Month: June 2026

West Asia LIVE: Donald Trump defends Iran deal from critics

June 19, 2026 admin

Senators seek to block Hegseth travel funds until Pentagon releases report on Iran school strike Senators are seeking to block Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel funds until the Pentagon submits several overdue reports to lawmakers, including its investigation into a deadly strike on an elementary school in Iran at the start of the U.S.-Israeli war….

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Mexico vs South Korea, FIFA World Cup 2026 LIVE: Mexico reshuffle defence for South Korea Group A clash

June 19, 2026 admin

Players from Mexico warm up before the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Korea in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico, Thursday, June 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Mexico make three changes for their World Cup Group A clash against South Korea ‌on Thursday (June 18, 2026), with captain Edson Alvarez dropping…

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Linguistics over licences in Maharashtra

June 19, 2026 admin

Inside Mumbai’s Andheri Regional Transport Office (RTO), rows of plastic chairs that once held people waiting for their token numbers to take driving tests, now seat a different kind of crowd: auto drivers, with notebooks open, mouthing Marathi sentences for the first time in their working lives. The four-day Marathi course, introduced from June 1, has become…

Nation

David hat-trick as Canada crush nine-man Qatar 6-0 to earn first World Cup finals win

June 19, 2026 admin

Canada’s Jonathan David in action. | Photo Credit: Reuters Jonathan David bagged a hat-trick as Canada demolished nine-man Qatar 6-0 on Thursday (June 18, 2026) to secure their first ‌win at a World Cup finals and lift the co-hosts ahead of ⁠Switzerland at the top of Group B. The win came at a price, however,…

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Women’s T20 World Cup: Prema Rawat replaces injured Shreyanka Patil

June 18, 2026 admin

Shreyanka Patil (bottom) is stretchered off after injuring herself during the ICC Women’s T20 cricket world cup 2026 game between India and The Netherlands, at Headingley in Leeds, northern England on June 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Shreyanka Patil will take no further part in the T20 Women’s World Cup. She had injured her…

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Switzerland score 4 after 70th minute to rout Bosnia and Herzegovina

June 18, 2026 admin

Bosnia-Herzegovina’s midfielder Ermin Mahmic and goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj react after losing the 2026 World Cup Group B football match between Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina at Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood on June 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Twenty-year-old Johan Manzambi scored a late brace after coming on in the 71st minute, Ruben Vargas…

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Canada vs Qatar, FIFA World Cup 2026 LIVE: Canada leads with 1-0

June 18, 2026 admin

Alphonso Davies of Canada warms up before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group B match between Canada and Qatar at BC Place Vancouver on June 18, 2026 in Vancouver, British Columbia. | Photo Credit: AFP Canada’s Alphonso Davies will start on the bench when his side take ‌on Qatar in their second World Cup Group…

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PM Modi departs for New Delhi after concluding two-nation visit to France, Slovakia

June 18, 2026 admin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an Indian community event, in Paris, France. Photo: PMO via PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (June 18, 2026) left for New Delhi after concluding his two-nation visit to France and Slovakia during which he attended the G-7 Summit and held bilateral meetings with several world leaders. “This visit…

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After clearing TNPSC Group I exam, civil services aspirant meets her role model J. Radhakrishnan

June 18, 2026 admin

In 2004, S.S. Jenifer, 30, decided to start exploring the role and responsibility of an IAS officer, after receiving her admission letter to a new school from then Collector J. Radhakrishnan following the Kumbakonam school fire tragedy. Twenty-two years later, on Thursday, Ms. Jenifer met the same officer, who had been her civil services icon,…

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South Africa salvage draw with late penalty after Czechs take early lead

June 18, 2026 admin

South Africa’s Teboho Mokoena celebrates scoring their first goal from the penalty spot with teammates. | Photo Credit: Reuters South Africa scored a penalty seven minutes from fulltime as they fought back to draw 1-1 with the Czech Republic at the World Cup on Thursday (June 18, 2026) after falling behind early in the ‌Group…

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