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France banned alcohol in red-alert areas on Sunday (June 21, 2026), Spain and Germany cancelled or postponed sports events and Britain warned of “tropical nights” as Europe sweltered through a heatwave threatening to break June temperature records. Less than a month after a May heatwave that set records in several European countries, the continent is…
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The 10 entities include Aveox, which holds aerospace defence contracts with the U.S. military, and Oshkosh Defence, which produces military vehicle fleets. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto China imposed export controls on 10 U.S. companies involved in defence and rare earths mining in response to Washington’s blacklist of Chinese firms, Beijing said on Monday (June…
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Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Two persons opened fire in a high school in the central Philippines on Monday (June 22, 2026), killing three students and wounding another five, police officials said. Two suspects have been taken into custody, police said, one of whom is a student at San Jose…
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Compelling a woman to continue an unwanted pregnancy amounts to a direct intrusion into her bodily autonomy and decisional freedom, notes the Madras High Court’s Madurai Bench. | Photo Credit: R. Ashok The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has underscored the law does not compel motherhood and equally, it does not deny a…
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Reliance Industries, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank and HCL Tech were among the major winners in the Sensex index. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Monday (June 22, 2026) following a decline in crude oil prices and supportive global cues. Fresh…
Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee depreciated 15 paise to 94.48 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Monday (June 22, 2026), weighed down by the strength of the American currency in the overseas market. Forex traders said the rupee witnessed volatility as steady debt and deposit inflows…
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A scientist works on the MID instrument that researchers used in a new study to ‘see’ atoms vibrated by a laser pulse. | Photo Credit: European XFEL/Jan Hosan The world is constantly looking for faster and more efficient computers. Since the technologies of today have nearly maximised the use of electric currents for this purpose,…
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Kerala reported one more shigellosis death and seven fresh cases on Sunday (June 21, 2026), taking the number of fatalities linked to the infection in the State this month to six, officials said. According to a statement issued by the office of Health Minister K. Muraleedharan, health authorities confirmed that a 54-year-old woman from Mavoor…
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Image used for representation purpose only | Photo Credit: Reuters Hyderabad-based Blue Cloud Softech Solutions (BCSSL) is exploring business opportunities in the field of Artificial Intelligence with SpaceX International. It is evaluating preliminary, non-binding business opportunities, in the field of AI technology, and the parties have established only a framework for exchange of information to…
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Few workers who were in critical condition after an ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing factory in Tiruvallur admitted at RGGGH in Chennai on Sunday, June 21, 2026. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Three additional fatalities were reported as of 7 a.m. on Monday (June 22, 2026) taking the death toll to five in…
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