Sumitra Mahajan elected as LS Speaker; more news updates of June 6

Bangalore, June 6: Here are top news updates of the day-

10:00 pm: Kiren Rijiju, MoS (Home) to deliver government's message to family of senior police officer killed in an encounter with militants in Assam

9:00 pm: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to meet Sushma Swaraj on Sunday

7:58 pm: Centre's new anti-Naxal strategy: Incentives, promotion to officials posted in worst-affected areas, say NDTV report

7:11 pm: Arun Jaitley to meet state finance ministers on Monday

7.10 pm: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal reportedly asked Anjali Damania to convince Shazia Ilmi to return to the party.

6:50 pm: Delhi records maximum temperature of 45 degrees Celsius, its highest for June in five years

5:40 pm: BJP to nominate Javadekar for RS from Madhya Pradesh

5:31 pm: HRD minister Smriti Irani summoned as an accused by a Delhi court in a criminal defamation case filed by Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam

5.00 pm: Pakistan's Geo News suspended for defaming army, ISI [Read more...]

4.15 pm: Narendra Modi to visit Japan in July, confirms MEA

3.50 pm: While Ganga will be a model for development, various parameters will decide model for other rivers: Uma Bharti.

3.24 pm: Sensex soars 358.72 points to hit new record high of 25,378.23; Nifty scales to new peak of 7,572.80.

2.54 pm: BJP fields I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar from Madhya Pradesh for Rajya Sabha elections.

2.47 pm: 2009 Dehradun fake encounter: CBI court finds 17 Uttrakhand policemen guilty.

2.45 pm: Punjab Deputy CM calls meet.

2.18 pm: Assam CM calls for law and order review meet after a top cop and his bodyguard was killed by suspected KPLT militants in Hamren district.

1.36 pm: All PMO letters now mention deadlines for action on queries to various ministries sent from Narendra Modi's office.

1.30 pm: Deputy Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Captain Amrinder Singh rejects call for international probe into Operation Bluestar.

1.13 pm: Charges framed against Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal in Nitin Gadkari defamation case.

1.06 pm: Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday.

12.48 pm: Herat province police chief tells Times Now that kidnapped Indian Fr Alexis Kumar is in good health.

12.14 pm: 15 people detained following clashes between Sikh groups at the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar.

12.04 pm: Yogendra Yadav writes to AAP's political affairs committee after Manish Sisodia's letter goes public.

11.42 am: Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge congratulates Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.

11.35 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi praises Sumitra Mahajan, says "It is a very proud moment for the largest democracy India to have a woman as its Speaker."

11.31 am: Senior BJP MP Sumitra Mahajan elected unopposed Speaker of 16th Lok Sabha.

11.12 am: What happened inside Golden Temple is unfortunate, SGPC will take action against culprits: Prem Singh Chandumajra, SAD

What happened inside Golden Temple is unfortunate, SGPC will take action against culprits-Prem Singh Chandumajra,SAD pic.twitter.com/nhaeAwVJuq

— ANI (@ANI_news) June 6, 2014

11.10 am: Supreme Court extends till 16 June the stay on trial of Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa in disproportionate assets case.

11.09 am: PM Narendra Modi asks BJP MPs to work hard, study more and be prepared to raise the issues in Parliament.

11.05 pm: Sumitra Mahajan will be elected as Lok Sabha Speaker today.

10.45 am: Clashes erupt between Golden Temple Task Force and SAD supporters during 30th anniversary of Operation Blue Star (read more)

Clashes in Amritsar Akal Takht between SGPC task force and Sikh radical groups, spears and swords used pic.twitter.com/iNI57CEKLY

— ANI (@ANI_news) June 6, 2014

10.32 am: Superintendent of Police of Assam's Hamren district killed in an encounter last night, he was leading a raid against militants.

10.20 am: Delhi court exempts Nitin Gadkari from further proceedings in order to attend Parliament session. Meanwhile Kejriwal has refused to withdraw statements against Gadkari, says the BJP leader's lawyer.

10.20 am: Nitin Gadkari defamation case : Arvind Kejriwal and Nitin Gadkari arrive at Patiala House Court.

10.02 am: Woman in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district sells newborn son for Rs 13,000. Baby now in care of District Child Welfare Committee.

9.51 am: Shooting reported in University of Seattle, one killed, three injured.

9.30 am: Anjali Damania withdraws her resignation from Aam Aadmi Party, will continue to remain AAP convenor for Maharashtra.

9.00 am: Thailand's junta detains anti-coup leader.

8.15 am: Rift in open as AAP leader Manish Sisodia hits out at Yogendra Yadav (read more)

8.12 am: Operation Bluestar debate reignites, Sikh groups demand UN intervention into 1984 Bluestar operation,while Akalis oppose international probe

8.00 am: Hindu American body condemns murder of Indian techie in Pune.

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