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Calcutta High Court judge Gaurang Kant, while hearing Mamata Banerjee’s plea challenging the Bhabanipur Assembly seat poll result, on Tuesday (June 23, 2026) told the TMC chief’s lawyer that his elder brother is a BJP spokesperson and he would hear the matter after full disclosure. After the preliminary hearing of Ms. Banerjee’s petition, Justice Kant…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has prioritized security and authorities regularly carry out security raids. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Security forces in the Turkish capital carried out sweeping raids on Tuesday (June 23, 2026) ahead of next month’s NATO summit, and detained more than 200 people with suspected links to extremist groups, including…
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the second plenary meeting of the Ninth Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture released on June 23, 2026, by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS North Korea should build two warships as…
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BJP state president B.Y. Vijayendra. File. | Photo Credit: S.K. Dinesh A high-level meeting convened by BJP national president Nitin Nabin with party leaders from Karnataka over the cross-voting that took place in the recently concluded Legislative Council polls in the State saw strong concerns expressed over lack of discipline within the party’s State unit,…
Magadi MLA and Congress leader H.C. Balakrishna on Tuesday slammed Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy, accusing them of selectively opposing the proposed Bidadi Township Project while remaining silent on similar land acquisition exercises across the State. Speaking to presspersons in Bengaluru, Mr. Balakrishna questioned why Mr. Kumaraswamy was protesting only in…
England’s Harry Kane reacts after a challenge from Ghana’s Jonas Adjetey on June 23, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters England failed to get a single shot on target for almost an hour but hit the bar late in the game before settling for a 0-0 draw against Ghana in World Cup Group L on a…
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Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic called on his team to act like favourites and improve in defence when they face Panama in a World Cup clash neither team can afford to lose. Dalic had a few choice words for his team after their 4-2 defeat by England in their World Cup opener, saying he witnessed…
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Israeli authorities and security forces deliberately targeted Palestinian children, resulting in genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza, and war crimes in the occupied West Bank, an independent U.N. inquiry said on Tuesday (June 23, 2026). The report by the U.N. Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East…
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Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media outside 10 Downing Street to announce his resignation in London, on June 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Outgoing U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged Tuesday(June 23, 2026) to make the transition of power “as easy as possible”, as two Labour lawmakers considered whether to challenge…
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World Cup attendances are on track for record highs despite daunting ticket prices and Trump administration travel restrictions. Experts say it is less a reflection of America’s fondness for soccer, and more a measure of its love of spectacle. Through 44 matches, total attendance topped 2.85 million, with the average stadium about 99.6% full, according…
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