Here are the top news in brief from India on Wednesday, June 22, 2022:
Crisis in Maharashtra snowballs, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray says he is ready to quit but sets condition: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday (22) offered to quit and extended an olive branch to rebel Shiv Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde, saying he will be happy if a Shiv Sainik succeeded him. The coalition MVA government led by Thackeray’s Shiv Sena got rocked after some of its lawmakers revolted.
Modi will have to withdraw ‘Agnipath’, says Rahul Gandhi: Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday (22) alleged that the Narendra Modi-led government was “weakening” the Indian Army through the ‘Agnipath’ scheme, and said Modi will have to withdraw the military recruitment initiative just like the farm laws last year.
I will be more constitutional than National Democratic Alliance candidate if elected as president, says Yashwant Sinha: Former Indian finance minister Yashwant Sinha, who has been picked as the opposition’s candidate for the July 18 presidential election, has said that he will be “more constitutional” if elected as the president. Sinha will take on the NDA’s Droupadi Murmu.
Demolition drives against property as per law, Uttar Pradesh tells India’s Supreme Court: Rubbishing claims that the recent “demolitions” of some private properties in Kanpur and Prayagraj were unlawful, the Uttar Pradesh government has told the Supreme Court that the actions were “carried out by the Kanpur Development Authority and Prayagraj Development Authority strictly in accordance with the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1972”.
French Development Agency commits Rs 20,000 crore investments in India: French Development Agency said on Wednesday (22) that it committed Rs 20,103 crore investments to various projects in India in 2021, Asian News International reported.
India and Australia explore defence industrial cooperation: India and Australia on Wednesday (22) vowed to boost defence industrial cooperation, reviewed regional security matrix and reiterated their shared objective for an open, inclusive and rules-based Indo-Pacific amid growing Chinese threat, Press Trust of India reported.
Ranji Trophy 2022 final: Mumbai batter Yashasvi Jaiswal shines on Day 1: Mumbai batter Yashasvi Jaiswal hit 78 runs to propel Mumbai to post 248/5 at stumps on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy 2022 final against Madhya Pradesh at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday (22).
This photograph taken on April 28, 2026 shows a boy getting "thali", a sacred thread tied to his neck symbolising marriage to Hindu warrior god Aravan during the annual Koovagam transgender festival at the Koothandavar temple in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district. For a few fleeting days each year, at the heart of the Koothandavar Temple where ostracised transgender community members from across India come to honour the Hindu deity Aravan, a tradition rooted in millennia-old Hindu texts -- and to enjoy a brief oasis of freedom.Getty Images
This photograph taken on April 29, 2026 shows a member of the transgender community mourning as a priest cuts the "thali", a sacred thread symbolising end of her marriage to Hindu warrior god Aravan during the annual Koovagam transgender festival at the Koothandavar temple in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district. For a few fleeting days each year, at the heart of the Koothandavar Temple where ostracised transgender community members from across India come to honour the Hindu deity Aravan, a tradition rooted in millennia-old Hindu texts -- and to enjoy a brief oasis of freedom. Getty Images
Many traditions which involved bride's parents to serve the groom and family are generally not followed, as both families are treated equal.iStock
The fluctuating prices of gold have resulted in less and optimum purchase, just for the sake of following the tradition.iStock
Women are choosing reverse Kanyadan, rather than giving away the bride, groom's father are also performing Kanyadan.iStock
Instead of buying jewelry, Indian couples are choosing to rent it, so that the money can be invested somewhere else.iStock
