Morning News Brief: Britain to hold meeting on Hormuz, India to join; 7 poll observers held hostage in Bengal, silver cheaper by Rs 12,000

Namaste, yesterday's big news was from Home Minister Amit Shah's statement. Shah said he will be in West Bengal for 15 days to defeat Mamata. The other big news was about the fall in the price of silver by Rs 12,000. ⏰ Today's events, which will be watched 1. PM Modi will start the election campaign in Puducherry. During this time, he will hold a 2 km long road show. 2. INS Taragiri Warship will be commissioned into the Indian Navy. 📰 Tomorrow's big news 1. More than 60 countries participated in the online meeting to discuss the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz at the initiative of Britain. The meeting was attended by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri from the Indian side. In the meeting, Vikram Misri said that only Indian civilians have been killed in the Hormuz crisis so far. According to media reports, 3 Indian sailors have been killed so far in the Hormuz crisis, all of whom were working on foreign ships. India has said that the solution to this entire crisis can only be through dialogue and peace. India appealed to all countries to de-escalate tensions and find a way out through mutual dialogue. Read the full story 2. The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed displeasure over the hostage of 7 election observers associated with the SIR in West Bengal's Malda district. The Supreme Court said, "They were held hostage for nine hours. There was no food or drink. The incident appears to be well-planned and provocative. The aim is to break the morale of judicial officials and stall the election process. A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said that law and order has collapsed in the state. The bench sought a reply from the state home secretary, DGP and other officials on their inaction. Read the full story 3. Blast outside Punjab BJP headquarters in Chandigarh: Grenade found to be from Pakistan, 2 suspects searched The blast took place outside the BJP's Punjab headquarters in Chandigarh at 5 pm on Wednesday. After the blast, the windshields of many cars parked there were shattered. There are 70 to 80 knives on the wall of the BJP office. A video of the incident has surfaced. In which a man opens the pin of the grenade and throws it and is running away. During this time, the sound of an explosion can also be heard. It is being claimed that this video is of the attack on the BJP office. Investigations revealed that the grenade was made in Pakistan. Read the full story 4. AAP removes Raghav Chadha from the post of Deputy Leader of Rajya Sabha, says he will not speak on behalf of the party in the House; The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday removed MP Raghav Chadha from the post of Deputy Leader of the Rajya Sabha. He has been replaced by Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Mittal. The party gave this information in a letter to the Rajya Sabha secretariat. The letter said that time should not be given to speak on behalf of the party in the House. Raghav has been a Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab since 2022. His term is till 2028. The party did not disclose the reason for the decision. However, he had distanced himself from the party for a long time and was not making any statement about the AAP. Read the full news 5. Gold and silver prices fall by Rs 3,263, silver by Rs 13,000; Gold and silver prices fall by Rs 16,000 in 34 days amid the ongoing war between the US, Israel and Iran. According to the India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA), the price of 24-carat gold fell by Rs 5,346 to Rs 1.46 lakh per 10 grams on Thursday. Earlier on Wednesday, it was at 1.51 lakh. At the same time, silver fell by Rs 15,176 to Rs 2.25 lakh from Rs 2.40 lakh on March 25. Due to the US-Iran war, gold has become cheaper by Rs 13,590 and silver by Rs 42,040 in 34 days. Read the full story 6. LRD recruitment physical test result declared: Written exam on June 14, check your name An important stage in the Lokrakshak recruitment process in the state of Gujarat has been completed. The result of the Lokrakshak Cadre has been declared after the completion of the physical examination. T.A. After the successful completion of the physical test held at 15 centers in the state from January 21, 2026, the candidates can now check their result online. The Gujarat Police Recruitment Board conducted the recruitment process for a total of 13,591 posts of Police Sub Inspector (PSI) and Lokrakshak Dal (LRD) cadres under the Class-3 cadre of the Police Department. In which 10 lakh people participated in the race for the physical test of LRD, out of which 1.10 lakh people passed. Read the full news 7. Milk paneer is analogue, hotels and restaurants will have mandatory boards: Govt in action mode to stop sale of spurious, sub-standard paneer; If you are fond of paneer dishes in a hotel or restaurant, then this news is very important for you. The state government is now in action mode to curb the continuous increase in the sale of spurious and sub-standard paneer in the state. Health Minister Praful Panseria has given strict instructions that from now on, all hotels, restaurants and catering operators in the state will have to make it mandatory to display on the board whether the paneer served to customers is genuine or 'analogue'. 🎭 ⚡ Amit Shah says he will stay in Bengal for 15 days: Mamata Banerjee will be defeated at home, uproot TMC and throw it in the Bay of Bengal Read Full News 2.International: Trump mocks French President, asks Macron - Stay in measure: Trump says - Slaps wife's hand, behaves badly Read full news 3.National: ED raids I-PAC, which handles TMC's election management: ED probe in Delhi-Bengaluru, Hyderabad, coal scam case Read full news 4.International: Everest scam busted in Nepal: Mixing baking soda in food, then rescuing him by helicopter Read the full news 5.Business: Earn Rs 61,000 per month from PPF account: Rs 1.03 crore fund will also be ready, Read the 15+5+5 formula to know what is the full news 6. Dharma Festival Astrology: Rare 'Trigrahi Yoga': Mars transit in Pisces; 🗣️ 😲 King Ravi Varma's famous painting 'Yashoda and Krishna' has been auctioned for Rs 167.2 crore in Mumbai. The 130-year-old painting was bought by Cyrus Poonawalla. This is for the first time that an Indian painting has fetched such a huge price in a live auction. 🌟 Bhaskar's Exclusive Stories, which are the most read 1. Editor's View: Lines for petrol, diesel and gas may resume: Iran threatens to close another route, Trump hits 18 fans in 20 minutes, 35 countries to open Hormuz 2. Bhaskar Series: 'There is a shadow of a ghost on you, only Bapu can remove it': Asaram rapes a minor girl for an hour and a half, watch in Episode 24 Parents send daughter to Asaram's room 3. Jamnagar's daughter will take over the judge's chair: Failed 2 times but did not lose courage, followed the limits of the ghunghat and also made history 4. 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