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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, during the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France on June 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney on the fringes of the G7 Summit in Evian in France. Discussions covered…
Police use a water cannon to disperse Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) members as they protest the NEET exam paper leak in Agartala. | Photo Credit: ANI Senior leaders of Tripura unit of the Congress on Tuesday (June 16, 2026) lodged a complaint with the local authority of the over alleged assault of Youth Congress…
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Nepalese counterpart Shisir Khanal held “comprehensive talks” covering the entire gamut of bilateral ties, including border management, connectivity and trade. Mr. Khanal arrived in Beijing on a four-day visit on June 14 after his weeklong trip to India. After he met with Mr. Wang Yi on Monday (June…
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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. File Photo: SLC via PTI Fifteen-year-old cricket sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi blew his fuse in an India A game in Sri Lanka and pushed an opposition player after a heated on-field exchange. Also read | Kapil Dev interview: On Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and India’s obsession with cricket The spotlight has been on Sooryavanshi since his…
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Three youths from West Bengal were arrested with around 34 kg of suspected ganja during a special drive conducted under Operation Toofan in Aluva on Tuesday. Rafiqul Sheikh, 30, Juyel Sheikh, 22, and Sahin Sheikh, 29, all natives of Murshidabad district, were arrested by a joint team of the District Anti-Narcotics Special Action Force, Ernakulam…
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The U.S. military is planning a permanent war-ready weapons stockpile for its Marine Corps on Australia’s southeast coast beyond the range of most Chinese missiles, tender documents show and officials confirmed to AFP. The development of the stockpile, a first for the Marine Corps in Australia, comes as the United States is keen to leverage…
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The story so far: On June 8, in a 42-page ruling with nationwide effect, U.S. District Judge Leo T. Sorokin struck down President Donald Trump’s policy imposing a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. Upholding a challenge brought by California and 19 other States (plaintiffs), the court held that the fee…
Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda during a meeting of senior officers under the GBA jurisdiction, in Bengaluru on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Minister Krishna Byre Gowda took charge of the Bengaluru Development portfolio on Tuesday, nearly two weeks after being sworn in, stating that his decision followed directions from the Congress high…
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Sanjiv Ranjan, IORA’s Secretary General. Photo credit: Special Arrangement. Canada’s application to become an observer in the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) will be “examined” at the 28th meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials being held in New Delhi, Sanjiv Ranjan, IORA’s Secretary-General, told The Hindu on Monday (June 16, 2026). “Canada has made…
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Around 150 domestic workers demanded a robust grievance redressal mechanism on International Domestic Workers’ Day On International Domestic Workers’ Day, a group of nearly 150 domestic workers in the city, under the banner of Domestic Workers’ Rights Union Karnataka, submitted a memorandum to the Additional Labour Commissioner demanding a framework for a robust grievance redressal mechanism…
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