Month: June 2026

India’s auto retail sales rise 9.55% in May to record 25.31 lakh units: FADA

June 8, 2026 admin

The total automobile retail sales in India registered an on-year growth of 9.55% to a record 25,31,067 units in May despite fuel-price revision, the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations said on Monday (June 8, 2026). The cumulative automobile retail sales in India stood at 23,10,451 units in the same month last year. The retail sales…

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U.K. parliamentary group raises concern over ‘escalating’ tensions in PoK

June 8, 2026 admin

A British parliamentary group has raised concerns over reports of communication disruptions, arrests and “escalating tensions” in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and sought clarification from the British government on its assessment of the situation. India maintains that Pakistan has been in illegal possession of Indian territory in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. New…

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Private jet crash kills two pilots in Dominican Republic

June 8, 2026 admin

Baseball legend Yadier Molina. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images “The pilot and co-pilot of a private jet, chartered by baseball legend Yadier Molina, died on Sunday (June 7, 2026) in a fiery crash in eastern Dominican Republic,” authorities and the former player said. A video posted on social media showed a huge plume of…

Sports

Clashes between protesters and police kill seven in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir: officials

June 8, 2026 admin

Commuters ride past security personnel as they patrol a street ahead of a protest by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on June 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Seven people were killed and dozens wounded in clashes between police and members of a banned protest group in Pakistan-occupied…

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Veerappan’s claim: Actor Sukanya wins defamation case in Madras High Court after 30 years

June 8, 2026 admin

Sukanya. File | Photo Credit: The HIndu Nearly 30 years after Sun TV Network had telecast journalist Nakheeran R. Gopal’s 1996 interview with forest brigand Veerappan, the Madras High Court has directed the television network to pay damages of ₹10 lakh to actor R. Sukanya for not having edited out scandalous allegations levelled against her…

Nation

India vs Afghanistan one-off Test in Mullanpur Day 3 updates

June 8, 2026 admin

India’s Manav Suthar being congratulated by his teammates after taking a wicket on day 3 of the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Mullanpur on June 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Debutant left-arm spinner Manav Suthar marked his arrival in Test cricket with a six-wicket haul as India bundled out Afghanistan for 152 in…

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Hong Kong proposes to let leader John Lee decide what counts as national security offence

June 8, 2026 admin

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Hong Kong government on Monday (June 8, 2026) proposed legislation that would allow Chief Executive John Lee to designate certain criminal acts as national security offences, stepping up its efforts to stamp out challenges to its rules in the city where critics say…

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Arab attacker opens fire in central Israel, killing 1 and wounding 5

June 8, 2026 admin

A Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship went on a shooting rampage in several towns in central Israel on Sunday (June 7, 2026), killing one person and wounding five others, according to Israeli police. The attacker was killed by the police. West Asia war LIVE: Israel military says struck Iran petrochemical complex in Mahshahr The attack…

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Anti-encroachment drive turns violent in Kolkata

June 8, 2026 admin

People are seen during an anti-encroachment drive in Kolkata which turned violent on June 7, 2026. Photo: Special Arrangement An anti-encroachment drive in Kolkata turned violent on Sunday (June 7, 2026) midnight as protesters, political leaders, locals staged protests against police and central forces carrying out bulldozer in the Jadavpur area. At least two CPI(M) leaders were…

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Ukrainian drone kills one in Russia-annexed Crimea, Moscow-installed Governor says

June 8, 2026 admin

A soldier remotely controls a drone. File. | Photo Credit: Getty Images A Ukrainian drone struck a train in Crimea, killing its assistant driver ‌and injuring the driver, the peninsula’s Russian-installed Governor Sergei ⁠Aksyonov said in a Telegram post early on Monday (June 8, 2026). Passengers on the train, ‌commuting between Moscow and Simferopol, the…

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