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Neeraj Chopra joins fight against doping, launches awareness campaign with IOA

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Neeraj Chopra joins fight against doping, launches awareness campaign with IOA

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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ParSEC Whitefield in Bengaluru is a science museum where anyone can innovate anything

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ParSEC Whitefield in Bengaluru is a science museum where anyone can innovate anything

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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T.N. Assembly unanimously adopts resolution against Karnataka government’s Mekedatu dam proposal

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T.N. Assembly unanimously adopts resolution against Karnataka government’s Mekedatu dam proposal

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…

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Canada vs Qatar: Ismael Koné to undergo surgery after gruesome injury in Canada’s World Cup win

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Canada vs Qatar: Ismael Koné to undergo surgery after gruesome injury in Canada’s World Cup win

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…

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Andy Burnham wins key U.K. poll, paving way for bid to challenge PM Keir Starmer

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Andy Burnham wins key U.K. poll, paving way for bid to challenge PM Keir Starmer

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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BEST employees go on indefinite strike; public bus services hit in Mumbai

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BEST employees go on indefinite strike; public bus services hit in Mumbai

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 Council elections: Two MLAs expelled by BJP support Congress candidates

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Karnataka Council elections: Two MLAs expelled by BJP support Congress candidates

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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Iran to lodge complaint with FIFA over World Cup restrictions: team

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Iran to lodge complaint with FIFA over World Cup restrictions: team

Iran football team. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s World Cup team will lodge a complaint with FIFA claiming they are being subjected to travel restrictions during the tournament in North America, the Iranian football federation spokesman said on Thursday (June 18, 2026). “Despite having submitted its preparation schedule for the tournament well in advance,…

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U.S.-Iran talks planned for June 19 are off: Switzerland

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U.S.-Iran talks planned for June 19 are off: Switzerland

U.S. Vice-President JD Vance speaks to reporters at the White House on June 18, 2026, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP Talks that had ​been planned ‌for Friday (June 19, 2026) between the ​United States ⁠and Iran at the Burgenstock mountaintop ‌resort in Switzerland will ‌not take ‌place, ⁠according to a ⁠Swiss foreign ministry statement….

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