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Family seeks high-level probe into Aditya's death
THE family of seafarer Aditya Sharma of Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh, who died off Oman coast in a US strike, has demanded a high-level inquiry into the circumstances leading to the incident amid allegations against the command on board the ship.
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June 12, 2026
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NCSC can’t adjudicate on land titles: Murasoli Trust
THE National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) does not have the powers to adjudicate on land titles and the complaint of occupying Panchami land is politically motivated, argued the Murasoli Trust before the Madras High Court.
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June 12, 2026
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New norm stipulates 1 PET for 700 govt schoolkids, draws flak
THE school education department has set off the alarm bells by operationalising a controversial staffing norm that effectively provides just one Physical Education Teacher (PET) for up to 700 students in government high and higher secondary schools.
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June 12, 2026
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BJP sweeps Upper House polls in Gujarat, MP and NE
HOURS after the Supreme Court refused to stay the electoral process for the June 18 Rajya Sabha elections to three seats from Madhya Pradesh, all three BJP candidates were declared elected unopposed on Thursday.
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June 12, 2026
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5.4 lakh homes' delivery expected to get delayed
A record 540,400 housing units, scheduled for completion across the top 7 cities in 2026, face execution risk as the West Asia crisis continues to disrupt global trade routes, commodity markets, and supply chains.
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June 12, 2026
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CB-CID to probe firing on Tenkasi farmer
THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday ordered a CB-CID probe into an incident in which police sub inspector E Esakkiraja allegedly shot farmer P Manikandan in his legs at close range during a toddy tapping probe at Alangulam in Tenkasi on April 7.
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June 12, 2026
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Sexual assault case: Udhaya & EPS want TVK MLA ousted from post
LEADER of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday demanded the immediate removal of TVK’s Srivaikuntam MLA Saravanan from post and the party for allegedly backing functionaries accused of sexual assault.
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June 12, 2026
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12 cops hurt, 16 held as Belfast unrest branded ‘racist thuggery’
POLICE arrested 16 people during a second night of disorder in Northern Ireland sparked by a brutal Belfast stabbing, a senior minister said Thursday, condemning rioters for ‘‘racist thuggery’’.
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June 12, 2026
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Record Cauvery inflow, but Mettur to miss deadline
THE state received 330.44 thousand million cubic feet (tmcft) of Cauvery water from Karnataka during the 2025-26 water year (June 2025 to May 2026), far higher than the 177.25 tmcft allocated by the Supreme Court.
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June 12, 2026
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US hoping Balogun and strikers can shine
FOLARIN Balogun chose to play for the United States precisely because of the opportunity he’s about to get over the next few weeks.
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June 12, 2026
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CII-SR chief suggests policy changes for green energy
SEEKING to support the Union government’s target of achieving 500 GW of non-fossil fuel energy capacity by 2030, Confederation of Indian Industry-Southern Region (CII-SR) Chairman Ravichandran Purushothaman has proposed three key policy measures to accelerate industrial electrification in southern India.
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June 12, 2026
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Infantino defends WC ticket prices
FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended World Cup ticket prices on Wednesday, saying “if we do something wrong, then probably everyone selling tickets in North America is doing something wrong.”
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June 12, 2026
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West Asia conflict's new frontline has Indian sailors in its crosshairs
THREE attacks on commercial vessels in the Gulf region within four days have exposed a growing and uncomfortable reality for India: its seafarers are increasingly being drawn into the frontlines of geopolitical conflicts over which they have little influence and even less protection.
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June 12, 2026
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PUBLISHING IN POST-TRUTH WORLD
IN 2014, Penguin Random House India (hereafter, Penguin for convenience) settled out of court with Dinanath Batra, the ageing general secretary of RSS school network Vidya Bharati and founder of an organisation committed to purging Indian education of foreign influences.
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June 12, 2026
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Cattle farm owner, two others kill teen worker & bury him; held after 4 months
NEARLY four months after a 15-year-old farmhand was allegedly killed and buried, the police on Thursday arrested the cattle farm owner, his wife and another accomplice from Tiruttani in Tiruvallur.
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June 12, 2026
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Banks raise rates on NRI deposits, offer up to 6.6%
WITH the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announcing a dollar swap facility for Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) [FCNR(B)] deposits, banks have raised interest rates by 300-350 basis points on dollar-denominated NRI deposits, with some offering as much as 6.6% for tenures of three to five years.
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June 12, 2026
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Centre extends excise duty relief to petrol blended with higher ethanol
THE government on Thursday extended central excise duty exemptions to petrol blended with 22%, 25%, 27% and 30% ethanol.
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June 12, 2026
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DMK review panel blames factionalism and non-cooperative allies for poll rout
THE constituency-wise review committees, constituted by DMK president M K Stalin to analyse the party’s defeat in the Assembly election, began submitting their reports to the party leadership on Wednesday.
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June 12, 2026
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Shivanand leaves behind a wailing family in Deoria
THE death of Shivanand Chaurasia from eastern UP after a US strike on an oil tanker off the Oman coast has left behind a deep void in the devastated family.
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June 12, 2026
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Teach ‘enemies’ a lesson in bypolls, EPS tells supporters
TERMING AIADMK the asset of the cadre, the party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami urged the supporters to teach the “enemies” a lesson in the upcoming by-election to the seats vacated by the four party MLAs who later joined the TVK.
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June 12, 2026
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Climate wild card El Nino is here, experts warn of costly spell
EL NINO, Nature’s chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced on Thursday.
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June 12, 2026
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NDA, Cabinet hail Modi for crossing longest-serving elected PM milestone
THE Union Cabinet passed a special resolution hailing Narendra Modi for becoming India’s longest-serving elected prime minister on Wednesday.
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June 11, 2026
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India counters US claims on overcapacity, cites rising domestic demand
REJECTING US allegations of excess manufacturing capacity, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) on Wednesday asserted that India doesn’t suffer from overcapacity and that production in sectors such as steel and textiles is primarily geared towards meeting growing domestic demand rather than generating export surpluses.
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June 11, 2026
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High alert in Gujarat over bomb threats
A wave of bomb threat emails put Gujarat into a high-security alert after unknown senders warned of coordinated blasts at some of the state’s most sensitive establishments.
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June 11, 2026
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Vijay pays courtesy call on prez, V-P; to attend Niti Aayog meet today
CHIEF Minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday called on President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President C P Radhakrishnan in New Delhi.
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June 11, 2026
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Ex-AIADMK minister and Dalit leader joins DMK
FORMER AIADMK minister P Benjamin joined the DMK in the presence of party president MK Stalin at Anna Arivalayam on Wednesday.
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June 11, 2026
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3 officers held for involvement in tender scam
BIHAR police’s Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) on Wednesday arrested three officers for their alleged involvement in the tender scam. Another key accused, IAS officer Sanjeev Hans, could not be traced. Sources claimed he was currently out of state.
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June 11, 2026
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HP shops & commercial establishments can stay open round the clock
SHOPS and commercial establishments across Himachal Pradesh will now be allowed to operate round the clock following amendments to the state’s labour laws.
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June 11, 2026
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Govt to deploy more trade remedies for steel sector
THE government will continue to deploy trade remedial measures to protect the domestic steel industry from dumping and unfair import practices, while balancing the interests of downstream industries that depend heavily on steel as a key raw material, Director General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) and Additional Secretary in the Commerce Ministry Amitabh Kumar said on Wednesday.
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June 11, 2026
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CM allocates 35 portfolios, Swapan gets finance, 10 from North Bengal
Three MLAs closely associated with RSS given charge of wings of education department
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