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Sources say that Dinesh might be asked to put in his papers by the party high command in the wake of drubbing the party received in the Lok Sabha election in May. Sources added that the Congress trouble-shooter DK Shivakumar could be handed over the reins of the party

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi stated that Rajiv Gandhi’s win in 1984 was clean and that he had not used his power to “spread fear or destroy democracy”. Soon after, Sonia was slammed by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)
 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is on a two-day visit to France to meet French president Emmanuel Macron, held a marathon meeting that lasted over 90 minutes

US President Donald Trump once again raked up the Kashmir issue and stated that he is ready to assist both India and Pakistan if the countries wished so.  A senior administration official also added that the United States is monitoring the Kashmir situation very closely
 

Kerala BDJS president Thushar Vellappally has been granted bail in a cheque bounce case.  Thushar Vellappally was arrested on Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
 

News of Yeddiyurappa's close confidant Aravind Limbavali losing out on the post of state BJP unit president to Nalin Kumar Kateel left many in the political circle surprised. However, BJP spokesperson Vaman Acharya confirmed that Kateel was the first choice. His words hinted that the recent tarnishing of Limbavali’s image on social media did not help his case either.

The Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS) Kerala state president Thushar Vellappally was arrested in UAE over a cheque bounce case. Vellappally Natesan, father of Thushar Vellappally and Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam General Secretary said Thushar was trapped in the case 

While Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel was made the BJP state president of Karnataka, Ramanath Rai, the Congress leader from Mangaluru, has said that he was given the job because he spoke ill of Mahatma Gandhi

Donald Trump has sought the help from countries like India, Iran and Russia to help fight terrorism in Afghanistan. Trump further stated that other nations are currently making very less efforts against the terrorists in Afghanistan

Speaking to reporters, state election in-charge S Varinderjeet Singh said that the organisational polls in Jammu and Kashmir would include the election for the post of booth president, mandal president, district president and the state president

US President Donald Trump has raked up the Kashmir issue yet again and stated that he would talk to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about it when he meets him at the G7 summit later this week

 

US President Donald Trump asked Pakistan PM Imran Khan to ‘moderate rhetoric’ with India in a telephonic conversation. The call to Khan was made just after a conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on "extreme rhetoric and incitement to anti-India violence" by leaders of Pakistan
 

President Ram Nath Kovind had dissolved the 16th Lok Sabha on May 25. According to the rules, former MPs must vacate their respective bungalows within one month of dissolution of the Lok Sabha. However, over 200 MPs are yet to let go of their official bungalows.

Lithuania could be an important technology partner for India, especially in lasers, renewable energy, agro-food processing and life sciences, said Vice President Venkaiah Naidu who is on a visit to Lithuania

Tamil Nadu Coastal Mechanised Fishermen Association president, P Sesuraja, said that the Lankan Naval personnel also destroyed GPS communication equipment, fish and nets in more than 200 boats