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Survivors of the Greece boat disaster say an attempt by the Greek coastguard to tow the boat made it sink. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/6euYQNK

In 2017, after a string of terrorist attacks, the government relented. Lawmakers passed a bill allowing officers to fire on motorists who flee traffic stops, even when the officers are not in immediate danger. from Times of India https://ift.tt/RF6TUYq via IFTTT

Approved psychiatrists can now prescribe MDMA and magic mushrooms for disorders like depression. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/HrRfgAh

France said on Friday the coming hours would be decisive after three nights of riots since a police officer shot dead a teenager at a traffic stop in a working class suburb of Paris. The violence has plunged President Emmanuel Macron into the gravest crisis of his leadership since the Yellow Vest protests that started in 2018. from Times of India https://ift.tt/hra3Igi via IFTTT

Usman Khawaja hit a resilient unbeaten 58 as Australia tightened their grip in the second Ashes Test, stretching their lead to 221 against England before rain forced early stumps on Day 3 at Lord's on Friday. After England's batting collapse in the morning session gave Australia a 91-run lead, Khawaja led the visitors' in the second innings, finishing the day at 130 for 2. from Times of India https://ift.tt/ATgsut7 via IFTTT

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Former sheriff's deputy Scot Peterson stayed outside a school during a mass shooting. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/NWCTakH

Opener Ben Duckett narrowly missed out on a maiden Ashes ton as his impressive 98-run knock helped England fight back against Australia in the second Test at Lord's on Thursday. Duckett smashed a counter-attacking 98 as England ended Day 2 at 278 for 4 in an another high octane "Bazball" batting display after Ben Stokes and co. bowled Australia out for 416 in the morning session. from Times of India https://ift.tt/phk0AXK via IFTTT

Six people are in custody after hundreds of weapons and Nazi memorabilia was seized in raids. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ifkWhw1

The 90-minute mission had paying passengers - from the Italian Air Force - for the first time. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/NGQfzjr

In the limelight recently for being subjected to cruelty by owners, mules have outperformed helicopters in terms of generating revenue during the ongoing Kedarnath yatra, doing a business of Rs 82.4 crore, around 46% more than the revenue netted by choppers, which have earned Rs 56.4 crore. from Times of India https://ift.tt/GsJN1Qf via IFTTT

Garbriel Fortin will spend up to 22 years in prison for the murder of three employment managers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/z5RLsN7

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Parts of the tourist sub that imploded on a dive to the Titanic have been lifted out of the water at St John's. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/WPzouXf

Steve Smith played a brilliant unbeaten innings of 85, leading Australia to a formidable total of 339-5 against England on the first day of the second Ashes Test at Lord's in London on Wednesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/NlT8iL4 via IFTTT

Although both sides announced a ceasefire, fighting continues on one of Islam's holiest days. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/t3aesPk

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Vanilla, a 28-year-old chimpanzee, had never been outside of a cage or enclosure. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/TmUwn7A

What we know about the Russian equipment and troops lost during the recent uprising. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/l89MSPU

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Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a Russian mutiny, arrives in Belarus and his men are offered a military base. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/kTu5bgB

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The Russian president said decisions were made during the rebellion to avoid bloodshed. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/71xVnNI

Hundreds of tourists and locals were left stranded in cars and buses in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh the past 24 hours as the Chandigarh-Manali highway remained closed till Monday evening as heavy rain battered the hill state, which has recorded at least nine deaths in flash floods and landslides in the past three days. from Times of India https://ift.tt/7PQzbkf via IFTTT

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In a major breakthrough, astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) have attained a 98% water restoration rate using an advanced system that recycles astronauts’ urine and sweat into drinkable water. The development holds immense potential for future long interplanetary missions. from Times of India https://ift.tt/pt8VDSY via IFTTT

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The dramatic moment a horse stranded down a four metre-deep Italian pit is hauled free by helicopter. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2AUgsZ4

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi signed a landmark strategic partnership agreement following their decision earlier this year to elevate ties, and after a bilateral meeting that saw discussions on G20 cooperation, food and energy security, climate change and the need for concerted efforts by the Global South to deal with such issues. from Times of India https://ift.tt/YQ0qk3o via IFTTT

The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at what the consequences are of the failed Wagner mutiny. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/52ICdAr

The protesting wrestlers on Sunday announced that the fight against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will be fought in the court and not on roads. The decision by the wrestlers - Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrag Punia, came a day after asserting that they could hit the streets again to resume their agitation. from Times of India https://ift.tt/d2FoxBK via IFTTT

Nine others were injured when the ride at a Stockholm amusement park partly derailed, witnesses say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/DxwN6av

Wagner's mercenary boss threatened an armed rebellion but pulled back from marching on Moscow. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/hLW1uVf

The Centre has cleared the decks for a strategic tunnel under the Brahmaputra to transport soldiers to the LAC with China and bring about rapid development of the area with minimal disturbance to the environment. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said technical bids for preparation of the detailed project report for the proposed 35­km­long corridor between Gohpur and Numaligarh will be opened on July 4. from Times of India https://ift.tt/0FjX5CM via IFTTT

Australia take control of the one-off Ashes Test at Trent Bridge despite Tammy Beaumont's record-breaking 208 for England. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/tKNoFhP

PM Narendra Modi landed in Cairo Saturday for the first bilateral visit to Egypt by any Indian PM since 1997, looking to bolster the strategic partnership the 2 countries announced during President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s visit to India in January this year with focus on enhancing defence ties, counterterrorism cooperation and efforts to deal with radicalisation and extremism. from Times of India https://ift.tt/0OZljK7 via IFTTT

After suffering vocal problems, the Scottish star suggests he might have to take an extended break. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/He2BsC7

The address, Modi's second to the US Congress, was replete with punchlines, and punctuated with applause and standing ovations from many lawmakers who take a more pragmatic view of Modi and India. Familiar chants of "Modi, Modi" erupted from the galleries where his supporters sat. from Times of India https://ift.tt/d3XSpGN via IFTTT

Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed a "huge number" of his fighters had been killed in the strike. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/C54jD2u

In a shocking incident in Aligarh, a 12-year-old boy has been accused of raping an 11-month-old girl. The accused fled her house after leaving her in a "bloodsoaked" condition, police said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/ibHCrgh via IFTTT

Officials are said to have ignored an offer to send a plane to monitor the boat that later sank. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/w28Lzvq

In an expansive joint statement, primarily rooted in cutting edge hi-tech cooperation the likes of which Washington does not have with any country, President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pledged "an even stronger, diverse US-India partnership that will advance the aspirations of our people," after talks in course of what officials described as an "exceptional visit." from Times of India https://ift.tt/qMVKTBL via IFTTT

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushed back strongly at attributed criticism over his government's purported restrictions on free speech and treatment of minorities, asserting that India lives and breathes democracy and there is no question of any official discrimination over religion, caste, creed, or gender in the country. from Times of India https://ift.tt/49cnUuh via IFTTT

The US Coast Guard says a debris field it found in the North Atlantic suggests the vessel imploded. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/s0iJKmY

Underwater search expert David Mearns reflects on the loss of five people aboard the Titan submersible. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/K3FCZus

OceanGate, the company which operates the submersible, says they were "true explorers". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/PS2oYqz

The US Coast Guard says condolences have been sent to the families of the passengers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/HFy38c1

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Around 90 people were treated for non-life-threatening injuries and the concert near Denver was cancelled. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/gw5ElxK

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sought a meeting with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva on the sidelines of the Paris summit for a new Global Financial Pact in a bid to unlock the global lender’s stalled $1.2-billion tranche to the cash-starved country. Sharif left for Paris on Wednesday for the summit, taking place on June 22-23. from Times of India https://ift.tt/gSVHD8X via IFTTT

The already expansive defence relationship between India and the US is set to register a quantum leap during the Modi-Biden summit with the twin pacts on the joint manufacture of GE-F414 fighter jet engines and the sale of armed MQ-9B Predator drones, both a first for a non-military ally of the US. from Times of India https://ift.tt/jQfhqwp via IFTTT

An eight-year-old boy and two teenagers were gravely wounded in an IED explosion near a culvert in Manipur's Bishnupur district on Wednesday evening, while miscreants fired indiscriminately in at least two villages in Kangpokpi district around the same time as violence returned to the embattled state after a lull of four days. from Times of India https://ift.tt/xMLNmlv via IFTTT

Some of the most iconic names in academia, business, science, spirituality, and entertainment got 15-minutes of facetime each with Modi in a New York hotel that was once owned by the Sultan of Brunei and was home to entertainers Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston among others. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Js9MGy1 via IFTTT

Police say a number of people are in a critical condition after the incident in the French capital. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/gkrTX4M

The rampage in the occupied West Bank comes a day after Palestinian gunmen shot dead four Israelis. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/kW1OXYH

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A CBI team investigating the June 2 three-train pile-up at Bahanaga Bazar station in Odisha's Balasore interrogated a junior engineer with the railway signals unit on Tuesday amid suspicion that the accident that killed 292 people was caused by tampering of the signalling system. The junior engineer, entrusted with signalling work in Soro and Bahanaga Bazar, came under the scanner because signal protocols were found violated, a source said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/9TCuURZ via IFTTT

The move raises pressure on the e-commerce giant over its treatment of workers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/TVCrSj0

In a thrilling climax to the gripping five-day battle, Australia captain Pat Cummins led his side to a remarkable two-wicket victory over England in the opening Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/m89cUt5 via IFTTT

Ukraine says three of the 11 men are now free but the two countries are still at loggerheads. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/yvqAI4F

Heat deaths in the past four days crossed the 100-mark to 117 in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar as the scorcher in northern India led to separate heatstroke wards in hospitals and jolted the authorities into other preventive emergency measures. from Times of India https://ift.tt/5avxybu via IFTTT

More than 40 big European firms pledge to hire and train 250,000 Ukrainian and other refugees. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/tQIYJ8D

CBS Correspondent David Pogue travelled aboard the submersible to see the shipwreck last year. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/o9izj4m

Seasoned pacer Stuart Broad got rid of world no. 1 and 2 batters Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith late on Day 4 to revive England's hopes of winning an enthralling first Ashes Test in Birmingham on Monday. Chasing 281 for victory in the fourth innings, Australia got off to a solid start and appeared to have taken the upper hand but Broad's late burst helped the hosts bounce back. from Times of India https://ift.tt/f7xT3jX via IFTTT

Calling the Emergency a “crime” that endangered the country's freedom, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said those who supported democracy at that time were tortured and it is only by evaluating this “dark period” in India’s history that the young generation can understand the meaning and significance of democracy. from Times of India https://ift.tt/MN8q2G4 via IFTTT

Red Bull's Max Verstappen equals Ayrton Senna's career total of 41 victories with a dominant win at the Canadian Grand Prix. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Xuacm1k

Australia captain Pat Cummins displayed his all-round brilliance with bat and ball on a rain-marred third day of the first Ashes Test against England in Birmingham. Cummins played a crucial role as Australia enjoyed the upper hand, leaving England reeling at stumps. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Cce85W0 via IFTTT

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has decided to revise the tie-breaker process for deciding ranks of candidates securing identical NEET scores by prioritising marks obtained in physics, followed by chemistry and biology. This is unlike the current practice of giving priority to marks obtained in biology, followed by chemistry and physics. from Times of India https://ift.tt/8ybgdQo via IFTTT

Spain has witnessed its hottest spring since 1961, with high temperatures likely to continue for months. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/hZnkBfU

This year, Father's Day is being celebrated on June 18, 2023. Here we list down some heart-touching wishes, messages, quotes, images, Facebook & Whatsapp status on this special occasion. from Times of India https://ift.tt/KODqHg5 via IFTTT

Cyril Ramaphosa and other African leaders met the Ukrainian and Russian presidents in their peace bid. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/rEWiYH8

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His 1971 leak exposed lies about the Vietnam War and saw him dubbed "the most dangerous man in America". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/AEBVZGX

The deadly crash is "one of the worst tragedies" ever seen in the province of Manitoba, an official said. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Mnvw6Ax

Russia's leader says the move is to remind anyone "thinking of inflicting a strategic defeat on us". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/B3zHTaS

The law commission has sought the views of the ministry of women and child development on the much-debated issue of reviewing the “age of consent” citing references received from the high courts of Karnataka and MP. This will have a bearing on provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, and other laws concerning minors. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Tljri7N via IFTTT

The crash was between a semi-trailer truck and a Handi-Transit vehicle, according to local reports. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Gd1PzfO

Relatives are desperately searching for those believed to have been on a migrant boat that sank on 14 June. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/9j03tUA

Nearly 50% of 716 districts in India are currently recording large deficiency in monsoon rainfall, while another 19% are deficient, IMD data showed on Wednesday. Overall, the all-India monsoon rainfall deficiency during the June 1-14 period is 53%. Experts said the impact of a full-blown El Nino was already visible on the southwest monsoon pattern. from Times of India https://ift.tt/sQ3h1LG via IFTTT

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A task force will conduct case-by-case analysis of those facing removal over fake admission letters. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/smzdMjI

People attending the woman's wake were shocked to discover she was still alive. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Ehg61Gs

In a major jolt to Bihar's governing Grand Alliance ahead of the non-BJP parties' meeting in Patna on June 23 for opposition unity, ex-CM Jitan Ram Manjhi's son Santosh Kumar Suman resigned from the Nitish Kumar cabinet Tuesday, alleging pressure to merge his party with the CM's JD(U). from Times of India https://ift.tt/2K0gyxY via IFTTT

The Y-Break at Workplace protocol, devised by the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga under the ministry of Ayush, helps government employees de-stress, refresh and refocus within a few minutes, in between work. It consists of a few 'light' yoga practices including asanas (postures), pranayama (breathing exercises), and dhyana (meditation). from Times of India https://ift.tt/FWzuQ2C via IFTTT

Donald Trump is in court today in Miami to face charges of mishandling classified documents. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/hwD9FJt

The RCMP said it has more than 100 files open on foreign interference into Canadian affairs. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/O87HLNp

Junior actor Tirthanand Rao took to social media to reveal his distress caused by a woman and threatened to die by suicide. During a live interaction he was seen pouring a liquid from an insect repellant bottle. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Ex7oWTt via IFTTT

After a gap of 15 years, the Centre on Monday imposed limits on stocks of wheat that retailers, wholesalers and processors can hold with them at any given time, signalling its desire to curb hoarding and not to let the price of foodgrain and its products, like atta, rise significantly. from Times of India https://ift.tt/IuYrNqX via IFTTT

The NGO is part of CARE International Confederation and has been working in India for the past 70 years with declared objectives like ending poverty and social exclusion. CARE India, which works with partners like Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, World Bank, Malala Fund and USAID, confirmed receipt of the suspension notice in an email response to TOI. from Times of India https://ift.tt/gQP3ynf via IFTTT

A journalist suspected of giving stories a pro-Russian slant has been placed on leave. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/qxuSs75

A major fire broke out on Monday on the third floor of Satpura Bhawan in Bhopal, which houses offices of various departments of the Madhya Pradesh government. The incident prompted authorities to request assistance from the Army, Airports Authority of India (AAI), and oil companies for additional fire tenders. from Times of India https://ift.tt/0paxisr via IFTTT

The first chikungunya vaccine may be on its way with phase 3 trials of a single-shot jab developed by French biotech company Valneva showing the vaccine to be generally safe, well tolerated and provoking an immune response. The study was conducted in the US. Its success will have significant implications for nations like India where chikungunya is endemic. from Times of India https://ift.tt/MHFiEPN via IFTTT

Donald Trump is scheduled to arrive at a federal courthouse in Miami amid tight security on Tuesday. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/p6AcQKy

China continues to rapidly expand its nuclear weapons arsenal, as does Pakistan albeit slowly, but India remains confident of its strategic deterrence capabilities with induction of new-generation Agni ballistic missiles and nuclear-capable Rafale fighter jets. from Times of India https://ift.tt/vkYup32 via IFTTT

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The villages in the Donetsk region would represent the first major gains of Kyiv's new advance. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/a1ypGPI

With cyclone Biparjoy passing off the coast of Mumbai, flight operations at the city airport were hit on Sunday evening as four flights diverted to other airports, while the pilots of seven arrival flights were forced to abort their first attempt at landing. The evening arrivals and departures were delayed by an average of 40 minutes. from Times of India https://ift.tt/mVJO9h7 via IFTTT

An argument broke out on Sunday between warkaris- devotees of Lord Vitthal- and police during a procession in Maharashtra's Pune district but there was no lathicharge, a senior officer said. Opposition parties, however, claimed police lathicharged warkaris and demanded a high-level probe and strict action. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2EIgRJH via IFTTT

After having sent 40,000 MT of wheat to the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan through the land border with Pakistan, the government will provide another 20,000 MT of the grain via Iran’s Chabahar port to the landlocked country grappling with food insecurity. from Times of India https://ift.tt/zKDCcA2 via IFTTT

A short story from 1919 becomes a code word for discontent among jobless graduates. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/zORVyW9

Manchester City wrapped up their sensational season with their maiden UEFA Champions League late on Saturday night, beating three-time champions Inter Milan 1-0 in the summit clash at the Ataturk Stadium. Man City completed a historic treble in the season after winning European club football's biggest prize for the first time in Istanbul. from Times of India https://ift.tt/O5PEQLk via IFTTT

The Centre on Saturday set up a peace committee in Manipur under the leadership of governor Anusuiya Uikey and chief minister N Biren Singh as one of the members to broker peace among various ethnic groups of the state through dialogue and negotiations. from Times of India https://ift.tt/wMVWio3 via IFTTT

Dragos Tigau made a racist comment at a meeting in April but has only now been disciplined. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/TQwMZ6N

Kaczynski evaded capture for 20 years after a mass bombing campaign that killed three people. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/yFhoY4O

The former president defended himself against federal charges in a video posted to Truth Social. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/NVwlx52

Assailants dressed in khaki and claiming to be engaged in a “combing operation” entered a Manipur village straddling Kangpokpi and Imphal West districts early Friday and shot dead three people, one of them a 67-year-old woman spending the night in a church building. from Times of India https://ift.tt/ZNiUojO via IFTTT

Maryna and Valentyna found themselves trapped on the Dnipro River when Russia invaded last year. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/tT8p6WO

More than 1,000 subreddits will be inaccessible for 48 hours to protest changes. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/o7F4B8p

With crews on the ground working 14-hour days, Quebec is welcoming help from France and the US. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/yC5UcwD

The newly approved medical colleges are spread across states, with 13 colleges for Telangana, followed by five each in Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan. Four new medical colleges have been approved for Maharashtra and three each for Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Two colleges each have been approved for West Bengal, Odisha, and Jammu & Kashmir and one each for UP, Madhya Pradesh and Nagaland, according to data shared by the health ministry sources. from Times of India https://ift.tt/39HvaoV via IFTTT