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Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray during the party’s 60th Foundation Day programme at Shanmukhananda Hall, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Photo: X/@ShivSenaUBT_ via PTI In an emotional appeal to his party leaders and cadre on the 60th foundation day of Shiv Sena (UBT), Uddhav Thackeray on Friday (June 19, 2026) offered to step down as the…
Observing that the legal profession risks a “brain drain” if financially struggling young lawyers are compelled to abandon litigation for careers offering greater financial stability, the Supreme Court on Friday (June 19, 2026) directed the creation of a “Young Lawyers’ Professional Assistance Fund” in every State and Union Territory. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of…
The Kerala High Court has sought an explanation from the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) on the continued retention of two senior officials while considering alleged irregularities in the procurement of Ashtabhishekam pooja materials at the Sabarimala temple on Friday (June 19, 2026). The two officials were associated with the procurement of the pooja materials, which…
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The Kerala High Court on Friday (June 19, 2026) directed the State government and the Motor Vehicles department (MVD) to release, through Keltron, the dues payable to a private firm that installed and maintained AI-enabled automated traffic enforcement cameras on National Highways and arterial roads as part of the Safe Kerala Project. A Bench of…
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The Kerala High Court has said it may have to consider directing a change of the investigating officer in the Vigilance Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged ₹15.85-crore microfinance scam involving Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam General Secretary Vellapally Natesan. Earlier, Justice A. Badharudeen had directed S. Sasidharan, Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and…
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The Kochi Corporation almost drew a blank in the revised State Budget, with even priority projects identified for assistance by the United Democratic Front-led governing committee overlooked, save for a meagre allocation of ₹1 crore for the proposed Goshree–Bolghatty Parallel Bridge and for land acquisition and construction of the Goshree–Mamangalam Road. The Corporation had submitted…
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W.B. CM Suvendu Adhikari. | Photo Credit: The Hindu A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker was killed in West Bengal Howrah district on Wednesday (June 17, 2026) allegedly by Trinamool Congress deputy pradhan and his associates. Prasanta Dey was killed when a mob went to the house of Sk, Mafijul, a deputy pradhan of Santoshpur…
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Infrastructure development in the city has found scant allocation in the revised State Budget for 2026-27 presented by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Friday (June 19). The Budget mentions only an allocation of ₹1 crore for the initial steps of the construction of the Goshree–Bolgatty Parallel Bridge and land acquisition and construction of the Goshree–Mamangalam…
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Football managers lead uncertain lives. Especially when they have been hired by big clubs. Owners and fans have short memories. A string of middling results is all it takes for speculation about a manager’s future to run wild. Before long, the rumours become reality. Arne Slot guided Liverpool to a Premier League title in 2024-25…
In the first week of June, a men’s Test between England and New Zealand lasted just 166 overs, prompting unpleasant comments about the variable bounce of the Lord’s surface. While no curator intentionally sets up bad wickets, what does go wrong when a pitch goes wrong? What is a pitch made of? A cricket pitch…