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The Afghan government has announced that a total of 14,539 Afghan refugee families returned to the country from neighbouring Pakistan and Iran over the past month. The total number of returned Afghan refugee families has reached 97,277. The majority of the returnees came from Pakistan. Deputy spokesperson for the Afghan government, Hamdullah Fitrat, said in a social media post that the returnees entered Afghanistan through the Islam Qala border in western Herat province, the Torkham crossing point in eastern Nangarhar…

Rain intensity has reduced across Gujarat, bringing relief after heavy rainfall. Light to moderate showers continued in some parts of South Gujarat, North Gujarat, and Saurashtra. So far, the state has received over 52% of its seasonal average rainfall, significantly improving water storage levels across key reservoirs. The Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam is currently at nearly 69% of its capacity, while 14 out of 206 state reservoirs have reached full capacity. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has…

The CJP has withdrawn its agitation after the government agreed to its demands. Union Ministers J P Nadda and Dr Jitendra Singh today held the third round of discussions with the CJP delegation, focusing on its demands for reforms in the examination system and measures to prevent paper leaks. Addressing a joint press conference with the CJP delegation in New Delhi, Mr Nadda said the government had agreed that no action would be taken against the protesters and that no FIRs would be registered against them. He added that…

Delhi Police has constituted a Special Task Force (STF) to investigate offences relating to paper leaks and other examination-related offences under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024. Delhi Police, in a statement, said that the task force will be responsible for conducting prompt, professional, and comprehensive investigations into offences pertaining to public examinations conducted by different authorities. These include Union Public Service Commission, Staff Selection Commission, Railway…

India opened its medal tally at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after Jhandu Kumar clinched the bronze medal in the men’s heavyweight para powerlifting final earlier this morning. Jhandu, who hails from Nalanda district of Bihar, delivered a strong performance by lifting 190 kg in his second attempt, earning 130.9 points and securing a place on the podium. He started with a successful 181kg lift before improving his mark. His final attempt of 196kg could have broken the Commonwealth Games record set in Birmingham…

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall over Konkan, Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Odisha and Rajasthan today. According to IMD, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Gangetic West Bengal, Coastal Karnataka and some parts of Northeast India may experience heavy rainfall for the day. The Met Department also predicted thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty wind over Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Interior Karnataka, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry…

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi will be the new Education Minister following the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan. Mr Joshi has been assigned the charge of the Ministry of Education, in addition to his existing portfolios. Mr Joshi is currently serving as the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and New and Renewable Energy. President Droupadi Murmu has accepted the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan from the Union Council of Ministers with immediate effect.