Which nations has India sent earthquake aid to as it launches Op for Venezuela?
Over the last 12 years, India has sent earthquake relief to several countries. It launched Operation Maitri for Nepal (2015), Operation Samudra Maitri for Indonesia (2018), Operation Dost for Türkiye and Syria (2023), Operation Brahma for Myanmar (2025), and humanitarian aid to Afghanistan (2025). India has now launched Operation Amistad (a Spanish word for friendship) for Venezuela.
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Over the last 12 years, India has sent earthquake relief to several countries. It launched Operation Maitri for Nepal (2015), Operation Samudra Maitri for Indonesia (2018), Operation Dost for Türkiye and Syria (2023), Operation Brahma for Myanmar (2025), and humanitarian aid to Afghanistan (2025). India has now launched Operation Amistad (a Spanish word for friendship) for Venezuela.
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Why are farmers letting their mangoes rot on trees in Tamil Nadu?
Farmers in Tamil Nadu's Madurai have opted to either let mangoes rot on trees or cut down the entire plantations. They've taken this decision to avoid mounting financial losses as the farm-gate price for the Totapuri variety has crashed to a record low of ₹3/kg. Production costs and labour charges have far exceeded the market value of the fruit.
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News By: Bhawana Chaudhary
05:23 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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Farmers in Tamil Nadu's Madurai have opted to either let mangoes rot on trees or cut down the entire plantations. They've taken this decision to avoid mounting financial losses as the farm-gate price for the Totapuri variety has crashed to a record low of ₹3/kg. Production costs and labour charges have far exceeded the market value of the fruit.
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05:23 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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Why has government increased fees for passports?
The government had said passport fees would be restructured after nationwide rollout of Passport Seva Project, meant to modernise passport issuance system through a partnership with TCS. The project operates under Build-Own-Operate-Transfer model, under which TCS built the infrastructure. The government pays TCS a fee for each passport application, and these costs are recovered by processing fees.
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News By: Shalini ojha
05:22 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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The government had said passport fees would be restructured after nationwide rollout of Passport Seva Project, meant to modernise passport issuance system through a partnership with TCS. The project operates under Build-Own-Operate-Transfer model, under which TCS built the infrastructure. The government pays TCS a fee for each passport application, and these costs are recovered by processing fees.
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05:22 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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No debut for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as India playing XI for 1st T20I vs Ireland announced
India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first in the first T20I against Ireland. India haven't handed a debut to 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the match, with Iyer saying, "He's a gun player but we've some tremendous players who have done well for us so we are backing them...He'll get his opportunity when the time comes."
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News By: Anmol Sharma
05:44 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first in the first T20I against Ireland. India haven't handed a debut to 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the match, with Iyer saying, "He's a gun player but we've some tremendous players who have done well for us so we are backing them...He'll get his opportunity when the time comes."
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He ruined Delhi: UP CM after Kejriwal visits Ram Mandir amid donation row
Amid Ram Mandir donation theft row, UP CM Yogi Adityanath took a swipe at AAP's Arvind Kejriwal after the latter visited the temple. "A gentleman from Delhi has come here...He has given nothing but...corruption to Delhi," CM said. Responding, Kejriwal said, "Maharaj ji...please stand with me" so that "the demons behind the robbery at Lord Ram's home are publicly hanged."
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News By: Girish Kumar Anshul
05:31 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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Amid Ram Mandir donation theft row, UP CM Yogi Adityanath took a swipe at AAP's Arvind Kejriwal after the latter visited the temple. "A gentleman from Delhi has come here...He has given nothing but...corruption to Delhi," CM said. Responding, Kejriwal said, "Maharaj ji...please stand with me" so that "the demons behind the robbery at Lord Ram's home are publicly hanged."
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Mrunal and Sharvari turn heads in matching gold outfit
Mrunal Thakur and Sharvari have sparked a fashion face-off after stepping out in the same champagne gold drape skirt and cape ensemble. While Mrunal opted for understated elegance, Sharvari added a bold twist with her styling, leaving fashion lovers divided over who wore the glamorous look better.
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05:21 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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Mrunal Thakur and Sharvari have sparked a fashion face-off after stepping out in the same champagne gold drape skirt and cape ensemble. While Mrunal opted for understated elegance, Sharvari added a bold twist with her styling, leaving fashion lovers divided over who wore the glamorous look better.
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'X has never been this toxic,' says AI scientist Andrej Karpathy, Musk responds
AI scientist Andrej Karpathy, who recently joined Anthropic, said he now spends more time on Slack than on X as he has never seen the latter be this "toxic". "The [algorithm] actively encourages it...Main reason I've been coming here (X) less and posting less," he added. Responding, X owner Elon Musk said, "We need a complete overhaul of the algorithm."
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News By: Mansi Agarwal
05:54 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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AI scientist Andrej Karpathy, who recently joined Anthropic, said he now spends more time on Slack than on X as he has never seen the latter be this "toxic". "The [algorithm] actively encourages it...Main reason I've been coming here (X) less and posting less," he added. Responding, X owner Elon Musk said, "We need a complete overhaul of the algorithm."
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Lawyer Ujjwal Nikam, who got Kasab hanged, to fight Ketan Agarwal's murder case
Lawyer Ujjwal Nikam, who ensured that Ajmal Kasab was given a death sentence, would work as special public prosecutor in Ketan Agarwal's murder case. Ketan's father, Vishal Agarwal, met Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and demanded that Nikam be appointed for this case. Ketan was allegedly pushed off Lohagad Fort in Pune by his fiancee Siya Goyal, and her lover Chetan.
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News By: Shalini ojha
05:47 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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Lawyer Ujjwal Nikam, who ensured that Ajmal Kasab was given a death sentence, would work as special public prosecutor in Ketan Agarwal's murder case. Ketan's father, Vishal Agarwal, met Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and demanded that Nikam be appointed for this case. Ketan was allegedly pushed off Lohagad Fort in Pune by his fiancee Siya Goyal, and her lover Chetan.
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'Gold man' Surya Bhai cheats people by promising pure gold below market rate
Police in Hyderabad have arrested Surya Bhai, popularly known as the 'Gold Man', for allegedly cheating several people by promising to supply pure gold at prices below market rate. Surya falsely claimed close ties with Telangana CM Revanth Reddy and Hyderabad Police Commissioner to gain confidence of victims. He is known for wearing large amounts of gold jewellery.
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News By: Ankit Tiwari
06:11 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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Police in Hyderabad have arrested Surya Bhai, popularly known as the 'Gold Man', for allegedly cheating several people by promising to supply pure gold at prices below market rate. Surya falsely claimed close ties with Telangana CM Revanth Reddy and Hyderabad Police Commissioner to gain confidence of victims. He is known for wearing large amounts of gold jewellery.
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06:11 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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US politician uses AI for national security Bill, caught after 'Claude responded' left in text
Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna faced criticism after an amendment to her national security bill posted on House Rules Committee website appeared to reveal AI use. The text accidentally included the line, "11:25 AM????Claude responded." Luna later clarified that a staff member had used AI for spelling and grammar checks. "Not a shocker. Most staff use it," she said.
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News By: Ankit Tiwari
06:06 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna faced criticism after an amendment to her national security bill posted on House Rules Committee website appeared to reveal AI use. The text accidentally included the line, "11:25 AM????Claude responded." Luna later clarified that a staff member had used AI for spelling and grammar checks. "Not a shocker. Most staff use it," she said.
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6.5-magnitude earthquake hits Philippines weeks after quake killed 80
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. This comes less than three weeks after a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the same region, killing over 80 people. On Thursday, at least 589 people died after two massive earthquakes struck Venezuela and caused widespread destruction.
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06:29 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. This comes less than three weeks after a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the same region, killing over 80 people. On Thursday, at least 589 people died after two massive earthquakes struck Venezuela and caused widespread destruction.
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Indian-origin jail guard 'falls in love' with inmate in Canada, allows him to use phone
Ramandeep Rai, an Indian-origin jail guard at North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam, Canada, has been sentenced to a two-year conditional sentence for forming a romantic relationship with an inmate and allowing him to use a cellphone. The inmate carried out a drug trade from inside the jail. Her lawyer said she agreed that she made a mistake.
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06:27 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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Ramandeep Rai, an Indian-origin jail guard at North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam, Canada, has been sentenced to a two-year conditional sentence for forming a romantic relationship with an inmate and allowing him to use a cellphone. The inmate carried out a drug trade from inside the jail. Her lawyer said she agreed that she made a mistake.
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Utterly shameful: Kunickaa on PM Modi wishing Dharmendra Pradhan
Kunickaa Sadanand called PM Narendra Modi's birthday wish for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan "utterly shameful" after NEET-UG paper leak. "Does anyone else find this utterly shameful???" Kunickaa wrote, adding, "A man who's supposed to be PM of a nation where almost 1 cr students have been wronged doesn't tweet about the mismanagement...But has the time to tweet a b'day message."
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News By: Ishita Ranganath
06:27 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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Kunickaa Sadanand called PM Narendra Modi's birthday wish for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan "utterly shameful" after NEET-UG paper leak. "Does anyone else find this utterly shameful???" Kunickaa wrote, adding, "A man who's supposed to be PM of a nation where almost 1 cr students have been wronged doesn't tweet about the mismanagement...But has the time to tweet a b'day message."
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Bouncer seen shooting taser at man's face at close range in US
A video has surfaced online purportedly showing a bouncer shooting a man in the face with a taser in US' San Diego. The footage shows the bouncer firing the taser at point-blank range after a man allegedly gestured for him to move back, causing him to fall onto the road. According to reports, police arrested the bouncer shortly after incident.
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News By: Girish Kumar Anshul
06:20 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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A video has surfaced online purportedly showing a bouncer shooting a man in the face with a taser in US' San Diego. The footage shows the bouncer firing the taser at point-blank range after a man allegedly gestured for him to move back, causing him to fall onto the road. According to reports, police arrested the bouncer shortly after incident.
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06:20 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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Don't be comfortable with 5-10% growth: Piyush Goyal to Indian exporters
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal urged Indian businesses not to get stuck in the "comfortable rut" of treating 5-10% export growth as success. Speaking at a Business Plenary Session in London, he stated that doing so would be a "betrayal" of the trust the world has in India today. He added that exporters need to focus on "transformational growth".
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News By: Mansi Agarwal
06:19 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal urged Indian businesses not to get stuck in the "comfortable rut" of treating 5-10% export growth as success. Speaking at a Business Plenary Session in London, he stated that doing so would be a "betrayal" of the trust the world has in India today. He added that exporters need to focus on "transformational growth".
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06:19 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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Small plane crashes into Beijing's tallest building, video surfaces
A small plane crashed into Beijing's tallest building, the 109-storey CITIC Tower, also known as China Zun, on Friday evening. Visuals shared on social media showed aircraft fragments falling to the ground and a hole in the skyscraper. The tower was reportedly evacuated after the crash, while casualties are not immediately known.
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06:17 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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A small plane crashed into Beijing's tallest building, the 109-storey CITIC Tower, also known as China Zun, on Friday evening. Visuals shared on social media showed aircraft fragments falling to the ground and a hole in the skyscraper. The tower was reportedly evacuated after the crash, while casualties are not immediately known.
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06:17 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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Woman seen in viral video kicking small girl on chest is her mother & not Anganwadi worker
The woman seen in a viral video kicking a small girl on the chest, prompting her to fall down the stairs, is the girl's mother, Maharashtra WCD Minister Aditi S Tatkare said. It was initially claimed that the woman was an Anganwadi worker. "The concerned woman has been made aware that beating young children is a crime," Tatkare said.
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News By: Shalini ojha
06:38 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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The woman seen in a viral video kicking a small girl on the chest, prompting her to fall down the stairs, is the girl's mother, Maharashtra WCD Minister Aditi S Tatkare said. It was initially claimed that the woman was an Anganwadi worker. "The concerned woman has been made aware that beating young children is a crime," Tatkare said.
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China's black Natasha dolls face backlash for racism as people beat it for stress relief
China is facing backlash after videos on Chinese social media showed people beating, boiling, stretching, and stomping on the dark-skinned version of a baby doll for views. Aimed to help a person with stress relief, the 'Natasha' doll is facing backlash for promoting dangerous, deep-seated racism and normalising violence. The black community in China called it "absolutely diabolical".
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06:37 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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China is facing backlash after videos on Chinese social media showed people beating, boiling, stretching, and stomping on the dark-skinned version of a baby doll for views. Aimed to help a person with stress relief, the 'Natasha' doll is facing backlash for promoting dangerous, deep-seated racism and normalising violence. The black community in China called it "absolutely diabolical".
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13-year-old girl becomes first female heir in centuries-old custom in Rajasthan
Thirteen-year-old Tejaswi Kumari Jodha became inheritor of the legacy of Kherwagarh in Rajasthan's Pali district. She was formally invested with the turban of the former royal family of Kherwagarh after her father's death. In the centuries-old 'Paag Ka Dastoor' custom, for the first time a girl was recognised as successor, a role that had always been reserved for male heirs.
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06:34 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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Thirteen-year-old Tejaswi Kumari Jodha became inheritor of the legacy of Kherwagarh in Rajasthan's Pali district. She was formally invested with the turban of the former royal family of Kherwagarh after her father's death. In the centuries-old 'Paag Ka Dastoor' custom, for the first time a girl was recognised as successor, a role that had always been reserved for male heirs.
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Apple may skip high-end M6 Mac chips, jump straight to M7: Report
Apple is expected to debut its M6 chip for entry-level Macs later this year but could skip releasing higher-end versions of the chip, marking the first such move, Bloomberg reported. Instead, the company could jump straight to the M7 generation, which will focus on powering AI. The report comes amid Apple hiking product prices, citing AI-fuelled memory chip shortages.
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News By: Mansi Agarwal
06:59 pm Friday, 26 June 2026
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Apple is expected to debut its M6 chip for entry-level Macs later this year but could skip releasing higher-end versions of the chip, marking the first such move, Bloomberg reported. Instead, the company could jump straight to the M7 generation, which will focus on powering AI. The report comes amid Apple hiking product prices, citing AI-fuelled memory chip shortages.
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