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Polling for seven seats in the Karnataka Legislative Council began in the Vidhan Soudha in Bengaluru on June 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Polling for seven seats in the Karnataka Legislative Council began in the Vidhan Soudha in Bengaluru on June 18. The ruling Congress, which has 37 members in the 75-member Upper…
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At the interbank foreign exchange market the rupee opened at 94.66, then touched 94.71, registering a fall of 21 paise from its previous close. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee depreciated 21 paise to 94.71 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Thursday (June 18, 2026) on U.S. Federal Reserve’s hawkish stance and the…
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Two alleged shooters wanted in connection with the murder of a man in northeast Delhi’s Yamuna Khadar area were arrested after a brief encounter with the police, an official said on Thursday (June 18, 2026). The accused, identified as Atif and Ismail, were allegedly captured on CCTV cameras opening fire on Rashid in broad daylight….
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SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk, is apparently worth $2.1 trillion because of its rocket launch business, its internet service business, and because of something it says it will build decades from now. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The map has become more important than the territory. And the mapmakers are increasingly burning the territory to keep…
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The National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday (June 17, 2026) filed preliminary papers with markets regulator Sebi for its much-awaited IPO, estimated at around ₹30,000 crore, a share sale that is poised to become the largest public issue in Indian stock market history. The filing marks a major milestone for NSE, whose listing plans had…
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Kavya Murlidharan | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Bharatanatyam guru, composer and choreographer Madurai R Muralidharan presents ‘Saptatāla Laharī’, a three-day Bharatanatyam festival that celebrates the grandeur of the Sapta Sulādi tala system. To be held from June 19 at Krishna Gana Sabha, it will showcase seven margams choreographed and performed in seven distinct talas. For…
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Bezos put forward a rosy vision of how technology will help humanity, speaking about projects including his space venture Blue Origin and his new AI startup Prometheus [File] | Photo Credit: AP Artificial Intelligence will lead to labour shortages, not the replacement of humans, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicted in a highly optimistic appearance at…
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PM Modi arrives in Paris, says India-France partnership vital for global progress Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Paris and received a warm welcome from members of the Indian diaspora, as he underscored the importance of the India-France partnership for global progress. The Prime Pinister arrived in Paris on Wednesday local time from the French…
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Ex-Trinamool Congress (TMC) strongman and Sandeshkhali incident accused Shahjahan Sheikh. File. | Photo Credit: ANI A special PMLA court in Kolkata has framed charges against former Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, his brother Sheikh Alomgir and two of his associates in a money laundering case in which they were chargesheeted in May 2024, the ED…
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A worker at an Amma Canteen said many outlets lacked sufficient staff to cater to both dine-in customers and those placing bulk parcel orders. | Photo Credit: PICHUMANI K The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) on Wednesday clarified that it had put an end only to bulk parcel takeaways from Amma Canteens. Dismissing recent rumours of…
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