Month: June 2026

Iran says deal to end West Asia war ‘declaration of U.S. defeat’

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Iran says deal to end West Asia war ‘declaration of U.S. defeat’

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters The deal between Iran and the United States to end the West Asia war is “America’s declaration of defeat”, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the head of the Iranian negotiating team, said on Wednesday (June 24, 2026). “The Islamabad understanding was not the result of…

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Jonnagiri: India’s largest private gold mine set to yield a tonne of gold a year

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Jonnagiri: India’s largest private gold mine set to yield a tonne of gold a year

The Jonnagiri gold mine in Kurnool, which Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated on Wednesday (June 24, 2026), is India’s largest private gold mine and, for now, its only operating one. It is expected to produce about 400 kg of gold in 2026-27 and to climb towards a tonne a year. Spread across…

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Bird flocks soar through the sky like a liquid, atomic orchestra

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Bird flocks soar through the sky like a liquid, atomic orchestra

Scientists suggest that the hydrodynamic and aerodynamic interactions birds and fish exhibit could inform aerospace and automotive engineering, robotics and energy harvesting. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Birds fly in flocks, fish swim in schools. What bonds them together, without dispersal or collision? Mathematicians from New York University (NYU) explained the method to the madness:…

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BJP in tricky spot in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation as 20 councillors, including KAAPA accused R. Sugathan, asked to retake oath

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BJP in tricky spot in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation as 20 councillors, including KAAPA accused R. Sugathan, asked to retake oath

image for representation | Photo Credit: special arrangement The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation in Kerala found itself in a tricky situation on Wednesday after the Kerala High Court directed 20 councillors to retake their oaths within four weeks. While Deputy Mayor G.S. Ashanath and councillor R. Vinod took their oath…

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Nation

Manika Batra questions Asian Games omission, seeks ‘clear and factual’ explanation

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Manika Batra questions Asian Games omission, seeks ‘clear and factual’ explanation

India’s women’s paddler Manika Batra. File picture | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s leading women’s paddler Manika Batra has escalated her standoff with the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), hinting at legal action if she is not provided a “clear and factual explanation” for her omission from the Asian Games squad. “If I do not…

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France heatwave’s first major outage leaves 68,000 homes without power

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France heatwave’s first major outage leaves 68,000 homes without power

People cool off in the Trocadero fountain in front of the Eiffel Tower as temperatures rise in Paris during a heatwave affecting a large part of France, June 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters “Europe’s record-breaking heatwave left around 68,000 households without electricity in northwestern France on Wednesday (June 24, 2026),” authorities said, in the…

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In DDA’s mixed-income housing, the fence that divides ‘us’ and ‘them’

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In DDA’s mixed-income housing, the fence that divides ‘us’ and ‘them’

The eight blocks of Dwarka Greens’ beige-and-white apartments have the same façade. Other than the floor area, the houses in the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) housing at Dwarka’s Sector 14, Pocket 5, have everything in common, including access to gig workers and domestic help. A gulmohar in full bloom redeems the standard-issue design: buildings with…

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60-day clock ticking over US: All you need to know about the War Powers Act

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60-day clock ticking over US: All you need to know about the War Powers Act

President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Ocala International Airport, in Ocala Fla., on May 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. Senate passed a war powers resolution on Tuesday (June 23, 2026) aimed at preventing military action against Iran, marking the first time such a measure has been approved. Lawmakers are…

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India slams Pakistan for ‘unwarranted’ remarks on J&K at UNSC’s Arria-formula meeting

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India slams Pakistan for ‘unwarranted’ remarks on J&K at UNSC’s Arria-formula meeting

India slammed Pakistan for making “unwarranted” remarks on Jammu and Kashmir at an informal UN Security Council meeting organised by Beijing and Islamabad, asserting that the Union Territory is a matter “strictly internal” to the country. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, made the remarks on Tuesday (June 23, 2026) at an…

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