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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
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
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
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
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
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
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
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
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 Bengaluru
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
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
Deportation of 4 women declared as foreigners by Assam tribunal stayed
THE Supreme Court has recently stayed the deportation of four women detained after being declared foreigners by a Foreigners Tribunal in Assam.
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June 06, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
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
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
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
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
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
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
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
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
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
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
Testing ground for India ahead of gruelling season
THE last time India head coach Gautam Gambhir addressed a press conference in a Test setting, one of the questions put forth in front of him was whether he thought he was still the best man for the job, especially in red-ball cricket.
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June 06, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
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
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
‘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
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
HDFC MF IMPOSES CURBS ON GOLD ETF
HDFC Mutual Fund has imposed temporary curbs on investments in its gold exchange-traded fund (ETF) schemes amid heightened interest in gold-backed assets.
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June 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
2 ministers' names missing in BJP list for RS polls, Cong nominates Kharge
THE BJP on Thursday announced the names of 10 candidates, including its national general secretary Tarun Chugh, for the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for June 18 across 10 states.
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June 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
Kohli set to miss ODIs, uncertainty over Rohit
WHILE the official word is yet to come, it seems like Virat Kohli is set to miss the upcoming Afghanistan ODIs with uncertainty looming over Rohit Sharma’s participation.
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June 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
India and US finish latest round of talks
THE US trade delegation that visited India from June 1-4 held talks on a range of issues, including trade in goods, non-tariff measures, Customs and trade facilitation, economic security alignment, and other areas of mutual interest, commerce ministry said on Thursday.
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June 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
Financial delegation powers for field commanders doubled
MoD calls it part of a wider push to speed up procurement and fast-track decision-making
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June 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
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
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
Seven colleges not paying stipend to interns, resident doctors: NMC to SC
THE National Medical Commission (NMC) has informed the Supreme Court that only seven medical colleges were found not to be paying stipends to MBBS interns and postgraduate resident doctors.
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June 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
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
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
Chwalinska downs Shnaider, becomes first Qualifier to enter final
POLISH world number 114 Maja Chwalinska made French Open history on Thursday as she beat Diana Shnaider in straight sets to become the first qualifier to go all the way to the final at Roland Garros in the professional era.
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June 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
'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
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
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
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
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
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
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
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
India, UK push ties on critical minerals
INDIA and the United Kingdom on Thursday unveiled a series of initiatives spanning critical minerals, education and maritime security, as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper reviewed bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on regional and global developments, including the conflict in West Asia.
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June 05, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
‘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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