Month: June 2026

Indian Coast Guard rescues six fishermen stranded in sea off Mangaluru coast

June 30, 2026 admin

The Indian Coast Guard successfully rescued six fishermen from a distressed fishing boat off the coast of Mangaluru on the evening of June 29, 2026. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Indian Coast Guard personnel rescued six fishermen from a distressed Indian fishing boat ‘Manju Matha’ in a maritime search and rescue operation off Mangaluru coast…

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Centre extends CBDT Chairman Ravi Agrawal’s tenure by six months

June 30, 2026 admin

CBDT Chairman Ravi Agrawal. | Photo Credit: PTI The Union government on Tuesday (June 30, 2026) extended the tenure of CBDT Chairman Ravi Agrawal by six months, till December 2026. The 1988-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer was due to retire on Tuesday (June 30). In a statement on Tuesday (June 30), the Appointments Committee…

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TET paper-leak scam: What it’s all about, how Maharashtra Police busted it | Explained

June 30, 2026 admin

The Maharashtra Police Special Investigation Team (SIT) is probing an inter-State paper-leak racket linked to accused persons suspected of involvement in similar paper-leak cases in other States, in connection with the State Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), which was postponed after the alleged leak came to light. What is Maharashtra TET? The Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test…

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Attackers shoot dead two Guards members in Iran: state media

June 30, 2026 admin

Image for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters “Attackers shot dead two members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards at their home in the western city of Paveh, near the border with Iraq’s Kurdistan region,” state media reported on Tuesday (June 30, 2026). It was not immediately clear who was behind the shooting but Tehran has…

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Dolly, the sheep that stands as an icon for cloning

June 30, 2026 admin

Have you ever encountered clones? In case you wish to jump the gun and answer in the negative, it might be prudent to think a wee bit longer. This is because the concept of cloning is intertwined with something that occurs naturally. With that clue, you might have deduced that the closest we have to…

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SIR: No documents needed during house-to-house enumeration in Karnataka

June 30, 2026 admin

Electors in Karnataka will not have to produce any documents during the house-to-house enumeration for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls beginning on Tuesday, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) V. Anbu Kumar clarified on Monday. Only forms to be given Addressing a press conference, Mr. Kumar said Booth Level Officers will only distribute and…

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SIR in Karnataka: Door-to-door enumeration begins from Chief Minister’s home; D.K. Shivakumar urges voters to complete exercise

June 30, 2026 admin

Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday (June 30, 2026) launched the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka by filling up and submitting his Enumeration Form at his Sadashivanagar residence, while appealing to citizens across the State to participate in the exercise and safeguard their voting rights. Mr. Shivakumar and his wife, Usha…

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FIFA World Cup 2026: Nagelsmann says won’t ‘run away’ after Germany World Cup exit

June 30, 2026 admin

Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann reacts during the match between Germany and Paraguay during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 at the Boston Stadium, in Foxborough, Massachusetts, U.S., on June 29, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann said he wanted to stay in his job despite the defeat on penalties to…

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Daily Quiz | On Albert Einstein’s June 30, 1905 paper

June 30, 2026 admin

This interferometer was used in which landmark 1887 experiment whose null result challenged the existence of the luminiferous ether and paved the way for Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity?. Photo: Case Western Reserve Archives Published – June 30, 2026 05:10 pm IST Source link

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Venezuela appreciates Indian team’s efforts to help earthquake victims

June 30, 2026 admin

Rescuers search a building for earthquake survivors in La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Venezuela has appreciated the Indian medical team’s efforts to help victims of the earthquake that rocked the South American nation, killing over 1,700 people. Under Operation Amistad, the Indian Army established a field hospital comprising highly…

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