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File photo of bilingual textbooks being used by government primary schools in Dakshina Kannada, where bilingual medium of students has come into effect in all government primary schools from this 2026-27 academic year. | Photo Credit: H. S. MANJUNATH While questions are being raised over the Education Department’s move to grade bilingual medium studying students…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting with Germany Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 17, 2026. Photo: X/@narendramodi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (June 17, 2026) held talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, focusing on shoring up bilateral cooperation in areas of trade, investments…
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The government is on track to meet to meet its target of blending 3% compressed biogas (CBG) – with CNG and domestic piped natural gas – for the current financial year, with the blending percentage having already nearly doubled to about 2% at present, officials privy of the development told The Hindu. They further stated…
Calm and composed: Kushagra notched up a stylish half-century. | Photo Credit: SLC India-A all but sealed a place in the tri-nation series final with a commanding 101-run win over Afghanistan-A at the Rangiri International Stadium on Wednesday, thanks to a composed knock from Kumar Kushagra and a disciplined bowling effort. Asked to bat, India-A recovered from a wobble to post 319 for…
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General view inside Toronto Stadium with the FIFA logo during the FIFA World Cup 2026. | Photo Credit: FRANCOIS NEL For 25-year-old Prasanth Varma Kottapalli, the FIFA World Cup was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime. A B. Tech graduate and football enthusiast from KPHB Colony, Mr. Prasanth and two of his friends…
In this image posted on June 17, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France. Photo: @eucopresident/X via PTI Photo India and the European Union will sign the ambitious free trade…
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India’s Smriti Mandhana, left, and Harmanpreet Kaur running between the wickets during an ICC Women’s T20 World Cup match. File. | Photo Credit: AP Netherlands opted to bowl after winning the toss in their Women’s T20 World Cup match against India in Leeds on Wednesday (June 17, 2026). India brought in Nandani Sharma in place…
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Nepal’s Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Nepal government wants to have “stronger ties” with India and China, Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal said as he wrapped up his four-day visit to Beijing on Wednesday (June 17, 2026). During the visit, Mr. Khanal held comprehensive and in-depth talks with his Chinese counterpart…
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The Malkajgiri traffic police on Tuesday conducted monsoon awareness and mock drills at key waterlogging points to test inter-departmental coordination and improve response mechanisms in the eventuality of heavy rainfall. Officials said the mock drills were conducted at identified major and minor waterlogging points across all 11 traffic police station limits. Each station carried out…
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Members of a task force search structures and debris on March 16, 2011, in Kamaishi, Japan, for survivors. | Photo Credit: DVIDSHUB (CC BY) New seismic hazard spotted in Japan’s 2011 quake Following the 2011 earthquake, 15 minutes after the main shock, the ground across Japan shifted east by up to 6 mm. Using satellite…