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Three new Ministers inducted into Puducherry Cabinet, completing long-awaited expansion of Council of Ministers.

ION correspondentJune 17, 2026June 17, 2026

Three new Ministers were inducted into the Puducherry Cabinet today, completing the long-awaited expansion of the Council of Ministers. All India N.R. Congress MLAs P. Rajavelu and V. P....

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32,000 women abandoned by NRI husbands in Punjab in last many years. NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar.

ION correspondentJune 17, 2026June 17, 2026

National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar has revealed that nearly 32,000 women have been reportedly abandoned by NRI husbands in Punjab in the last many years. She...

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Security tightened across J&K ahead of annual Amarnath Yatra.

ION correspondentJune 17, 2026June 17, 2026

In Jammu and Kashmir, authorities have tightened security across the Union Territory ahead of the annual Amarnath Yatra, with multi-layered arrangements, mock drills and coordinated exercises being carried out...

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Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan seeks report over auction of heritage furniture from MLA Hostel in Chandigarh.

ION correspondentJune 17, 2026June 17, 2026

Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan has sought a detailed report from the Chandigarh Administration over the reported auction of heritage furniture from the MLA Hostel in the...

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Security forces intensify counter-insurgency operations across Manipur.

ION correspondentJune 17, 2026June 17, 2026

In Manipur, Security forces intensified counter-insurgency and law enforcement operations across the state, arresting three militants and destroying 26 illegal bunkers in separate operations, said the officials today. The...

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Iran says the deal to end war with U.S. requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon.

Deepak BoraJune 16, 2026June 16, 2026

Iran today said that the deal to end the war with the United States would also require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Israel’s...

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Maharashtra govt. advises farmers to delay sowing amid rainfall deficit.

ION correspondentJune 16, 2026June 16, 2026

Maharashtra has received only 26 per cent of its normal rainfall during the first half of June, prompting the state government to advise farmers against rushing with sowing operations....

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Keralam Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar flags off Census 2027 Phase I.

ION correspondentJune 16, 2026June 16, 2026

The Keralam Governor, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, today flagged off Phase I of Census 2027 by completing the self-enumeration process through the digital platform at Lok Bhavan. The self-enumeration facility...

PCIM&H participates in WHO expert meeting on International Herbal Pharmacopoeia.

ION correspondentJune 16, 2026June 16, 2026

The Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) is participating in the 5th WHO Expert Meeting on the Development of the International Herbal Pharmacopoeia, being held in China,...

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Andhra CM invites National University of Singapore to establish campus in capital Amaravati.

ION correspondentJune 16, 2026June 16, 2026

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has invited the National University of Singapore (NUS) to establish an international branch or satellite campus in Amaravati to develop the capital...