News Update : 'Neither I nor Italy ever beg': Meloni hits back at Trump after his photo remark - TOI WORLD DESK

Giorgia Meloni, the Italian Prime Minister, firmly dismissed Donald Trump's allegations that she asked him for a photo at the G7 summit, calling his statements 'entirely fictitious.' Expressing her surprise and disappointment, Meloni stated that neither she nor her country would ever resort to begging. This confrontation signifies a potential rift in the previously friendly relationship between Meloni and Trump. Giorgia Meloni, the Italian Prime Minister, firmly dismissed Donald Trump's allegations that she asked him for a photo at the G7 summit, calling his statements 'entirely fictitious.' Expressing her surprise and disappointment, Meloni stated that neither she nor her country would ever resort to begging. This confrontation signifies a potential rift in the previously friendly relationship between Meloni and Trump. Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/neither-i-nor-italy-ever-beg-meloni-hits-back-at-trump-after-his-photo-remark/articleshow/131858538.cms Date: 2026-06-19T12:08:44.000Z

News Update : 'Jai Shri Ram, ho gya kaam': BJP MLA as cross-voting costs Congress RS seat in Jharkhand - TOI NEWS DESK

In the polls that witnessed cross-voting, Nathwani polled 28 votes, comfortably bypassing Congress's Pranav, who bagged 20 votes. The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate Baidyanath Ram was elected to the other seat. Ram received 30 votes in the election, while three votes, two from the BJP and one from the Congress, were found invalid, the official told news agency PTI. In the polls that witnessed cross-voting, Nathwani polled 28 votes, comfortably bypassing Congress's Pranav, who bagged 20 votes. The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate Baidyanath Ram was elected to the other seat. Ram received 30 votes in the election, while three votes, two from the BJP and one from the Congress, were found invalid, the official told news agency PTI. Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/jharkhand-rajya-sabha-polls-cross-voting-helps-nda-backed-parimal-nathwani-win-jmm-backs-other-seat/articleshow/131831434.cms Date: 2026-06-18T13:21:58.000Z

News Update : Now, rebellion in SP? UP minister Rajbhar makes big claim, Akhilesh Yadav responds - TOI NEWS DESK

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has dismissed claims of a major split within his party. He accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of a history of engineering defections in opposition parties. Yadav stated the Samajwadi Party is prepared for such challenges. These remarks come amid political positioning for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has dismissed claims of a major split within his party. He accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of a history of engineering defections in opposition parties. Yadav stated the Samajwadi Party is prepared for such challenges. These remarks come amid political positioning for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sp-is-fully-prepared-akhilesh-hits-back-at-rajbhar-says-bjp-has-history-of-engineering-splits/articleshow/131794760.cms Date: 2026-06-17T09:55:09.000Z

News Update : Why 'military-grade' security? Ex-BJP chief Annamalai, BJP lock horns over NEET-UG re-exam - TOI NEWS DESK

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/why-military-grade-security-ex-bjp-chief-annamalai-bjp-lock-horns-over-neet-ug-re-exam/articleshow/131762174.cms Date: 2026-06-16T07:44:33.000Z

News Update : Over $40bn & global fuel crisis: What it cost US and the world to 'open' Strait of Hormuz - AASHISH SAXENA

A costly US military operation, dubbed 'Epic Fury,' aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz has resulted in billions spent, hundreds of aircraft lost, and thousands of lives lost across the region. Despite the immense price, Iran maintains the strait was never closed, highlighting a stark paradox in the conflict's outcome and its devastating global impact on trade and energy. A costly US military operation, dubbed 'Epic Fury,' aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz has resulted in billions spent, hundreds of aircraft lost, and thousands of lives lost across the region. Despite the immense price, Iran maintains the strait was never closed, highlighting a stark paradox in the conflict's outcome and its devastating global impact on trade and energy. Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/over-40bn-thousands-of-deaths-global-fuel-crisis-what-it-cost-us-and-the-world-to-open-strait-of-hormuz/articleshow/131739346.cms Date: 2026-06-15T13:23:35.000Z