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DVAC conducts surprise checks at RTOs, MVIOs across Tamil Nadu

June 18, 2026 admin

The officers of the Anti-Corruption and Vigilance Directorate (DVAC) on Thursday conducted surprise checks at Regional Transport Offices (RTOs), Motor Vehicle Inspectorate Offices (MVIOs), and driving schools across Tamil Nadu, seizing unaccounted cash of ₹31.85 lakh and detecting suspicious Google Pay transactions worth ₹5.95 lakh. These checks were conducted on the orders of DVAC Director A….

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Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, FIFA World Cup 2026 LIVE: Group B match underway

June 18, 2026 admin

Switzerland take on Bosnia and Herzegovina today, with both nations hoping to secure their first victory at the 2026 World Cup Source link

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13 held in child-trafficking racket operating from hospital, 5 infants rescued

June 18, 2026 admin

Police said the racket had been operating for nearly one-and-a-half years | Photo Credit: ANI Delhi Police has busted an inter-State child-trafficking racket allegedly run from a private hospital in north-west Delhi’s Begumpur, and rescued five infants while arresting 13 individuals, including the facility’s owner, officers said on Thursday (June 18, 2026). The case surfaced…

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Forum seeks probe into ‘irregularities’ at Sanskrit varsity

June 18, 2026 admin

The Save University Campaign Committee (SUCC) has written to the Governor Rajendra Viswanath Arlekar, who is also the Chancellor of State universities, seeking a probe into the alleged irregularities in the financial affairs and faculty appointments at the Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit (SSUS), Kalady over the last 10 years. The SUCC urged the Governor…

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Gill — steering India’s fortunes

June 18, 2026 admin

In the 55-year history of men’s One-Day International Cricket, there have been only 12 double-centuries, three of them from one individual alone. In no more than a handful of the 4,980 ODIs to date, including game two of the three-match series between India and Afghanistan on Wednesday, has more than one double-centurion figured. Lucknow threw…

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Customs seize hydroponic cannabis worth ₹11 crore at Chennai airport; two Kerala passengers arrested

June 18, 2026 admin

Chennai: Customs officials at Chennai International Airport busted an alleged international drug trafficking operation and arrested two passengers from Kerala with 11 kg of hydroponic cannabis valued at around ₹11 crore. The seizure was made by officers of the Air Intelligence Unit, who had been monitoring the suspects based on specific intelligence inputs. The two…

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Jagan promises greater role for party cadre when YSRCP comes to power in A.P.

June 18, 2026 admin

YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy exhorts the party workers to identify public issues and strengthen the party at the grassroots level. | Photo Credit: th-online Administrator YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday assured the party cadres that they would be accorded the highest priority when the party comes…

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YC seeks CM’s intervention over wrong photo in PSC bulletin

June 18, 2026 admin

The Youth Congress (YC) has lodged a complaint with Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan seeking action over the publication of the photograph of Shuhaib murder case accused Akash Thillankeri in an official Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) bulletin in place of award-winning screenwriter Rajesh Thillankeri. The complaint was submitted by Youth Congress State general secretary Rahul…

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Class 12 student killed in road accident on Ennore Expressway; classmate suffers minor injuries

June 18, 2026 admin

A 16-year-old Class XII student was killed after a motorcycle she was on crashed into a barricade near a roadwork site on Ennore Expressway on Wednesday night. The police said the girl, a resident of Thangal in Tiruvottiyur and a student of a government-aided school in Kaladipet, was riding pillion on the two-wheeler being driven…

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New Deputy Commissioner of Police Madurai North

June 18, 2026 admin

E. Karthik assumed charge as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Madurai North, on Thursday. He replaces S. Madhivanan, who was transferred and posted as Superintendent of Police, Villupuram. A 2014-batch IPS Officer, Mr. Karthik had earlier served as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Law and Order, Madurai City. Published – June 18, 2026 10:22 pm IST Source…

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