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Seethakka seeks withdrawal of VB GRAM G Act, proposes amendments

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Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister Dansari Anasuya (Seethakka) urged the Centre to withdraw the proposed VB GRAM G Act and restore the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) as a rights-based law. Addressing a press conference on Saturday, Minister Dansari Anasuya said she had written three separate letters to Union Rural Development…

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Pakistan court sentences four leaders of Imran Khan’s party to 10-year jail, former FM Qureshi acquitted

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Pakistan court sentences four leaders of Imran Khan’s party to 10-year jail, former FM Qureshi acquitted

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. FIle | Photo Credit: AP A Pakistan court on Saturday (June 20, 2026) sentenced four senior leaders of jailed former premier Imran Khan’s party to 10-year imprisonment in a case related to the 2023 riots, while it acquitted former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Violent protests erupted across the…

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Spanish PM’s wife must stand trial on corruption charges, judge rules

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Spanish PM’s wife must stand trial on corruption charges, judge rules

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. File | Photo Credit: AP The wife of Spain’s ​Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez must stand trial on ‌corruption charges and has been banned from ​leaving the country, a judge ⁠ruled on Saturday (June 20, 2026). Also Read:Spain’s PM Sánchez announces anti-graft measures as corruption inquiries ensnare his party Begoña Gomez…

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Srisailam temple launches drive to plant 5,000 saplings for conservation

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The Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy temple management has decided to plant 5,000 saplings in Srisailam during this monsoon season as part of environmental conservation measures. A plantation drive was conducted on Saturday near the Zilla Parishad High School in Srisailam, which saw the participation Board of Trustees chairman Pothugunta Ramesh Naidu, executive officer M. Srinivasa…

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Andhra Premier League: Warriors, Lions win

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Andhra Premier League: Warriors, Lions win

C.R. Gnaneshwar, Tungabhadra Warriors | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tungabhadra Warriors registered a six-wicket win against Bhimavaram Bulls in an Andhra Premier League clash at the Y.S. Raja Reddy Stadium here on Saturday, Put to bat first, Bulls rode on T. Vigneswara Sai Sravan’s half-century (50, 32b, 6×4, 1×6) and B. Munish Varma’s cameo (35,…

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Iran’s military command says Strait of Hormuz is closed again over ‘enemy’s breach of promise’

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Iran’s military command says Strait of Hormuz is closed again over ‘enemy’s breach of promise’

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on June 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s top ​joint military ‌command ⁠said on Saturday (June 20, 2026) that the Strait of ‌Hormuz would be ‌closed to ‌vessel ⁠traffic, ⁠citing alleged violations of a ceasefire agreement ​by ‌the U.S. and Israel, Iran’s Mehr…

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D’ artagnan and Stud Poker may fight out the finish of the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Colts Championship Stakes

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D’ artagnan and Stud Poker may fight out the finish of the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Colts Championship Stakes

D’ artagnan and Stud Poker may fight out the finish of the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Colts Championship Stakes (1,600m), the chief event of the races to be held here on Sunday (June 21). There will be no false rails. 1. GUINDY PLATE (Div. II), 1,200m, rated 00 to 25, 5-y-o & over, 1.30 p.m.: 1….

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Israeli fire kills five people in Gaza, including a child, medics say

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Israeli fire kills five people in Gaza, including a child, medics say

Mourners carry the bodies of two Palestinian girls, Zeina Safadi and her sister Lana, who were killed during an overnight Israeli airstrike that damaged their home, during their funeral in Gaza City, on June 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least five ​people, including a child, in the ‌Gaza…

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