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India’s contribution to BRICS: Nari Shakti moves from promise to delivery
INDIA assumed the BRICS Chairship on 1 January 2026 under the theme ‘‘Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.’’ On the women’s track, our contribution is a specific one.
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June 29, 2026
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ADDING MID-CAP MAGIC TO PORTFOLIO
OST SEBI's rationalisation and re-categorisation of funds some years ago, Mid-Cap Funds, as its title suggests are a category of equity funds that invest predominantly in mid-sized companies.
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June 29, 2026
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Instructor grounded after trainee pilot suffers injuries from propeller
AVIATION watchdog DGCA on Sunday derostered an instructor from flying training duties pending investigation and said it is probing an incident of a trainee pilot sustaining injuries after being hit by a running propeller of a trainer aircraft at Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur airport on Friday.
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June 29, 2026
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Iran attacks Bahrain, Kuwait after US strikes
THE renewed flare up in the Gulf showed no signs of easing on Sunday with Iran launching drone and missile attacks targeting Bahrain and Kuwait hours after United States airstrikes hit the Islamic Republic.
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June 29, 2026
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PE investments in realty fall 23% to $1.13 bn in H1, 2026
PRIVATE equity (PE) investments in Indian real estate sector fell 23% year-on-year to $1.13 billion in the first half of 2026 against $1.47 billion in H1 of 2025 as the investors are engaging in more selective capital deployment due to elevated global interest rate, tighter financial conditions and heightened geopolitical uncertainty.
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June 27, 2026
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Prime Ministers Museum to celebrate 105th birth anniv of Narasimha Rao
AS part of the 105th birth anniversary celebrations of former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao, an exhibition is being organised at the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya (the museum on prime ministers) in New Delhi.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Kottayam
Wimbledon: Serena to face 20-year-old
SERENA Williams will face an opponent less than half her age when she plays 20-year-old Maya Joint in the first round at Wimbledon for her first singles match in nearly four years.
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June 27, 2026
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India in direland: World champs handed shock loss
OCCASIONALLY Ireland have shocked heavyweights including England, South Africa and Pakistan in T20Is. But they never managed to do that against India in the past 17 years since they played their maiden match against the Asian giants in 2009.
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June 27, 2026
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Investors turn bullish on IndiGo shares
WITH headwinds of West Asia conflict now behind and global crude oil prices, including jet fuel prices, having come down significantly, investors have turned bullish on shares of IndiGo, rising about 22% in the past one month, one of the highest among Nifty50 and Sensex constituents.
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June 27, 2026
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TRACING THE FAMILY TREE OF TREES
THE Major Oak of Sherwood forest, the only visible relic of the Robin Hood mythos and a pilgrimage destination for millions, has been declared dead, leaving us to ponder the memory of trees.
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June 27, 2026
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MAKE SMALLER VIP CONVOYS THE RULE, NOT EXCEPTIONS
THE VVIP convoy culture is like a slow-spreading blot on India’s democratic fabric.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Kottayam
Emotional moment for Ecuador coach Beccacece
WITH his long blonde hair flowing in the wind, Ecuador coach Sebastian Beccacece made a beeline for the stands.
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Kottayam
Apple’s price hike unlikely to impact demand in India
FOLLOWING Apple’s price hike, analysts believe it is unlikely to impact iPhone sales in the country.
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June 27, 2026
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Relief for lakhs as CBSE eases language policy
Class 7-9 students can keep existing combo of two foreign languages till Class 10: CBSE
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Kottayam
MESSI’S WALK OF FAME
In era marked by speed & athleticism, Argentine maestro influences matches by walking
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June 27, 2026
The New Indian Express Kottayam
MSMEs in India: The Unfinished Agenda
India is a diverse country full of nuances, and its so-called \"MSME\" sector is no exception to this quirky tapestry.
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June 27, 2026
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RBI ISSUES FINAL CREDIT DERIVATIVES FRAMEWORK
THE Reserve Bank of India on Friday issued the final framework for credit derivatives, allowing resident non-retail users to freely use credit default swaps (CDS) and total return swaps (TRS) without restrictions on end-use, while permitting insurance companies, pension funds, mutual funds, alternative investment funds (AIFs) and foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to act as protection sellers.
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June 27, 2026
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Shirse scorches track in heat, Odisha win relay
THE hot and humid conditions have turned the National Inter-State Senior Athletics championships into a tough test for both human endurance and their ability to adapt.
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June 27, 2026
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VHP denies rumour on resignation of Champat Rai
AMID intense speculation over the resignation of Vishwa Hindu Parishad vice president and Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra general secretary Champat Rai following the arrest of eight persons over donation theft, VHP spokesperson Vijay Shankar Tiwari on Friday emphatically denied it.
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June 27, 2026
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NDPS Act to be amended to check loopholes used by narco rings: Shah
CALLING for a ruthless approach against drug peddlers and suppliers, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the Centre has been working on a bill to amend the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act to plug loopholes exploited by narco syndicates and consultations with all stakeholders are underway for this purpose.
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June 27, 2026
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Australia enter last-32 after draw
AUSTRALIA qualified for the World Cup knockout rounds after battling to a 0-0 draw with Paraguay in Santa Clara to claim second place in Group D.
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June 27, 2026
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Govt crackdown on firm in Kota maternal deaths
EVEN as the World Health Organization (WHO) has sought a report from India on the deaths of five women following Cesarean section in Rajasthan, the Centre has cracked down on Jackson Laboratories, the company that supplied fake oxytocin injections to the hospital in Kota where the maternal deaths took place.
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June 27, 2026
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NIA files chargesheet against 11 from JMB offshoot for spreading terror
THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against 11 accused in connection with a terror conspiracy orchestrated by a branch of the banned Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorist organisation.
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June 27, 2026
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A year on, govt recognises 6 soldiers killed in Op Sindoor
MORE than a year after Operation Sindoor, the government has officially recorded the names of the six military personnel who made the supreme sacrifice during the four-day war by including them in the roll of honour at the National War Memorial.
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June 27, 2026
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C’garh eyes National Ayurveda Hub status, proposes tie-up with Centre
IN a bid to transform Chhattisgarh into a national epicentre for traditional medicine, research, and higher education, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi and proposed setting up a new All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) in the state.
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June 26, 2026
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PROEM ON BEING AND NOTHINGNESS
IT takes a special kind of ignorance to prance about and pontificate on the nature of being in 2024. To many, the word belongs in the museum—an ontological artefact that always says less than it means and means less than it suggests.
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June 26, 2026
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CENTRE & STATE MUST FUND HYD’BAD METRO TOGETHER
TELANGANA Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s recent meetings in Delhi with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Urban Development Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy finally broke the deadlock between the Centre and the state over funding the Hyderabad Metro Rail project.
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June 26, 2026
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Despite rise in unicorns, fewer startups get funding in H1
INDIA’S technology startup ecosystem produced more unicorns and faster public listings in the first half of 2026, even as fewer new companies secured funding. Technology startups raised $7.2 billion across 652 equity funding rounds between January and June 24, as per Tracxn.
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June 26, 2026
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Jamtara-type cybercrime ring busted in Gujarat
GUJARAT police have dismantled a sophisticated cyber fraud syndicate linked to the infamous Jamtara network, exposing a racket that used malicious APK files to infiltrate phones and drain bank accounts.
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June 26, 2026
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Mann claims ‘mask’ used in video, SAD & Cong hit back and call it ‘forgery’
PUNJAB Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann claimed on Thursday that a prosthetic mask and sunglasses were used to hide the real identity of the actor who played his role in the controversial video linked to him.
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