Pulses inflation rose 21.95 per cent in May. In the fuel and power basket, inflation stood at 1.35 per cent, marginally lower than 1.38 per cent in April.
An IAF aircraft with 45 Indians who lost their lives in Kuwait fire accident landed at the Kochi airport at 10: 30 am. The remaining bodies will be flown to Delhi
Sources in BJP hinted that a strong possibility of continuation of incumbent Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who has been elected to this house from the Kota LS seat in Rajasthan, can not be ruled out.
The NTA, meanwhile, said it wanted to withdraw three other petitions, which were seeking transfer of cases from HCs, as they pertained to grant of grace marks to 1,563 candidates.
