Month: June 2026

Congress’ electoral strategy weakened TMC, CPI(M) and DMK: Thirumavalavan

June 8, 2026 admin

VCK president Thol. Thirumavalavan. | Photo Credit: R. ASHOK Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) president Thol. Thirumavalavan on Monday criticised the Congress’ “electoral strategy” and “approach”, saying it had weakened the Trinamool Congress, CPI(M), and the DMK in West Bengal, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu respectively. At a meeting of the INDIA bloc in New Delhi, Mr….

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Mauritius has not received U.S. proposal on Chagos Islands

June 8, 2026 admin

Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos archipelago and site of a major United States military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean leased from Britain in 1966. File Image. | Photo Credit: Reuter Mauritius said on Monday (June 8, 2026) that it ‌had not received any proposal from the Trump administration on…

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Kremlin says Macron, Merz and Starmer talk of peace, but help Kyiv with new weapons to continue the war

June 8, 2026 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin. File | Photo Credit: AP The Kremlin said ‌on Monday (June 8, 2026) that the leaders ⁠of Germany, France, and Britain spoke ‌of peace in Ukraine, ‌but were ‌helping ⁠Kyiv ⁠with new weapons to continue the war, a ‌position it said was inconsistent. The leaders of ‌Britain, Germany , and France…

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Experts suspect technical failures, cost-cutting led to VSP accident

June 8, 2026 admin

While an official inquiry has been ordered into the fatal explosion at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant on Monday that claimed eight lives, steel plant safety experts and former employees point toward potential mechanical and material quality failures. “Ladles are lined with heavy refractory bricks to withstand the heat. If the lining thins or develops cracks,…

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Several Indians killed in road accident in Dubai: officials

June 8, 2026 admin

Brigadier Juma Salem bin Suwaidan, Director of the General Department of Traffic at Dubai Police, said that preliminary investigations showed the truck had stopped suddenly in the middle of the Emirates Road due to a technical fault. Photo: X/@DubaiPoliceHQ Several Indian workers were killed on Monday (June 8, 2026) when a minibus collided with a…

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Tension over ‘podu land’ issue in Khammam district

June 8, 2026 admin

Tension prevailed for some time in the reserve forest area in Sattupalli mandal of Khammam district on Monday when a group of local tribal women tried to prevent the Forest staff from detaining two tribal men in connection with a ‘podu land’ issue. According to reports, the incident took place near Tamaracheruvu in Kakarlapalli beat…

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Germany’s standing in international order under scrutiny after UNSC loss

June 8, 2026 admin

On June 3, for the first time, Germany failed to win a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The largest economy in the European Union (EU) won just 104 votes, well below the required 127 votes, and lost to the other two contenders in the race, Portugal, which won 134 votes, and…

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Centre cuts PM-Ujjwala Yojana refills from 9 to 4

June 8, 2026 admin

Under the PMUY scheme, the government provides a targeted subsidy of ₹300 per cylinder for up to nine refills in a year. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Amid prevailing pressure on supplies of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) globally in the backdrop of the West Asia conflict, the Centre has reduced the number of subsidised…

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Thoothukudi corporation councillors briefed on Solid Waste Management Rules 2026

June 8, 2026 admin

Mayor N. P. Jegan, officials and councillors participate in the meeting in Thoothukudi on Monday. | Photo Credit: N. RAJESH As part of the Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0, the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules 2026 are set to be implemented in Thoothukudi corporation. Accordingly, an awareness and orientation meeting for corporation councillors was held on…

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Netanyahu acknowledges halt in fighting with Iran but vows to respond ‘with force’ to future attacks

June 8, 2026 admin

Israel “has full right to self-defence,” which it will use “to the full extent necessary,” says Israeli Prime Minister. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged the halt in fighting with Iran on Monday (June 8, 2026), but he vowed to respond “with force” to future attacks. In a videotaped statement, Mr….

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