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Not seeking 3rd-party role on India border issue: Nepal FM
NEPAL Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal on Sunday sought to clarify Kathmandu’s position on the long-running Kalapani-Lipulekh-Limpiyadhura border dispute with India, saying that his country is not seeking third-party mediation but is instead focused on substantiating its territorial claims through historical evidence.
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June 08, 2026
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Nestlé plans ‘penetration-led growth’
NESTLE INDIA will focus on expanding household penetration, accelerating technology adoption and deepening consumer engagement to drive its next phase of growth, Chairman and MD Manish Tiwary said in his first letter to shareholders, laying out a long-term vision for the country’s largest food company.
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June 08, 2026
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Pens, pressure and the promise of a future as millions take China’s toughest exam ‘gaokao’
HUNDREDS of young Chinese students clutching pens and their IDs shuffled into a testing centre in blue-skied Beijing on Sunday, swarmed by parents, joining millions sitting for the national high-stakes university entrance exam.
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June 08, 2026
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C’garh population at 3.15 cr, literacy a concern
AS Chhattisgarh prepares for its next major census phase scheduled for early 2027, estimated data from the Directorate of Economics and Statistics has revealed a stark and deeply concerning reality: over 1 crore 4 lakh people in the state are still completely illiterate.
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June 08, 2026
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Nathwani entry in J’khand RS election makes Cong jittery
THE Rajya Sabha elections in Jharkhand have taken an interesting turn with the entry of former RS member and businessman Parimal Nathwani into the fray as an independent candidate, making the Congress jittery.
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June 08, 2026
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THE MONTH GOD CLAIMED
DO we need a particular reason to remember Sri Krishna every day?
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June 08, 2026
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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
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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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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
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DO UNTO OTHERS WHAT YOU WANT DONE TO INDIANS
ABERRANT behaviour by Indian tourists abroad—ranging from the embarrassing to the indefensible—has invited severe backlash from various parts of the world in recent weeks.
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June 06, 2026
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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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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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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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₹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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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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‘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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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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Kim unveils nuclear fuel facility, pledges expansion of plant
NORTH Korea on Thursday unveiled a new facility to produce nuclear bomb fuels, with leader Kim Jong Un announcing plans to bolster the country’s nuclear forces “at an exponential rate.”
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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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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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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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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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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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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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June 05, 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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Rahul's chopper makes emergency landing due to bad weather in U'khand
LEADER of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's proposed two-day visit to Uttarakhand ran into rough weather on Thursday, forcing his helicopter to make an emergency landing at Pantnagar airport.
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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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'Laws flouted': Cong slams govt over Odisha protest against bauxite mining
THE Congress on Tuesday targeted the Centre over protests by villagers in Odisha’s Koraput district against alleged violations of the law to “bulldoze clearances” for bauxite mining, and said Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram should be concerned as to why such agitations are taking place in different parts of the state.
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June 03, 2026
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Woman arrested in connection with MP honey-trap racket an HIV patient
A middle-aged woman whose arrest led to the busting of an alleged honey-trap racket in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district has turned out to be an HIV/AIDS patient, police said.
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