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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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Shafali and Smriti during their century stand against the Dutch. | Photo Credit: AFP Smriti Mandhana got a welcome fifty for India in the opening match against Pakistan at Edgbaston. Her opening partner Shafali scored a fifty against the Netherlands at Headingley that was even more welcome. The younger one of the most feared opening…
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi. File picture | Photo Credit: AFP The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Thursday (June 18, 2026) that it was ready to begin defining the “concrete steps” needed to implement a U.S.-Iran deal to end the West Asia war. US President Donald Trump and…
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Amiss scored 3612 runs from 50 Tests with 11 hundreds and as many fifties. Dennis Amiss begins with an apology. “I have a funeral to attend, so I am afraid I have to leave at 11 o’clock,” he says at the picturesque Edgbaston Golf Club in Birmingham on a slightly windy, but glorious early English…
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Brazil midfielder Casemiro was not at his best against Morocco. Endrick’s inclusion could give the Selecao the cutting edge up front. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Brazil enters its second Group C game with many questions to answer, despite avoiding defeat in its opener. The 1-1 draw against Morocco was a reminder that reputation alone will…
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U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at critics of his agreement with Iran on Thursday (June 18, 2026), calling those who accused him of offering concessions to end the war “fools”, ahead of negotiations in Switzerland on implementing the deal. Oil prices tumbled after Mr. Trump and his Iranian counterpart separately signed their accord to…
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Members of Cuba’s political bureau hold an extraordinary plenum of the Communist Party’s Central Committee to evaluate proposals for economic and social measures announced by Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel, in Havana, Cuba, June 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Cuba’s communist model needs “urgent changes” to overcome a major crisis which cannot be solely blamed…
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The Group A match between Czechia vs South Africa is under way at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday (June 18, 2026). South Africa manager Hugo Broos has ditched his experiment with a five-man defence, used in their opening loss to Mexico, while the Czechs make five changes from the side which started…
U.S. President Donald Trump. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump’s deal with Iran has opened a rare breach with Republican hawks, who warn that the agreement falls far short of the sweeping victory he promised and could leave Tehran richer, stronger and still able to threaten the region. Follow the West…
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