Latest News: Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee Admitted to AIIMS, Chidambaram Slams Modi Govt Over High Fuel Prices

Track all updates of the day at one place.A total of 23 people have been arrested in connection with the lynching of two men in Karbi Anglong.(With inputs from ANI.)Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh & senior BJP leader LK Advani also paid a visit to Vajpayee at AIIMs. (With inputs from ANI.)Shortly after Rahul Gandhi’s visit to AIIMS to meet Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also visited AIIMS.BJP president Amit Shah, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and Health Minister J P Nadda were among the others who paid a visit to the ailing leader.The Congress president visited former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in AIIMS. Vajpayee was admitted to the hospital on 11 June for a routine health check-up a statement from AIIMS said.The Supreme Court on 11 June refused to order a "re-test" of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2018 or stop the counselling process for admissions in 19 national prestigious law colleges across the country over complaints of technical glitches during the 13 May exam.(With PTI inputs)Six people arrested for their alleged involvement in the violence during anti-Sterlite protests in Tuticorin last month were on 11 June detained under the National Security Act (NSA), police said.The six were arrested on 22 May and are presently lodged in Palayamkottai Central Prison. They were detained under NSA as per the orders of the Home Secretary Niranjan Mardi, police said.The NSA empowers the Central and State governments to detain a person for maximum period of 12 months to prevent him/her from acting in any manner prejudicial to national security.(With PTI inputs)A senior officer of Jammu and Kashmir's Crime Branch on 11 June assured the district and sessions court, conducting the trial in the Kathua rape and murder case, that the police would ensure the presence of prosecution witnesses during the hearing, lawyers said.The court, which has started recording the statements of witnesses in the Kathua rape and murder case, last week expressed dismay over the absence of witnesses despite 17 summons being issued.(With PTI inputs)Bengaluru’s Jayanagar recorded a 51 percent voter turnout till 5 pm on Monday, 11 June, reported ANI. Polling is currently underway after state Assembly elections were deferred in the constituency due to the demise of BJP’s candidate BN Vijay Kumar on 4 May, just days before elections were held in Karnataka.CBI has requested Interpol to issue red corner notices against Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, ANI reported.Exhorting separatists to seize the "golden opportunity" by accepting the Centre's offer of dialogue, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on 11 June said everyone believes the situation in the state is a political issue that cannot be resolved militarily.She said the dialogue offer made by the Centre after initiating the Ramzan ceasefire hinted at initiation of a political process.(With PTI inputs)BJP Rajya Sabha member D P Vats has said that stone-pelters in Kashmir Valley should be hit with bullets on 11 June."I am of the opinion that stone-pelters should be hit with bullet," Vats said when asked about the Jammu and Kashmir government's decision to withdraw cases against people involved in stone-pelting incidents.(With PTI inputs)The National Green Tribunal has voiced concern over recurring forest fires in the hill states and directed them to inform it about the steps taken by them to control such incidents.A bench headed by acting NGT Chairperson Jawad Rahim impleaded the Ministry of Environment and Forests as well as the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir and West Bengal in the case.(With PTI inputs)China on 11 June presented an upbeat picture of the talks between PM Modi and President Xi Jinping at Qingdao, saying they agreed to "cherish" the "positive momentum" generated by their Wuhan meeting and implement the "important consensus" reached at the summit.This comes after Modi and Xi held talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in the port city of Qingdao.(With PTI inputs)Delhi Vidhan Sabha accepts the resolution on full statehood to Delhi, ANI reported.I want to tell BJP that if before 2019 Elections, Delhi is granted statehood. we’ll make sure that each & every vote from Delhi goes in your favour, we’ll campaign for you. If you don’t do so Delhi residents will put up boards saying ‘BJP leave Delhi.’Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi CM (With PTI inputs)Ex-PM Vajpayee’s Condition Stable, Yet to be DischargedFormer Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's condition is normal, the decision on his discharge from All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is yet to be taken, ANI reported. He was admitted this afternoon for a routine checkup.The US offered "unique" security guarantees to North Korea if it accepts a "complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement" of its nuclear programme as the two sides prepared for a historic summit."We will take actions to provide them sufficient certainty that they can be comfortable that denuclearisation is not something that ends badly for them," Pompeo said.At least five people were killed and 20 injured in a suicide bombing attack at the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development in Darulaman in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, reported TOLONews.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will review the progress of his government's flagship schemes and the agenda for the last year of the current NDA rule at a meeting of the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, 13 June.According to sources, the meeting will be held in Parliament House. All ministers have been asked to attend the crucial meeting.The meeting of Council of Ministers, being held after a gap of seven months, comes in the backdrop of the recent setback in bypolls conducted in many states.(PTI)Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday, 11 June, accused the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and the Centre of "unleashing" the lieutenant governor, IAS officials and agencies such as the CBI, ED, IT Department and the Delhi Police on the AAP government to stall its functioning.He also alleged that Delhi government officials, who have been boycotting meetings with AAP ministers for four months after the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash, are being "threatened" into continuing their strike."The strike is being orchestrated by the PMO and coordinated by the L-G (Anil Baijal)," Kejriwal said at a press conference.(PTI)Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for routine check-up and investigations, ANI reported on Monday, 11 June.Addressing a press conference on Monday, 11 June, Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram slammed the Modi government for the high fuel prices."There is widespread anger about artificially fixed prices of petrol, diesel and LPG. There is absolutely no reason why prices should be higher today than what they were in May-June 2014. It is nothing but a case of fleecing the helpless consumer," Chidambaram said.Making a pitch for bringing petrol and diesel under GST to reduce the prices, Chidambaram also questioned why the BJP was blaming the states when the party ruled over the Centre and most of the states.He also lamented the trend of rising inflation, saying, "Inflation is on the rise. Inflation expectations are high. No more proof is necessary than the hike in the repo rate a few days ago. Interest rates will rise, throwing more burden on consumers and producers.”(ANI)Two youths were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday while they were escaping to Shopian after snatching weapons from security personnel at a shrine at Shahdara Sharif in Rajouri on Sunday. One INSAS rifle was recovered from them upon their arrest.(ANI)At least 15 Afghan security personnel were killed in a Taliban attack in the Kunduz province of Afghanistan on Monday, 11 June, reported Pajhwok Afghan News.Earlier, an explosion and gunfire were also heard in the Jalalabad city of Nangarhar province in the country. Gunmen are reported to have attacked the education department’s building in Jalalabad, but there is no information on the number of casualties as of yet.Six students died in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, 11 June, when a bus ran over them at the Agra-Lucknow Expressway near Kannauj. Three others were admitted to a hospital in critical condition, reported ANI.Following the incident, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for the kin of those killed and Rs 50,000 each for those injured in the accident.A BJP worker, named Kamlakar Pawankar, was found murdered along with four other members of his family in Nagpur’s Aradhana Nagar in Maharashtra, reported ANI.The Central Bureau of Invesigation (CBI) may book Haryana policemen who were involved in the initial investigation in the Gurugram school murder case, in which a seven-year-old was killed in September 2017, reported CNN-News18.According to CNN-News18, the CBI has asked for the list of policemen who were present at the spot initially, and may name them in a supplementary chargesheet.Two people were beaten to death and six others were seriously injured by a mob in Maharashtra on Friday, 8 June, on the suspicion that they were thieves.The incident took place in Chandgaon village in Aurangabad district. After the incident, the police registered a case against more than 300 persons.(With inputs from ANI)Voting is underway in Bengaluru's Jayanagar Assembly constituency. The election was countermanded after the death of BJP candidate BN Vijayakumar.While the BJP has fielded Vijayakumar's brother BN Prahalad, the Congress' candidate is Sowmya Reddy, the daughter of former home minister Ramalinga Reddy.(With inputs from ANI)(At The Quint, we are answerable only to our audience. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member. Because the truth is worth it.)

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