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The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Cheers as court axes Don's $1L H-1B fee, labels it a 'tax'
US lawmakers, state attorneys general and Indian diaspora organisations welcomed a federal court order striking down Donald Trump’s USD 100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, saying the move would ease staffing shortages in healthcare and education and restore fairness to the immigration system.
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June 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Big push to asset, land monetisation and disinvestment
WITH the Centre facing a significant resource crunch following a series of emergency measures to shield the economy from the West Asia crisis, the government has activated plans to mobilise additional revenue, official sources said on Tuesday.
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June 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
LIKE, SHARE, CONSPIRE
YOU click on a video questioning the 1969 Moon landing. The presenter points to odd shadows, a fluttering flag and grainy footage as “proof” that the mission was staged.
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June 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
NEHRU AND MODI: A TALE OF TWO PRIME MINISTERS
JAWAHARLAL Nehru was sworn in as the country’s first democratically elected Prime Minister on May 13, 1952. He remained in office for a period of 4,397 days until his passing on May 27, 1964.
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June 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
SC flags 40-yr ‘extraordinary delay’ in murder trial in HC
VOICING serious concern over the “extraordinary delay” by the Allahabad High Court in deciding a 40-year-old criminal appeal filed by a man convicted of murder, the Supreme Court recently termed this delay “extremely disturbing” and said what could be done to ease the pendency in the HC.
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June 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
BUCKING TRENDS IN KARNATAKA
FINALLY, the much-debated change of guard in Karnataka was taken forward by the Congress’s central leadership and the state has a new Chief Minister. For the past few months, it was becoming increasingly clear that D K Shivakumar taking over was not an ‘if’ but a ‘when’ question.
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June 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Spl session possible if govt has the numbers
THE ruling NDA government is open to reworking the delimitation bill to specify upfront that Lok Sabha seats across all states would be uniformly raised by 50%, if it were to muster two-thirds majority for the passage of the legislation.
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June 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
RATE RISE DOESN'T ADDRESS AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEED
Revanth Reddy has stirred controversy by claiming that the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency or HYDRAA, which is tasked with taking down unauthorised structures, drew its name from German dictator Adolf Hitler's “fondness for the word Hydra”.
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June 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Submit safety report before June 15, airlines told
LEADING airlines in India and airport operators have been asked to submit their action-taken report (ATR) on the steps they have initiated to redress the deficiencies on the safety front detected during regular inspections carried out by the aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
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June 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Swiss woman among two foreign nationals arrested along Indo-Nepal border
TWO foreign nationals, a Swiss woman and a Myanmarese man, were arrested in Raxaul near the India-Nepal border in Bihar’s East Champaran district on Tuesday.
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June 10, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
ONE LAST DANCE
Messi & Ronaldo, two modern-day greats, will be featuring in their last WC. Swaroop Swaminathan tries to explain what it means...
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June 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Consistent efforts to ensure development benefits reach those left behind, says PM
A day after the NDA government led by him completed 12 years in office on June 7, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted its achievements, saying India had witnessed significant transformation during this period, with the welfare of the poor and marginalised remaining at the centre of government efforts.
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June 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
India calls for quick de-escalation in West Asia
INDIA on Monday voiced deep concern over the renewed military escalation in West Asia, urging all parties to immediately de-escalate tensions, protect civilians, and pursue a diplomatic resolution as hostilities between Israel and Iran entered a dangerous new phase.
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June 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
‘Lacklustre’: BJP says Oppn trying to stay relevant
THE BJP on Monday dismissed the INDIA Bloc meeting as a “lacklustre” exercise which is little more than political theatre and claimed that the Opposition alliance is struggling to remain relevant after losing public support.
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June 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
BJP names RS nominee from MP eyeing UP Assembly polls
A day after the BJP fielded MP Fisherman Welfare Board chief Mahesh Kewat for the third seat in the biennial Rajya Sabha polls, the boatmen-fisherman caste OBC leader filed his nomination for the June 18 election.
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June 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Oppn to write to CJI on SIR, ‘poll theft’, makes unity pitch
CALLING for greater unity against the BJP, the Opposition INDIA bloc members on Monday unanimously decided to demand Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s immediate resignation over the NEET-CBSE paper leak row and write to the Chief Justice on alleged anomalies in the SIR exercise and allegations of ‘vote theft’.
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June 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
SC: Consensual pre-marital physical relationship no blot on character
THE Supreme Court has held that a consensual physical relationship between two unmarried adults cannot be treated as evidence of poor character, while restoring the selection of a constable candidate whose appointment had been cancelled over a case linked to a past relationship.
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June 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Cong cornered at INDIA bloc meeting
KNIVES were out at the meeting of the INDIA bloc on Saturday, where the Congress came under sharp criticism from several allies, including the SP, RJD, NCP (SP), NC, and the Left parties, over poor coordination and the party’s approach towards alliance partners.
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June 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Elephant death sites are crime spots in C'garh
IN order to make wildlife conservation more robust and effective, forest officers and veterinary experts from various forest divisions across Chhattisgarh have been imparted wildlife forensic training.
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June 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
India aims for tariff rates negotiated under BTA
INDIA'S exports to the US will be subject to tariff rates negotiated under the proposed Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) once the ongoing Section 301 investigations are completed and a trade deal is concluded, according to commerce ministry sources.
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June 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Now, Trinamool disintegrates in LS with new bloc
20 of its 28 MPs, led by Kakoli Ghosh, seek separate group, pledge support to NDA
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June 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
COOLING EPIC FURY DESPITE BIBI
UNDAY, the hundredth day of Operation Epic Fury—the joint military campaign launched by the US and Israel against Iran—turned out to be one of dramatic developments.
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June 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
AI investment outpacing biz outcome: Cognizant
COGNIZANT chief executive Ravi Kumar has said companies are investing heavily in artificial intelligence, but many are yet to see the expected business benefits as the technology moves from experimentation to large-scale deployment.
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June 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
‘It is the best I have felt going into a WC’
THE memories of November 2, 2025 still lies fresh in Arundhati Reddy’s mind.
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June 09, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Festival gunfire injures 12, two critical in Ohio
GUNFIRE erupted Saturday near a busy street festival in Ohio, wounding at least 12 people and sending some eventgoers scrambling for cover while others rushed to help the victims.
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June 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF AI IMPACT ON INDIAN FIRMS
THERE is FOMO in India’s financial markets, driven by companies advancing artificial intelligence.
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June 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Youth in judiciary driving tech shift, must stay watchful of AI, says CJI
YOUNG lawyers, judicial officers, youth and legal professionals are a positive force behind the judiciary’s technological transformation, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has said.
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June 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Indonesia minister: Modi's visit to firm up Indo-Pacific partnership for two nations
INDIA and Indonesia on Sunday reviewed the full spectrum of their expanding strategic partnership, with Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono expressing anticipation for PM Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Jakarta as part of a broader Indo-Pacific outreach that is also expected to include Australia and New Zealand.
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June 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Grading on a Greener Scale
Environmental studies turn practical and popular
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June 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Consumer confidence weakens across India as inflation concerns rise in May
CONSUMER confidence weakened across both urban and rural India in May, with households turning more cautious about economic conditions, employment prospects and discretionary spending even as inflation expectations moved higher, as per the latest surveys released by the Reserve Bank.
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