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Cape Verde players on the pitch before the match on June 21, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters The Group G match between Uruguay and Cabo Verde is under way at the Miami stadium in Miami Gardens, on Sunday. Uruguay were held to a 1-1 draw in their Group H World Cup opener against Saudi Arabia…
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Almost six weeks after coming to power in the State, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal has announced its first rechristening exercise by renaming Kolkata’s Suhrawardy Avenue as Gopal Mukherjee Road. According to a notification published on June 20 and signed by the administrator of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), the “road…
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A group of Nihangs, armed with spears and swords, stormed a gurdwara in Rudraprayag and took a Sikh devotee hostage on the roof of the building to demand the release of four members of the sect who were arrested following a clash in Chamoli on June 16, police said on Sunday (June 21, 2026). A…
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File photo of Commander of the Revolution and Cuba’s former Vice President Ramiro Valdes. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ramiro Valdes, one of Fidel Castro’s earliest collaborators who was lauded at home as a hero of the Cuban revolution, has died at the age of 94, President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on social media on Sunday (June…
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A dry day was observed in households across the district as part of an intensive source reduction campaign launched by the city Corporation to tackle monsoon-related diseases. Corporation Health Standing Committee Chairperson Seena Gokulan inaugurated the campaign at Puthukkalavattom by visiting houses along with health workers. The campaign was launched to eliminate the breeding sources…
The Ernakulam Rural police are reviewing student safety in schools, covering infrastructure, personal, emotional, and cyber aspects. The structural integrity of compound walls and gates, police clearance certificates of school vehicle drivers, and vehicle fitness are being reviewed. The police have collected data on safety features in around 120 of the 140 schools in the…
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With the monsoon expected to gain strength, concerns are being raised over the possibility of further structural deterioration of the partially collapsed water tank at Thammanam, as no reinforcement work has been carried out on the damaged chamber. “Leaving the collapsed tank as it is is dangerous. It requires close supervision and careful intervention. The…
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Serena Williams. File. | Photo Credit: AP Serena Williams will play singles at Wimbledon after accepting a wild card invitation, the All England Club announced Sunday (June 21, 2026). The move comes after the 44-year-old Williams recently returned to competition in doubles after nearly four years away from professional tennis. And it means that Williams…
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The project will enable inter-district and other vehicles to avoid the congested and accident-prone Aroor-Edappally NH 66 Bypass, the Edappally-Angamaly NH 544 stretch, and the more than a dozen bottlenecked junctions along the route, saving considerable time and fuel. A scene from Edappally. | Photo Credit: File Photo The long-overdue Kochi Bypass project has got…
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Despite the Government of India’s plans to amend advertising laws to curb the promotion of HFSS (high in fat, sugar and sodium) foods, such products continue to be advertised rampantly. As evidence of the health harms associated with industrially processed foods engineered to be highly palatable and potentially addictive continues to grow, restricting their advertising…
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