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‘Would have loved to have some school/college friends’
R PRAGGNANANDHAA is thinking. He doesn’t have a chess board in front of him but he is still careful about the words he wants to use.
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June 05, 2026
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₹10,000 cr ATF price stabilisation fund for airlines optional: Govt
THE government on Thursday said that the ₹10,000 crore price stabilisation fund for jet fuel would be optional for domestic airlines, and the base rates, exclusive of all taxes, would be ₹86.32 a litre for domestic flights and ₹104.49 per litre for international flights.
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June 05, 2026
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Kohli set to miss ODIs, uncertainty over Rohit
WHILE the official word is yet to come, it seems like Virat Kohli is set to miss the upcoming Afghanistan ODIs with uncertainty looming over Rohit Sharma’s participation.
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June 05, 2026
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Modi govt turned NE into a hub of opportunities: Shah
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday credited the Narendra Modi government for turning the Northeast from a region of disputes into a hub of opportunities.
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June 05, 2026
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Senior & young civil servants to stay at Statue of Unity for knowledge sharing
SENIOR and junior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers from across the country will come together annually at the Statue of Unity in Gujarat for a day-long mentorship and knowledge-sharing programme under a first-of-its-kind initiative launched by the Union Government.
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June 05, 2026
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14 Indian cities under heat risk: Oxford study
NEW research from the University of Oxford has identified 14 cities in India among the world’s top 50 facing significant heat risk.
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June 05, 2026
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EX-CIA AGENT SAYS PAK GAVE IRAN N-INFO TO US
FORMER Central Intelligence Agency analyst Larry Johnson claimed that Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar shared information about Iran’s nuclear programme with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a recent meeting, a claim Islamabad rejected on Thursday.
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June 05, 2026
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Rahul's chopper makes emergency landing due to bad weather in U'khand
LEADER of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's proposed two-day visit to Uttarakhand ran into rough weather on Thursday, forcing his helicopter to make an emergency landing at Pantnagar airport.
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June 05, 2026
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'Green revolution in Gujarat's semiconductor city'
GUJARAT’S Dholera town, located about 100km south of Ahmedabad, has established itself as an emerging hub for new industry.
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June 05, 2026
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Kuki outfit ups ante, opposes SIR in Manipur
THE Kuki organisation Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) on Thursday opposed the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the violence-hit state, protesting the alleged exclusion of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the community.
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June 05, 2026
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Ethanol blending push: MSIL unveils flex-fuel car
MARUTI Suzuki India (MSIL) on Thursday unveiled India’s first flex-fuel car - a Wagon R hatchback - which can run on any blend of ethanol and petrol from E20 to E100.
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June 05, 2026
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200 MW of green energy plants stalled: Industry
AS the Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation Ltd (TNGECL) issued notification recently not to sign on any approval papers for commissioning solar and wind energy projects in the state, industry leaders say nearly 200 MW of ready-to-commission renewable energy plants have been stalled.
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June 05, 2026
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GCCs shifting towards contract hiring for AI talent
INDIAS global capability centres (GCCs) are increasingly hiring AI and engineering talents via contract and project-based models, driven by demand for specialised skills and faster deployment as companies move away from traditional workforce expansion towards flexible, outcome-focused teams.
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June 05, 2026
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Major setback to Oppn as MahaYuti to win 6 of 17 MLC seats unopposed
IN a major setback for opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance secured six of the 17 seats in the biennial Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) elections unopposed.
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June 05, 2026
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WHY A NEW PRICE MEASURE MATTERS
COME June 15, India will change the way it measures inflation at the producer level.
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June 05, 2026
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HDFC MF IMPOSES CURBS ON GOLD ETF
HDFC Mutual Fund has imposed temporary curbs on investments in its gold exchange-traded fund (ETF) schemes amid heightened interest in gold-backed assets.
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June 05, 2026
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'No courage to reappear': NEET aspirant writes to parents before death
AN 18-year-old NEET aspirant who died by suicide in Nagpur wrote in a note that she had no courage to reappear for the test as she was not confident whether she would get the same marks again.
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June 05, 2026
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Financial delegation powers for field commanders doubled
MoD calls it part of a wider push to speed up procurement and fast-track decision-making
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June 05, 2026
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India and US finish latest round of talks
THE US trade delegation that visited India from June 1-4 held talks on a range of issues, including trade in goods, non-tariff measures, Customs and trade facilitation, economic security alignment, and other areas of mutual interest, commerce ministry said on Thursday.
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June 05, 2026
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Hezbollah rejects truce, demands full Israeli withdrawal
Threatens fresh attacks as Israel reserves right to strike Beirut and continue ground operations with US backing
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June 05, 2026
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85-year-old gets jail term in 1992 murder case
AFTER an ordeal of more than three decades, an 85-year-old man from Bihar’s Vaishali district, was awarded three years rigorous imprisonment by a district court on Tuesday, a day after he was held guilty in a 1992-attempt to murder case.
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June 03, 2026
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India's May fuel exports hit 4-yr low due to domestic demand
INDIA'S exports of fuels, including petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF), fell to their lowest level in nearly four years in May due to rising domestic demand.
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June 03, 2026
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Spl provision for Twisha's mother-in-law in jail due to high threat perception
THE named accused in model-actor Twisha Sharma’s May 12 suspected dowry death case — her husband Samarth Singh (34) and mother-in-law and former judge Giribala Singh (63)—were sent to 14-day judicial custody by a judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) court in Bhopal on Tuesday.
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June 03, 2026
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'Laws flouted': Cong slams govt over Odisha protest against bauxite mining
THE Congress on Tuesday targeted the Centre over protests by villagers in Odisha’s Koraput district against alleged violations of the law to “bulldoze clearances” for bauxite mining, and said Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram should be concerned as to why such agitations are taking place in different parts of the state.
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June 03, 2026
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BJP livid over Tharoor's Vande Mataram remark, says song not 'optional'
CONGRESS leader Shashi Tharoor’s remarks questioning the need to sing all five verses of Vande Mataram at the beginning and end of official functions have drawn a sharp response from the BJP, which accused the opposition party of capitulating to the Muslim League, an ally of the ruling coalition in Kerala.
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June 03, 2026
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NIA probes Hamas role in Pahalgam
IN a significant development in the Pahalgam terror attack investigation, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has formally flagged the need to examine possible links between Pakistan-backed terror groups and Hamas.
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June 03, 2026
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Scaled-down CGM tournament to return with eight Grandmasters
THE fourth edition of the Chennai Grand Masters, India’s biggest elite Classical chess event, is set to be scaled back.
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June 03, 2026
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Adani Group capex at record ₹1.53 lakh cr in FY26
ADANI Group companies reported a record capital expenditure of ₹1.53 lakh crore ($ 16.1 bn) and an all-time high EBITDA of ₹94,834 crore ($10 bn) in the financial year 2025-26.
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June 03, 2026
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Delighted Dubey ready for international challenge
ON the back of a record-breaking Ranji Trophy season last year — where he scalped 69 wickets — Vidarbha’s left arm spinner Harsh Dubey earned his first IPL contract midway through the 2025 campaign.
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June 03, 2026
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A scientist's INDIAN DREAM
Dr G Satheesh Reddy talks to TNIE about his early life, DRDO journey and India’s hypersonic ambitions
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