No loss for the party: Tamil Nadu BJP chief on Annamalai's exit

Reacting to former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai quitting the party on Friday, the state's BJP president Nainar Nagenthran said Annamalai's exit is "no loss" for the party. He stated that the party will continue to strengthen its organisational base and political presence in Tamil Nadu. Annamalai stated that he will contest the next general elections independently.
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01:04 pm Friday, 05 June 2026

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Google quietly fires employees

Google quietly fired Cloud employees over the past two weeks, with its layoffs hitting several other teams too, Business Insider reported. Google's Threat Intelligence Group, one of its top security units, was hit by layoffs on Thursday, along with Mandiant, a cybersecurity company Google bought in 2022. Google reportedly cited need to reinvest in AI as the reason for layoffs.
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01:29 pm Friday, 05 June 2026

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Bihar govt withdraws Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi's Z-plus security cover

Bihar government has withdrawn the top-category Z-plus security cover of RJD leaders Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi, after a review. The government has also withdrawn the Y-category security cover for Janshakti Janta Dal chief Tej Pratap Yadav. Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav and MP Misa Bharti's Y-plus security cover has been retained by the government.
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01:34 pm Friday, 05 June 2026

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Had told leadership about quitting BJP in Dec last year: Annamalai

Former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai, who has resigned from the BJP, on Friday revealed that he had informed the party leadership on December 4 last year about his plans to quit. "There was a great conflict over whether I was a BJP person or a Tamilian...The party asked me to finish the elections and then leave," Annamalai added.
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01:31 pm Friday, 05 June 2026

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Khan Sir booked for attempt to murder after attack on his coaching centre in Patna

Educator Khan Sir has been booked by Patna Police under attempt to murder and Arms Act provisions in a firing case linked to his coaching centre. This comes after two security guards associated with the institute were arrested over alleged aerial firing following an attack and stone-pelting at the Patna coaching centre.
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01:58 pm Friday, 05 June 2026

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Albanian footballer pushes Israeli player as he celebrates goal with ‘shush’ gesture

Israeli footballer Oscar Gloukh scored in the 73rd minute during a friendly match against Albania in Tirana. After finding the net, Gloukh made a 'shush' gesture towards the crowd and later kissed the Israeli emblem on his jersey. Albania full-back Elseid Hysaj took exception to the celebration, confronting and pushing Gloukh. Both players were shown yellow cards for the incident.
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01:51 pm Friday, 05 June 2026

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Delhi CM Rekha Gupta's 'water evaporates on the way' remark on water crisis goes viral

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta blamed the national capital's water crisis on evaporation during extreme heat. "When there is extreme heat, some water supplied evaporates on the way. This is the reason people are facing water shortage," she said. Taking a dig at Gupta, AAP Delhi chief Saurabh Bharadwaj said "condensation should be the upcoming solution".
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01:46 pm Friday, 05 June 2026

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TN must get rid of cult politics, will contest next elections: Annamalai after BJP exit

After resigning from the BJP, K Annamalai launched a grassroots leadership movement, joined by over two lakh people as of 1.30 pm. Saying that Tamil Nadu must get rid of "cult politics", he announced that his political party will contest the 2031 Assembly elections. He resigned due to differences with the BJP's top leadership over the party's Tamil Nadu strategy.
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02:08 pm Friday, 05 June 2026

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Not talking to spouse for days not cruelty: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court acquitted a man in his wife's suicide case, ruling that not talking to her for 13 days cannot by itself amount to cruelty. It said differences are part of married life and may lead to non-communication. It added there was insufficient evidence of cruelty in the case, which both trial court and Madras HC overlooked.
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02:08 pm Friday, 05 June 2026

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Annamalai, who quit BJP, reveals BL Santhosh had convinced him to join party

K Annamalai, who quit BJP on Friday, revealed he joined BJP based on the assurance and commitment given to him by senior party leader BL Santhosh. "I am revealing this now to put an end to the various speculations surrounding my entry into the party," he stated. Annamalai added his party will contest next general elections.
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02:01 pm Friday, 05 June 2026

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Owner of fire-hit Delhi hotel was arrested last year for helping Bangladeshis get Indian IDs

Lovkesh Bajaj, the owner of the Delhi hotel where a massive fire killed 21 people, was arrested last year as well for helping Bangladeshi nationals get Indian IDs using his address. Bajaj was sent to Tihar jail and was released on bail after 15 days. He was arrested for fraud and cheating and had offered help for monetary consideration.
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02:26 pm Friday, 05 June 2026

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Crowd boos during Israel's national anthem in friendly football match against Albania

The crowd expressed their disdain for Israel's national anthem by booing and whistling in a friendly football match between Israel and Albania in Tirana on Thursday. Israel's Oscar Gloukh made a 'shush' gesture towards the crowd and kissed Israeli emblem on his jersey after scoring a goal in response to the booing. Israel beat Albania 1-0 in the match.
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02:22 pm Friday, 05 June 2026

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Release criminals who have confessed: Hina in sarcastic note to PM Modi over Shilpa’s fake case

Actress Hina Khan shared a sarcastic note urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release all the criminals who have confessed their crimes. "Release [them]...because they have courage...[and] they're fighters," Hina wrote sarcastically. This comes amid her feud with Shilpa Shinde after she called her out for filing fake sexual harassment case against 'Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain' producer Sanjay Kohli.
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02:42 pm Friday, 05 June 2026

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Ramalinga's allies submit mass resignation after minister's exit from K'taka Cabinet: Report

After Karnataka minister Ramalinga Reddy resigned from the DK Shivakumar-led Cabinet two days after the oath, his allies have also mass-resigned from their respective posts in the Congress party, News18 reported. Reddy alleged that Shivakumar didn't keep his promise of allocating the Bengaluru Development portfolio to him. The names and posts of his supporters who resigned aren't clear.
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02:35 pm Friday, 05 June 2026

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Crypto app to now let users pay anyone to do anything, top task offers ₹43 lakh for skydiving

Crypto platform Pump launched the 'Go' platform to let users create bounties with cash rewards for any task that they wish to. Any user can claim the bounty, submit proof of completing the task and then claim the reward. The current top bounty is for $45,338 (over ₹43 lakh) to skydive into a World Cup match as a memecoin mascot.
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02:32 pm Friday, 05 June 2026

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Bangladesh Measles outbreak death toll climbs to 605

Bangladesh's measles outbreak continues to worsen, with four more deaths reported, taking the total confirmed and suspected death toll to 605 since March 15. Health authorities recorded over 1,100 new suspected cases in 24 hours. Rising infections are putting severe pressure on hospitals, while political parties have demanded urgent action.
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02:27 pm Friday, 05 June 2026

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Angry fans criticise JioHotstar for livestreaming 'Dhurandhar 2' OTT premiere

Several social media users criticised JioHotstar after it premiered 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge' through a livestream instead of a regular OTT release. "You are forcing us to watch live if paused and come back, doesn't appear where we left. Real headache," a person wrote. Many complained that the film wasn't available to watch after the livestream ended.
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02:57 pm Friday, 05 June 2026

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Bots surpass human traffic for 1st time in internet's history, data shows

Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince said bots have surpassed humans in web traffic for the first time in the internet's history, driven by rapidly growing AI agent activity. "That happened faster than I predicted. Thought it would be the end of 2027," Prince said. According to Cloudflare data, bots now generate 57.3% of search requests, while humans account for 42.7%.
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02:54 pm Friday, 05 June 2026

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IIT Roorkee denies bulk leak of JEE Advanced 2026 data

IIT Roorkee has rejected claims of a mass JEE (Advanced) 2026 data leak, calling them misleading. The institute clarified that a temporary cloud storage misconfiguration occurred on June 2 during technical interventions to help students. Cybersecurity researcher Rylen Anil, who flagged the issue, confirmed that less than 0.05% of the data was accessed and no bulk leak took place.
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02:52 pm Friday, 05 June 2026

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Rajinikanth had invited me to join his organisation, I chose BJP: Annamalai

K Annamalai, who quit BJP on Friday, revealed actor Rajinikanth had invited him to be a part of his organisation a day before he joined BJP. "I didn't want to break the promise I made to BL Santhosh (BJP leader). So I had to refuse and join BJP," he stated. Annamalai added that he later met Rajinikanth and apologised.
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