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India-EU free trade deal to be inked by year-end: Ursula von der Leyen

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India-EU free trade deal to be inked by year-end: Ursula von der Leyen

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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Women’s T20 World Cup: Netherlands opt to bowl against India

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Women’s T20 World Cup: Netherlands opt to bowl against India

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 Govt wants stronger ties with India, China: Nepal Foreign Minister Khanal

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Nepal Govt wants stronger ties with India, China: Nepal Foreign Minister Khanal

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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Monsoon mock drill held across Malkajgiri to strengthen flood response coordination

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Monsoon mock drill held across Malkajgiri to strengthen flood response coordination

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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What a ‘super’ El Niño would mean for India’s monsoon

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What a ‘super’ El Niño would mean for India’s monsoon

The United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed this month that an El Niño has formed in the equatorial Pacific, and placed the odds at about 63% that it will strengthen into a “very strong” — colloquially, a “super” — event by the northern winter. India’s June rainfall, until 16th June, is roughly…

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Stock markets extend rally to fourth day as easing crude oil prices fuel buying

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Stock markets extend rally to fourth day as easing crude oil prices fuel buying

The Sensex climbed 347.14 points, or 0.45%, to settle at 77,155.62, and the Nifty rallied 96.55 points, or 0.40%, to end at 24,085.70. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Wednesday (June 17, 2026), taking their winning run to the fourth straight session, buoyed by softening…

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Why do recessive traits from older generations suddenly resurface in one individual?

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Why do recessive traits from older generations suddenly resurface in one individual?

Someone with one recessive allele alongside a dominant one is called a carrier. | Photo Credit: Getty Images — Deva Narayanan A: Genes work in pairs. Every person inherits two copies of most genes, one from each parent. Some gene variants, called dominant alleles, express themselves even when only one copy is present. Others, called…

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UCC Bill to be tabled in July Assembly Session: M.P. CM Mohan Yadav

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UCC Bill to be tabled in July Assembly Session: M.P. CM Mohan Yadav

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav. File Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday (June 17, 2026) said that a Bill on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) would be introduced in the upcoming Monsoon Session of the State Legislative Assembly, slated to be held from July 20. “In the [upcoming] Assembly Session, our government…

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Stud Poker, Encino, Prokofiev, Knotty Emperor and Dardanus shine

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Stud Poker, Encino, Prokofiev, Knotty Emperor and Dardanus shine

Stud Poker, Encino, Prokofiev, Knotty Emperor and Dardanus shone when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (June 17). Inner sand: 1400m: Europe (Vishal B) 1-35, 1,200/1-22, 1,000/1-9, 600/40.5. Strode out well. Outer sand: 600m: Cordillera (Vaibhav) 46. Easy. Brave Heart (Rushal) 43. Pleased. Digital Empress (Antony) 45.5. Moved on the bit. Teak (Ritesh…

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