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Nigeria Court Convicts 11 Indian Sailors for Cocaine Trafficking

June 13, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, June 13: Eleven Indian sailors have been convicted and their merchant vessel fined $5.3 million by a court in Nigeria for cocaine trafficking. They were arrested around six months ago by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for allegedly importing 31.5 kilogrammes of cocaine from the Marshall Islands into Nigeria […]

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Modi Embarks on Week-Long Visit to France, Slovakia, to Attend G7 Summit

June 13, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, June 13: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday departed for a week-long visit to France and Slovakia, where he will attend the G7 Summit and hold bilateral meetings with several world leaders. In a departure statement, Modi described France as a key partner in India’s strategic vision and said his meeting with […]

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Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth Appointed Next Army Chief

June 13, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, June 13: The Government has appointed Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth, presently serving as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff, as the next Chief of the Army Staff with effect from the afternoon of June 30, 2026. The present Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi will retire from the service the […]

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AN-32 Crash at Jorhat, Five IAF Personnel Killed

June 13, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, June 13: Five Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel were killed after an AN32 transport aircraft crashed and caught fire while landing at the Air Force Station in Assam’s Jorhat on Saturday morning. Only the co-pilot has survived, an IAF statement said. “Five Indian Air Force personnel have lost their lives in […]

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One More TMC MP Joins Rebel Camp, High Drama at Abhishek’s Kolkata Residence

June 13, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, June 13: In yet another jolt to the former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, veteran Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay on Saturday joined the TMC rebel group and reached the residence of Union Minister Bhupender Yadav in Delhi along with dissident MP Satabdi Roy. The development comes at a time […]

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India Successfully Tests Anti-Ballistic, Anti-Ship Missiles, Joins Elite Group in Defence Capabilities

June 12, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, June 12: India’s defence research establishment achieved a major milestone after successfully conducting three consecutive missile flight tests on June 10 and 11, demonstrating key technologies for ballistic missile defence and anti-ship warfare capabilities. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said the trials showcased India’s multi-layered defence architecture against long-range ballistic missile […]

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AAIB Issues Interim Report on Ahmedabad Plane Crash, Requests People to Refrain from Speculations

June 12, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, June 12: The evidence gathered in the investigation into Air India AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad on this day last year is currently undergoing comprehensive analysis, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) said in an interim statement on Friday. The final report would be released only after all investigative work has been completed and […]

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“Illegal and Forced Border Crossings” Discussed at India – Bangladesh Border Talks

June 12, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, June 12: The Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) discussed “illegal and forced border crossings” among other issues along the India-Bangladesh border, during the just-concluded three day Director General level talks, a BSF statement on Friday said. The 57th DG-Level Border Coordination Conference between the border guarding forces of India and […]

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Speculations over Merger of TMC, NCP(SP) and Other Smaller Parties with Congress

June 12, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, June 12: Speculation is rife whether some of the smaller parties, particularly those who broke away in the past from the Congress, will return back to the Grand Old Party fold, particularly the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal and the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) (NCP-SP) in Maharashtra, both decimated […]

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Fresh FIR Lodged against Mamata Banerjee for Creating Communal Disharmony

June 12, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, June 12: The police have registered a fresh FIR against the former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee based on a complaint lodged earlier by a Kolkata resident for allegedly promoting communal disharmony and create “fear, misunderstanding and tension” among the people through some of her pre-election speeches. The FIR against […]