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Hydroelectric project over Chenab fasttracked
AFTER a year of putting the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) on hold, the government has accelerated the stalled Kirthai Stage II Hydroelectric Project in Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, on the Chenab river.
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June 06, 2026
The New Indian Express Villupuram
WILL RBI BE FORCED TO RAISE RATES IN FY27?
THE Reserve Bank of India’s decision to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% may have offered temporary relief to borrowers, but the central bank’s sharply revised inflation outlook has reopened a debate on whether rate hikes could return later in FY27.
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June 06, 2026
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Using Aadhaar cards, WFI catches 125 age defaulters
AADHAAR seems to have become an effective tool for Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to verify age of wrestlers.
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June 06, 2026
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CBSE files plaint over cyber attacks
AFTER weeks of technical glitches that disrupted the re-evaluation process for Class XII students, the CBSE on Friday lodged a complaint with the Delhi Police, citing coordinated cyber attacks on its post-result services portal.
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June 06, 2026
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Divine intervention fails to stop arrest of criminal
AN inter-state drug smuggler’s quest for the removal of ‘planetary bad effects’ from his birth horoscope landed him in Rajasthan police net at a temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain.
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June 06, 2026
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Rumesh's 92.62m second-best in Asia
JAVELIN in the Commonwealth Games could turn out to be a fascinating contest between three Asian throwers.
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June 06, 2026
The New Indian Express Villupuram
Digvijaya corners govt on NEET leak
AMID the NEET-UG paper leak row, Congress MP and parliamentary panel chairman Digvijaya Singh on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the government to issue a white paper on the instances of leaks or irregularities in NTA-conducted examinations in the last eight years and the action taken on them.
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June 06, 2026
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‘Bit disturbed’ Rahul ups ante, says Great Nicobar project not about def
CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the Modi government’s argument that the Great Nicobar Island project is about defence and a transshipment port is a ‘lie’ and alleged that it is actually about helping a businessman build hotels and casinos on India’s most irreplaceable ecological land.
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June 06, 2026
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WAYS TO BRACE FOR A SUPER EL NIÑO
INTO today’s polycrisis of wars and oil shocks, the World Meteorological Organization has dropped a climate bombshell: there is an 80 percent chance a significant El Niño will take hold by mid-2026, with odds rising above 90 percent that it will persist well into winter.
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June 06, 2026
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Cong peeved at NCP for taking back candidates
THE Congress in Maharashtra is upset with former Union Minister Sharad Pawar-led NCP SP for its decision to withdraw its candidates from the biennial MLC elections in Thane and Pune and alleged that the party was indulging in settlement politics.
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June 06, 2026
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Bengaluru's defence-technology ecosystem gathers pace
BENGALURU is seeing growing activity in defence technology, aerospace manufacturing, autonomous systems and defence electronics as companies expand manufacturing and engineering operations and the state pushes new defence-related industrial projects.
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June 06, 2026
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Cancer cases up in HP, clamour for ban on hazardous pesticides grows
HIMACHAL Pradesh is facing a growing cancer crisis that environmentalists and health experts increasingly link to the excessive use of pesticides, fertilisers, and other chemicals in farming and horticulture.
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June 06, 2026
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Rift with JMM widens as Cong names RS candidate
IN yet another twist to Rajya Sabha polls, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is likely to field its candidates on both Rajya Sabha seats.
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June 06, 2026
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Ivory Coast shock France; Spain held
AMAD Diallo scored a late winner as Ivory Coast stunned France 2-1 in a World Cup warm-up match in Nantes on Thursday.
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June 06, 2026
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TN’s Nilgiri tahr population up 4.6% from 2025
1,364 COUNTED
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June 06, 2026
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Rollout of Smart Border to enhance security soon, assures Shah in Tripura
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that India would soon introduce pilot projects for smart borders at multiple locations, which will entail use of drones, sensors and smart fencing to enhance security and surveillance.
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June 06, 2026
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Bengal CM, state BJP president rush to Delhi to get portfolios fixed
WEST Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari rushed to Delhi on Friday, the day 35 BJP MLAs sworn in as ministers were scheduled to get their portfolios. State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya had left for Delhi on Thursday.
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June 06, 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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'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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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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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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Pvt schools must stick to fee fixed by panel, says min
WARNING private schools against collecting fees beyond that stipulated by the fee determination committee, Minister for School Education Rajmohan Arumugam on Thursday said that the state government would take action against institutions found violating regulations.
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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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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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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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₹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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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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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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‘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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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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