US Defence Department under lockdown
Multiple floors and corridors inside Pentagon (US Defence Department) have been locked down and others are being evacuated due to a "hazardous materials incident". The Pentagon Force Protection Agency's hazardous materials response team is responding to the incident with the assistance of a fire department. A message sent by Pentagon's security team said an "air quality issue' was detected.
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09:44 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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Multiple floors and corridors inside Pentagon (US Defence Department) have been locked down and others are being evacuated due to a "hazardous materials incident". The Pentagon Force Protection Agency's hazardous materials response team is responding to the incident with the assistance of a fire department. A message sent by Pentagon's security team said an "air quality issue' was detected.
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Delhi-NCR residents receive 'extremely severe alert' on phones for heavy rains, thunderstorms
Phones across Delhi-NCR received an 'extremely severe alert' on Thursday evening. "Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and strong winds (70-90 km/h, increasing up to 100 km/h), along with moderate to heavy rain and hailstorms, are likely during the next three hours," it said. This is the second such emergency alert since Centre launched SACHET, a mobile-based disaster alert system.
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News By: Girish Kumar Anshul
09:40 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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Phones across Delhi-NCR received an 'extremely severe alert' on Thursday evening. "Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and strong winds (70-90 km/h, increasing up to 100 km/h), along with moderate to heavy rain and hailstorms, are likely during the next three hours," it said. This is the second such emergency alert since Centre launched SACHET, a mobile-based disaster alert system.
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09:40 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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Medical students' body slams female doctor for joke on male corpses' genitals
The All India Medical Students' Association (AIMSA) condemned Dr Sejal Pawar's joke about the genitals of male corpses on a comedian Pranit More's show. It wrote, "AIMSA strongly condemns the insensitive and disrespectful portrayal of cadavers and body donors for entertainment or comedy." It added, "We demand an immediate apology and strict action against those responsible."
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News By: Ishita Ranganath
09:54 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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The All India Medical Students' Association (AIMSA) condemned Dr Sejal Pawar's joke about the genitals of male corpses on a comedian Pranit More's show. It wrote, "AIMSA strongly condemns the insensitive and disrespectful portrayal of cadavers and body donors for entertainment or comedy." It added, "We demand an immediate apology and strict action against those responsible."
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09:54 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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Denied entry at toll plaza, Kerala bus takes U-turn & moves on wrong side for 3 km
A Kerala state transport bus took a U-turn and moved on the wrong side for nearly three km after it was denied entry at the toll plaza in Kozhikode due to insufficient FASTag balance. CCTV footage showed the bus moving against the incoming traffic as vehicles changed lanes to avoid it. Both the driver and conductor were later terminated.
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09:52 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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A Kerala state transport bus took a U-turn and moved on the wrong side for nearly three km after it was denied entry at the toll plaza in Kozhikode due to insufficient FASTag balance. CCTV footage showed the bus moving against the incoming traffic as vehicles changed lanes to avoid it. Both the driver and conductor were later terminated.
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Abhishek Banerjee mobbed at Kolkata airport, video shows him struggling to walk
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, who is the nephew of ex-West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, was mobbed at Kolkata Airport. A video shows Abhishek being surrounded by people and struggling to get to his car, while his aides made way for him. The crowd reportedly chanted 'Chor, chor' slogans. This comes days after Abhishek was attacked with eggs.
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09:52 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, who is the nephew of ex-West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, was mobbed at Kolkata Airport. A video shows Abhishek being surrounded by people and struggling to get to his car, while his aides made way for him. The crowd reportedly chanted 'Chor, chor' slogans. This comes days after Abhishek was attacked with eggs.
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China rejects red chilli shipments from India over pesticide concerns
China has rejected three cargoes of dried chillies from India over the alleged presence of methamidophos residues, which are feared to affect the nervous system. China, the largest buyer of Indian dry red chillies, has suspended imports from three Indian firms. This comes after China recently rejected 70 consignments of Indian rice over the presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
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News By: Ishita Ranganath
10:08 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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China has rejected three cargoes of dried chillies from India over the alleged presence of methamidophos residues, which are feared to affect the nervous system. China, the largest buyer of Indian dry red chillies, has suspended imports from three Indian firms. This comes after China recently rejected 70 consignments of Indian rice over the presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
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10:08 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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England considering total alcohol ban on men's cricket team after Stokes' nightclub row
ECB managing director Rob Key said he's considering a total alcohol ban on England's men's team after captain Ben Stokes and pacer Gus Atkinson breached curfew and were involved in an incident at a London nightclub. Key also did not rule out removing Stokes as captain. "Players now have to show the public that they can be trusted," he added.
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News By: Anmol Sharma
10:07 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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ECB managing director Rob Key said he's considering a total alcohol ban on England's men's team after captain Ben Stokes and pacer Gus Atkinson breached curfew and were involved in an incident at a London nightclub. Key also did not rule out removing Stokes as captain. "Players now have to show the public that they can be trusted," he added.
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10:07 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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AI model HRM-Text costs ₹1.43 lakh to build, matches larger models
HRM-Text is a new one-billion-parameter, open-weight AI model from Sapient Intelligence. It uses a Hierarchical Recurrent Model (HRM) with strategic and execution layers instead of Transformer architectures. It was trained on 40 billion tokens over two days using 16 GPUs. It reportedly matches larger models despite costing only about $1,500 (₹1.43 lakh) to train.
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News By: Neeraja Nath
10:00 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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HRM-Text is a new one-billion-parameter, open-weight AI model from Sapient Intelligence. It uses a Hierarchical Recurrent Model (HRM) with strategic and execution layers instead of Transformer architectures. It was trained on 40 billion tokens over two days using 16 GPUs. It reportedly matches larger models despite costing only about $1,500 (₹1.43 lakh) to train.
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10:00 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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How do people decide when to return a favour?
A study has found out that people generally reciprocate favours in symmetric relationships, such as with friends, cousins or co-workers of equal rank. However, their expectations change in asymmetric relationships, where each person has a different social status. People in such relationships expect that the person who earlier did a favour would also do so in future.
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News By: Jayant Singh
10:29 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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A study has found out that people generally reciprocate favours in symmetric relationships, such as with friends, cousins or co-workers of equal rank. However, their expectations change in asymmetric relationships, where each person has a different social status. People in such relationships expect that the person who earlier did a favour would also do so in future.
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10:29 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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US says Hormuz remains open after Iran declares it's closed
US CENTCOM shared a post saying the Hormuz Strait remains open after Iran declared earlier that it had closed it following latest strikes by US. "Safe pathways are established for commercial vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz...US forces are postured to defend against Iranian aggression," it said. Iran had said any vessel attempting to cross would be shot at.
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News By: Mini Tiwari
10:19 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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US CENTCOM shared a post saying the Hormuz Strait remains open after Iran declared earlier that it had closed it following latest strikes by US. "Safe pathways are established for commercial vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz...US forces are postured to defend against Iranian aggression," it said. Iran had said any vessel attempting to cross would be shot at.
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10:19 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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Congress offers NCP(SP) to merge with it: Report
Congress offered NCP(SP), the party headed by Sharad Pawar, to merge with it, News18 reported. This comes a day after reports claimed that Congress made a similar offer to Mamata Banerjee's TMC, though it denied it. Notably, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said Sharad Pawar should take initiative of merging smaller parties that broke from Congress back into Congress.
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10:44 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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Congress offered NCP(SP), the party headed by Sharad Pawar, to merge with it, News18 reported. This comes a day after reports claimed that Congress made a similar offer to Mamata Banerjee's TMC, though it denied it. Notably, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said Sharad Pawar should take initiative of merging smaller parties that broke from Congress back into Congress.
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Damage to Gulf allies will be paid from Iranian accounts: US Treasury Secy
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Iran that any aggression against US' Gulf allies would come at a significant financial cost. "Any damage it inflicts on our allies in the Gulf will be paid for with funds extracted from Iranian Accounts," Bessent said. "Every attack Iran launches will only deepen the economic and financial consequences it faces," he added.
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News By: Girish Kumar Anshul
10:39 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Iran that any aggression against US' Gulf allies would come at a significant financial cost. "Any damage it inflicts on our allies in the Gulf will be paid for with funds extracted from Iranian Accounts," Bessent said. "Every attack Iran launches will only deepen the economic and financial consequences it faces," he added.
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I worry that something will go wrong: Anthropic CEO on concerns over AI
While discussing concerns over AI, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said, "I worry that something will go wrong." "Are we doing literally everything we can? We're certainly trying our best," added Amodei. He further said AI deserves to be banned in the future if "something really went wrong". This comes days after Anthropic launched its most powerful model Claude Fable.
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News By: Bhawana Chaudhary
10:38 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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While discussing concerns over AI, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said, "I worry that something will go wrong." "Are we doing literally everything we can? We're certainly trying our best," added Amodei. He further said AI deserves to be banned in the future if "something really went wrong". This comes days after Anthropic launched its most powerful model Claude Fable.
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10:38 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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'Take care of kids' was last text Indian sailor killed in US attack sent to wife
Indian sailor Patnala Suresh, who was killed in US attack on oil tanker, said, "Good night. Take care of the children" in last message to his wife. "Suresh would send a good morning message every day...on the morning of the attack, I kept waiting for the message," his wife said. "We were four, now we have become three," she added.
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10:56 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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Indian sailor Patnala Suresh, who was killed in US attack on oil tanker, said, "Good night. Take care of the children" in last message to his wife. "Suresh would send a good morning message every day...on the morning of the attack, I kept waiting for the message," his wife said. "We were four, now we have become three," she added.
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Man abuses Railways over ₹500 fine after platform ticket expires due to 5-hour train delay
A man was fined ₹500 at Mumbai's Kalyan railway station after his platform ticket expired while waiting for a train running late by five hours. He had gone to drop his family but the train, scheduled to arrive at 12 pm, arrived at 5 pm. While abusing Railways over the rules, he asked, "Who will take responsibility for the delay?"
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News By: Bhawana Chaudhary
10:50 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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A man was fined ₹500 at Mumbai's Kalyan railway station after his platform ticket expired while waiting for a train running late by five hours. He had gone to drop his family but the train, scheduled to arrive at 12 pm, arrived at 5 pm. While abusing Railways over the rules, he asked, "Who will take responsibility for the delay?"
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Trump says deal to end war with Iran finalised; cancels attacks
US President Donald Trump has said, "Based on the fact that discussions with Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of US, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran." Trump added that the "time and place of the signing [of the peace deal] will be announced shortly".
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11:14 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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US President Donald Trump has said, "Based on the fact that discussions with Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of US, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran." Trump added that the "time and place of the signing [of the peace deal] will be announced shortly".
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Zee5 to cut FIFA WC streaming to 1 device from 3 for ₹799 plan after 1st match, sparks outrage
Hours before inaugural match of FIFA World Cup, Zee5 has changed subscription rules for its premium plans. The ₹799 plan, which let users stream on three devices earlier, will offer just one device after the first match. The ₹1,699 plan will also reduce streaming to two from four devices. This has sparked outrage with people calling this "pure robbery".
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News By: Bhawana Chaudhary
11:13 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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Hours before inaugural match of FIFA World Cup, Zee5 has changed subscription rules for its premium plans. The ₹799 plan, which let users stream on three devices earlier, will offer just one device after the first match. The ₹1,699 plan will also reduce streaming to two from four devices. This has sparked outrage with people calling this "pure robbery".
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11:13 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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Who are the youngest footballers to win FIFA World Cup?
Brazil legend Pele was the youngest player to win FIFA World Cup, achieving the feat aged 17 years and 249 days in 1958. Brazil's Ronaldo is second at 17 years and 298 days, followed by Italy’s Giuseppe Bergomi at 18 years and 174 days. France's Kylian Mbappé is sixth, while Brazil's Kaka is 10th on the list.
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11:06 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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Brazil legend Pele was the youngest player to win FIFA World Cup, achieving the feat aged 17 years and 249 days in 1958. Brazil's Ronaldo is second at 17 years and 298 days, followed by Italy’s Giuseppe Bergomi at 18 years and 174 days. France's Kylian Mbappé is sixth, while Brazil's Kaka is 10th on the list.
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11:06 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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Techie builds work-tracking 'black hole' that grows on screen, forces user to take break
A techie created a work tracker that displays black holes on computer screens that grow in size as users continue working. The black hole drifts around, gravitationally lensing text until the entire screen becomes unreadable, forcing users to take a break. It'll grow till user "goes touch grass", said the techie, adding, "Take a break and it quietly shrinks away."
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News By: Bhawana Chaudhary
11:04 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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A techie created a work tracker that displays black holes on computer screens that grow in size as users continue working. The black hole drifts around, gravitationally lensing text until the entire screen becomes unreadable, forcing users to take a break. It'll grow till user "goes touch grass", said the techie, adding, "Take a break and it quietly shrinks away."
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11:04 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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US diplomat found dead in Myanmar; Thai woman faces murder charges
The US Department of State has confirmed that an American diplomat working at the Embassy in Myanmar's Rangoon was found dead. A Thai woman has appeared in court on murder charges relating to the incident which took place last month in a hotel some 1.5 kms away from the Embassy. Authorities did not provide further information owing to privacy concerns.
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News By: Mini Tiwari
11:23 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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The US Department of State has confirmed that an American diplomat working at the Embassy in Myanmar's Rangoon was found dead. A Thai woman has appeared in court on murder charges relating to the incident which took place last month in a hotel some 1.5 kms away from the Embassy. Authorities did not provide further information owing to privacy concerns.
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11:23 pm Thursday, 11 June 2026
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