Month: June 2026

Taiwan says Chinese coast guard, research ships near key S. China Sea islands

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Taiwan says Chinese coast guard, research ships near key S. China Sea islands

Image used for representational purposes only. File | Photo Credit: AP Taiwan said on Saturday (June 6, 2026) that a Chinese coast guard ship and a survey ​ship had carried out the first coordinated operation to “provoke” ‌Taiwan, in waters around strategically located islands in ​the South China Sea. The Taiwan-controlled ⁠Pratas Islands, a national…

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Rohit, Suryakumar back Shreyas to succeed as T20I captain

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Rohit, Suryakumar back Shreyas to succeed as T20I captain

Rohit Sharma. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: AFP India’s two most recent T20 World Cup-winning captains — Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav — on Saturday backed Shreyas Iyer to succeed as India’s next T20I captain, insisting that Mumbai cricket prepares players uniquely for leadership responsibilities. Hours after Shreyas was officially handed India’s T20I captaincy, both…

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Sports

PM flags ‘national interest’ as Sterlite seeks ‘green copper’ making in Tuticorin

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PM flags ‘national interest’ as Sterlite seeks ‘green copper’ making in Tuticorin

Sterlite Industries Ltd’s copper plant, a unit of London-based Vedanta Resources, in Tuticorin, in Tamil Nadu. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi has been shut for eight years. Around the time of the police firing on protesters in 2018 that left 13 dead and about 100 injured, the Tamil Nadu…

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Business

World Ikebana Day marked with avant-garde floral exhibition in Hyderabad

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World Ikebana Day marked with avant-garde floral exhibition in Hyderabad

An Ikebana arrangement displayed at the Avant-Garde Ikebana Expressions exhibition organised by Ikebana International Hyderabad Chapter #250 at ITC Kakatiya, Hyderabad, on World Ikebana Day | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Ikebana International Hyderabad Chapter #250 celebrated World Ikebana Day by organising an exhibition titled “Avant-Garde Ikebana Expressions” at ITC Kakatiya in Begumpet, Hyderabad, on Saturday,…

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Nation

T20 MUMBAI | Deshpande, Raje star with allround exploits

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T20 MUMBAI | Deshpande, Raje star with allround exploits

Tushar Deshpande celebrates his half-century in the T20 Mumbai match between Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals and Bandra Blasters at the  Wankhede Stadium on Saturday, June 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The seasoned Tushar Deshpande and veteran Rohan Raje rolled back the years to help defending champion Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals script…

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Sports

Five drug peddlers held, 240 grams of MDMA worth ₹24 lakhs seized

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Five drug peddlers held, 240 grams of MDMA worth ₹24 lakhs seized

Pranam Kotiyan, one of the two alleged drug peddlers arrested by CCB sleuths of Mangaluru City police in Mangaluru on Friday. Dhanraj Poojary, one of the two alleged drug peddlers arrested by CCB sleuths of Mangaluru City police in Mangaluru on Friday. The police in Dakshina Kannada, in separate cases, have arrested five persons on…

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UPDATE 1-Tennis-Andreeva comes of age with Roland Garros triumph over surprise package Chwalinska

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UPDATE 1-Tennis-Andreeva comes of age with Roland Garros triumph over surprise package Chwalinska

Russia’s Mirra Andreeva celebrates with the trophy after winning her final match against Poland’s Maja Chwalinska on June 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Mirra Andreeva won her first Grand Slam title on Saturday (June 6, 2026) by downing Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska in straight sets in the French Open final. She became the youngest…

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Sports

Bicycle day fete: bicycle rally from Central Stadium on Sunday

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Bicycle day fete: bicycle rally from Central Stadium on Sunday

Thiruvananthapuram will join more than 450 cities and towns across India in celebrating World Bicycle Day India 2026 with a bicycle rally at 7 a.m. on Sunday. The bicycle rally will be flagged off from Central Stadium by District Collector Anu Kumari.  The rally is expected to witness the participation of more than 200 cyclists,…

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Pandipparambu reels under waterlogging as Thripunithura municipality mulls legal remedy

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Pandipparambu reels under waterlogging as Thripunithura municipality mulls legal remedy

Houses in Pandipparambu inundated following heavy rain on Saturday. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Families in Pandipparambu in Division 30 of Thripunithura municipality have been living a nightmarish life due to severe waterlogging since the onset of the monsoon on Friday (June 5, 2026), with some forced to move out temporarily. The heavy overnight rain…

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