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Iran says Hormuz completely closed
Iran's new body overseeing the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday confirmed a complete closure order for the strategic waterway until further notice, after the Revolutionary Guards announced the move overnight.
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June 12, 2026
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Govt eases licensing requirements for key connected vehicle devices
The Centre has exempted key connected vehicle communication devices from licensing requirements in a move aimed at accelerating the deployment of intelligent transport systems and enhancing road safety through real-time vehicle-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) connectivity.
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June 12, 2026
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Cong plans nationwide stir against Centre over jobs, prices, education
The Congress on Thursday announced a nationwide campaign against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government over issues such as unemployment, inflation and recurring examination paper leaks, a day after the BJP marked PM Modi becoming the country’s longest continuously serving elected premier, party leaders aware of the matter said.
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June 12, 2026
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El Niño shadow over hydropower output
Weak monsoon and depleting reservoirs raise concerns for power generation
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June 12, 2026
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‘AFSPA will be removed from almost entire NE’
Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA will be withdrawn from the entire Northeast next year, barring one or two states.
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June 12, 2026
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Is digital India ready for Anthropic's Mythos era?
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) evolves, so do the anxieties around it.
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June 12, 2026
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Two workers fall to death after shuttering gives way
Two workers died on Thursday after falling from the 37th floor of an under-construction high-rise building in Noida’s Sector 152 when the shuttering they were standing on collapsed and their safety belts gave way, police said.
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June 12, 2026
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Satbari tree transplantation: SC panel slams ‘near zero’ survival
A court-appointed expert committee has sharply criticised the Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) handling of an ongoing tree transplantation exercise linked to the controversial Satbari road-widening project, warning that poor technical execution, inadequate preparation and a near-total failure of already transplanted saplings risk rendering the exercise futile.
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June 12, 2026
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TCS partners with Anthropic to drive enterprise AI scaling
IT services major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Thursday announced a global partnership with AI major Anthropic to help customers scale enterprise artificial intelligence adoption.
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June 12, 2026
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Man arrested for bludgeoning wife to death near Seelampur
A 35-year-old woman was bludgeoned to death with a hammer, reportedly by her husband, in the early hours of Thursday at their house in Gautampuri near Seelampur over a domestic dispute, police officers aware of the matter said.
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June 12, 2026
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B'desh deploys armed villagers along border
The Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) has placed armed village defence volunteers at more than a dozen spots across the international border in West Bengal and Tripura, BSF personnel on the ground said on Wednesday, the move coming amid mounting crackdown on undocumented immigrants from the neighbouring country and a policy of pushing back people suspected of dubious citizenship.
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June 12, 2026
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The politics of shade in our unequal cities
As Indian cities heat up, cooling equity will need investing in shaded public infrastructure — bus stops, markets, pedestrian pathways, schools and health centres. It will also need labour protection for workers on the frontline of heat exposure
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June 12, 2026
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UP varsities told to form anti-conversion cells
All higher education institutions in Uttar Pradesh, including medical and dental colleges, are gearing up to set up “Dharmantaran Roktham Cells” (anti-conversion cells) following an order by state governor Anandiben Patel — a move which has sparked a political row.
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June 12, 2026
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2 Kuki men killed day after 6 bodies of Nagas recovered in Manipur
Two Kuki villagers were killed and two more were injured on Thursday in an attack by armed miscreants in Manipur’s Kamjong district, police officers said, in an incident that came a day after six mutilated bodies of Naga hostages captured by Kuki militants last month were found by security forces.
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June 12, 2026
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SC: Homemakers’ work to be valued at ₹30,000 a month in accident claims
The Supreme Court on Thursday declared that homemakers are “nation builders” whose contribution can no longer be undervalued, ruling that the loss of domestic care in motor accident cases must be monetised at a minimum of ₹30,000 per month while computing compensation.
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June 12, 2026
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3 Indian sailors dead in US attack; 3rd vessel hit
Three Indian seafarers reported missing after a US attack on a tanker off the coast of Oman have been confirmed dead, shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Thursday, hours after US forces targeted another merchant vessel with 20 Indian crew members in the same region.
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June 12, 2026
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2 Kukis killed a day after remains of 6 abducted Naga men recovered
Two Kuki men were killed and two others were injured in a fresh attack on a village in Manipur's Kamjong district on Thursday, police said, a day after the bodies of six Naga hostages captured by Kuki militants last month were recovered by security forces.
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June 12, 2026
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Road accident deaths increased 2.5% in ’24 from ’23
India’s roads became deadlier in 2024, with fatalities from road crashes rising to 177,175, a 2.5% increase from 172,890 in 2023, according to the latest Road Accidents in India 2024 report released by the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) on Thursday.
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June 12, 2026
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Vessels hit by US had a chequered past
All three merchant ships disabled by US Navy strikes off the coast of Oman this week had earlier been detained, found unsafe or placed under sanctions, records show, even as the operator of the ship on which three Indian seafarers died denied any link to Iranian oil.
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June 12, 2026
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Baraik becomes third TMC Rajya Sabha MP to quit within a week
The Trinamool Congress lost its third member in the Rajya Sabha in a week after Prakash Chik Baraik tendered his resignation to Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radhakrishnan on Thursday.
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June 12, 2026
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Set up anti-conversion cells: UP guv to colleges
All higher education institutions in Uttar Pradesh, including medical and dental colleges, have been directed to set up “Dharmantaran Roktham Cells” or anti-conversion cells by state governor Anandiben Patel.
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June 12, 2026
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Homemakers nation builders, labour worth ₹30k a month, says SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday declared that homemakers are “nation builders” whose contribution can no longer be undervalued, ruling that the loss of domestic care in motor accident cases must be monetised at a minimum of ₹30,000 per month while computing compensation.
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June 12, 2026
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BJP wins all 3 RS seats in MP, Cong cries foul
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday secured all three Rajya Sabha seats from Madhya Pradesh, after Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination was rejected earlier this week, with the opposition party terming the developments “theft”, “hijacking” of the democratic process and “betrayal” of people.
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June 12, 2026
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Official inspected B&B a day before fire, sacked
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Thursday terminated the services of a health official who inspected the Hauz Rani bed-and-breakfast (B&B) just one day before a fire claimed 23 lives, alleging that he carried out a “superficial” inspection, “wilfully ignored” discrepancies and recommended a licence based on a “false and misleading” report.
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June 12, 2026
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Excise relief for higher ethanol petrol blends
The government has exempted excise duty on up to 30% ethanol component in blended petrol, which, according to experts, will proportionately reduce India’s energy imports and may also improve margins of stressed fuel retailers as oil companies may not pass the benefit to the consumer.
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June 12, 2026
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Fatigue looms large over the World Cup
“I gave everything, physically and mentally. But the very highest level is like a washing machine, you play all the time and never stop.”
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June 12, 2026
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Injury-hit Canada face first test against Bosnia
Canada will carry immense pressure into their World Cup opener when, in perhaps the most seminal moment in the country’s football history, they face Bosnia on Friday in front of a partisan home crowd with both teams seeking a first-ever knockout stage berth.
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June 12, 2026
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‘Need to stay in the present in unforgiving T20 format’
{ MITHALI RAJ } FORMER INDIA CAPTAIN
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June 12, 2026
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DJB’s new Yamuna clean up pitch asks firms to adopt drains, fund wastewater treatment
Not all adoption stories come with wagging tails or restored 17th century heritage buildings. Some come with sewage, sludge and foul smell.
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June 12, 2026
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Delhi in the year of American independence
The city in a year historic to the USA
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