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Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman. File | Photo Credit: Reuter Oil prices tumbled to a more than three-month low on Monday (June 15, 2026) as Iran and the United States agreed on a peace deal – potentially putting an end to the more than hundred-day conflict in the West…
Wholesale price inflation shot up to 9.68% in May, from 8.26% in April, led by a sharp spike in prices of fuel and power, manufactured and food items. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Wholesale price inflation shot up to 9.68% in May, from 8.26% in April, led by a sharp spike in prices of…
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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, on Monday (June 15, 2026) denounced the deal between the United States and Iran to end the war in West Asia, including in Lebanon, insisting his country was not bound by it. “Trump’s agreement does not…
On June 4 2026, a paper was published in the journal Cell, in which researchers from The Francis Crick Institute, University College London and elsewhere, identified a set of blood proteins that appeared to predict lung cancer five years before it became clinically apparent. In addition, the researchers proposed that a human monoclonal antibody called…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India’s domestic investors rejoiced after Brent crude prices dropped as clarity emerged regarding the US-Iran deal, on 14 June 2026. Nifty and Sensex opened at over 1% from the previous close, at 23,984.85 and 76,725.27 points and sky rocketed to a high 24,011.40 and…
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A file photo of traffic police checking motorists, in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar The Bengaluru Traffic Police conducted a special drive against drunken driving and speeding from June 8 to June 14, as part of efforts to enhance road safety and curb traffic violations across the city. The enforcement drive was carried…
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Russia fired a barrage of missiles at several major Ukrainian cities, setting Kyiv’s historic Dormition Cathedral on fire and killing nine, while Ukraine strikes claimed three lives south of Moscow. The wave of attacks came as news of a U.S.-Iran deal started to open a path to peace in the West Asia war, highlighting the…
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Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu In May 2026 Passenger Vehicles recorded wholesales of 4.39 lakh units, a growth of 27.3% over May 2025. During the month 0.71 lakh units of three-wheelers were sold, up 31.1% and 19.02 lakhs units of two-wheelers were sold with a growth of 14.8% in…
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India’s Deepti Sharma celebrates after taking the wicket of Pakistan’s Gull Feroza during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup match on June 14, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Seasoned all-rounder Deepti Sharma says she relishes the pressure that comes with ICC tournaments after delivering a match-winning performance in India’s opening Women’s T20 World Cup game…
Taiwan has launched a website for Chinese citizens to leak intelligence, inviting those “who share the same values of democracy” to collaborate on reporting on Beijing. China claims democratic Taiwan is part of its territory and has threatened to use force to take it, while Taipei accuses Beijing of using espionage and infiltration to weaken…
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