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Pakistan Says Iran-US Peace Deal Text Agreed, Signing Imminent

Islamabad | 13 June 2026 Pakistan says Iran-US peace deal mediation reached its most significant milestone yet on Friday, when Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif publicly confirmed that a final agreed text had

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Air India Crash Ahmedabad: One Year On, Families Wait As Investigation Drags

The Air India crash in Ahmedabad claimed 260 lives on 12 June 2025, making it one of the deadliest aviation disasters in South Asian history. Twelve months later, the families of those

Bangladesh India Border Talks: Joint Statement Amid Push-In Row

Bangladesh India border talks wrapped up this week with fresh pledges of enhanced patrol coordination and real-time intelligence sharing, but the four-day Director General-level conference in New Delhi has done little to resolve the central dispute that has driven the

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Pakistan Budget 2026-27: Defense Rises To Rs3 Trillion as Debt Consumes 43% of Outlay

Pakistan’s budget 2026-27, presented to the National Assembly on Friday by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, sets total federal spending at Rs 18.771 trillion, approximately $67 billion, and charts a course of continued fiscal austerity under the International Monetary Fund’s Extended

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Kutupalong Camp Fire Breaks Out at World’s Largest Rohingya Refugee Settlement

A Kutupalong camp fire broke out on Friday at the sprawling refugee settlement in Cox’s Bazar, southeastern Bangladesh, the world’s largest displacement centre, housing

Child Labour In Bangladesh Surges To One In 11 As 1.2 Million More Children Enter Workforce

Child labour in Bangladesh is rising at an alarming rate, with one in every eleven children now engaged in work, a sharp deterioration from

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Pakistan Says Iran-US Peace Deal Text Agreed, Signing Imminent

Saturday, June 13, 2026

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Islamabad | 13 June 2026 Pakistan says Iran-US peace deal mediation reached its most significant milestone yet on Friday, when Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif publicly confirmed that a final agreed text had

Air India Crash Ahmedabad: One Year On, Families Wait As Investigation Drags

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Current Affairs

The Air India crash in Ahmedabad claimed 260 lives on 12 June 2025, making it one of the deadliest aviation disasters in South Asian history. Twelve months later, the families of those

Bangladesh India Border Talks: Joint Statement Amid Push-In Row

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Current Affairs

Bangladesh India border talks wrapped up this week with fresh pledges of enhanced patrol coordination and real-time intelligence sharing, but the four-day Director General-level conference in New Delhi has done little to

Pakistan Budget 2026-27: Defense Rises To Rs3 Trillion as Debt Consumes 43% of Outlay

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Business·Current Affairs

Pakistan’s budget 2026-27, presented to the National Assembly on Friday by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, sets total federal spending at Rs 18.771 trillion, approximately $67 billion, and charts a course of continued

Kutupalong Camp Fire Breaks Out at World’s Largest Rohingya Refugee Settlement

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Current Affairs

A Kutupalong camp fire broke out on Friday at the sprawling refugee settlement in Cox’s Bazar, southeastern Bangladesh, the world’s largest displacement centre, housing over one million Rohingya who have fled persecution

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Pakistan Says Iran-US Peace Deal Text Agreed, Signing Imminent

Islamabad | 13 June 2026 Pakistan says Iran-US peace deal

Air India Crash Ahmedabad: One Year On, Families Wait As Investigation Drags

The Air India crash in Ahmedabad claimed 260 lives on

Bangladesh India Border Talks: Joint Statement Amid Push-In Row

Bangladesh India border talks wrapped up this week with fresh

Current Affairs

Pakistan Says Iran-US Peace Deal Text Agreed, Signing Imminent

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Current Affairs

Islamabad | 13 June 2026 Pakistan says Iran-US peace deal mediation reached its most significant milestone yet on Friday, when Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif publicly confirmed that a final agreed text had

Air India Crash Ahmedabad: One Year On, Families Wait As Investigation Drags

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Current Affairs

The Air India crash in Ahmedabad claimed 260 lives on 12 June 2025, making it one of the deadliest aviation disasters in South Asian history. Twelve months later, the families of those

Bangladesh India Border Talks: Joint Statement Amid Push-In Row

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Current Affairs

Bangladesh India border talks wrapped up this week with fresh pledges of enhanced patrol coordination and real-time intelligence sharing, but the four-day Director General-level conference in New Delhi has done little to

Pakistan Budget 2026-27: Defense Rises To Rs3 Trillion as Debt Consumes 43% of Outlay

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Business·Current Affairs

Pakistan’s budget 2026-27, presented to the National Assembly on Friday by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, sets total federal spending at Rs 18.771 trillion, approximately $67 billion, and charts a course of continued

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Pakistan Budget 2026-27: Defense Rises To Rs3 Trillion as Debt Consumes 43% of Outlay

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Business·Current Affairs

Pakistan’s budget 2026-27, presented to the National Assembly on Friday by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, sets total federal spending at Rs 18.771 trillion, approximately $67 billion, and charts a course of continued

India – Meta Reliance AI Data Centre Planned In Jamnagar

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Business

Meta Reliance AI data centre partnership will see Reliance Industries build a 168 MW facility in Jamnagar, Gujarat, which Meta will lease as part of its AI infrastructure expansion in India. The

India Refutes Claims of US Navy Using Its Ports Amid Iran Conflict

India Fertiliser Subsidy Fund May Double As Iran War Costs Rise

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Business·Current Affairs

India fertiliser subsidy costs may rise sharply as the fertiliser ministry seeks to nearly double its fund for the current fiscal year, with the Iran war pushing up global fertiliser and energy

Tamil Nadu projects: Cabinet outlines 436 plans

Tamil Nadu projects: Cabinet outlines 436-point roadmap

Sunday, June 7, 2026

Business

Tamil Nadu projects totalling 436 were outlined at Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s first Cabinet meeting in Chennai on Friday, June 5, 2026, with ministers asked to prepare implementation plans for department-wise

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Maldives Hidden Gems: 5 Spots Emerge in 2026

Discover Maldives hidden gems as tourism surges. New guides spotlight undiscovered Maldives islands from northern atolls to southern reserves. Officials project growth beyond USD 5.4 billion in receipts. South Asian travellers eye these secret Maldives attractions amid record 2025 arrivals. Maldives hidden gems draw

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Pakistan Says Iran-US Peace Deal Text Agreed, Signing Imminent

Air India Crash Ahmedabad: One Year On, Families Wait As Investigation Drags

Bangladesh India Border Talks: Joint Statement Amid Push-In Row

Pakistan Budget 2026-27: Defense Rises To Rs3 Trillion as Debt Consumes 43% of Outlay

Kutupalong Camp Fire Breaks Out at World’s Largest Rohingya Refugee Settlement

Child Labour In Bangladesh Surges To One In 11 As 1.2 Million More Children Enter Workforce

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Pakistan Says Iran-US Peace Deal Text Agreed, Signing Imminent

Air India Crash Ahmedabad: One Year On, Families Wait As Investigation Drags

Bangladesh India Border Talks: Joint Statement Amid Push-In Row

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Pakistan Says Iran-US Peace Deal Text Agreed, Signing Imminent

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Pakistan Says Iran-US Peace Deal Text Agreed, Signing Imminent

Air India Crash Ahmedabad: One Year On, Families Wait As Investigation Drags

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Pakistan Budget 2026-27: Defense Rises To Rs3 Trillion as Debt Consumes 43% of Outlay

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