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Delhi Police bust Pakistan-backed terror syndicate, seven held

June 16, 2026 admin

The Delhi Police said the network was functioning under the patronage of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and was using individuals from India to further terror activities. Photo: X/@DelhiPolice Delhi Police have said that their Special Cell busted a Pakistan-backed international terror-crime syndicate operated by gangster-turned-terrorist Shahzad Bhatti and his associate Ajmal Gujjar. Police arrested seven…

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Man arrested for stealing LPG cylinder in Ramapuram

June 16, 2026 admin

The Ramapuram police arrested a man for stealing an LPG cylinder kept outside a house in Ramapuram. The stolen cylinder was subsequently recovered by the police. According to police, Chinnathurai, 61, of Valluvar Salai in Ramapuram, lodged a complaint with the Crime Wing of the Ramapuram police station. He said that on the afternoon of…

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SC seeks Centre, States’ response on plea over ‘misuse’ of Aadhaar as proof of citizenship

June 16, 2026 admin

The plea has sought directions to the Centre, States and the Election Commission of India to ensure that Aadhaar is used as a proof of identity and not as a proof of citizenship, domicile, address and date of birth. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Tuesday (June 16, 2026) sought responses…

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Man arrested for sexually harassing woman in Vadapalani

June 16, 2026 admin

A 30-year-old architect was arrested for sexually harassing a woman in Vadapalani. According to the police, a 24-year-old woman residing in Vadapalani area, who works at an ice cream shop, was allegedly sexually harassed by a man on a two-wheeler in the early hours of Monday. Based on a complaint lodged by the victim at the…

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Sriperumbudur police arrest man for sexual assault on 15-year-old girl

June 16, 2026 admin

Sriperumbudur All Women Police arrested a 46-year-old man for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. Police sources said the accused has been identified as Azhagarsamy who is a mason from a village near Sunguvarchatram. He engaged in repeated sexual assault of the 15-year-old daughter of a woman working at a construction site and threatened her not…

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Limits of America: On the U.S.-Iran agreement

June 16, 2026 admin

Israel and the U.S. launched their war on Iran on February 28 to bring about regime change in Tehran, destroy its nuclear and missile capabilities and end its support for non-state actors such as Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis. More than 100 days later, on June 15, the U.S. reached a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with…

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PM Modi holds bilateral talks with leaders of U.K., UAE on the sidelines of G7 Summit

June 16, 2026 admin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting with his British counterpart Keir Starmer on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the fringes of the G7 Summit in Evian, on Tuesday (June 16,…

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The U.S.-Iran ‘peace deal’ confronts spoiler Israel

June 16, 2026 admin

‘For decades, Israel has benefited strategically from the perception of Iran as the principal source of instability in West Asia’ | Photo Credit: AFP The signing of a United States-Iran peace memorandum offers a rare opportunity to reduce tensions in one of the world’s most volatile regions. After decades marked by sanctions, proxy wars, covert…

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Moving from war to deal in a deeply divided region

June 16, 2026 admin

Even as the ceasefire between the United States and Iran was being repeatedly breached, the Iran war showed something that the world appears to have forgotten: military force, by itself, cannot be a solution unless it is followed by a political settlement — whether in Ukraine, Gaza, Lebanon, Sudan or Iran. The last four years…

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A nation determined to endure and overcome

June 16, 2026 admin

The history of Iran is replete with paradoxes and exceptions. It is a land of great contrasts both in climate and geography and is inhabited by, in the words of an ancient historian, “a poor people with a proud spirit.” Given its location, the Iranian people and its rulers have interacted with its neighbouring states…

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