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CID raids Mamata’s office amid meeting with Sonia
Buzz over Didi seeking INDIA bloc help to contest Basirhat LS bypoll
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June 10, 2026
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'Autopsy report on nursing student death not out yet'
SEVENTEEN days after the death of a nursing student during an elective septoplasty at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) in Tiruchy, Minister for Health K G Arunraj said no conclusion could be drawn on the death, as the post-mortem report is yet to arrive.
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June 10, 2026
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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
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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
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TN to issue key certificates in five days, tweaks process
TO reduce public hardship and expedite service delivery, the state government has decided to revamp the process for issuing community, income and 24 other certificates.
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June 10, 2026
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‘Singappen’ for women’s safety rolled out in TN
THE ambitious Singappen Special Force (SSF) to prevent crimes against women was launched by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday.
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June 10, 2026
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HC asks TN to review penalty cuts by former mining official
SUSPECTING foul play in the reduction of penalty imposed on a stone quarry operator in Tirunelveli for violations from ₹13.65 crore to ₹1.33 crore by the Commissioner of Geology and Mining in 2022, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ordered the state government to review all such orders passed by the official and take appropriate action as per law.
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June 10, 2026
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Bypolls: Former CEC says defectors must be barred from contest for 5 yrs
THE resignation of four MLAs within three weeks of their election for political reasons, and with Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay also vacating the Tiruchy East seat after choosing to retain Perambur constituency following his dual victory in the polls, have forced byelections in five constituencies within six months.
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June 09, 2026
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‘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
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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
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Tiruchi Suriyaa bail plea: Court asks police to reply by June 10
THE Principal Sessions Court in Chennai on Monday directed the police to file a counter to the bail plea filed by political commentator Tiruchi Suriyaa, son of DMK Rajya Sabha member Tiruchy Siva, who was arrested for alleged defamatory remarks against BJP functionary and national motorcycle racer Alisha Abdullah.
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June 09, 2026
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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
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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
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‘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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Govt should challenge Thiruparankundram orders in SC, says VCK
VCK general secretary Sinthanai Selvan on Monday demanded the state government to challenge two court orders linked to the Thiruparankundram controversy in the Supreme Court, warning that failure to do so could compel the government to implement rulings that contradict its stated position on maintaining the status quo.
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June 09, 2026
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Laws enacted in legislatures must align with needs of new-gen: Birla
LOK Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Monday that the laws enacted in legislatures must resonate with the aspirations and requirements of the new generation.
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