Month: June 2026

Bomb threat to Gurugram civic body sparks security scare; search underway

June 4, 2026 admin

Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) members inspect the Gurugram Municipal Corporation Office after it received a bomb threat via mail on Thursday (June 4, 2026). | Photo Credit: PTI The Gurugram municipal corporation headquarters and the mayor’s office in Sector 34 here received a bomb threat on Thursday (June 4, 2026), sending the staff into a…

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Malviya Nagar fire: Court sends hotel owner to 4 days’ police custody

June 4, 2026 admin

A scene outside the Post-mortem and Embalming Wing at AIIMS, in New Delhi on Thursday (June 4, 2026). | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA A Delhi court on Thursday (June 4, 2026) sent hotel owner Lavkesh Bajaj to four days’ police custody in connection with a blaze that erupted at a hotel in the Malviya…

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Rupee falls 7 paise to close at 95.83 against U.S. dollar

June 4, 2026 admin

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee depreciated 7 paise to close at 95.83 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Thursday (June 4, 2026), as heightened geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran drove energy volatility and aggressive safe-haven buying. Forex traders said the prolonged West Asia crisis poses a major risk for India,…

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Inside Zetu, Delhi’s new contemporary Sri Lankan restaurant

June 4, 2026 admin

They say it is always cooler under a banyan tree. Sitting in the open, indoor-outdoor expanse of Zetu, the new 175-seater at 1AQ in Mehrauli, we find ourselves agreeing with this ancient wisdom. Though, we are not sure if the comfort is due to the majestic, 500-year-old banyan tree anchoring the courtyard or strategically placed…

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Beijing bans four New Zealand lawmakers from entering China for visiting Taiwan

June 4, 2026 admin

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters. File | Photo Credit: AP Beijing banned four New Zealand lawmakers from travelling to China for a year and demanded they apologise because they visited Taiwan on a Parliamentary trip, according to a message from the Chinese embassy conveyed via Parliamentary officials and shown to the press on Thursday…

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TDP launches State-wide bicycle campaign for World Environment Day; Naidu to ride in Vizag

June 4, 2026 admin

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu riding a bicycle. file | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) will launch a State-wide bicycle campaign on World Environment Day, Friday (June 5, 2026), and Chief Minister and TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu will ride a bicycle from the helipad to his place of stay…

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Dredge storm-water drains, rivulets on priority: Udupi MLA tells CMC officials

June 4, 2026 admin

Udupi MLA Yashpal Suvarna inspecting the ongoing storm-water and rivulet desiltation works at Bannanje in Udupi on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: UMESH S. SHETTIGAR MLA for Udupi Yashpal Suvarna on Wednesday directed City Municipal Council (CMC) officials to speed up desiltation work of storm-water drains and rivulets in the city. Mr. Suvarna visited several low-lying…

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Israel far-right Minister slams ceasefire with Lebanon as ‘serious mistake’

June 4, 2026 admin

Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir criticised on Thursday (June 4, 2026) a ceasefire deal with Lebanon brokered by Washington, calling it a “serious mistake”. “The ceasefire with Lebanon is a serious mistake and the pipe dreams of advisers are dragging the…

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India set for $2-billion drone order in biggest buy, industry body says: report

June 4, 2026 admin

India set for -billion drone order in biggest buy, industry body says: report

India is likely to order more than $2 billion worth of military drones ‌from domestic firms this year in its biggest such purchase, an industry body working with the government told Reuters, as global and regional conflicts boost demand. The plans are ⁠in advanced stages with deliveries expected over 18 to 24 months, for a…

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Portugal, Austria among five nations elected to UN Security Council; Germany suffers setback

June 4, 2026 admin

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Jeenbek Kulubayev speaks to the media after securing a position against the Philippines on June 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe were elected as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the year 2027-28, with India…

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