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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said, “I hope that the spirit of engagement that informed PM Modi earlier, and the efforts under leaders such as former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh, once again finds expression.” File | Photo Credit: ANI Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent feat of “being among the…
Europe is reeling under an intense heatwave, with health alerts issued across western and central regions as temperatures surge to record levels. With the continent warming at more than twice the global average, the World Meteorological Organization has cautioned that Europe faces a rising risk of prolonged spells of extreme heat. Among the drivers of…
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Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu inspects the gold produced at the Geomysore Jonnagiri gold plant after inaugurating its first unit, at Jonnagiri in Kurnool district on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Andhra Pradesh government is preparing to re-auction the Ramagiri North and Ramagiri South Gold Blocks in Ananthapuramu district of Rayalaseema region, with a…
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Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Mariano Grossi. | Photo Credit: Reuters The interim U.S.-Iran peace accord gives U.N. nuclear inspectors access to Iran, the watchdog’s top official said on Friday (June 26, 2026), after Tehran indicated key sites would remain off-limits until a final deal with Washington was reached and sanctions…
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With the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handing over the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) of the indigenous Netra Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) system to the Indian Air Force (IAF), the programme has reached a major milestone in India’s quest for self-reliance in advanced aerospace and defence technologies. The FOC comes nearly nine…
Ukraine struck a chemical plant in Russia’s Tula region for the second time in two weeks as part of a massive wave of overnight drone attacks, according to Russian and Ukrainian Telegram channels. Regional governor Dmitry Milyayev said an industrial facility in Novomoskovsk, 200 km (125 miles) south of Moscow, had been damaged. Multiple news…
Jim Sarbh in Made in India: A Titan Story; (right) Vinay Kamath | Photo Credit: Amazon MX Player This is an idea whose time has come. And interestingly, the idea is about time itself. Three weeks into its streaming, Made in India: A Titan Storyon Amazon MX Player is already 2026’s most-viewed Indian web-series —…
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Wind and solar will exceed 50% of installed capacity by 2030, or 2,700 gigawatts (GW), up from 47% at the end of 2025. That capacity target would imply a “significant slowdown” from the current pace of renewable deployment but still tracks with recent updates to China’s climate goals, Mr. Yao said. | Photo Credit: Getty…
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Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Galina Vetertsovskaya Four members of a family were killed and six others sustained injuries after the Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) they were travelling in rammed into a stationary lorry on the Macherla-Veldurthi highway in Palnadu district in the early hours of Friday (June 26, 2026). Among the…
The reach of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision allowing President Donald Trump’s administration to end temporary legal protections for Haitian and Syrian immigrants may extend to many other countries. Thursday´s (June 25, 2026) decision directly applies to about 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, but may be a sign of what´s in store for nearly 1.3…