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India’s reservoirs can host 102 GW of floating solar, says first national assessment

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India’s reservoirs can host 102 GW of floating solar, says first national assessment

India’s reservoirs can host about 102 gigawatt (GW) of floating solar capacity, according to the first comprehensive national assessment of the technology’s potential by the NISE. | Photo Credit: AFP India’s reservoirs can host about 102 gigawatt (GW) of floating solar capacity, according to the first comprehensive national assessment of the technology’s potential by the…

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What BGP hacking, Telegram’s India ban, and WhatsApp have to do with each other

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What BGP hacking, Telegram’s India ban, and WhatsApp have to do with each other

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has levelled a serious accusation against Reliance, claiming Reliance disrupted access to Telegram for users outside India through a practice known as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) hijacking. The allegation, made publicly on X platform, has reignited debate around internet infrastructure, platform competition and government regulation. The claims remain unverified, and Reliance…

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B-52 on test flight plunged at nearly mile minute before crashing, killing 8

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B-52 on test flight plunged at nearly mile minute before crashing, killing 8

The B-52 involved in a deadly crash during a test flight at an Air Force base in California made a sharp right and then nearly completed a 180-degree turn before plunging to the ground at nearly a mile a minute, limited tracking data shows on Tuesday (June 16, 2026). All eight people aboard were killed…

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Stock markets extend rally in early trade on drop in crude oil prices

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Stock markets extend rally in early trade on drop in crude oil prices

Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: ANI Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on Wednesday (June 17, 2026) following a decline in crude oil prices and a rally in IT firms. Extending its rally to the fourth day running, the 30-share BSE Sensex further climbed 271.61 points to…

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Madras High Court sets aside order appointing interim administrator for Chettinad Vidyashram school

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Madras High Court sets aside order appointing interim administrator for Chettinad Vidyashram school

The Division Bench of the Madras High Court has set aside an order passed by a single judge on May 14, 2025 appointing an interim administrator for a society which runs Chettinad Vidyashram School in Chennai and remitted the matter to the single judge for fresh consideration. The Bench comprising Justices P. Velmurugan and K….

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Department of War restores U.S. Pacific Command Designation

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Department of War restores U.S. Pacific Command Designation

Twitter logo of U.S. Pacific Command The Department of War announced on Tuesday (June 16, 2026) that the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) will officially restore its name to the U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM). It was originally established on January 1, 1947 by President Harry S. Truman. It was named US Indo-Pacific Command in 2018. In…

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Meloni quits smoking, Trump gets jersey: Hot mics at G7 capture world leaders’ chats between weighty topics

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Meloni quits smoking, Trump gets jersey: Hot mics at G7 capture world leaders’ chats between weighty topics

The leaders of the world’s richest democracies are talking about how to tackle some of the world’s biggest problems this week, but hot mics at the G7 summit revealed that conversations also covered lighter fare. Sports. Cigarettes. The weather. And something about Greenland? As world leaders made their way into conference rooms at a lakeside…

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Rupee rises 31 paise to 94.29 against U.S. dollar in early trade

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Rupee rises 31 paise to 94.29 against U.S. dollar in early trade

Image for representational purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee appreciated 31 paise to 94.29 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Wednesday (June 17, 2026) as Brent crude oil prices and the U.S. dollar index retreated further from their elevated levels. Forex traders said the rupee opened on a positive note…

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How FIFA’s ‘hydration breaks’ became football’s most convenient commercial break

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How FIFA’s ‘hydration breaks’ became football’s most convenient commercial break

Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, climate scientists warned that this edition of the tournament could be among the hottest on record, given the heat and humidity of summer in the United States and Mexico. A group of scientists wrote to FIFA demanding longer breaks for players and “aggressive” locker-room cooling, predicting that more…

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China says it will take countermeasures to new Taiwan intelligence gathering site

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China says it will take countermeasures to new Taiwan intelligence gathering site

Taiwan and China, which views the democratically governed island as its own territory, have long spied on ‌each other, and Taiwan in particular has reported an increased number of Chinese espionage cases. | Photo Credit: Reuters China said ​on Wednesday (June 17, 2026) that it will take countermeasures in response to ‌a new Taiwan government…

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