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Andhra Pradesh. 3 top maoist leaders killed in ongoing encounter with security forces.

ION correspondentJune 18, 2025June 18, 2025

Three top Maoist leaders were killed today in an encounter between security personnel and armed Maoists in the Kondamodalu forest area of Alluri Sitarama Raju district in Andhra Pradesh....

‘We don’t want to continue’. Air India pilot returns flight to Hong Kong.

ION correspondentJune 18, 2025June 18, 2025

Air India’s Hong Kong-Delhi flight AI 315 returned to Hong Kong International Airport on Monday morning after nearly 90 minutes of take-off, as the pilots did not want to...

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Maharashtra. Cabinet approves MahaAgri-AI 2025-29 to transform agri sector.

ION correspondentJune 17, 2025June 17, 2025

The Maharashtra Cabinet has approved MahaAgri-AI 2025-29, the state’s agriculture-artificial intelligence policy. It aims to bring significant transformation in the agriculture sector through the use of artificial intelligence, generative...

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IMD predicts extremely heavy rainfall in Saurashtra & Kutch.

ION correspondentJune 17, 2025June 17, 2025

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall over the Saurashtra and Kutch regions today. The met department said that under the influence of...

FATF says Pahalgam terror attack not possible without financial backing.

ION correspondentJune 17, 2025June 17, 2025

The Financial Action Task Force, FATF has condemned the Pahalgam terror attack, saying the attack could not have occurred without financial backing. The global watchdog said in a statement...

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US President asks everyone to immediately evacuate Tehran as tensions between Iran & Israel rise.

ION correspondentJune 17, 2025June 17, 2025

President of USA, Donald Trump has urged everyone to immediately evacuate Tehran amid rising tensions between Iran and Israel. The US President, however, did not elaborate. Nearly 10 million...

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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