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India News Today: Voting has begun for 24 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states, along with by-elections to one seat each in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. The seats fall vacant through June and July with the completion of incumbents’ terms, including those of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda from Karnataka. The contest spans four seats in Andhra Pradesh, five in Gujarat, four in Karnataka, three in Madhya Pradesh, two in Jharkhand, and one each in Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram.
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US-Iran Sign 14-Point Deal, Hormuz ‘Reopens’
Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have signed a 14-point Memorandum of Understanding to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with a senior US official confirming the agreement calls for Iran to dilute its enriched uranium stockpile in exchange for a waiver on US sanctions. The White House has confirmed the deal is now in effect, though questions remain on how quickly shipping through the strait will return to normal. At the G7 summit in France, PM Modi told leaders the Global South cannot bear the war’s economic burden alone and needs financial support.
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Mamata Banerjee’s Security Cover Removed
Trinamool Congress has alleged a “calculated move” after Mamata Banerjee’s security cover was withdrawn late at night, with the party pointing fingers at the BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari amid the ongoing political turbulence in Bengal.
BJP’s ‘Ram Rajya’ Remark On TMC Leaders’ Parade Draws Court Frown
The political slugfest over Bengal sharpened as the BJP invoked “Ram Rajya” after TMC leaders were paraded following their arrest, a remark that drew disapproval from the court overseeing the matter.
World Cup: Ronaldo Faces Questions, Messi Mania Continues
Cristiano Ronaldo, at 41, came in for scrutiny after Portugal’s 1-1 draw with Congo, with one piece arguing the ball has fallen out of love with him — though Ronaldo himself insisted “Portugal lacked nothing” in the result. Meanwhile, Lionel Messi’s hat-trick triggered scenes far beyond the stadium, with a spontaneous watch party erupting on the streets near Times Square.
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