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Severe tropical storm Mekkhala downgraded from typhoon injures four as over 1 million advised to evacuate
Channel News AsiaArchived
Channel News Asia reported gusts up to 108 kmh as Mekkhala and tropical storm Higos may converge causing Fujiwhara effect complicating forecasts across Kyushu Shikoku Honshu including Osaka Nagoya Tokyo.
Sweden climate minister Romina Pourmokhtari brings 3-month-old son Adam to EU policy meeting in Luxembourg
Indian ExpressArchived
Indian Express reported the 30-year-old youngest Swedish minister wanted to show women need not choose between family and public office highlighting generous 16-month parental leave with non-transferable dad months.
Supreme Court Blanche v Lau 6-3 says border officers need not prove crime before blocking green card reentry
Hindustan TimesArchived
Hindustan Times reported Clarence Thomas held INA does not require clear and convincing evidence for moral turpitude allegations. Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented calling it cavalier sweeping aside of LPR rights.
Supreme Court 6-3 allows Trump to end TPS for 350000 Haitians and 6100 Syrians Alito writes
The GuardianArchived
The Guardian reported separate ruling upheld border metering blocking asylum seekers at US-Mexico line. Tuesday ruling also gave border officials broad discretion over green card holders with criminal allegations.
Evergreen Marine Ever Lovely hit off Oman bridge windows damaged but crew and cargo safe NDTV reports
NDTVArchived
NDTV said Singapore subsidiary vessel struck 3.6 nautical miles off Khawr Naiwah following UKMTO recommended route. Main engine and navigation instruments operate normally and ship safely departed Hormuz.
Hundreds trapped as twin 7.2 and 7.5 quakes kill 235 and injure over 4300 near Caracas Reuters reports
ReutersArchived
Reuters said rescuers combed rubble June 26 in La Guaira and Moron as Health Minister Carlos Alvarado confirmed deaths. Opposition tracking site listed over 46000 unaccounted for though figure unverified.
DRDO hands Final Operational Clearance certificate of indigenous Netra AEW&C to Indian Air Force
Vajiram and RaviArchived
Vajiram and Ravi reported Netra built on Embraer EMB-145 is developed by Bengaluru CABS making India the fifth country with this capability as the IAF Eye in the Sky for battlefield management.
1993-batch IPS Mahesh Dixit appointed Intelligence Bureau Director succeeding Tapan Deka June 30
The PrintArchived
The Print reported Andhra Pradesh cadre officer Dixit is widely respected for counterterrorism expertise and spent nearly five years heading SIB Srinagar overseeing Leh after Article 370 abrogation.
94-year-old K Mahalakshmamma renounces US citizenship to die as Indian in Andhra village
Deccan HeraldArchived
Deccan Herald reported Bapatla Collector V Vinod Kumar said she lived in the US over two decades after husband's death and returned to Chinthagumpala village wanting final rites performed in India.
ACB finds Rs 20 crore assets of Shamirpet tahsildar T Sucharita in disproportionate assets case
Times of IndiaArchived
Times of India reported searches at four locations including Himayathnagar residence unearthed two acres farmland three flats two plots Rs 12 lakh cash gold and diamonds worth Rs 1.2 crore and Rs 38 lakh deposits.
Shashi Tharoor calls for passport and Aadhaar as conclusive citizenship proof after MEA clarification
Times of IndiaArchived
Times of India reported Tharoor said declaring passports mere travel documents after rigorous police verification creates an absurd legal paradox as Supreme Court ruled Aadhaar is not citizenship proof either.
NCERT Class 9 textbook Understanding Society includes Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
Telegraph IndiaArchived
Telegraph India reported the new social science volume describes SIR as updating and verifying voter lists so no eligible citizen is left out and no ineligible person is included sparking opposition criticism.
Cabbie Basu Kumar Singh waited 45 minutes for asleep 10-year-old to separate from mother in Mehrauli
Times of IndiaArchived
Times of India reported police said Singh parked and lurked before abducting the girl who had turned away from her mother in sleep. Broken hair strands from cab and dump site sent for forensic examination.
Yogi Adityanath says guilty in Ram temple donation embezzlement case will not be spared in Deoria
NDTVArchived
NDTV reported the UP chief minister said police acted immediately after the SIT report as all eight FIR-named accused were arrested Thursday night and he urged parties to stop political rhetoric during the probe.
JD Vance jokes Usha should be federal budget director after buying Old Navy dress for 8.75 dollars
NDTVArchived
NDTV reported Usha Vance mocked a New York Times article by Vanessa Friedman on the politics of her coral maternity dress worn during a Father's Day Storytime with the Second Lady YouTube episode featuring the vice president.
US Supreme Court 6-3 allows Trump to strip TPS from 350000 Haitians and 6100 Syrians Alito rules
Times of IndiaArchived
Times of India reported courts cannot review TPS decisions potentially affecting 1.3 million immigrants from 17 countries. Separate 6-3 ruling upheld metering policy blocking asylum processing at overburdened US-Mexico border crossings.
King Charles and Queen Camilla will stay at Clarence House after 369 million pound palace refurbishment
Sky NewsArchived
Sky News reported the 10-year reservicing of Buckingham Palace ends March 2027 but Charles decided not to adopt it as personal residence to increase public access per Keeper of Privy Purse James Chalmers.Iran Revolutionary Guard strikes Singapore-flagged cargo ship testing US-Iran Hormuz reopening deal
Wall Street JournalArchived
Wall Street Journal reported the June 25 attack near Oman damaged the bridge but caused no casualties. Iran warned vessels outside its designated routes would not receive safe passage guarantees under last week's MOU.
Venezuela earthquake death toll rises to 235 after 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude quakes on June 24
The HinduArchived
The Hindu reported Health Minister Carlos Alvarado said thousands remain missing as La Guaira coastal region suffered heavy damage. US Treasury waived some sanctions until October 23 for earthquake relief transactions.
Retired Patna HC judge Vinod Kumar Sinha inspects Bilauti site where Bharat Bhushan Tiwari 28 was killed
The HinduArchived
The Hindu reported Sinha met the victim's family on June 25 after NDA cabinet approved a judicial commission on June 24. Tiwari was gunned down June 17 after viral June 16 video showed him rebuking police with a pistol.
Mehul Lohar pleads hang accused or shoot in encounter after brother Mayank stabbed on Mumbai local
Hindustan TimesArchived
Hindustan Times reported the 22-year-old Virar salesman died June 23 after a row over closing a first-class door during rain as Mehul a Bollywood background dancer said seeing his brother dead was unbearable.
68-year-old Meharbaan Shah reunited with son Dilshad after three months of silence from Muzaffarnagar factory
Indian ExpressArchived
Indian Express reported 12 men aged 16 to 44 from six states were rescued Monday from a disposable leaf plate unit in Titawi where they were allegedly confined beaten and forced to work up to 20 hours daily.
Canada-based NRI Jagman Samra challenges Bhagwant Mann's mask allegation in sacrilege video row
NDTVArchived
NDTV reported Mann alleged a mask was used to fake footage hurting Sikh sentiments and vowed Punjab Police would bring Samra back via Interpol while Samra demanded proof of mask purchase and seller identity.
Chandrababu Naidu calls Godavari-Cauvery interlinking a national project at Tungabhadra dam event
The News MinuteArchived
The News Minute reported Naidu spoke at Hospete after 33 new crest gates inauguration with Karnataka's DK Shivakumar and Telangana's A Revanth Reddy as El Nino leaves low inflow into Tungabhadra and Almatti reservoirs.
Kondragunta Mahalakshmamma 94 takes oath of allegiance to regain Indian citizenship in Bapatla
NDTVArchived
NDTV reported the Chinthagumpala village woman who acquired US citizenship in July 2000 told Collector V Vinod Kumar she wants to die as an Indian after returning from living with oncologist son Dr K Buchaiah Choudhary.Andhra Pradesh cadre IPS Mahesh Dixit appointed Intelligence Bureau Director on June 26
The PrintArchived
The Print reported the 1993-batch officer succeeds Himachal Pradesh cadre Tapan Deka whose tenure ends June 30. Dixit holds a medical degree and received President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2016.
Kalicharan Banerjee ex-OSD to Firhad Hakim arrested after Suvendu Adhikari named Kali in assembly on Taratala collapse
NDTVArchived
NDTV reported the former KMC power broker was detained over the warehouse collapse that killed 11 people as Adhikari alleged bribes and illegal building approvals linked to Camac Street and a Rs 200 crore Trinamool Bhavan project.
JP Nadda marks 51st Samvidhan Hatya Diwas anniversary of Indira Gandhi's June 25 1975 Emergency declaration
The HinduArchived
The Hindu reported Nadda told Patna BJP event that Rahul Gandhi should apologise for his grandmother's anti-Constitution actions before carrying the Constitution book as Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary felicitated JP Senanis.
Piyush Goyal says India-US deal finalized but won't enter force without tariff edge over ASEAN rivals
Deccan HeraldArchived
Deccan Herald reported the commerce minister told London's India Global Forum UK-India Week that an FTA is about comparative advantage over Vietnam Thailand Philippines China Malaysia Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
MeitY Secretary S Krishnan says US assured AI access once provided will not be cut off at Pax Silica
The HinduArchived
The Hindu reported Krishnan met US Under Secretary Jacob Helberg in Washington on June 24 as India joined the coalition in February to diversify semiconductor and critical mineral supply chains away from China dominance.
Nihang jatha from Mohali breaches Kulhal checkpoint barricades heading toward Hemkund Sahib on June 25
The HinduArchived
The Hindu reported dozens in blue attire with swords and rods pushed through multi-layered metal barriers at the Himachal-Uttarakhand border after talks with SDM and Tahsildar failed to resolve the standoff.
Government names six military personnel killed in Operation Sindoor for first time on June 26
Hindustan TimesArchived
Hindustan Times reported five Army and one IAF casualties from the May 2025 cross-border mission are now on the National War Memorial Roll of Honour including Subedar Major Pawan Kumar and Sergeant Surendra Kumar.
Siya Goyal's mother Pooja says she is in more pain than Ketan's family if daughter is guilty
NDTVArchived
NDTV reported parents Praveen and Pooja Goyal demanded the harshest punishment including pushing the accused from Lohagad Fort even if it is their own daughter after Ketan Agarwal fell 400 feet on June 18.
All eight accused in Ayodhya Ram temple donation embezzlement FIR arrested late Thursday
The HinduArchived
The Hindu reported Avinash Shukla, Anukalp Mishra, Lavkush Mishra and five others linked to cash counting at the shrine were picked up in Ayodhya on June 26 after an SIT preliminary report led to an FIR on June 25.India reaffirms commitment to end AIDS as public health threat by 2030 at UN High-Level Meeting
ETHealthworldArchived
ETHealthworld reported Permanent Representative Harish Parvathaneni backed the 2026 Political Declaration citing National AIDS and STD Control Programme with evidence-based planning and community engagement.
Israeli and Lebanese officials deny US claim of partial IDF withdrawal from southern Lebanon
The Times of IsraelArchived
The Times of Israel reported a State Department official told Reuters Israel pulled back as goodwill gesture but security sources said no political order to withdraw has been issued amid Washington talks this week.
Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman and Chinese minister agree to boost Teesta river management cooperation
NDTVArchived
NDTV reported Li Guoying assured comprehensive technical support in Beijing on June 25 citing a 2005 MoU as India watches closely given Siliguri Corridor security concerns over Chinese involvement near Chicken's Neck.
IRGC warns vessels must use only Iran-designated Hormuz routes despite US-Iran ceasefire
The HinduArchived
The Hindu reported Oman and IMO announced a coastal evacuation plan without Tehran consultation as IRGC Navy called the new route unacceptable and extremely dangerous on June 25.
US Supreme Court gives Trump wins on immigration metering and ending Temporary Protected Status
CNNArchived
CNN reported 6-3 rulings on June 25 allowed turning back asylum seekers before US soil and blocked federal court review of ending TPS for Haiti and Syria nationals while also striking down Hawaii gun carry consent law.
Rahul Gandhi defamation case filed by Shivraj Chouhan son Kartikeya ends after regret expression
NDTVArchived
NDTV reported MP High Court closed proceedings on June 25 after Gandhi said his October 2018 Jhabua rally Panama Papers reference to Kartikeya was inadvertent and meant for then Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh's son.
33-year-old Vaishak found dead at Kannada actress Krishi Thapanda's Bengaluru RR Nagar flat
The Times of IndiaArchived
Times of India reported police suspect suicide by hanging on Wednesday night when Thapanda was away from Elegants Apartment as RR Nagar police registered an unnatural death case pending post-mortem.
Suvendu Adhikari blames Trinamool sins as Taratala warehouse death toll reaches 11 in assembly
NDTVArchived
NDTV reported the CM said Firhad Hakim-signed plan turned Kolkata into a city of death promising Rs 10 lakh compensation per victim and four-week construction suspension across KMC and adjoining areas.
CSIS acknowledges Khalistani extremists bombed Air India Flight 182 killing 329 in 1985
NDTVArchived
NDTV reported Canadian intelligence formally corroborated India's long-held position on the June 23 1985 Kanishka bombing by Babbar Khalsa as PM Mark Carney called it Canada's deadliest terrorist attack.
Karnataka Andhra Telangana CMs inaugurate 33 new Tungabhadra dam spillway gates at Hosapete
Deccan HeraldArchived
Deccan Herald reported the Rs 51 crore project replaces 73-year-old infrastructure after Gate 19 washed away in August 2024 extending the inter-state reservoir's operational life by 50 to 60 years.
NCP MLA Sana Malik sparks row citing Pakistan Quran implementation during UCC assembly debate
Hindustan TimesArchived
Hindustan Times reported Malik defended polygamy under Muslim Personal Law during a Tuesday debate on triple talaq atrocities as BJP MLA Devyani Farande pushed Uniform Civil Code and Abu Azmi opposed it.
FIR registered against eight persons over alleged Ram Temple Trust donation embezzlement in Ayodhya
The HinduArchived
The Hindu reported Krishna Mohan filed the complaint after SIT preliminary probe naming Ramashankar Yadav alias Tinnu Manish Yadav and six others under BNS embezzlement fraud conspiracy and breach of trust sections.
India strongly objects as Pakistan raises Kashmir at UN forum misusing co-chair position
NewsOnAIRArchived
NewsOnAIR reported Permanent Representative P Harish accused Islamabad of politicising the platform and said Jammu and Kashmir is strictly an internal matter during UN-80 mandate review discussions in New York.
Passport fees for 36-page booklet rise to Rs 2500 from July 1 as tatkal costs Rs 5000
The HinduArchived
The Hindu reported MEA amended Passports Rules 1980 through a June 20 notification raising ordinary 60-page passport fees from Rs 2000 to Rs 3500 with tatkal at Rs 6000 effective July 1 2026.
Congress and CPI(M) seek rollback of FCRA Amendment Rules 2026 notified on June 22
The HinduArchived
The Hindu reported K.C. Venugopal and John Brittas wrote to PM Modi and Amit Shah saying NGOs must register under five rigid categories with per-state fees and digital presence disclosure requirements.
Sonam Wangchuk warns of Jantar Mantar hunger strike from June 28 over NEET leak demands
The HinduArchived
The Hindu reported the activist will wait until June 27 for government response on Cockroach Janata Party paper leak allegations and Ladakh environment culture and welfare accountability before starting the indefinite fast.
