6 Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs skip party meeting: Blow to Uddhav, boost for Shinde Sena?

This edition of To The Point focusses on the political crisis in Maharashtra, where six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs on Thursday skipped a parliamentary party meeting in Delhi, sparking defection speculation. Show-cause notices have been issued as the MPs seek recognition as a separate group, prompting debates over financial coercion versus weak leadership. In other national developments, the Ministry of Home Affairs is upgrading the 1930 cybercrime helpline with artificial intelligence to combat digital fraud, including phishing and fake investment scams. Meanwhile, India faces a monsoon slowdown with a 64 percent rainfall deficit between June 4 and June 15, triggering heatwave alerts in Marathwada and Vidarbha, alongside water cuts in Mumbai. Additionally, the broadcast highlights the upcoming re-NEET examination and a high court reserving its judgment on a messaging platform misuse case. Internationally, the United States and Iran have signed a draft peace agreement to reopen a key strait.