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UN General Assembly declares Dec. 4 as international day against unilateral coercive measures.

ION correspondentJune 17, 2025June 17, 2025

The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution declaring December 4 every year as the International Day Against Unilateral Coercive Measures. The resolution passed with 116 votes in favour,...

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Iran Strikes Israeli Broadcaster as Tehran Seeks Diplomatic Exit Through Gulf Intermediaries.

ION correspondentJune 17, 2025June 17, 2025

The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Iran’s national broadcaster, came under direct attack in what Israeli military officials described as retaliation for strikes on Israeli infrastructure. The attack...

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Meghalaya allocates 8% of state budget to health, highest in India.

ION correspondentJune 17, 2025June 17, 2025

Meghalaya now allocates eight per cent of its total state budget to the highest in the country, an official statement said today. Since 2010, the state’s health budget has...

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Heavy rains lash coastal Karnataka; 3 dead, landslides reported in Uttara Kannada.

ION correspondentJune 17, 2025June 17, 2025

Heavy rains that lashed various districts of Karnataka, particularly in coastal regions, have claimed 3 lives, besides damaging houses, disrupting power supply and traffic. The downpour caused multiple small...

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Maharashtra to build special shopping malls on PPP model for farmers to sell produce directly.

ION correspondentJune 17, 2025June 17, 2025

Maharashtra’s Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate has said that the Maharashtra agriculture department is planning to construct special shopping malls in different parts of the state where farmers can sell...

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BJP slams K’taka govt for doing fresh caste census.

ION correspondentJune 17, 2025June 17, 2025

BJP today hit out at the Congress led Karnataka government for its decision to again conduct caste census in the state. Addressing media in New Delhi, senior BJP leader...

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Israel Claims Killing Four Senior Iranian Intelligence Officials in Precision Airstrike.

ION correspondentJune 17, 2025June 17, 2025

Israel today claimed that it has killed four senior Iranian intelligence officials, including the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Intelligence Organisation in a precision airstrike in...

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West Bengal. Over thousand shops destroyed in massive fire in Kolkata’s Khidirpur market area.

ION correspondentJune 16, 2025June 16, 2025

In West Bengal, over a thousand shops were reportedly destroyed in a massive fire last night in Kolkata’s Khidirpur market area. The fire broke out around 2 in the...

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Telangana Education Dept signs MoUs with NGOs to enhance teaching infrastructure in govt schools.

ION correspondentJune 16, 2025June 16, 2025

Telangana State Education Department has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with some NGOs to enhance teaching infrastructure and learning outcomes across all government schools yesterday. The MoUs have been...

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Ladakh’s Summer Carnival 2025 Concludes in Drass with Grand Celebration.

ION correspondentJune 16, 2025June 16, 2025

In Ladakh, the week-long Summer Carnival 2025 concluded today at Major Vishwanathan Stadium in Drass. The carnival, which began on the 9th of this month, was organized by the...

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