POLITICS
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Jun- 2025 -7 June
Bihar: STF arrests four, including suspended constable for hatching conspiracy to kill 2 persons
Bihar’s Special Task Force (STF) arrested four individuals, including a suspended police constable, in Samastipur district for conspiring to murder two men. Authorities seized weapons, ammunition, and documents linking the suspects to criminal activities. Further investigation is underway Samastipur: The Special Task Force (STF) of Bihar Police on Friday arrested four indiviuals, including a suspended constable, from Samastipur district for allegedly hatching a conspiracy to kill two persons, an officer said. The STF also recovered an AK-47 assault rifle, an Insas rifle with four magazines and 70 live cartridges, a rifle and a double barrel gun with more than 60 live cartridges from their possession. Besides, they also recovered documents of several immovable assets from the premises of the suspended…
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7 June
Elon Musk calls for Trump’s impeachment, announces SpaceX Dragon decommissioning
Elon Musk accused Donald Trump of being named in the Epstein files and called for his impeachment. In retaliation to the threat of cancelled government contracts, Musk announced the decommissioning of SpaceX’s Dragon programme, crucial for NASA missions and cargo return. Washington: Elon Musk called for the impeachment of US President Donald Trump and announced the decommissioning of the vital SpaceX programme after accusing that Trump’s name is in the Epstein files, according to media reports. “In light of the President’s statement about cancellation of my government contracts, SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately,” Musk said in a post on X. According to a report from US media outlet CNN, the Dragon spacecraft is important as it earlier enabled…
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7 June
Elon Musk threatens NASA’s Dragon exit
This leaves US space agency to use Russia’s Soyuz capsules to take crews to the space station Washington: As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk argued on social media on Thursday, the world’s richest man threatened to decommission a space capsule used to take astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station. After Trump threatened to cut government contracts given to Musk’s SpaceX rocket company and his Starlink internet satellite services, Musk responded via X that SpaceX “will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately”. It’s unclear how serious Musk’s threat was. But the capsule, developed with the help of government contracts, is an important part of keeping the space station running. NASA also relies heavily on SpaceX for other programmes, including…
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7 June
Judge puts hold on Trump’s ban on Harvard’s foreign students
Earlier, Harvard had filed a legal challenge asking for the federal judge to block Trump’s order, calling it illegal retaliation for Harvard’s rejection of White House demands Washington: A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a proclamation by President Donald Trump that banned incoming foreign students from entering the US to attend Harvard University. The proclamation, issued on Wednesday, marked the latest attempt by Trump’s administration to cut off the nation’s oldest and wealthiest college from a quarter of its student body, which accounts for much of Harvard’s research and scholarship. Hours earlier, Harvard had filed a legal challenge asking for the federal judge to block Trump’s order, calling it illegal retaliation for Harvard’s rejection of White House demands. In an…
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7 June
‘There will be a price to pay for terror attacks like Pahalgam’, says Shashi Tharoor in US
The Indian delegation led by Tharoor interacted with members of various think-tanks at the US Embassy on Thursday, which emphasised upon India’s fight against terrorism and the multi-faceted India-US partnership, the Indian Embassy at the US posted on social media platform X. Washington: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is currently leading an all-party Indian Parliamentary delegation in the US, said that there will a “price to pay for carrying out terror attacks such as the recent one in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22”, adding that India will not allow people from across the border to kill Indian citizens with impunity. The Indian delegation led by Tharoor interacted with members of various think-tanks at the US Embassy on Thursday,…
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6 June
Telangana government reshuffles seven IPS officers in State
The officers with their postings are Abhilasha Bisht – Director RBVRR Telangana Police Academy; Shikha Goel – Director TGCSB and will also hold the FAC of Director Telangana FSL Hyderabad: The State government on Wednesday reshuffled seven officers of Indian Police Service. The officers with their postings are Abhilasha Bisht – Director RBVRR Telangana Police Academy; Shikha Goel – Director TGCSB and will also hold the FAC of Director Telangana FSL; Charu Sinha – Additional DGP CID and will hold FAC of DGP Women Safety, SHE teams and Bharosa; Tafseer Iqubal – DIG Zone VI Charminar; D V Srinivasa Rao- SP Medak district; Patil Kantilal Subhash – SP Koumrabheem Asifabad and S Chaitanya Kumar – DCP (south east) Hyderabad.
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6 June
Telangana: RRR land acquisition, delayed compensation pushing Medak farmers into distress
Congress government which borrowed Rs 3,000 crore from HUDCO for the RRR project, prioritised payments to big contractors over affected farmers, says BRS Medak: Anxiety over losing land for the Regional Ring Road (RRR) project and the inordinate delay in compensation is taking a toll on farmers in the region. Embari Bikshapathi (42), a physically-challenged farmer from Narsannapet in Markook mandal of Siddipet district died of heart attack on Tuesday, reportedly distressed over the acquisition of his land. Bikshapathi had been cultivating various crops on his land, of which one acre was earmarked for acquisition. While land prices in his village are reportedly around Rs 1 crore per acre, the government was offering just Rs 8 lakh per acre as compensation,…
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6 June
Telangana: Cabinet to meet on revenue plan as financial crisis stalls key welfare schemes
To bolster revenue, the Cabinet may discuss further hikes in market value of lands and registration charges, following recent liquor price revisions Hyderabad: Amid a deepening financial crisis, the State Cabinet is set to meet on Thursday to deliberate on critical issues, including a roadmap for revenue mobilisation. The Congress government, under pressure over stalled welfare promises, is struggling to fund key schemes such as Rythu Bharosa, Rajiv Yuva Vikasam, Indiramma Houses, fee reimbursements and employee dues. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy recently admitted the government is unable to raise loans, raising concerns of a looming fiscal collapse. With Rs.13,200 crore required for Rythu Bharosa dues, farmers are still awaiting support for the Yasangi season as Vaanakalam sowing begins. The Rajiv…
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6 June
Hyderabad in a state of disarray under Congress, says KTR
Blames government for Erragadda food poisoning incident; terms it a reflection of administrative collapse under Chief Minister Revanth Reddy Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Wednesday held the Congress government responsible for the food poisoning tragedy at the Institute for Mental Health in Erragadda, where one patient died and 69 others were hospitalised. He termed the incident a reflection of the administrative collapse under Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. In a statement, Rama Rao said Hyderabad, once known for its progress and order during the BRS regime, was now in a state of disarray under Congress rule. He took a dig at the government’s focus on hosting beauty pageants amid what he described as widespread failures in governance. “Beauty…
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6 June
15-year-old boy drowns in abandoned quarry in Telangana’s Mancherial
Sadhula Thirupathi drowns while swimming in the quarry along with his friends; fearing police action, his friends flee the spot Mancherial: A 15-year-old boy drowned in an abandoned quarry belonging to Mancherial Cement Company on the outskirts of Gadpur village in Hajipur mandal on Tuesday evening. His body was retrieved on Wednesday. Police said Sadhula Thirupathi, son of Prasad from Jaffarnagar in Mancherial town, drowned while swimming in the quarry along with his friends around 5 pm. Fearing police action, his friends fled the spot. Later, Prasad, who grew suspicious, questioned Thirupathi’s friends and visited the quarry, where he found his son’s slippers and clothes. Upon being alerted, police rushed to the scene and retrieved the body with the help of…
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