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At least seven workers were killed and five others were injured after a massive boulder collapsed on a tractor, which was loading crushed stones, at a stone quarry in Madapattana village on the outskirts of Bengaluru on July 2 morning. Many more labourers are feared trapped under the debris, and the death toll may go…
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has written multiple letters to Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, raising questions over the Great Nicobar project and highlighting the “ecological havoc” it would result in. File picture | Photo Credit: Getty Images Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday (July 2, 2026) accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of continuing with his onward…
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The ICC on June 22, 2026 announced a framework to assist women players who are returning to the sport after pregnancy and child birth. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The story so far: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on June 22, 2026 announced a framework to assist women players who are returning to the sport…
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JKLF Leader Yasin Malik. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Story So Far: After a gap of 36 years, the J&K Police’s special cell State Investigation Agency (SIA) filed a charge sheet in the killing of Kashmiri Pandit Sarla Bhat, who worked as a nurse at Srinagar’s Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS). The charge…
Yettu coffee and its founder Viggnesh | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Twelve years ago, V Viggnesh was just another coffee obsessive trying to get a decent cup in a city better known for its filter coffee variant than its specialty brews. Today he has co-founded Yettu, the Chennai brand behind what is being billed as…
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Trump says the U.S. and Iran ‘getting along very well’ President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (July 1, 2026) the United States was getting along very well with Iran and that recent indirect talks in Qatar went well. “The denuclearization of Iran is moving along well,” Mr. Trump told reporters. “They’ve had very good meetings,…
‘Savukku’ Shankar. File The Madras High Court on Wednesday (July 1, 2026) dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed by YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar alias A. Shankar seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe against Indian Police Service (IPS) officer A. Arun on the basis of adverse remarks and strictures passed against the latter…
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First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan granted six weeks’ time for the State government to file its counter affidavit. File The Madras High Court on Wednesday (July 1, 2026) admitted a writ petition filed by All India Private Educational Institutions Association (AIPEA) challenging the constitutional validity of Section…
Christian Pulisic of the United States scores a goal which is later disallowed for offside during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 match between USA and Bosnia and Herzegovina at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium on July 01, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. | Photo Credit: AFP Malik Tillman’s free-kick goal in the…
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Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI Taking forward its previous announcement on making education from kindergarten to postgraduate level free in Odisha, the Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi-chaired cabinet on Wednesday (July 1, 2026) approved ‘Gyanodaya – Shiksharu Samruddhi’, a new scheme, waiving admission fees beginning with the academic session…
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