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A sign of the Fransiskus Xaverius Seda Airport is seen after the airport was closed due to volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara, on June 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP A highly active volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted several times on Friday (June 5, 2026), spewing…
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Capping his seven-year journey with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), resignation of the party’s former Tamil Nadu chief K. Annamalai was formally accepted by party chief Nitin Nabin on Friday (June 5, 2026). As efforts to retain him in the saffron folds failed, the IPS-turned-politician is set to launch his own regional party. His exit…
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A boy waves an Iranian flag and a man waves a flag containing a portrait of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a pro-government gathering at a square in Tehran. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations nuclear watchdog has been unable to inspect nuclear facilities in Iran affected…
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File photo of Sai Sudarshan and Rishabh Pant. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Friday (June 5, 2026) said Sai Sudharsan has not got a fair run at the No.3 slot and indicated that the left-hander will be preferred over Devdutt Padikkal in the Test format ahead of the…
Communist Party of India (Marxist) State secretary P. Shanmugam. File | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam In a blow to the Congress, CPI(M) State secretary P. Shanmugam on Friday (June 5, 2026) objected to the national party’s Rajya Sabha candidate Praveen Chakravarty claiming that he had been nominated as the candidate of an alliance comprising…
Minister Ramalinga Reddy was allocated Major and Medium Irrigation projects portfolio. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Congress leader Ramalinga Reddy on Friday (June 5, 2026) announced that he will tender his resignation from the post of minister, expressing displeasure over allocation of portfolio. The minister said he wanted the Bengaluru Development portfolio but was made…
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There’s nothing special that R. Praggnanandhaa is doing to prepare for games against Magnus Carlsen but ‘whatever is being done is working,’ said his coach Vaibhav Suri. With the Indian GM having done the double against the World No.1 in Norway Chess 2026, Suri said, “I don’t think so (on any special preparation). If we…
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Poster of ‘Gram Chikitsalay’ | Photo Credit: Prime Video Streaming service Prime Video announced the premiere date of Gram Chikitsalay season 2 on Thursday (June 4, 2026). The comedy-drama series will be released on the streamer on June 23. Produced by TVF, directed by Lalitam Tiwari and written by Vaibhav Suman and Shreya Srivastava, the…
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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged for the second time in a row, at 5.25%, Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced on Friday (June 5, 2026). While announcing the decision,…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee appreciated 11 paise to 95.63 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Friday (June 5, 2026), as market participants wait for the RBI policy decision, while there has also been encouraging news from the India-US trade discussions. Forex traders said the…
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