Month: June 2026

Pakistan court sentences Balochistan rights activist to life in jail

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Pakistan court sentences Balochistan rights activist to life in jail

File image of Police officers detaining Balochistan Yakjehti Committee (BYC) supporter as she was arriving with others for a press conference after activists were detained during what they call the Baloch National Gathering in Gwadar, in Karachi, July 31, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters J A Pakistani court has sentenced a prominent rights activist from…

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World

Turkey working on legislation to speed up militant PKK’s disbandment, Erdogan says

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Turkey working on legislation to speed up militant PKK’s disbandment, Erdogan says

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday (June 24, 2026) ​that work was underway on a legal framework that ‌would speed up the disbandment of the ​militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and that it ⁠would be put on parliament’s agenda without much delay. The move signals…

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Kolkata under: Amid death and despair, kin of workers search for the living

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Kolkata under: Amid death and despair, kin of workers search for the living

Search and rescue operation underway at the site where an under-construction godown shed collapsed in Taratala, in Kolkata on June 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Family members of the workers who went missing after the Taratala warehouse collapse on Wednesday (June 24, 2026) frantically searched for them at the site of the accident and…

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Nation

India pips Sri Lanka, seals women’s u-19 T20 series

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India pips Sri Lanka, seals women’s u-19 T20 series

The Indians prevailed by 11 runs. | Photo Credit: BCCI India clinched the three-match women’s under-19 T20 series with a narrow 11-run win over Sri Lanka in the second game at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday. Chasing a tricky 135, Sri Lanka stayed in the contest through a 69-run second-wicket partnership that threatened to…

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Sports

Bengaluru’s Purple Line snag raises questions over metro disruptions and crisis management

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Bengaluru’s Purple Line snag raises questions over metro disruptions and crisis management

A day after thousands of commuters were left stranded across Bengaluru on Tuesday evening after a technical fault on the underground section of the Purple Line near Cubbon Park Metro Station brought train services to a halt during peak commuting hours, concerns have been raised again over the preparedness of the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation…

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Plea for time-bound plan to set up scientific storage facilities in DPCs

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Plea for time-bound plan to set up scientific storage facilities in DPCs

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the State to file a report on a public interest litigation petition that sought a direction to the authorities to formulate and implement a time-bound State-wide Action Plan for the establishment of scientific storage infrastructure in Direct Paddy Procurement Centres (DPCs) under the control…

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Indian investors may move to safer bets amid structural challenges: Experts

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Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto It may be a safe decision to invest in FMCG, Pharma, IT and Telecom stocks given their historical performance at a time when India is set to face structural challenges to its growth story, said experts at Ambit Institutional Equities. Further, bank, cement and IT…

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Business