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Stock markets fall for 2nd day amid soaring Middle East tensions
Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower on Wednesday, June 18, as soaring tensions in the Middle East and caution ahead of the US Fed interest rate decision hit investor sentiment.…
- India
Govt to roll out Rs 3,000 FASTag annual pass for private cars from Aug 15
New Delhi: In a bid to ease toll payments on National Highways, the government will, from August 15, bring a Rs 3,000 FASTag-based annual pass that would allow up to 200 trips…
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India’s unemployment rate rises to 5.6 percent in May: Govt report
India’s unemployment rate rose to 5.6 percent in May from 5.1 percent in April, mainly due to a slowdown in farming after the harvest season, according to a government report from the…
- Middle East
Kashmiri students injured in Tehran amid Israeli strikes, parents urge evacuation
An Israeli airstrike on Sunday, June 15, struck the Hujjatdost Dormitory of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences, injuring two Kashmiri students. Currently, around 1,500 students, mostly from Jammu and Kashmir, are…
- India
Congress slams Centre for UNGA abstention on Gaza ceasefire
Congress attacked the Narendra Modi-led Union government for abstaining from the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The outstanding majority of the member states were…
- Middle East
Gulf countries express solidarity with India after plane crash in Ahmedabad
Gulf countries have expressed deep condolences and solidarity with India following the tragic crash of an Air India plane near Ahmedabad Airport on Thursday, June 12, which claimed the lives of all…
- Sports
KiSik Lee likely to become India’s head coach ahead of Olympics 2028
Kolkata: Legendary Korean coach KiSik Lee, who led the USA to over 300 World Cup medals and three Olympic podium finishes, is all set to take charge as India’s national archery head…
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Centre to launch UMEED portal for Waqf property registration from June 6
The Central government is set to launch UMEED (Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development) portal on June 6, a centralised platform for registering Waqf properties nationwide. The State Waqf board will be incharge…
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Sikkim landslide kills 3 army personnel, 6 soldiers missing
Gangtok: Three army personnel died and six soldiers went missing after a landslide hit a military camp at Chhaten in Sikkim, a defence official said on Monday, June 2. The landslide, which…
- Kerala
Sister Anupama quits convent after battle against rape-accused Kerala bishop
Sister Anupama, a key figure that spearheaded the movement against rape accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal, has left the convent and reunite with her family in Alappuzha, Kerala. The rape incident came to…
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Karnataka govt to rename Ramanagara district as Bengaluru South
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday approved the renaming of neighbouring Ramanagara district as ‘Bengaluru South’. Ramanagara, about 50 kms from here, will remain as the headquarters of the renamed district, which…
- India
‘Remove posts in 5 hrs’: HC raps Abhijit Iyer Mitra for vulgar language against women journalists
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday, May 21, rapped commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra for his alleged defamatory and abusive social media posts against nine women journalists of media house Newslaundry…
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COVID-19 situation in India under control, assure health officials amid scare
New Delhi: Health authorities in India are keeping an eye on reports of a rise in COVID-19 cases in Singapore and Hong Kong even as official sources on Monday, May 19, asserted…
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Gujarat minister’s son arrested in Rs 71 crore MGNREGA scam
Dahod: Balvant Khabad, the son of Gujarat minister state for panchayat and agriculture Bachubhai Khabad, was arrested on Saturday, May 17, for his alleged involvement in a Rs 71 crore MGNREGA scam…
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After weeks, Maktoob Media’s X account finally restored in India
Maktoob Media, the online news website whose X account was withheld by the Union government due to a “legal demand”, was restored on Saturday, May 17. The development comes after the organisation…
