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Former president of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev sports a birthmark on his head. | Photo Credit: Zvi Tiberiu Keller (CC BY-SA) A: A birthmark is a coloured mark on the skin that is either present at birth or develops shortly afterwards. Most are completely harmless and painless. While some of them may fade over…
Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during the bilateral meeting, in New Delhi on Monday (June 1, 2026) . | Photo Credit: ANI India and Australia on Monday (June 1, 2026) reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening defence and security cooperation across the Indo-Pacific, with a strong focus on…
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Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu interacting with a differently-abled pension beneficiary at Chamavaram village in Kakinada district on Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has announced that the government has distributed more than ₹65,887 crore under the NTR Bharosa pension programme since July 2024, and nearly ₹32,000 crore is being spent…
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Recent Indian urea import tender found prices further jumping to $935-959 a tonne. | Photo Credit: VENKATACHALAPATHY C Amid expectations of lowered monsoon with looming threats about an El Nino, the Department of Agriculture and Family Welfare have cut back on their requirement for both urea and diammonium phosphate (DAP), Aparna Sharma, Additional Secretary at…
People believed to be migrants, disembark from a British Border Force vessel as they arrive at the Port of Dover in Dover, Britain. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters A panel of international arbitrators has rejected a multimillion-dollar claim by Rwanda against the United Kingdom linked to a refugee resettlement deal that Prime Minister Keir Starmer…
Crew members work to salvage a trove of Chinese porcelain and European-made goods from a recently discovered 18th-century shipwreck off the coast of Norway, at the Skagerrak Sea in this undated handout picture. | Photo Credit: Reuters Archaeologists have recovered a trove of Chinese porcelain and European-made goods from a recently discovered 18th-century shipwreck off…
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Photo: Facebook/International Labour Organization The International Labour Organization has withdrawn the appointment of a senior U.S. official as its deputy chief after Washington failed to clear outstanding contributions, highlighting growing concerns over the agency’s financial stability The International Labour Organization has rescinded the appointment of the top U.S. official to be deputy head of the…
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Satwik and Chirag are delighted after ending their title drought. | Photo Credit: Badminton Photo For nearly two years, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were forced to watch title opportunities slip away amid injuries, setbacks and frustrating near-misses. On Sunday, however, India’s premier men’s doubles pair ended the drought by becoming the first Indian duo to win the…
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The Telangana Crime Investigation Department (CID) has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe alleged irregularities and misappropriation of funds in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). The SIT is investigating four cases registered at different police stations based on complaints against HCA office-bearers, including president A. Jagan Mohan Rao, treasurer C.J. Srinivas Rao and…
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran has suspended exchanging texts with the U.S. over a preliminary agreement aimed at ending the war, in response to Israel’s escalating military strikes in Lebanon, the Tasnim news agency reported on Monday (June 1, 2026). “Due to the continuation of the Zionist regime’s [Israel]…
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