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Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Oil prices are sinking again on Tuesday (June 16, 2026) and pulled back below $80 per barrel for the first time since early March, while the U.S. stock market drifts near its all-time high. The S&P 500…
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France’s Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring third goal during the World Cup Group I soccer match between France and Senegal in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Kylian Mbappé scored twice to move past Pelé and Lionel Messi with 14 World Cup goals, Bradley Barcola added another…
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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta interacts during the inauguration of the Citizen Lounge-cum-New Age Learning Centre at the District Magistrate’s office, in New Delhi on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday (June 16, 2026) inaugurated a ‘Citizen Lounge-cum-New Age Learning Centre’ at the New Delhi District Magistrate office complex, aimed…
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The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Tuesday (June 16, 2026) carried out a demolition drive in southeast Delhi’s Kalindi Kunj area, removing several under-construction structures that it said had come up illegally on the Yamuna floodplain’s ecologically sensitive O-Zone, where fresh construction is prohibited. A senior MCD official said the action was limited to…
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Kaushini Nuthyangana (L) and Nilakshika Silva (R) of Sri Lanka celebrates the win during the Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand match at Hampshire Bowl on June 16, 2026 in Southampton, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Sri Lanka crippled New Zealand’s title defense at the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup with a comeback victory on Tuesday…
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The White Paper presented by Finance Minister N. Marie Wilson on Tuesday said “the State’s own-tax effort has collapsed”. Giving an account of how the State’s Own Tax Revenue (SOTR) fared in the last five years vis-à-vis three “peer States” (Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Karnataka), the White Paper stated that the SOTR marked “the biggest component…
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Supreme Court directed the Odisha State government to ensure that they receive all eligible social security benefits and basic amenities so that they can live a “dignified life”. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court has come to the aid of an octogenarian woman and her visually impaired son from Bagadia village in…
An Indian Air Force Mi-17 helicopter takes part in a trial run ahead of the NEET-UG re-examination, in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, on June 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI The Indian Air Force (IAF) has deployed aircraft and helicopters to airlift question papers for the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination across the country as part of enhanced…
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah asked the Rekha Gupta govt. to roll out at least five rehabilitation projects in the city every month. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday directed the Delhi Development Authority and the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board to issue tenders for the rehabilitation of five jhuggi-jhopri…
Namo cities will be selected based on a competitive bid among the NCR States, said Union Minister of Urban Affairs Manohar Lal. | Photo Credit: PTI The National Capital Region (NCR) will get four new ‘Namo’ cities under the proposed ‘NCR Regional Plan 2041’, with one such city each to be developed in Delhi, Haryana,…
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