Month: June 2026

Nepal National Assembly meeting adjourned over PM Balen’s remarks over border issues

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Nepal National Assembly meeting adjourned over PM Balen’s remarks over border issues

Prime Minister Balendra Shah. | Photo Credit: PTI The Upper House of Nepal’s Parliament was adjourned on Wednesday (June 3, 2026) after opposition lawmakers continued their protest against Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s remarks about the Himalayan nation’s border issues with India. National Assembly chairman Narayan Prasad Dahal adjourned the House until 1:15 p.m. on June…

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Israel strikes near Beirut, intercepts ‘hostile aircraft’

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Israel strikes near Beirut, intercepts ‘hostile aircraft’

A man speaks on a mobile phone while standing near a destroyed building at a neighbourhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs on June 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Israeli drone strikes killed at ​least six people in southern Lebanon and targeted a car just south of Beirut on Wednesday (June 3, 2026), Lebanese security ‌sources…

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Do not shift Attakulangara jail until further orders: HC

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Do not shift Attakulangara jail until further orders: HC

The Kerala High Court has directed the State government not to proceed with the shifting of the Women Prison and Correctional Home at Attakulangara to the Central Prison and Correctional Home, Poojappura, without further orders from the court. A High Court Bench of Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas issued the order on a petition by Sakhi…

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Nation

This beauty queen from Chennai is a barrier breaker

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This beauty queen from Chennai is a barrier breaker

Miss Teen Tamil Nadu 2026 Saarika Jagadeesh’s answer in the question-and-answer round was in earnest, and no empty rhetoric. What she has done in the past points unerringly to that conclusion. Asked what she would invent to help the world and why, 16-year-old Saarika replied: “I would not invent. Instead, I would create opportunities for…

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If 1% of annual petrol vehicles sales move to E85, ₹195 crore forex would be saved: Petroleum Minister

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If 1% of annual petrol vehicles sales move to E85, ₹195 crore forex would be saved: Petroleum Minister

“The government is actively examining a supportive policy framework to accelerate affordable adoption,” Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu If 1% of the annual petrol vehicle sales in the country during an ethanol year move to E85 (that is, 85% blending of ethanol with gasoline),…

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NIMHANS, Mercuri Foundation propose national centre on music, brain and mental health under Ilaiyaraaja’s patronage

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NIMHANS, Mercuri Foundation propose national centre on music, brain and mental health under Ilaiyaraaja’s patronage

A view of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: File photo In a move aimed at advancing research and innovation at the intersection of music, neuroscience and mental health, the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), in association with Mercuri Foundation, a philanthropic and research-oriented foundation, has…

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Brazil takes a historic HDI leap with focused planning and public spending

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Brazil takes a historic HDI leap with focused planning and public spending

Amid a heated debate about Brazil’s flagship cash-transfer scheme last week, a United Nations report revealed that the country had made a giant leap on the Human Development Index (HDI) scale. The controversy erupted after a television presenter, Luciano Huck, said that Bolsa Família programme “discourages the poor from working”. As Mr. Huck was being…

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T20 MUMBAI | Parkar’s heroics in vain as Panthers triumphs in Super Over

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T20 MUMBAI | Parkar’s heroics in vain as Panthers triumphs in Super Over

Suved Parkar, the Bandra Blasters captain, celebrates his hundred against North Mumbai Panthers on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Suved Parkar produced a captain’s innings, equalling the highest individual score in T20 Mumbai history with a scintillating 110 (54b, 10×4, 7×6). Yet, even that wasn’t enough as North Mumbai Panthers scripted…

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