Photo credit : X/@InfosFrancaises As thousands of delegates arrived for Russia’s flagship economic forum, Ukrainian drones once again targeted Saint Petersburg, striking energy and military-linked facilities. The attack dealt a symbolic blow to the Kremlin’s efforts to project stability and economic confidence.The strike targeted the Petersburg Oil Terminal and naval facilities in Kronstadt. While the...
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Huge fireball, roof collapse: Kuwait shares video of Iranian drone strikes on airport- watch
Source: X/@Kuwait_DGCA Kuwait airport on Wednesday came under drone attack by Iran as the situation in the Middle East continues to boil with tension.Kuwait general authority of civil aviation released a footage from the drone strike, showing the scale of damage caused by the Iranian attack that also left an Indian national dead and several...
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ED summons Abhishek Banerjee in teacher recruitment case; residence security removed
KOLKATA: Hours after Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday moved the Calcutta High Court, seeking protection from any coercive action in the CID case of Trinamool MLA signature forgery case, the Enforcement Directorate issued summons to him in the primary teachers’ recruitment irregularity case.Banerjee was asked to appear before ED’s Kolkata zonal office on June...
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Sonia Gandhi backed Tharoor: Lalit Modi alleges Cong pressure during Kochi IPL row
Shashi Tharoor, Lalit Modi Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi has made fresh allegations about the controversy surrounding the Kochi Tuskers Kerala franchise in 2010, claiming political pressure was exerted on him when he questioned the ownership structure of the team and the role of Sunanda Pushkar.In an interview with news agency ANI, Lalit Modi alleged...
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Why a zero calcium score may not mean you’re protected from a heart attack
4 min readNew DelhiJun 4, 2026 09:28 AM IST Heart health assessments often rely on tests that estimate a person’s future risk, and one tool increasingly discussed in preventive cardiology is the coronary artery calcium score. Recently, cardiologist Dr Dmitry Yaranov explained that while a calcium score can be useful, it does not tell the...
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$5 billion-plus company GitLab cuts hundreds of jobs, exits 22 countries; CEO blames it on AI
GitLab is laying off around 350 employees, roughly 14% of its workforce, and pulling out of 22 countries—a restructuring CEO Bill Staples is pinning on what he calls the “agentic era” of software development. The DevSecOps company announced the cuts on Tuesday alongside a first quarter that beat Wall Street, with revenue up 23% to...
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Monsoon 2026: How to track clouds with IMD’s INSAT imagery?
The southwest monsoon’s onset and declaration is expected today (June 4, 2026), with all eyes on Kerala. The IMD (Indian Meteorological Department), had earlier said the monsoon onset over Kerala would take place on May 26. However, it was delayed, and the department stated on May 29 that the onset could occur the following week. ...
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Tax cuts, easier bond rules on the cards: How India plans to attract more foreign investment
At present, foreign investors are required to pay a 12.5% long-term capital gains tax on listed equities and bonds held for more than a year. (AI image) In a bid to stem foreign capital outflow amid the Middle East crisis, the government is looking to do away with capital gains tax on foreign portfolio investors’...
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‘Suffocated’ Firhad Hakim likely to quit as Kolkata mayor
KOLKATA: City mayor Firhad Hakim, reportedly rattled by the loss of control over Kolkata Municipal Corporation after Trinamool’s poll defeat, is likely to step down this week, possibly on Friday.Hakim is said to have told party chairperson Mamata Banerjee that he was feeling “suffocated”, and sought her permission to resign.“I have not resigned,” Hakim said...
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‘I’m not running at all’: Lalit Modi on the ‘fugitive’ tag and whether he’ll return to India
Former cricket administrator Lalit Modi NEW DELHI: Former IPL chairman and businessman Lalit Modi has pushed back strongly against being labelled a “fugitive”, insisting that he has “never been convicted” of any crime.He also dismissed the tag as a product of “media sensationalism” rather than legal reality.In an exclusive interview with news agency ANI, Lalit...
