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Navy Foils Piracy Attempt In Indian Ocean, Saves Merchant Ship
INS Kolkata -- Indian Navy's guided missile destroyer -- has thwarted a piracy attempt in the western Indian Ocean with a timely intervention that ensured safety of a merchant vessel, officials said on Wednesday.

'Resonates Deeply With Us': Manipur Leaders Welcome Centre's Panel To Check Demographic Shifts
Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh said that for border states like Manipur, concerns over illegal immigration and abnormal demographic changes have long been significant

Ayushman Bharat, Education Policy Discussed At Delhi Workshop For Lawmakers
Healthcare reforms, implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the growing role of digital communication in politics dominated discussions at a workshop attended by nearly 80 MPs and MLAs in the national capital on Monday.

Ahead Of NEET Re-Exam On June 21, Dharmendra Pradhan Reviews Preparedness
Emphasising that examination security remains a top priority, Dharmendra Pradhan stressed the need to ensure foolproof arrangements while also maintaining a student-friendly environment and adequate facilities at examination centres across the country.

"Misleading, Not Based On Facts": CBSE To Rahul Gandhi Over Marking System Row
The CBSE said Rahul Gandhi's claim was "erroneous, misleading and not based on facts"

Tamil Nadu BJP Leader Annamalai Urges Rollback Of CBSE Class 9 Third Language Rule
CBSE Third language For Class 9: Annamalai argued that introducing an additional language at the Class 9 level would increase academic pressure and could negatively impact learning outcomes.

Mumbai Boy Attacks Friend With Machete Over Alleged 'Chatting' With Mother
Since the accused is a minor, the police detained him for questioning and then sent him to the juvenile detention home in Dongri

"Mamata Banerjee Overlooked Corruption": Longtime Aide Turns Critic
"Mamata Banerjee overlooked all corruption. And both Mamata and Abhishek Banerjee are responsible for such result," Partha Chatterjee told NDTV

Over 4 Lakh Class 12 Students Applied For Scanned Copies Of Answer Sheets, CBSE Data Reveals
CBSE Re-evaluation 2026: For the Class 12 examinations, 17,80,365 students registered, of whom 17,68,968 appeared. A total of 15,07,109 candidates cleared the exam.

Amid Eid Fervour In Kashmir, Jamia Mosque Closed Again For Prayers
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chief cleric of the mosque, was also placed under house arrest ahead of Eid and strongly criticised the restrictions, calling them "a systematic assault on religious identity, dignity, and fundamental rights."

Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Warns Sonam Wangchuk Against "Misleading Narrative"
As political negotiations continue, the latest exchange between the Lieutenant Governor and Sonam Wangchuk underlines the growing tension between the Centre's push for development and local groups demanding stronger constitutional safeguards

Hormuz Oil Shock To Boost Electric Car Sales: World Energy Body
According to the IEA, the number of electric vehicles (excluding two-wheelers and three-wheelers) globally is projected to increase from approximately 80 million today to 510 million by 2035.

CBSE Data Shows 1 In 4 Class 12 Students Applied For Scanned Answer Sheets
CBSE Re-evaluation 2026: For the Class 12 examinations, 17,80,365 students registered, of whom 17,68,968 appeared. A total of 15,07,109 candidates cleared the exam.

"Wife Not Maid, Marriage Not Service Contract": Court On Man's Divorce Plea
A bench comprising Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Manjusha Deshpande held that a wife's refusal to perform daily household chores does not fall within the ambit of "mental cruelty".

Opinion: Opinion | A 'Bangarappa' Redux? How Another Karnataka Chief Minister Was Asked To Resign In 1992
The images flashing on the TV screens on Tuesday reminded this author of a similar scenario in 1992, when S Bangarappa, Karnataka's first OBC Chief Minister, was asked to resign by PV Narasimha Rao.

Trinamool MP Quits Party Posts, Cites RG Kar In Bombshell Letter
Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar's letter also cited corruption in public distribution system, appointment of teachers, irregularities in governance and finance and the death of the death of the doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar hospital

Opinion: Ringside View | Fall Of The Legacy Teams In IPL 2026: What Ails KKR, CSK, And MI?
With a year still left for the mega auction, all three legacy teams have to press the reset button if they want to rise above the mid-table.

"He's In Lord Shiva's Abode": Family Of Hyderabad Mountaineer Decides To Leave Body On Everest
Located close to Everest's summit at nearly 8,790 metres, the Hillary Step lies in the notorious 'Death Zone,' where oxygen levels are critically low.

Inside Track: What Rahul Gandhi Wants New DK Shivakumar Government To Look Like
Rahul's Gandhi's directive is that the new cabinet should be politically balanced and not be seen as favouring any particular camp.


