Month: June 2026

Mahayuti likely to win six MLC seats unopposed

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Mahayuti likely to win six MLC seats unopposed

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis with BJP candidates as they file their nominations for the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections in Mumbai. File. | Photo Credit: X/@Dev_Fadnavis via PTI Maharashtra witnessed high-voltage drama on the last day of nomination withdrawals for the legislative council polls scheduled for June 18. Candidates from the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)…

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Bidhannagar Corporation Mayor resigns a day after Kolkata Corporation Mayor quit

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Bidhannagar Corporation Mayor resigns a day after Kolkata Corporation Mayor quit

  The Bidhannagar Municipality Corporation Mayor handed in their resignation on Thursday (June 4, 2026), just a day after Kolkata Municipal Corporation Mayor quit his role. However, the KMC officials are yet to accept the resignation of Firhad Hakim as the KMC mayor.  The BMC Mayor and senior Trinamool Congress leader Krishna Chakraborty, resigned from her post; she cited personal reasons…

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Israel Iran War live: All updates from the West Asia crisis as Hezbollah rejects truce

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Israel Iran War live: All updates from the West Asia crisis as Hezbollah rejects truce

The UN nuclear watchdog has been unable to inspect nuclear facilities in Iran affected by the war last June, according to a confidential report by the UN nuclear watchdog circulated to member states. The International Atomic Energy Agency reported that it “cannot provide any information on the current size, composition or whereabouts of the stockpile…

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U.S. House passes Bill to aid Ukraine and impose new sanctions on Russia

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U.S. House passes Bill to aid Ukraine and impose new sanctions on Russia

The U.S. House passed legislation that would aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy, overriding objections from Republican leaders who warned the bill would undermine negotiations designed to achieve a comparable but stronger result. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., seeks to cement U.S. assistance for Ukraine by providing more…

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Residential structure belonging to drug peddler demolished in Srinagar

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Residential structure belonging to drug peddler demolished in Srinagar

Srinagar Police, in coordination with the Revenue Department, demolish an illegally constructed three-storey residential structure of a drug peddler as part of the ongoing crackdown against drug trafficking and narcotics-related crimes under the Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyaan in Srinagar on June 4, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI An illegally constructed three-storey residential structure…

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India among Russia’s top foreign trade partners: PM Mishustin

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India among Russia’s top foreign trade partners: PM Mishustin

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin arrive to attend a cabinet meeting in Moscow. | Photo Credit: AP India was among Russia’s top foreign trade partners as Moscow redirected its energy flows to friendly countries, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Tuesday (January 20, 2026). Putin calls India reliable…

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Delhi University assistant professor found murdered in east Delhi flat, case registered

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Delhi University assistant professor found murdered in east Delhi flat, case registered

This image is used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A 49-year-old assistant professor of a college under Delhi University was found murdered in her apartment in east Delhi’s Vasundhara Enclave on Thursday afternoon (June 4, 2026), police said. The victim, identified as Devosmita Paul, an assistant professor at Shivaji College, was…

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Bengaluru’s Srikaanth Viswanathan leads team across the Strait of Gibraltar

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Bengaluru’s Srikaanth Viswanathan leads team across the Strait of Gibraltar

Deepika Rana, a Mumbai-based helicopter pilot, began open water swimming around two years ago. So, when her coach, Srikaanth Viswanathan, asked her if she would be interested in swimming the Strait of Gibraltar, she said yes almost immediately. “I always feel excited about stepping into something that feels challenging and slightly scary, but worth attempting,”…

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In open letter to Putin, Zelenskyy calls for meeting and ceasefire

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In open letter to Putin, Zelenskyy calls for meeting and ceasefire

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin in a rare open letter to the Russian leader Thursday (June 4, 2026), shortly after the Kremlin chief had conceded Moscow needed to strengthen its air defences following a spate of Ukrainian attacks. U.S. President Donald Trump, who has pushed both sides to end the…

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PM Modi good friend, India and U.S. will get to trade deal: Trump

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PM Modi good friend, India and U.S. will get to trade deal: Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a good friend and expressed confidence that the United States and India would reach a trade agreement. “We will get to a deal because I like your prime minister a…

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