Month: June 2026

CMRL pay-off case: Ex-Kerala CM Pinarayi’s daughter Veena appears before ED again

June 25, 2026 admin

T. Veena, daughter of former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, appearing at the Kochi zonal office of Enforcement Directorate for questioning in connection with CMRL pay-off case June 17, 2026. Thursday (June 25) marked her second appearance before the Central agency. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT A day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) obtained copies…

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Why does wet paper tear so easily?

June 25, 2026 admin

Paper is made primarily from wood pulp. | Photo Credit: Céline/Pexels As the southwest monsoon sweeps over India, people brace for storms, floods, and the occasional sight of a damaged bookstore or library. What makes the last a particularly sad sight is that paper tears easily when it’s wet. Paper is made primarily from wood…

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A timeline of most powerful earthquakes in history

June 25, 2026 admin

A local resident affected by the tsunami stands next to debris in Carita beach in Pandeglang, Banten province, Indonesia, December 24, 2018. | Photo Credit: Reuters The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes roiled the region, with buildings evacuated in cities and areas spread as far as Brazil’s Amazon about 1,700 kilometres (1,050 miles) away. The second quake…

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Five drown in Cauvery river near Muthathi in Karnataka

June 25, 2026 admin

Muthathi in Malavalli taluk of Mandya district attracts devotees and tourists who wish to see the Cauvery river. | Photo Credit: K BHAGYA PRAKASH Five persons, including four women related to each other, drowned in the Cauvery river near Muthathi in Mandya district of Karnataka on June 24 evening. The deceased have been identified as…

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FIFA World Cup 2026: South Africa beats South Korea to reach knockout stage for first time

June 25, 2026 admin

South Africa’s Thapelo Maseko celebrates with teammates after scoring his side’s first goal during the World Cup Group A match against South Korea in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, on June 24, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP South ⁠Africa celebrated a first World Cup knockout berth with jubilant scenes on Wednesday (June 24, 2026) after Thapelo…

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Five arrested, FIR registered in Taratala warehouse accident

June 25, 2026 admin

Officials and others gather during a rescue operation after a three-storey under-construction warehouse collapsed at Taratala area, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Kolkata police on Thursday (June 25, 2026) arrested five people including the structural engineer of the warehouse in Taratala that collapsed on Wednesday (June 24, 2026)…

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Two arrested, FIR registered in Taratala warehouse accident

June 25, 2026 admin

Officials and others gather during a rescue operation after a three-storey under-construction warehouse collapsed at Taratala area, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Kolkata police on Thursday (June 25, 2026) arrested two people including the structural engineer of the warehouse in Taratala that collapsed on Wednesday (June 24, 2026)…

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Snap sued over rape of minor who connected to adult attacker on Snapchat

June 25, 2026 admin

As part of its Snap Maps feature, the app also provided the accused with the girl’s home address without her knowledge, according to the lawsuit. | Photo Credit: AP The parents of a girl who was raped when she was 12 years old by an adult stranger she met on Snapchat have sued its parent…

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A black market for ‘fake patents’ is a new poison in Indian research

June 25, 2026 admin

A worrying new trend of ‘fake patents’, in which education companies sell thousands of patents registered in the U.K. to academics from India and elsewhere, has raised concerns among research integrity experts. The issue of ‘fake patents’ was flagged in a report published in the International Journal of Educational Integrity. Its authors, from the U.K….

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West Asia war LIVE: U.S. promises to protect Gulf states’ interests in Iran talks

June 25, 2026 admin

U.S. promises to protect Gulf states’ interests in Iran talks Secretary of State Marco Rubio promised Gulf allies of the United States on Wednesday that Washington would protect their interests as it seeks to hammer out a final settlement of the Middle East war in talks with Iran. Mr. Rubio is on a regional tour…

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