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12 June 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
Two Indians recruited by the Russian army have been killed in Ukraine and the Indian foreign ministry has urged Moscow to quickly return all Indian nationals who are with the Russian army. (BBC)
9 June 2024 – Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
At least nine people are killed and 33 others are injured near Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir, India, when a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims falls into a ravine after being shot at. (Al Jazeera)
9 June 2024 – 2024 Indian general election
Narendra Modi is sworn in for his third term as Prime Minister of India. (Al Jazeera)
6 June 2024 – 2024 Uttarakhand snowstorm disaster
A blizzard in the Himalaya mountains of Uttarakhand, India, kills nine Indian trekkers. (Reuters)
6 June 2024 –
SpaceX launches Starship's Integrated Flight Test 4, successfully guiding both the Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage to soft water landings in the Gulf of Mexico and the Indian Ocean, respectively. (The New York Times)
4 June 2024 – 2024 Indian general election
The alliance of parties led by Narendra Modi reaches the 272 seats threshold needed to form a government, but Modi's BJP party loses its outright parliamentary majority. (BBC News)
3 June 2024 – 2024 Indian heat wave
More than 211 people are killed and nearly 25,000 others suffer from heatstroke amid a severe heat wave in India. (The Independent) (Reuters)
1 June 2024 – 2024 Indian heat wave
At least 33 Indian election polling staff die from heatstroke in a heatwave across the country. (Al Jazeera)
1 June 2024 – 2024 Indian general election
The final phase of the general election in India is held, with the ruling National Democratic Alliance projected to win a majority. Results will be announced on June 4. (Reuters)
30 May 2024 –
A bus falls into a gorge in Jammu division, India, killing 21 people travelling to a pilgrimage site in Reasi district. (ABC News)