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Ex-WB min questioned over Messi event chaos
The West Bengal police on Thursday questioned former sports minister Aroop Biswas in connection with the alleged irregularities at the Lionel Messi India GOAT tour in December 2025.
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June 19, 2026
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MoU inked, clock
Trump says he expects ceasefire on all fronts as Vance slams criticism from Israel; Mojtaba says cleared pact despite a ‘different view’
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June 19, 2026
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Wang Yi to visit India for Brics’ NSAs meet
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will attend a meeting of national security advisers of Brics member states in India next week, marking his first visit to the country in almost a year against the backdrop of efforts by the two sides to normalise their relationship.
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June 19, 2026
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WC sees resurgence in long-range strikes
Remember James Rodriguez’s stunning volley against Uruguay at the 2014 World Cup? Or Lionel Messi picking a low corner through a thick thicket of legs against Mexico in 2022?
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June 19, 2026
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Peace deal strengthens Iran’s hand in West Asia
The US and Iran signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Thursday, which is aimed at suspending the war and paving the way for further negotiations over the next 60 days.
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June 19, 2026
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6 MPs skip UB may merge wi
The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) appeared certain to lose two-thirds of its Lok Sabha strength after six of its nine members in the Lower House defied the party whip and skipped a meeting of the parliamentary unit on Thursday.
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June 19, 2026
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Man held for '21 murder of Bengal BJP worker
The CBI on Thursday arrested a proclaimed offender from Siliguri in north Bengal, in a 2021 post-poll violence case relating to the murder of BJP worker Manik Maitra in Cooch Behar's Sitalkuchi, the agency said in a statement.
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June 19, 2026
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In WC 2026, players are thinking out of the box
Remember James Rodriguez’s strike against Uruguay in the 2014 World Cup, that left-foot volley on the half-turn after the Colombian cushioned the ball on his chest?
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June 19, 2026
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PM urges European tech firms to utilise talent pool from India
Technology can facilitate progress only when it is democratised, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at France’s largest startup event on Thursday, urging European businesses to take advantage of India’s talent pool, targeted incentives and scale in developing frontier technologies.
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June 19, 2026
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Defections likely from SP, Cong in UP: Nishad
Uttar Pradesh fisheries minister Sanjay Nishad on Thursday repeated earlier claims by his ministerial colleagues Keshav Prasad Maurya and OP Rajbhar that over two dozen Members of Parliament from the Congress and the Samajwadi Party were willing to switch over to the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the 2027 assembly elections in the state.
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June 19, 2026
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TMC factions sit separately as assembly session commences
The first session of the newly constituted West Bengal assembly began on Thursday with the customary address by state governor RN Ravi even as the deepening fissures between the Trinamool Congress was on display with the two rival factions occupying separate sections of the opposition benches.
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June 19, 2026
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30-yr-old gang-raped, brutalised
{ BIHAR } HUNT ON TO NAB FIVE ACCUSED
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June 19, 2026
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Modi, Trump asked officials to speed up trade talks, says Misri
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump have instructed officials to take forward discussions on a bilateral trade agreement as quickly as possible and the US Trade Representative will visit India next week for further talks in this connection, foreign secretary Vikram Misri said on Thursday.
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June 19, 2026
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YOGI TO OFFER PRAYERS AT RAM TEMPLE TODAY
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath is scheduled to visit Ayodhya and offer prayers at Ram temple on Friday, officials aware of the matter said on Thursday.
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June 19, 2026
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‘Social justice survey in TN after Census’
Tamil Nadu governor Rajendra Arlekar on Thursday said that the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government would undertake a “social justice survey” after the conclusion of the 2027 caste Census and will pass a resolution demanding the state's due share of financial devolution from the taxes contributed to the Centre.
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June 19, 2026
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Iran uses chaos currency again
The cost levied on other West Asian countries and the global economy became too high for the war to continue
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June 19, 2026
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Cross voting helps Cong control Upper House
{ KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL POLLS }
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June 19, 2026
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Three things we learnt from a chaotic first week
The first round of matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup is over, and the football, to say the least, has been exciting.
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June 19, 2026
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In plan for two new bridges, a nod to Capital's historical legacy
Delhi has always been a city of bridges. It has 17 major ones across the Yamuna, an eighteenth is almost ready, and it has just approved two more.
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June 19, 2026
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MODI FAILED TO DEFEND INDIA’S INTEREST IN MEET WITH TRUMP: CONG
The Congress on Thursday launched an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the PM’s engagement with US President Donald Trump at the G7 Summit, alleging failures in defending India’s strategic, economic and sovereign interests.
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June 19, 2026
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Israel issues expanded Lebanon occupation map, defying truce
Israel published a map on Thursday showing an expanded military control zone in southern Lebanon and said it would not rule out carrying out attacks beyond it, challenging the terms of a US-Iran pact that calls for Lebanon's sovereignty to be respected.
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June 19, 2026
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6 MPs skip UBT meet, may merge with Sena
The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) appeared certain to lose two-thirds of its Lok Sabha strength after six of its nine members in the Lower House defied the party whip and skipped a meeting of the parliamentary unit on Thursday.
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June 19, 2026
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India must capture space vacated by US in biotech
Too much of Indian life sciences still operates as if the country’s highest calling is to serve as a low-cost execution arm for others
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June 19, 2026
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US-Iran peace deal: A war Trump chose & lost
The war that the US and Israel launched against Iran on February 28 is now — at least on paper — ending. Or is being paused for now.
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June 19, 2026
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Manika axed from Asian Games squad
Manika Batra, the 2018 Asiad medallist and India’s most decorated female paddler, was left out of India’s 2026 Asiad squad and named as a reserve by TTFI on Thursday.
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June 19, 2026
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Considering mandatory durability certificates for buildings: Khattar
The Centre is examining whether to make durability certification mandatory for buildings, Union housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Thursday, citing recent court orders directing the demolition and reconstruction of structures declared unfit to live in as evidence of a quality crisis in construction.
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June 19, 2026
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Chopra to test fitness on return in Doha
Neeraj Chopra will be back in competition after a nine-month gap at his favourite Doha Diamond League on Friday.
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June 19, 2026
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In plan for two new bridges, a nod to Capital's historical legacy
Delhi has always been a city of bridges. It has 17 major ones across the Yamuna, an eighteenth is almost ready, and it has just approved two more.
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June 19, 2026
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Sena (UBT) split planned after '24 polls, put into action after delimitation bill failed
Shiv Sena's strategy to deal the final blow to its rival Shiv Sena (UBT) was finalised soon after the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections; but the plan, \"Operation Tiger\", was put into action when the delimitation bill was defeated in Parliament, top Sena leaders told HT, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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June 19, 2026
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High-wire diplomacy secured interim deal
Pakistani mediators spent weeks juggling late-night calls and competing drafts before a Qatari push helped secure this week's preliminary US-Iran deal, but turning it into a permanent agreement will prove harder, sources said.
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