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Ukraine hits Moscow oil refinery, disrupting commercial flights in major drone attack

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Ukraine hits Moscow oil refinery, disrupting commercial flights in major drone attack

Thick plumes of smoke with flames rise from an oil refinery following what the authorities say is a Ukrainian drone strike in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Moscow, Russia, on June 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukraine hit a Moscow oil refinery for a second time in a week and disrupted commercial flights…

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Telangana’s EAGLE force tracks drug smugglers through Odisha forests, seizes 500 kg marijuana

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Telangana’s EAGLE force tracks drug smugglers through Odisha forests, seizes 500 kg marijuana

The 500 kilos of marijuana seized from the SUV by the EAGLE force. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A night-long pursuit through the forests of Odisha ended with the seizure of 500 kg of marijuana after Telangana’s anti-narcotics unit, EAGLE, intercepted a vehicle suspected of transporting the contraband towards supply networks linked to the State….

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Organ trade racket: ED searches leading private hospitals in Kerala

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Organ trade racket: ED searches leading private hospitals in Kerala

Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Several leading private hospitals across Kerala are being raided simultaneously by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as part of its probe into alleged money-laundering linked to a suspected organ trade racket busted by the State police in Kochi last month. Sleuths from the Kochi zonal unit of…

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Calcutta High Court refuses interim order on Ritabrata Banerjee’s appointment as Bengal LoP

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Calcutta High Court refuses interim order on Ritabrata Banerjee’s appointment as Bengal LoP

TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee. File | Photo Credit: ANI Calcutta High Court on Thursday (June 18, 2026) refused to stay the decision of the West Bengal Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose to recognise rebel Trinamool Congress MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of Opposition instead of Trinamool chairperson Mamata Banerjee’s choice, Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay. “No prayer for…

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Indian teenager dies in horse carriage accident during his first trip to New York

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Indian teenager dies in horse carriage accident during his first trip to New York

An Indian teenager died while trying to save his mother, who was thrown from a horse-drawn carriage after the horse suddenly bolted at the famous Central Park in New York City. Romanch Mahajan, 18, was on his first trip to New York with his family when the incident took place on Wednesday (June 17, 2026),…

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KSCA urged to host major cricket matches in Kalaburagi

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KSCA urged to host major cricket matches in Kalaburagi

Dr. Syed Mohammad Ali Al Hussaini, owner of Gulbarga Mystics cricket team, shared his vision for promoting sporting excellence and nurturing local talent, in Kalaburagi on June 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI The demand for an stadium of international standards in the Kalyana Karnataka region has gained momentum with stakeholders urging the Karnataka…

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Tamil Nadu Governor’s address highlights: Rajendra Arlekar says two-language policy will continue in State

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Tamil Nadu Governor’s address highlights: Rajendra Arlekar says two-language policy will continue in State

Government will undertake efforts to move education from Concurrent to State list: Governor The government will undertake all necessary efforts to move education from the Concurrent List to the State List, Governor Arlekar said.  “This government will strongly oppose the National Education Policy, 2020. The TVK government will also demand the release of ₹3,458 crore…

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After MoU signing, Iran-U.S. talks planned in Switzerland on June 19

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After MoU signing, Iran-U.S. talks planned in Switzerland on June 19

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian holding a document showing a Memorandum of understanding he signed to end the West Asia war on June 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Initial talks ​between the United States ‌and Iran are ​planned ⁠at the Buergenstock mountaintop resort in Switzerland on ‌Friday (June 19, 2026), following the signing ‌of a…

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Andhra CM calls for change in crop cultivation strategies to suit El Nino conditions

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Andhra CM calls for change in crop cultivation strategies to suit El Nino conditions

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu holds a review meeting on the agriculture, horticulture and aqua sectors at the Secretariat in Vijayawada on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu directed officials to change crop cultivation strategies to suit the conditions arising from El Nino, and asked them to examine…

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Taiwan not ‘provoking’ China, hopes new U.S. arms sale package can be approved soon, President says

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Taiwan not ‘provoking’ China, hopes new U.S. arms sale package can be approved soon, President says

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te speaks during a press conference with the Taiwan Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Taipei, Taiwan on Thursday (June 18, 2026). | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan safeguarding ​its own security and refusing rule by China’s Communist Party should not be ⁠seen as a provocation, President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday (June 18, 2026),…

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