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Representational pic | Photo Credit: SURESHKUMAR C A fearsome stray dog attack which left a 69-year old man in the capital with serious injuries to his face and eyes has reignited fears of stray dog attacks among the people in various parts of the city with considerable dog population on the streets. The Corporation also…
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slumped on Monday (June 8, 2026), tracking a sharp decline in global equities and a fresh spike in crude oil prices, amid flaring tensions in West Asia. Extending losses for the second straight session, the 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 719.08 points, or 0.97%, to settle at 73,524.26. During the day,…
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Foreign Minister of Nepal Shishir Khanal. File | Photo Credit: ANI Nepal Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal will travel to China in mid-June on an official visit, his office said on Monday (June 8, 2026). This will be Mr. Khanal’s first official visit to China after assuming the office. Mr. Khanal will embark on a two-day…
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At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.35, then touched an intraday high of 95.15 and finally ended the session at 95.74 (provisional), registering a loss of 56 paise from its previous close. Representational file image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee depreciated 56 paise to settle at 95.74 (provisional) against…
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A protest to demand justice for the April 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attack, on the third anniversary of this attack, near the Presidential Secretariat, in Colombo, Sri Lanka on April 17, 2022. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A group of Sri Lankan opposition leaders on Monday (June 8, 2026) began a protest in support of…
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian stresses the need for ‘right strategic perception’ as cooperative partners. File | Photo Credit: Reuters China and India should stick to the “right strategic perception” that they are not rivals but cooperative partners and opportunities for each other’s development, not threats, a top Chinese official said on Monday (June…
The hard disk theft case, initially handled by the Greater Chennai Police, was transferred to the CB-CID by Director General of Police Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal. Representational image. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Crime Branch-CID of the Tamil Nadu police will investigate the recent theft of hard disks and other computer components from the…
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Image used for representational purpose only. File | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations (UN) mission in Afghanistan has expressed concern over the arrest and detention of women in a western province for allegedly failing to comply with “dress requirements” and urged Taliban authorities to treat all people equally. The United Nations Assistance Mission in…
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Most digital security relies today on random numbers to generate cryptographic keys. Think of a cryptographic key like a long, complex password. If that password is truly random, an attacker has to guess every possible combination. But if the ‘random’ process used to make that password has a pattern, the attacker can use that pattern…
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A woman stands among the rubble of her house, which was damaged in a U.S. and Israeli strike in March, in Tehran, Iran June 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters Overnight exchanges of fire between Iran and Israel will only worsen an already “chaotic diplomatic process” with the United…
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