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Switzerland score 4 after 70th minute to rout Bosnia and Herzegovina

June 18, 2026 admin

Bosnia-Herzegovina’s midfielder Ermin Mahmic and goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj react after losing the 2026 World Cup Group B football match between Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina at Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood on June 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Twenty-year-old Johan Manzambi scored a late brace after coming on in the 71st minute, Ruben Vargas…

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Canada vs Qatar, FIFA World Cup 2026 LIVE: Canada leads with 1-0

June 18, 2026 admin

Alphonso Davies of Canada warms up before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group B match between Canada and Qatar at BC Place Vancouver on June 18, 2026 in Vancouver, British Columbia. | Photo Credit: AFP Canada’s Alphonso Davies will start on the bench when his side take ‌on Qatar in their second World Cup Group…

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PM Modi departs for New Delhi after concluding two-nation visit to France, Slovakia

June 18, 2026 admin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an Indian community event, in Paris, France. Photo: PMO via PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (June 18, 2026) left for New Delhi after concluding his two-nation visit to France and Slovakia during which he attended the G-7 Summit and held bilateral meetings with several world leaders. “This visit…

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After clearing TNPSC Group I exam, civil services aspirant meets her role model J. Radhakrishnan

June 18, 2026 admin

In 2004, S.S. Jenifer, 30, decided to start exploring the role and responsibility of an IAS officer, after receiving her admission letter to a new school from then Collector J. Radhakrishnan following the Kumbakonam school fire tragedy. Twenty-two years later, on Thursday, Ms. Jenifer met the same officer, who had been her civil services icon,…

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South Africa salvage draw with late penalty after Czechs take early lead

June 18, 2026 admin

South Africa’s Teboho Mokoena celebrates scoring their first goal from the penalty spot with teammates. | Photo Credit: Reuters South Africa scored a penalty seven minutes from fulltime as they fought back to draw 1-1 with the Czech Republic at the World Cup on Thursday (June 18, 2026) after falling behind early in the ‌Group…

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NEP aims to create job-givers not job-seekers, says Governor Arlekar

June 18, 2026 admin

The primary aim of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is to create entrepreneurs out of students and not merely job-seekers, Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Viswanath Arlekar said on Thursday. “Is the aim of education simply to get a job? Am I to become a job-seeker? Or, am I to become a job-giver? That is…

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YKK India to invest $150 million in new manufacturing facility at Origins by Mahindra, Chennai

June 18, 2026 admin

Mahindra Industrial Park Chennai Limited (MIPCL), a joint venture between Mahindra World City Developers Limited and Sumitomo Corporation of Japan, announced that YKK India Private Limited, the Indian subsidiary of YKK Corporation, will establish a new manufacturing facility at Origins by Mahindra, Chennai. According to YKK India, this will be the third manufacturing plant in…

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Residents seek restoration of Otteri and MRTS access road in Velachery

June 18, 2026 admin

Residents Welfare Associations petition civic bodies seeking inclusion of the Otteri Nullah under major restoration programmes and a separate representation seeks road connectivity for Velachery West AGS Colony. The representation by Federation of Anna Nagar Residents’ Association on Otteri Nullah stated that the waterbody, which carries floodwaters and drains into the Buckingham Canal, had not…

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Quota for ex-Agniveers: L-G sets June 30 deadline

June 18, 2026 admin

Taranjit Singh Sandhu directed all departments concerned to complete procedural formalities and make the necessary changes | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Thursday instructed all departments to implement a 20% reservation for former Agniveers in direct recruitment to vacant Group C posts and set June 30 as a deadline for completing…

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Essential upgrades: On upgrades to India’s statistical databases

June 18, 2026 admin

The government has, in recent months, implemented several long-overdue but welcome upgrades to India’s statistical databases. Wide-ranging, they cover the way the country measures Gross Domestic Product (GDP), industrial production, and price changes at the retail, wholesale, and producer levels. These updates have not only made India’s key economic statistics more representative of reality, but…

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