbai Cyber Police have filed charges against a 25-year-old man from Rajasthan who was arrested for making threatening videos against Bollywood star Salman Khan. Banwarilal Laturlal Gujar, who hails from a village in Bundi district, allegedly discussed the Bishnoi Gang in a YouTube video and hinted at plans to harm Salman. READ MORE

Modi 3.0 Kingmakers JD(U), TDP Differ As BJP Wants To ‘Retain’ Lok Sabha Speaker Post; INDIA Bloc May Also Field Candidate If…

The Opposition’s INDIA bloc might field a candidate for the post of Speaker for the 18th Lok Sabha if the Deputy Speaker’s post is not given to their camp, according to sources. The Lok Sabha will elect its new Speaker on June 26 for which notices for motions supporting candidates can be submitted till noon a day prior, according to the Lok Sabha secretariat. READ MORE

Sonakshi Sinha Meets Father-in-law, Mother-in-law Ahead of Wedding With Zaheer Iqbal, See Family Pic

Bride-to-be Sonakshi Sinha spent her Sunday with her in-laws. The actress is set to marry Zaheer Iqbal later this month. Ahead of her wedding, she was seen bonding with her father-in-law, mother-in-law and sister-in-law. Zaheer’s sister took to her Instagram Stories and shared a picture in which Sonakshi held her father-in-law, Iqbal Ratnasi close while she sported a big smile. READ MORE