01) Press council serves notice to Punjab govt
02) Assistant engineer arrested
03) Karnataka votes today
NEWS 1- Press council serves notice to Punjab govt
The Press Council of India has issued notices to the Punjab government seeking a report on the arrest of a reporter and “preventing her from doing her journalistic duty”.
NEWS 2- Russia ends visa regime for Georgia
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed decrees abolishing visas for Georgian nationals and lifting a 2019 ban on direct flights to the South Caucasus nation.
NEWS 3- Assistant engineer arrested
An Assistant Engineer of the Irrigation division in Baksa district, under the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) in Assam was arrested by the officials of the Directorate of Vigilance & Anti-Corruption for bribery.
NEWS 4- Karnataka votes today
After a high-pitched campaign and intense voting in Karnataka, the fate of over 2,600 candidates is now locked in the electronic voting machines. The key southern state has recorded over 66% voting till 5 pm and is likely to break the all-time record of 71%, which was recorded in 2018.
NEWS 5- PM to visit America
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to the US on June 22 to meet President Joe Biden, the White House announced on Wednesday. The visit will also include a State Dinner to be hosted by Biden and First Lady Jill Biden.
NEWS 6- Imran can be held for 8 days
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan can be held for eight days, a court ruled Wednesday, a day after the popular opposition leader was dragged from a courtroom and arrested on corruption charges, deepening the country’s political turmoil.