Evening news wrap: Trump ‘really unhappy' with Iran and Israel; Air India to resume Middle East and Europe flights and more
Today's evening news wrap consists follow-ups on the Iran-Israel conflict and Maharshtra CM responding to Rahul Gandhi's allegation of 'voter theft'.
US president Donald Trump announced that he is 'really unhappy with Israel and 'not happy with Iran either' amid the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict.
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Earlier today he had also declared a 'complete and total ceasefire' where Iran had quickly disputed Trump's claim.
Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, has accused of 'voter theft' and significant voter list irregularities in Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis's constituency, citing an eight per cent increase within five months.
Trump really unhappy with Israel and Iran amid ongoing conflict
US President Donald Trump issued a strong rebuke following reports that Israel resumed airstrikes shortly after a US-brokered ceasefire with Iran.
Posting on Truth Social, he warned: 'Israel. Do not drop those bombs. If you do it is a major violation'.
Speaking to reporters Trump expressed his dissatisfaction with both sides saying, 'I did not like that Israel 'unloaded' immediately after agreeing to ceasefire, and added 'I am not happy with Iran either'. He emphasized restraint and urged Israel's military to stand down, while reiterating that Iran must not be allowed to rebuild its nuclear program. Read more
Rahul Gandhi alleges voter list manipulation in Devendra Fadnavis' Constituency
Rahul Gandhi, leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha has accused of signifiacnt voter irregularities in Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis' constituency highlighting that the voter list grew by eight per cent in five months, which he termed as 'vote theft'.
'Media uncovered thousands of voters with n o verified address. And the EC? Silent -or compivit', he siad through a post on X.
In response, CM Devendra Fadnavis dismissed the allegations and said that there are several assembly constituencies where voters went up eight percent and the candidates from Congress were elected. 'Jhuth bole kauwa kaate koi kavwe se dariyo', he posted on X. Read more
Blackbox of crashed AI plane not sent to abroad, assures civil aviation ministe
K Rammohan Naidu, the civil aviation minister refuted media reports that claimed that the blackbox of the crashed Ai plane in Ahmedabad was sent to abroad and confirmed that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AIIB) is analyzing it in India.
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Speaking on the sidelines of the helicopters and small aircraft summit 2025, jointly organised by FICCI and the Naidu assured that '....it is all a speculation'. Shortly after the incident the government announced the formation of high-level panel to investigate on the cause of the crash. Naidu reiterated that the investigation is ongoing under AAIB. Read more
Air India to resume Middle East, Europe flights on Tuesday, US, and Canada to follow
Air India had siad on Tuesday that it would 'progressively resume flights' to West Asia amid the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict.
Most Middle East operations are to restart from June 25. This decision comes hours after Iran and Israel ahve agreed on a ceasefire plan proposed by US president Donald Trump to bring an end to the 12 day conflict.
Flights to and from Europe are being reinstated while services to the US East Coasta nd Canada will resume soon. 'Air India will continue to avoid airspaces assessed as unsafe at any given time', said the Air India spokesperson. Read more
New US visa rule: Visa applicants to change this setting on FB, Instagram
The US embassy in India has now declared that F, M, and J non-immigrant visa applicants now need to make their social media accounts public.
This is to help US officials verify the ientity and eligibility of visa applicants during the security screening process. This regulation is effective immediately.
'Effective immediately, all individuals applying for an F, M or J non immigrant visa are requested to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social media accounts to public to facilitate vetting necessary to establish their identity and admissibility to the United Stated under the US law', said the post. Read more
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