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June 4, 2026e-Paper
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June 4, 2026e-Paper
Published – June 04, 2026 06:25 pm IST
Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi. Photo: AICC via ANI
The Dravidra Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has announced that it will not participate in the meeting of the INDIA bloc scheduled to be held in Delhi on June 8. This decision is taken to honour the sentiments of party cadres who are “deeply hurt by the betrayal committed by the Congress party against the DMK following the general assembly elections”.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi would not remain in office a year from now, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, said, claiming the Modi government was facing an “institutional revolt” on which he (Mr. Gandhi) was receiving “inside information” from within the system.
The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Thursday (June 4, 2026) said the reported exposure of JEE (Advanced) 2026 candidate data due to a cloud storage configuration issue in the results portal showed how “incompetent” people were running the country’s education system and digital infrastructure.
A police complaint has been filed against Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee by an advocate, alleging that her recent public remarks critical of constitutional institutions and “linking the Union government to a political killing in Bangladesh” were “prejudicial to the nation’s sovereignty and public order”.
A Delhi court on Thursday (June 4, 2026) deferred its verdict in the sensational murder case of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots for June 11. Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Singh was hearing the case against 11 accused, including former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, and deferred the pronouncement of his judgment.
Tamil Nadu has, yet again, realised a higher quantity of Cauvery water in the just-concluded water year (2025-26) than what was stipulated for the State. During June 2025 to May 2026, the State recorded, at Billigundulu on the border of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, about 330 thousand million cubic feet (tmc ft.) against 177.25 tmc ft. prescribed in the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal’s final award of 2007 that was amended by the Supreme Court in its 2018 judgment.
Twenty years ago, India was much more corrupt and less able to react as a global marketplace and that’s changing right now, Google X Co-Founder Sebastian Thrun told The Hindu. However, he also added that India was “not anywhere near” either the U.S. or China in terms of Artificial Intelligence capabilities.
The government is rolling out 50-100 ethanol fuel stations in Delhi-NCR, Pune, Mumbai and Nagpur, with an aim to reduce imports of fossil fuels, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday (June 4, 2026). He expressed hope to expand this network of ethanol fuel stations to 500 by the end of 2026.
Crude oil prices dropped 2% to ₹9,061 per barrel in futures trade on Thursday (June 4, 2026) amid weak trends in the international markets. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, the most-traded June contract declined ₹179, or 1.94%, to ₹9,061 per barrel in a business turnover of 12,444 lots, snapping a three-day rally.
Acclaimed Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi, a prominent advocate for women’s rights, has died at 56, the French presidency said Thursday (June 4, 2026).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (June 4, 2026) held talks with Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez focusing on boosting bilateral ties in areas of energy, trade and investment. The two sides are looking at expanding energy cooperation, as New Delhi seeks to diversify its crude oil procurement amid supply disruptions from the West Asia crisis.
The Congress on Thursday (June 4, 2026) flagged that LIC owns around 10.8% of Rajesh Exports, that is currently under SEBI scanner, and said this raises the question of whether LIC’s acquisition of such a “substantial stake” was driven by instructions from the ruling ecosystem.
Published – June 04, 2026 06:25 pm IST
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