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June 16, 2025 1:24 PM
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Vraie Cally Balthazar of the National People’s Power has been elected Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council. Ms. Balthazar was elected after securing a majority of votes in the 117-member local council, obtaining 61 votes Riza Zarook of the main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya also contested for ...
June 16, 2025 1:46 PM
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The escalating conflict between Iran and Israel has now entered its fourth day, with relentless missile exchanges claiming hundreds of lives and causing widespread destruction across both nations. The overnight barrage, which wounded at least 100 additional civilians, represents Tehran's continued r...
June 16, 2025 12:51 PM
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Bangladesh’s banking sector faces mounting challenges as defaulted loans soared to 24.13 percent by March 2025, up from 20.20 percent in December 2024, according to Bangladesh Bank data. The total bad loans across 61 scheduled banks jumped to 4,20,334.94 crore Bangladeshi Taka, signaling deepening f...
June 16, 2025 11:19 AM
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In Maharashtra, Torrential rain lashed Ratnagiri district overnight, causing waterlogging, overflowing rivers, and disruptions in transportation. Areas like Khed, Chiplun, and Rajapur have been severely impacted, with some homes and shops flooded. In the last 24 hours, the highest rainfall of 139.60...
June 16, 2025 11:17 AM
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Three college students drowned in Charlotte Lake in Matheran, near Mumbai, Maharashtra, yesterday. The victims, including a minor, were part of a group of ten students from Koparkhairane in Navi Mumbai who had gone on a monsoon trip. Our correspondent reports that one of the students accidentally sl...
June 16, 2025 11:14 AM
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In West Bengal, over a thousand shops were reportedly destroyed in a massive fire last night in Kolkata’s Khidirpur market area. The fire broke out around 2 in the early morning. More than 20 fire tenders brought the blaze under control. According to the fire department, various shops, including ric...
June 16, 2025 11:04 AM
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In archery, the selection trials for the upcoming World Cup Stage 4 and the World Championship saw a dramatic upset last evening. Experienced archer Abhishek Verma and three-time Olympian Atanu Das failed to make the cut, while four uncapped players secured their spots. Among the standout performers...
June 16, 2025 10:52 AM
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In Boxing, Indian pugilist Nishant Dev won his second professional fight, defeating Josue Silva via unanimous decision 60-54 in the Super Welterweight bout at Madison Square Garden in New York. The 24-year-old, who recently turned professional, was victorious in his debut match in January this year,...
June 16, 2025 10:48 AM
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Mumbai-based franchise, U Mumba, clinched their maiden Ultimate Table Tennis title with a dominant 8-4 win over the Jaipur Patriots in the Season 6 grand finale last night. Early victories by Lilian Bardet and Bernadette Szocs gave U Mumba a strong start, before Szocs teamed up with Akash Pal to swe...
June 16, 2025 10:44 AM
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The UK’s foreign intelligence agency, MI6, will be led by a woman for the first time in its 116-year history. Blaise Metreweli, who joined the Secret Intelligence Service in 1999, will become the 18th chief of the organisation, taking over from Richard Moore later this year. Metreweli, who currently...
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