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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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June 26, 2026
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Not like watching Brazil but Selecao may like it that way
THE Brazil vs Scotland group encounter at Miami on Wednesday evening had gained significant traction in the days leading up to the match.
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June 26, 2026
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Sai Sudharsan's ton takes Ind A to 333/4
A FLUENT century from Sai Sudharsan and unbeaten fifties from skipper Dhruv Jurel and Shaik Rasheed put the India A firmly in control at 333 for four on the opening day of the unofficial Test series against Sri Lanka A here on Thursday.
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June 26, 2026
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Sindhu breaks NR, Kujur qualifies for Asiad
KARNATAKA'S Sindhushree G created a new national record by leaping 4.25m in the women’s pole vault, pipping national record holder Baranica Elangovan to gold on Day 2 of the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships on Thursday.
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June 26, 2026
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Netra finally okayed for full combat role
INDIAS indigenous Netra Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) system on Thursday received Final Operational Clearance (FOC), capping a development journey of over two decades and giving the Indian Air Force (IAF) a fully certified airborne surveillance platform, even as its fleet of ‘‘eyes in the sky’’ remains well short of operational requirements.
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June 26, 2026
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Tourist visas for B'desh nationals after 2 yrs, Cabinet-rank for Indian envoy
INDIA will resume accepting tourist visa applications from Bangladeshi nationals from June 28, nearly two years after suspending the service following attacks on its diplomatic establishments in Bangladesh.
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June 26, 2026
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Shafali, Radha step up as India keep hopes alive
LESS than 24 hours before she opened the batting against Bangladesh, Shafali Verma made it clear that India knew how to get out of the rut at the Women’s T20 World Cup.
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June 26, 2026
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India’s electronics trade deficit increases on low value addition
DESPITE electronics emerging as one of India’s largest export categories, the country continues to remain heavily dependent on imports, with electronics imports exceeding exports by nearly 2.4 times in FY26.
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June 26, 2026
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₹13.6K crore drug haul in 5 years in Gujarat
AHEAD of the International Day Against Drug Abuse on June 26, Gujarat Police has released staggering figures that underscore the scale of the state’s war against narcotics.
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June 26, 2026
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SC upholds SAT relief for ex-Biocon exec
THE Supreme Court has refused to interfere with an order of the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) that had granted relief to former Biocon senior executive Shreehas P. Tambe in an insider trading case filed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), while clarifying that the tribunal’s ruling will not be treated as a binding precedent.
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June 26, 2026
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‘The stairs came away, the whole wall cracked’
“ANTONIO, it’s your mom, I’m right here,” a mother’s desperate cries bounced off the rubble of a 22-story building in Caracas that collapsed following two powerful earthquakes in Venezuela on Wednesday.
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June 26, 2026
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South Africa stun Korea to make history
SOUTH Africa beat South Korea 1-0 on Wednesday to reach the World Cup knockout rounds for the first time in their history — an astonishing turnaround after a dismal opening defeat.
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June 26, 2026
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Commercial vehicle industry to register single-digit growth in FY27: TaMo MD
TATA MOTORS MD & CEO Girish Wagh said on Thursday that the West Asia crisis, which led to higher diesel prices, will impact domestic commercial vehicle (CV) demand in the short term, but India’s strong macroeconomy will support recovery over the long term.
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June 26, 2026
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PAC chief seeks report on Great Nicobar project
DURING a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee on Wednesday, its chairman and Congress MP K C Venugopal sought a report on the controversial Great Nicobar Project from Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, sources said.
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June 25, 2026
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AI Delhi-Amritsar flight sent back after entering Pak airspace briefly
WHILE maneuvering a go-around due to heavy traffic congestion, an Air India flight from Delhi to Amritsar briefly entered Pakistani airspace on Monday night, raising alarm bells.
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June 25, 2026
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5th gen stealth fighter jet hits air pocket as GE triples engine price
Commercial negotiations with the US aerospace giant on hold; India mulls paring order size
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June 25, 2026
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Warehouse caves in, kills 5, injures 30 as Suvendu orders construction halt
FIVE persons died and around 30 were injured after an under-construction roof on the third floor of a godown in the Taratala area of Kolkata collapsed on Wednesday afternoon.
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June 25, 2026
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Sensex, Nifty gain 1% each on easing geopolitical crisis, cooling oil prices
DOMESTIC equity market recouped Tuesday’s fall with the benchmark indices — NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex — gaining about 1% each on Wednesday.
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June 25, 2026
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SC says India needs docs, junks fee plea
THE Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with the fee structure of the private medical colleges in Rajasthan, observing that “we need doctors in this country” while dismissing a petition that called the charges exorbitant.
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June 25, 2026
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Shah vision document to take on narco terror
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah will unveil a vision document on June 26 outlining the government’s strategy to strengthen the fight against drug trafficking and substance abuse over the next three years.
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June 25, 2026
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CRPF suspends officer for posts on CAPF bill
THE CRPF has suspended a DIG-rank officer for allegedly sharing social media content critical of the government during the debate and passage of the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, a legislation opposed by a section of CAPF officers, who called it discriminatory.
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June 25, 2026
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Landmark legal win for female footballers
IN a landmark legal win for female football players, sport’s highest court has awarded Maja Gothberg salary compensation from Lazio Women after the Italian club ended contract talks when it knew she was pregnant.
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