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June 18, 2026 10:06 AM

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Voting underway for elections to Rajya Sabha seats in Jharkhand

Voting for two Rajya Sabha seats in Jharkhand is underway, with JMM candidate Baidyanath Ram, Congress nominee Pranav Jha, and Independent candidate Parimal Nathwani in the fray. Polling began at 9 a.m. and will continue until 4 p.m. Counting of votes will commence at 5 p.m., following which the res...

June 18, 2026 9:49 AM

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Hardcore woman Maoist with Rs 10-lakh bounty surrenders before Kolkata Police

Hardcore woman Maoist Pushpa Mahato, carrying a bounty of 10 lakh rupees, surrendered before Kolkata Police in West Bengal after laying down her arms following 21 years of insurgency. Facing mounting pressure from joint security forces in Jharkhand’s Saranda forests and the Central Government’s “Mao...

June 18, 2026 8:52 AM

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Tamil Nadu Assembly session to begin today

The Session of the Tamil Nadu Assembly will begin today in Chennai with the customary address of Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. The details regarding the number of days of the session will be decided after the Business Advisory Committee meeting today. Out of the 234 Assembly seats, six of th...

June 17, 2026 9:05 PM

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West Bengal Maoist leader surrenders before Kolkata Police

A Maoist leader from the Jhargram district of West Bengal, Pushpa, has surrendered before the Kolkata Police. She has been active in the Sarenda jungles. Ajay Kumar Nand, Kolkata Police Commissioner, today informed the media in a press conference about her surrender with an SLR rifle, one magazine a...

June 17, 2026 4:08 PM

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Truck–Bus Collision in Vadodara, Gujarat leaves 6 dead

In Gujarat, six people, including a nine-year-old child, have died in an accident between a truck and a private bus in Vadodara. Twenty-seven others were injured and shifted to SSG Hospital in Vadodara for treatment. The accident occurred around 4 am near Kotambi Stadium when a bus travelling from B...

June 17, 2026 3:15 PM

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Security forces intensify counter-insurgency operations across Manipur

In Manipur, Security forces intensified counter-insurgency and law enforcement operations across the state, arresting three militants and destroying 26 illegal bunkers in separate operations, said the officials today.   The arrested militants, identified as active cadres of the banned People's Liber...