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Iran Waives Strait of Hormuz Transit Fees for 60 Days Under New US-Iran MoU
Temporary maritime concessions aim to boost trade, ease tensions and restore confidence.
June 19, 2026
Temporary maritime concessions aim to boost trade, ease tensions and restore confidence.
A fast-spreading Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda has overwhelmed containment systems amid conflict, displacement, and collapsing contact tracing efforts.
Ukraine launched a massive coordinated drone strike on Moscow hitting a key oil refinery, injuring civilians and grounding over 500 flights, signalling a sharp escalation in the ongoing war with Russia.
China’s construction of the world’s largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River near Arunachal Pradesh has raised environmental, water security, and strategic concerns in India over its potential downstream impact on the Brahmaputra basin.
As India temporarily restricts Telegram over NEET-related fraud concerns, the platform and its founder Pavel Durov argue the measure unfairly impacts millions of legitimate users while the government insists it is necessary to protect exam integrity.
The Madras High Court has restrained a church project near a century-old temple in Coimbatore.
The Delhi High Court is examining the Centre’s temporary restriction on Telegram over alleged exam fraud networks linked to NEET-UG 2026, while the platform disputes the allegations and calls the action excessive.
El Nino-driven weak monsoon shows uneven rainfall across India, threatening agriculture, water systems, inflation stability, and rural economic momentum.
Driven by rising living costs and better female literacy, India’s fertility rate has fallen below the long-term replacement threshold for the first time, exposing a sharp demographic divide between rapidly ageing southern states and younger northern regions.
India seeks $2.5 billion from World Bank and ADB to boost infrastructure growth amid rising financing gaps and urban demand