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Smoke rises as students are evacuated from a primary school, after a fire broke out, in Kita city, Tokyo, Japan June 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: X/@takanyo via Reuters A fire broke out at an elementary school in Tokyo on Friday (June 19, 2026), injuring at least one person, but all children and staff were…
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Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar speaks to media on June 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: SHAILENDRA BHOJAK Expressing willingness to discuss Mekedatu drinking water project with Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday said that the neighbouring State has used the issue as “political agenda” for the past 40 years. Mr. Shivakumar’s statement came…
Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan. File | Photo Credit: PTI The new Unied Democratic Front (UDF) government in Kerala will implement ‘Land Reforms 2.0’ for reviewing land laws that were relevant in the past and amending outdated statutes. Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan in his revised Budget for 2026-27 that was presented in the Assembly on…
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File photo of javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra. | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s fight against doping received a massive shot in the arm on Friday (June 19, 2026) as javelin throw superstar Neeraj Chopra joined hands with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to launch an educational campaign against the menace that threatens to derail the…
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A visitor at PARSEC in Whitfield A clock made entirely of mathematical equations, a robot dog named Muffin, and even an alien species attempting to understand humanity. These were some of the first things we encountered at ParSEC Whitefield, PARAM Foundation’s science experience centre in Bengaluru. Unlike most science museums, where exhibits are designed to…
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Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay moves a resolution in the Assembly against the Karnataka government’s Mekedatu dam proposal | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Friday (June 19, 2026) unanimously adopted a resolution moved by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, objecting to the proposal of the Karnataka government for constructing a…
Canada’s Ismael Kone waves to the crowd as is stretchered off after sustaining an injury in the FIFA World Cup Group B match against Qatar in Vancouver, on June 18, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Canada’s historic first World Cup victory was overshadowed by a gruesome injury to midfielder Ismaël Koné in Vancouver on June…
Veteran U.K. Labour politician Andy Burnham emphatically won a crunch by-election on Friday (June 19, 2026), securing a parliamentary seat and clearing the way for a widely expected leadership challenge against beleaguered Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Mr. Burnham, a former Minister who has been Greater Manchester Mayor since 2017, ensured his return to parliament by…
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Employees of BEST, Mumbai’s second-largest public transport provider, went on an indefinite strike on June 19. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Employees of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking went on an indefinite strike on Friday (June 19, 2026), affecting public transport services in Mumbai and causing inconvenience to hundreds of thousands…
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Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (centre) with MLAs S.T. Somashekar and Arbail Shivaram Hebbarduring elections to seven seats of the Karnataka Legislative Council, in Bengaluru on June 18, 2026. Two BJP MLAs expelled from the BJP, S.T. Somashekar (Yeshwantpur) and Shivaram Hebbar (Yellapur), appeared to have voted in favour of the Congress in the Karnataka…
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