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A recent survey with 526 large schools found that nearly two lakh vehicles assemble outside school campuses within a 15-minute window during peak hours. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Schools in Cyberabad may soon hold online classes once a week during the monsoon season, as police plan to approach educational institutions in an effort…
U.S. Special envoy Steve Witkoff. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff was headed to Switzerland for talks, American media outlets reported on Friday (June 19, 2026), after scheduled negotiations due to take place there between the United States and Iran were postponed. Mr. Witkoff was on his way to the alpine nation…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: ANI U.S. President Donald Trump lavished praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he is a “great leader” and “tough guy”, who has been in power for more than 12 years. In an interview with Axios, Mr. Trump referred to China’s President…
Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli military strike in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, on Friday, June 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Lebanese official media said fresh Israeli strikes on the country’s south on Saturday (June 20, 2026) killed five people, despite a new ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed…
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The Mughal gardens of Kashmir set a new style and influenced the gardens outside, which included the gardens of the Taj Mahal in Agra and Bagh-e Babur in Kabul, said Jan Haenraets, a landscape architect at Boston University in the United States, on Friday (June 19, 2026). “Kashmir gardens are important sites to understand Mughal…
An agricultural worker operates a combine during wheat harvesting in a field, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine. File | Photo Credit: Reuters FS A Russian aerial attack killed one person and wounded nine others in Kharkiv city in eastern Ukraine, local authorities said on Saturday (June 20, 2026). Moscow and Kyiv…
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Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos Doctors’ associations in Telangana have opposed reports of a proposal to increase the retirement age of teaching faculty in government medical colleges from 65 years to 70 years, arguing that such a move would adversely affect promotions, recruitment and career opportunities for younger doctors. The Telangana Junior Doctors…
Vanessa Frazier issued her report on behalf of Antonio Guterres warning that Israeli settler groups could be added to a global blacklist for violations against children. Photo credit: X/@UNWebTV Diplomatic niceties broke down at the United Nations on Friday (June 19, 2026) when Israel’s ambassador and the U.N. secretary-general’s special representative for children and armed…
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Image used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran After a spell of soaring temperatures this June, Chennai and its fringes will experience cool weather on Saturday (June 20, 2026), with strong northeasterly winds bringing in moisture. The mercury level in the city was around 32 degree Celsius at 10 a.m. on Saturday,…
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Children wearing football jerseys take part in a shootout during a school event in Kochi, as World Cup fever sweeps across Kerala following the kick-off of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The ongoing FIFA World Cup appears to have sparked a striking shift in the wardrobes of football fans in…
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