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Andhra Pradesh Biodiversity Board plans Statewide rollout of OECMs

The OECMs planned include harnessing industrial greenbelts, development of micro-forests in cities such as Vijayawada, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam, Kurnool and Rajahmundry

When a small town sends one of its own to Raisina Hill

Educational institutions, healthcare facilities and infrastructure projects are proposed for Rairangpur and Mayurbhanj as President Droupadi Murmu’s hometown prepares for a new phase of growth

Trees worth lakhs illegally felled on Devakottai government hospital premises; tahsildar orders probe

On June 12, 2026, trees worth several lakhs of rupees located there were suddenly cut down without permission. Activist Suresh lodged a complaint with the district administration.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah directs committee on demographic change to study border districts

Chairing the meeting of the committee, Mr. Shah also asked it to visit border areas, metro cities and industrial towns for an assessment of changes because of illegal migration and other unnatural causes

Palakkad division of Southern Railway collects ₹17 lakh in fine; suspends six licences for level crossing violations

The Palakkad division said LC gates are critical safety installations and the violations can lead to fatal consequences, disruption of train services, and substantial damage to railway property

Police serve fresh summons to Bengal's ex-sports minister in Messi event chaos case

The case stems from an FIR lodged against him by the event organiser Shatadru Dutta, accusing the former Minister of black-marketing tickets, extortion, criminal intimidation and cheating in connection with the high-profile football event in December, 2005

President Murmu reviews IMA passing out parade, hails induction of women cadets as historic milestone

515 officer cadets commissioned, including 34 from 16 friendly nations; President calls for adaptive and ethical military leadership

Bihar encounter: Man killed, two police personnel injured

“The injured policemen are undergoing treatment at Patna AIIMS, and their condition was stated to be out of danger,” an officer said

IAF aircraft AN-32 crashes while landing in Assam's Jorhat

A court of inquiry is being constituted to ascertain the cause of the accident, the IAF says

FIFA 2026: Kerala startup designs football-inspired fonts

Fontspell, a startup based in Kozhikode, launches fonts that capture the energy, culture and spirit of football

Father, teenage daughter electrocuted while trying to move car after tree fall in Secunderabad

This is the second fatal electrocution in the week linked to the heavy rains in Hyderabad

Rahul Gandhi’s approach helping BJP, not strengthening INDIA bloc, says Kerala ex-CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Rahul Gandhi had said during a recent INDIA bloc meeting that he would not hug the ex-Chief Minister of Kerala because he had an ongoing political fight with him

Road to be renamed after Major Mukund Varadarajan

The martyr was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra. The Sivakarthikeyan-starrer hit Tamil film Amaran that was released in 2024 was based on his life.

Centre suspends Cell Broadcasting Services

An order issued by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on June 12 stated that, due to certain issues flagged by the competent authorities, the Cell Broadcast Service is being kept on hold until further instructions

Operation Sindoor demonstrated IAF capability to destroy enemy infrastructure with accuracy and precision: Defence Minister

Rajnath Singh highlights growing role of women as first batch of National Defence Academy women officers get wings at AFA Dundigal

Will voice Global South’s aspirations in G7 summit, says PM Modi ahead of trip to France, Slovakia

The Prime Minister said “I am confident that my visits to France and the Slovak Republic will reinforce India’s deepening engagement with both Europe and the G7”

Congress launches nationwide campaign on paper leaks, youth unemployment

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will be addressing student convention on June 17

CITU urges Haryana to extend deadline, publish Labour Code Rules in Hindi

Regional parties should rejoin Congress, strengthen Opposition unity: Ashok Gehlot

The former Chief Minister said safeguarding democratic values should be the foremost priority for all political forces, as the democracy in the country was “under serious threat”

Signature of rebels Trinamool MPs in public, many actor turned Parliamentarians switch sides

A majority of the rebel Trinamool Congress MPs are first time Parliamentarian, including cricketer turned politician Yusuf Pathan, actor Saayoni Ghosh and Cooch Behar MP Jagadish Verma Basunia among others

Murari Babu, former TDB official accused in Sabarimala gold theft case, passes away

Murari Babu has been ailing for some time, and the death occurred around 12.48 a.m., said authorities of the Amrita Hospital in Kochi

‘Deep-seated’ bias for male child persists despite improving sex ratio, says Supreme Court

The top court refused to quash criminal proceedings against a Maharashtra doctor under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994

Monsoon 2026 LIVE: IMD issues red alert for thunderstorms, lightning in Delhi

Heavy rains that lashed several parts of Hyderabad on June 12 evening and continued through the night disrupted flight operations at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport