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No doubt about Maharana Pratap’s victory in Battle of Haldighati: RSS
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday reiterated the claim that Maharana Pratap, the Rajput ruler of the Kingdom of Mewar, had emerged victorious in the 1576 Battle of Haldighati.
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June 18, 2026
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Shah for use of AI to crack cyber crimes
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday directed modernisation of the National Cyber Crime Helpline 1930 and integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced technologies with it to strengthen the country’s cyber crime response system.
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June 18, 2026
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No foreign bidders on GeM yet, govt asks buyers to float relevant tenders
THE Government e-Marketplace (GeM) has not received a single bid from a foreign supplier, months after introducing the Global Tender Enquiry (GTE) functionality and a multi-currency payment system on the portal, according to officials familiar with the matter.
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June 18, 2026
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UCC Bill to be introduced in MP House next month
A bill to implement the uniform civil code (UCC) in Madhya Pradesh will be introduced in the Assembly monsoon session beginning on July 20, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Wednesday.
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June 18, 2026
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Premium valuations for AI acquisitions
INDIAN information technology services companies paid premium valuations for acquisitions focused on artificial intelligence and engineering capabilities in FY26, as firms increased spending on specialised talent, intellectual property and platforms.
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June 18, 2026
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21 mn hectares of land restored, goal achieved
INDIA successfully achieved its initial Bonn Challenge target of restoring over 21.76 million hectares (mha) of degraded and deforested land, saving it from desertification, and is on track to meet the second target of restoring an additional 5 mha by 2030.
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June 18, 2026
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Injury scare for Patil as India win big
EVEN as India cruised past Netherlands to register their second win of the Women’s T20 World Cup and moved to the top spot in Group A, they suffered a massive injury blow at Leeds on Wednesday.
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June 18, 2026
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Rahul slams edu system in Kota, kicks off protest
LoP says 5 exams cost families as much as budgets of five ministries
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June 18, 2026
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Tata Motors PV shares fall 10% on JLR updates
TATA Motors Passenger Vehicles (TMPV) shares crashed 10% intraday on Wednesday to hit the day’s low of ₹355 on the BSE as investors reacted to the financial year 2027 (FY27) road map shared by its British subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover (JLR).
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June 18, 2026
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House panel urges govt to increase spending on education to 6% of GDP
EXPRESSING concern over the current allocation for higher education, a parliamentary panel has recommended that spending on education be increased to 6% of GDP as envisaged under the National Education Policy (NEP).
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June 18, 2026
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Maximum City has only 40 days of water left, major curbs enforced
A combination of delayed monsoon arrival, zero rainfall in key catchment areas this season, and rapid depletion of reservoir storage—exacerbated by El Niño conditions—has pushed Mumbai’s seven-lake water supply system to a critical threshold, with the water stock effectively nearing the bottom level and leaving only about 40 days of supply for the city, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
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June 18, 2026
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Iran coach says team ordered out of US after draw
THE coach of Iran’s World Cup team said they were ordered to leave the US and return to its training base in Mexico only a few hours after opening their politically charged tournament by playing to a 2-2 draw with New Zealand on Monday night.
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June 17, 2026
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NTA warns students against scamsters
THE National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday night put out two videos warning parents and students taking up the NEET-UG retest on June 21 not to believe any kind of message that advance questions were available for a price.
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June 17, 2026
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What scrolling does to your brain
SCROLL, SWIPE, SUFFER
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June 17, 2026
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5 mn-year-old graveyard of whales found
AN enormous whale graveyard stretching nearly 1,200 km across the south-eastern Indian Ocean has been discovered in the Diamantina Fracture Zone, a vast network of deep-sea ridges and trenches around 7km beneath the surface.
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June 17, 2026
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MORE ENERGY FROM THE NORTHEAST
FOR decades, India’s Northeast was viewed mostly through the lens of distance, insurgency and unrealised potential. Today, that narrative is being rewritten.
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June 17, 2026
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BJP may put in place new teams
Nitin Nabin likely to announce his team by June 20-21, followed by a possible cabinet reshuffle
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June 17, 2026
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Sensex gains 3K points in three sessions as Iran-US tensions ease
COUNTRY’S equity market advanced for the third straight session on Tuesday as easing geopolitical tensions and declining crude oil prices after the US-Iran peace deal boosted investor sentiment and triggered a global rally.
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June 17, 2026
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SC issues notice to Centre, states on Aadhaar being used as citizenship proof
THE Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Centre, states and UTs seeking their detailed responses on a PIL alleging that Aadhaar cards issued by UIDAI are being wrongly used as proof of citizenship, domicile and address, and seeking curbs on such usage.
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June 17, 2026
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Air India unveils ‘basic’ fare on domestic routes
IN a widely anticipated move, Tata Group-owned Air India on Tuesday introduced a new ‘Basic’ fare category for Economy Class passengers on select domestic routes.
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June 17, 2026
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ICC SCHEDULING LEAVES WOMEN’S T20 WC IN SHADOW
AS Curacao, the smallest nation to qualify for the Fifa World Cup, had their moment of jubilation on Sunday after scoring a goal against Germany, halfway across the world India women were celebrating too.
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June 17, 2026
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‘AI OFFERINGS TO OFFSET STRESS ON TRADITIONAL IT BUSINESS’
HEXAWARE Technologies is seeing artificial intelligence reduce revenue from parts of its traditional IT services business, although the company expects new AI-led offerings to offset the pressure, Chief Financial Officer Vikash Kumar Jain told TNIE.
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June 17, 2026
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PM-VBRY: Building the workforce for Viksit Bharat '47
INDIA’S ambition to become a developed nation by 2047 is one of the most transformative national projects of our time.
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June 17, 2026
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‘Dry’ Bihar cracks down on 127 liquor mafias
LIQUOR mafias operating in Bihar will soon feel the heat of the state government’s strict action as the excise department, in cooperation with the prohibition and state narcotics control bureaus, has identified 127 liquor traders for the attachment of their ill-gotten property worth several crores.
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June 17, 2026
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3 police complaints seek FIRs against culprits as Ayodhya funds row widens
THE row over allegations of misappropriation of donations at Ram Temple in Ayodhya took a fresh turn on Tuesday when two people and the Karni Sena approached police with complaints seeking registration of FIRs in the case.
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June 17, 2026
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Speaker says will hear both TMC factions before taking a final call
LOK Sabha Speaker Om Birla will hear the rebel MPs of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) as well as the party faction led by Mamata Banerjee before deciding on giving recognition to the breakaway faction, sources have said.
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June 17, 2026
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Ronaldo set to play on US soil after 4,337 days
IT would have been unthinkable at the start of the 2022 World Cup to suggest Cristiano Ronaldo was anything other than the undisputed leader of the Portugal team.
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June 17, 2026
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Exam pressure, student from Raj takes his own life
AMID preparations for the NEET re-examination this month, another aspirant allegedly died by suicide in Rajasthan’s Sikar district.
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June 17, 2026
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Gujarat farm stir collapses as Cong, AAP trade charges
A farmers’ agitation that remained at the centre of Gujarat’s political discourse for several months came to an abrupt end on Tuesday, exposing a rift between the Congress and the AAP.
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June 17, 2026
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India witnesses biggest increase in AI talent share
INDIA recorded the largest rise in global AI talent share in 2025 and joined the world’s top three destinations for AI professionals, as per a study by Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
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