Top news of the day: DMK to skip INDIA meeting on June 8; Rahul Gandhi warns of ‘institutional revolt’ in Modi government, and more

Published 4 June 2026 · local

DMK to skip INDIA meeting on June 8 The Dravidra Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has announced that it will not participate in the meeting of the

DMK to skip INDIA meeting on June 8 The Dravidra Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has announced that it will not participate in the meeting of the INDIA bloc scheduled to be held in Delhi on June 8. This decision is taken to honour the sentiments of party cadres who are “deeply hurt by the betrayal committed by the Congress party against the DMK following the general assembly elections”. Rahul Gandhi warns of ‘institutional revolt’ in Modi government Prime Minister Narendra Modi would not remain in office a year from now, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, said, claiming the Modi government was facing an “institutional revolt” on which he (Mr. Gandhi) was receiving “inside information” from within the system. Cockroach Janata Party attacks government on JEE data exposure, presses for Education Minister’s sacking The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Thursday (June 4, 2026) said the reported exposure of JEE (Advanced) 2026 candidate data due to a cloud storage configuration issue in the results portal showed how “incompetent” people were running the country’s education system and digital infrastructure. Complaint filed against Mamata Banerjee for linking Centre with Bangladesh political killing A police complaint has been filed against Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee by an advocate, alleging that her recent public remarks critical of constitutional institutions and “linking the Union government to a political killing in Bangladesh” were “prejudicial to the nation’s sovereignty and public order”.

2020 Delhi riots: Court defers verdict in IB officer murder case for June 11 A Delhi court on Thursday (June 4, 2026) deferred its verdict in the sensational murder case of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots for June 11. Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Singh was hearing the case against 11 accused, including former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, and deferred the pronouncement of his judgment. Tamil Nadu receives surplus Cauvery water for yet another year Tamil Nadu has, yet again, realised a higher quantity of Cauvery water in the just-concluded water year (2025-26) than what was stipulated for the State. During June 2025 to May 2026, the State recorded, at Billigundulu on the border of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, about 330 thousand million cubic feet (tmc ft.) against 177.25 tmc ft. prescribed in the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal’s final award of 2007 that was amended by the Supreme Court in its 2018 judgment. ‘India was much more corrupt, less able to react 20 years ago’: Google X co-founder Sebastian Thrun Twenty years ago, India was much more corrupt and less able to react as a global marketplace and that’s changing right now, Google X Co-Founder Sebastian Thrun told The Hindu.