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Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee plunged by 32 paise to 95.57 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Thursday (June 11, 2026) following a rise in global crude oil prices as hostilities between the U.S. and Iran continued. Heavy FII outflows, weak domestic equity market and…
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India’s latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) records gains in child nutrition, maternal care, institutional births and women’s internet use. But its preliminary fact sheet is also thinner than the last round, with 101 indicators compared with 131 in NFHS-5. Which indicators were removed from NFHS-6? Key indicators such as anaemia, mortality, sex ratio at…
Two motorcycle-borne assailants allegedly opened fire outside a gym in outer Delhi’s Paschim Vihar area early on Thursday (June 11, 2026), with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang claiming responsibility for the incident in a social media post, police said. The gym is owned by two Rajouri Garden residents, with a popular Punjabi singer being its brand…
India voiced its firm opposition to attacks on merchant shipping amid the ongoing Iran conflict, as it told the UN Security Council that several of its nationals have died or are missing due to attacks in the region. “We expressed our deep concern at the conflict in Iran and the Gulf region that unfortunately began…
An FBI agent loads collected evidence at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove, Calif. on Wednesday (June 10, 2026). | Photo Credit: AP The FBI has seized more than a dozen websites that officials say were part of a Chinese effort to target American workers who have access to classified or sensitive government information, the Justice…
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File photo of United Nations headquarters. | Photo Credit: Reuters The number of people displaced worldwide by conflict and persecution fell in 2025 for the first time in a decade, but levels of refugees facing long-term displacement remain unacceptably high, a U.N. refugee agency report said on Thursday (June 11, 2026). Last year, 5.4 million…
A worker poses for a picture with an E85 fuel dispenser machine during the launch of E85 fuel (a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% petrol) at a petrol bunk. Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: ANI With a potential eye to popularise the uptake of biofuels in the country, the government…
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Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Fresh worries about the West Asia ceasefire and the prospect of a US interest rate hike hit stocks and oil prices on Thursday (June 11, 2026), following a rollercoaster week for markets that has sent shivers through trading floors. Investors took a little heart…
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino defended World Cup ticket prices on Wednesday (June 10, 2026), saying “if we do something wrong, then probably everyone selling tickets in North America is doing something wrong”. Infantino spoke with reporters during a rare question-and-answer session on the eve of the opening match of an expanded 48-nation, 104-game World Cup…
Sri Lanka’s Opposition activists demanding the release of Suresh Sallay take part in a sit-in protest in Colombo. | Photo Credit: AFP Sri Lanka’s Public Security Minister told parliament on Wednesday (June 10, 2026) the nation’s ex-intelligence chief directed the 2019 Easter Sunday attack, in the first official statement linking him directly to the bombings…
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