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With the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha set to start on June 24 and the election for the post of Speaker expected on June 26, there are some very interesting days ahead for the country politically. National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners are likely to meet next week to decide the alliance candidate - someone that is acceptable to all their allies. Since the House has members from the ruling and Opposition parties, the Speaker's chair must be non-partisan. The BJP with 240 MPs would definitely want an experienced person from its party to manage the affairs of the House. How will that play out?

Actor Alia Bhatt has been subjected to another viral deepfake video - the second one this year, leaving her fans outraged. The video, which garnered over 17 million views on Instagram before being deleted, showed what appeared to be Ms Bhatt participating in the GRWM (Get Ready With Me) trend. The Centre has shown urgency in tackling the menace of deepfakes. Just yesterday, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the government has looked at best practices for dealing with deepfakes from across the world, and the Centre is looking at addressing this with legislation, not just with advisories. But how easy or challenging is that? How important is it to crack down on misinformation without encroaching on creativity?

Politics continue to dominate Delhi's water crisis. The Congress and BJP held a 'Matka Phod protest against the AAP government. While the people continue to suffer the blame game between the AAP and the BJP worsens. Watch Left Right and Centre

A Canadian resident of China pleaded guilty in New York federal court to stealing Tesla electric-vehicle battery manufacturing trade secrets and conspiring to sell them to undercover government agents...In this show of Left, Right and Centre with Gargi Rawat, we discuss 'China's Tech Theft'

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is heading to Italy to attend a summit of the Group of Seven, known as the G7, likely to be dominated by Ukraine and Gaza ceasefire talks. India, which has been invited to the G7 Summit as an outreach country, has defence and maritime cooperation on its agenda. PM Modi will meet US President Joe Biden and is also expected to hold a meeting with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni and other leaders to review bilateral ties.

He shot to fame playing the righteous man on screen but today he is the bad guy in real life. Darshan Thoogudeepa isn't new to controversy. The Kannada superstar was arrested from his farmhouse in Karnataka's Mysuru in connection with a murder case. In total, 13 people, including Darshan and Pavithra his co-star, have been arrested so far in connection with the murder of 33-year-old Renuka Swamy. Watch Left Right & Centre.