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June 16, 2026 2:26 PM
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A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook part of central Indonesia's Sulawesi island today, causing scattered damage. The initial quake was centred 43 kilometres east-southeast of Palu, and the US Geological Survey said it was about 10 kilometres deep. Several aftershocks followed, the strongest being of 5....
June 16, 2026 2:03 PM
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The India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Sub Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim till Sunday. IMD also predicted heavy rainfall over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal till Friday, while Bihar, Kerala a...
June 16, 2026 1:51 PM
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be arriving in Paris tomorrow evening as part of his visit to France. He is scheduled to hold meetings with leading Chief Executive Officers, with discussions expected to continue till the afternoon. Later, he will participate in the VivaTech Summit, one of Europe's...
June 16, 2026 2:09 PM
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, Art and culture have the power to bring people closer together. This comes after PM Modi and Slovak President Peter Pellegrini witnessed an exhibition centred on Varanasi, including works by Slovak artists, at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava, Slovakia, ...
June 16, 2026 1:43 PM
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India's fiscal policy is evolving to support domestic growth and strengthen economic resilience amid rising global uncertainties triggered by the ongoing West Asia conflict. According to a report by S and P Global, the country's risk management approach is transitioning from providing immediate econ...
June 16, 2026 1:38 PM
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Akashvani Chennai is celebrating its 88th anniversary today. As a pioneer of Indian Broadcasting, AIR Chennai has been a champion in reaching millions of people across the State. AIR's digital services through the NewsonAir Application, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and WhatsApp channels....
June 16, 2026 1:53 PM
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The government has notified an amendment to the Drugs Rules, 1945, saying that the exemption given for the sale of cough syrups in small villages has been withdrawn. In a Gazette notification, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has said that the word “Syrup” from Schedule K of the drugs rules...
June 16, 2026 1:12 PM
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The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has clarified that no such proposal is currently under consideration by the Ministry on a proposed Middle East-India deep water pipeline. In a statement, the ministry said, it noticed a series of media reports suggesting that the government is actively pursu...
June 16, 2026 12:59 PM
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Wall Street rallied yesterday following the announcement of US-Iran peace agreement. Among the major indices, the Nasdaq Composite Index soared over three per cent to close at 26 thousand 684, and the S&P 500 advanced more than 1.6 per cent to end at 7 thousand 554. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones In...
June 16, 2026 12:52 PM
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the last decade has witnessed a record infrastructure upgrade across the country. Sharing a post of MyGov on his social media account, Mr Modi said that the government is committed to building next-generation infrastructure for the people of the country t...
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