Month: June 2026

Kochi Corporation receives nine designs for proposed dog shelters at Brahmapuram

June 23, 2026 admin

Residents of Kochi and visitors to the city are furious at the proliferation of stray dogs. A scene from Fort Kochi, where they are a threat to tourists. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU The Kochi Corporation will sign the agreement for constructing shelters for stray dogs at Brahmapuram once the Kerala government revises rates for…

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Japanese PM Sanai Takaichi’s Guwahati visit cancelled, meetings will be hosted in Delhi

June 23, 2026 admin

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. File | Photo Credit: AP Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will not visit Guwahati from July 1-3, as was planned earlier. She will hold her interactions in Delhi because of the “tight” schedule of her visit and other logistical issues, The Hindu has learnt. The Guwahati part of her visit…

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Israeli gunfire kills two people in south Lebanon, civil defence says

June 23, 2026 admin

A Palestinian woman waits to pass, as Israeli soldiers keep watch during a weekly Israeli settlers’ tour in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on June 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli gunfire killed two people in southern Lebanon on Tuesday (June 23, 2026), Lebanon’s Civil Defence and state media ‌said, the first reported…

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Bill seeking to ban horse carriages in New York city renamed after Indian teen killed in Central Park incident

June 23, 2026 admin

A bill that seeks to ban horse carriages in New York city has been renamed in honour of an Indian teenager, who died after sustaining injuries in a horrific carriage incident at Central Park in New York. Also read | Indian teenager dies in horse carriage accident during his first trip to New York Romanch…

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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is much older than the solar system itself

June 23, 2026 admin

Scientists studying the comet 3I/ATLAS have determined that this interstellar visitor is remarkably ancient – formed an estimated 10 to 12 billion years ago in a primordial planetary system – ‌and has a composition unlike anything in our solar system. An evaluation of the chemical make-up of 3I/ATLAS – only the third interstellar object ever…

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Strait of Hormuz opening a welcome move: NSA Doval at BRICS 2026

June 23, 2026 admin

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval addresses the BRICS National Security Advisers’ meeting, in New Delhi, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI The opening of the Strait of Hormuz is a very welcome move as it will help energy security, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Tuesday (June 23, 2026) while welcoming counterparts…

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Afghan Taliban to hold rare, closed-door talks with EU officials on deportations

June 23, 2026 admin

A Taliban flag in Sangin District main market in Helmand Province of Afghanistan. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A delegation from the Afghan Taliban is travelling to Brussels on Tuesday (June 23, 2026) for closed-door talks with European Union staff, expected to focus on deportations, said a Taliban official. Rights groups said the meeting…

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Daily Quiz | On history of the treaties and territory of Antarctica

June 23, 2026 admin

Daily Quiz | On history of the treaties and territory of Antarctica Name this active volcano, located on Ross Island, which is the southernmost active volcano on Earth? Photo: United States Antarctic Program – Antarctic Photo Library START THE QUIZ Published – June 23, 2026 05:05 pm IST Source link

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83-year-old man kills wife, found dead in Bengaluru

June 23, 2026 admin

An 83-year-old man allegedly killed his wife before ending his life following a domestic dispute at their residence under Sampigehalli police station limits in Bengaluru. The deceased have been identified as Sumitra Prasad (77) and her husband Shivananda Prasad (83), natives of Bihar. According to the police, the elderly couple had recently come from Bihar…

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Armed group in Nigeria kills at least 20 people; exchanges gunfire with police

June 23, 2026 admin

Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto “An armed group killed at least 20 people in a community located in the north-central region of Nigeria,” police said on Monday (June 22, 2026). “The attack occurred on Sunday in the Kawel community located in the Bokkos area of Plateau State,” police spokesperson Alfred Alabo…

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