Top news of the day: ECI says defaming poll panel after unfavourable verdict absurd; Jaishankar says Partners should understand India’s zero tolerance for terror policy, not put India and Pakistan on par, and more

ECI says defaming poll panel after unfavourable verdict absurd; Jaishankar says Partners should understand India’s zero tolerance for terror policy, not put India and Pakistan on par, and more on top news of June 7, 2025

Election Commission of India (ECI) sources on Saturday (June 7, 2025) rejected claims of rigging in the Maharashtra Assembly polls held last year and said defaming it after receiving an unfavourable verdict from the voters is absolutely absurd. The ECI sources were responding to an article by former Congress chief and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, alleging “match-fixing” in the Maharashtra state polls.

India expects its partners to understand its “policy of zero tolerance” on terrorism, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told visiting British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, adding that the country cannot “countenance” equating “perpetrators of evil” with their victims. 

RBI Deputy Governor T. Rabi Sankar has been appointed as a part-time member of the 16th Finance Commission, the finance ministry said on Saturday (June 7, 2025). The appointment, the ministry said, “is consequent to the resignation of one of the full-time members, former Finance Secretary Ajay Narayan Jha, on personal grounds”.

A helicopter on its way to Kedarnath made an emergency landing on the highway in Rudraprayag district on Saturday (June 7, 2025) after developing a technical snag during take-off, officials said. However, all pilgrims on board and the pilot are safe, the officials said.

The U.S. stands strong with India in the fight against terrorism, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau told Congress MP Shashi Tharoor-led all-party delegation in Washington to convey India’s stance on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor.

Five Maoists were killed in two encounters with security forces in an ongoing operation in the Indravati National Park area of Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police said on Saturday (June 7, 2025). With the latest casualties, seven Maoists, including top leaders Sudhakar and Bhaskar, were neutralised in the operation in the last three days, they said.

With no rainfall in the past week, temperatures across Telangana continue to rise steadily. Several districts recorded extreme heat conditions. According to data from the Telangana State Development Planning Society (TSDPS), Suryapet topped the temperature charts on Friday (June 6, 2025) with a maximum of 41.7°C.