Month: June 2026

Police offer $20,000 reward in killing of Indian national in U.S.

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Police offer ,000 reward in killing of Indian national in U.S.

Anshul Kuncha, a 28-year-old Hyderabad native who was allegedly shot dead in Philadelphia, United States. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Police are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to arrest in the killing of a 28-year-old Indian man in Philadelphia who was shot dead after delivering pizza to a vacant home. Anshul Kuncha,…

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BJP announces candidates from Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh for Rajya Sabha polls

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BJP announces candidates from Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh for Rajya Sabha polls

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: PTI The BJP on Sunday (June 7, 2026) announced its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls, fielding M. Nagaraja from Karnataka and Mahesh Kewat from Madhya Pradesh. The party also named Lingaraj Patil and Raghu Kautilya as its candidates for Karnataka Legislative Council elections. The BJP’s central election…

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Chinese President Xi heads to North Korea for closely-watched talks with Kim

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Chinese President Xi heads to North Korea for closely-watched talks with Kim

Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to travel to Pyongyang on Monday (June 8, 2026) in his first visit in seven years, a trip likely meant to reassert China’s unique influence over North Korea in return for providing economic and political benefits. During his two-day stay, Mr. Xi will meet leader Kim Jong Un. It…

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Trump asks Netanyahu not to strike Iran; says “very close” to peace deal

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Trump asks Netanyahu not to strike Iran; says “very close” to peace deal

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to reporters as President Donald Trump listens at the Mar-a-Lago club. File. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump has asked Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to retaliate to Iran’s latest barrage of missiles, saying it would jeopardise the ongoing negotiations for a peace deal to end…

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A peek into a riverside garbage hotspot

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A peek into a riverside garbage hotspot

Garbage dumping on the Cooum bank under the the Valluvarkottam High Road bridge in Nungambakkam, near Chetpet. | Photo Credit: Lakshmy Harikrishnan Crystal-clear waters coursing steadily and reflecting the orange of a setting sun. That is the idle, almost-Pollyannaish hope of this reporter on any twilight hour spent watching the Cooum with its sluggish waters…

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Armenia’s ruling party leads parliamentary vote with 54% in early results

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Armenia’s ruling party leads parliamentary vote with 54% in early results

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaks at his Armenia Ruling Civil Contract party headquarters after parliamentary elections in Yerevan, Armenia on Monday (June 8, 2026). | Photo Credit: AP Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party is leading ‌in a parliamentary election with 54.44% of ​the vote, according to early voting ⁠results from Armenia’s electoral commission that…

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West Asia war LIVE: Iran launches missiles at Israel in first such escalation since April ceasefire

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West Asia war LIVE: Iran launches missiles at Israel in first such escalation since April ceasefire

Oil ⁠prices were up more than $2 a barrel on Monday (June 8, 2026) after Israel on Sunday (June 7) launched renewed strikes on Lebanon despite a truce between the two countries, eroding hopes ‌for an end to the wider war and a restart to crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. crude ‌futures…

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Indian Envoy Vinay Mohan Kwatra meets senior U.S. counter-terror official

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Indian Envoy Vinay Mohan Kwatra meets senior U.S. counter-terror official

U.S. counter-terrorism official Sebastian Gorka with India’s Ambassador to the U.S. Vinay Mohan Kwatra. File Photo: X/@AmbVMKwatra India’s Ambassador to the U.S. Vinay Mohan Kwatra discussed threats posed by terrorism across the world during a meeting with senior U.S. counter-terrorism official Sebastian Gorka. “Had an engaging conversation with @SebGorka Deputy Assistant to the President &…

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