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No dearth of funds, says Gadkari; cites bureaucracy’s lack of novel ideas as problem

Pune, Jun 24 (PTI) Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said there is no dearth of funds for projects but expressed concern over the bureaucracy’s lack of flexibility and “complete no to out-of-the-box ideas”. Former bureaucrat Vijay Kelkar adopted a flexible approach and was an exception to this mindset, Gadkari said on Monday at a function in Pune where Kelkar was conferred the Punyabhushan Award. “There is no death of funds with us. I always talk of Rs 1 lakh crore, Rs 50,000 crore, Rs 2 lakh crore projects. Generally journalists do not trust politicians when it comes to big ticket

Trump says Israel and Iran agree to ‘complete and total ceasefire’

June 24, 2025 (AP) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media Monday that Israel and Iran have agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” to be phased in over 24 hours. Trump communicated directly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure the ceasefire, according to a senior White House official who insisted on anonymity to discuss the Monday talks. Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff communicated with Iranians through direct and indirect channels. The White House has maintained that the Saturday bombing by the U.S. on Iran helped get

Gold inches higher as Iran-Israel tensions offset dollar strength

June 23 (Reuters) – Gold prices nudged higher on Monday, as escalating Iran-Israel tensions outweighed pressure from a stronger dollar, with markets closely watching Iran’s next move. Spot gold was up 0.2% at $3,375.79 an ounce, as of 0939 a.m. EDT (1339 GMT). U.S. gold futures gained 0.2% at $3,391.70. The U.S. dollar index rose 0.5%. A stronger U.S. currency makes gold less affordable for other currency holders. Israel’s military bombed Evin prison in northern Tehran, a potent symbol of Iran’s governing system, in what Israel called its most intense bombing yet of the Iranian capital a day after the

Supreme Court grants relief to man who filed complaint against YouTube influencer

New Delhi, Jun 23 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday granted interim protection from coercive action till July 14 to the man who filed a complaint against social media influencer Sharmistha Panoli for allegedly making communal remarks in a video. A bench of Justices K V Viswanathan and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order while hearing a plea by Wazahat Khan, booked in FIRs across states, including West Bengal. The bench said Khan was already arrested by West Bengal Police and was in custody. His counsel said the FIRs and complaints against Khan were registered in several states for his

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