Month: June 2026

13 held in child-trafficking racket operating from hospital, 5 infants rescued

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13 held in child-trafficking racket operating from hospital, 5 infants rescued

Police said the racket had been operating for nearly one-and-a-half years | Photo Credit: ANI Delhi Police has busted an inter-State child-trafficking racket allegedly run from a private hospital in north-west Delhi’s Begumpur, and rescued five infants while arresting 13 individuals, including the facility’s owner, officers said on Thursday (June 18, 2026). The case surfaced…

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Forum seeks probe into ‘irregularities’ at Sanskrit varsity

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Forum seeks probe into ‘irregularities’ at Sanskrit varsity

The Save University Campaign Committee (SUCC) has written to the Governor Rajendra Viswanath Arlekar, who is also the Chancellor of State universities, seeking a probe into the alleged irregularities in the financial affairs and faculty appointments at the Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit (SSUS), Kalady over the last 10 years. The SUCC urged the Governor…

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Customs seize hydroponic cannabis worth ₹11 crore at Chennai airport; two Kerala passengers arrested

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Chennai: Customs officials at Chennai International Airport busted an alleged international drug trafficking operation and arrested two passengers from Kerala with 11 kg of hydroponic cannabis valued at around ₹11 crore. The seizure was made by officers of the Air Intelligence Unit, who had been monitoring the suspects based on specific intelligence inputs. The two…

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Jagan promises greater role for party cadre when YSRCP comes to power in A.P.

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Jagan promises greater role for party cadre when YSRCP comes to power in A.P.

YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy exhorts the party workers to identify public issues and strengthen the party at the grassroots level. | Photo Credit: th-online Administrator YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday assured the party cadres that they would be accorded the highest priority when the party comes…

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YC seeks CM’s intervention over wrong photo in PSC bulletin

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The Youth Congress (YC) has lodged a complaint with Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan seeking action over the publication of the photograph of Shuhaib murder case accused Akash Thillankeri in an official Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) bulletin in place of award-winning screenwriter Rajesh Thillankeri. The complaint was submitted by Youth Congress State general secretary Rahul…

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Class 12 student killed in road accident on Ennore Expressway; classmate suffers minor injuries

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A 16-year-old Class XII student was killed after a motorcycle she was on crashed into a barricade near a roadwork site on Ennore Expressway on Wednesday night. The police said the girl, a resident of Thangal in Tiruvottiyur and a student of a government-aided school in Kaladipet, was riding pillion on the two-wheeler being driven…

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New Deputy Commissioner of Police Madurai North

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New Deputy Commissioner of Police Madurai North

E. Karthik assumed charge as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Madurai North, on Thursday. He replaces S. Madhivanan, who was transferred and posted as Superintendent of Police, Villupuram. A 2014-batch IPS Officer, Mr. Karthik had earlier served as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Law and Order, Madurai City. Published – June 18, 2026 10:22 pm IST Source…

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IAEA ready to help define ‘concrete steps’ to implement U.S.-Iran deal

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IAEA ready to help define ‘concrete steps’ to implement U.S.-Iran deal

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi. File picture | Photo Credit: AFP The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Thursday (June 18, 2026) that it was ready to begin defining the “concrete steps” needed to implement a U.S.-Iran deal to end the West Asia war. US President Donald Trump and…

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