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India's fight against Sickle Cell Disease - a silent epidemic

New Delhi, June 30 -- Every year, over 3,00,000 infants are born with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) worldwide, a genetic blood disorder which brings serious health complications. The country holds the sec... Read More


Padma awardee monk summoned by Bengal police in rape case

India, June 30 -- Bengal's Murshidabad district police on Monday served a summon notice to 2025 Padma Shri awardee Swami Pradiptananda, a Bharat Sevashram Sangha monk popularly known as Kartik Maharaj... Read More


The new language of queer cinema: Three Indian short films rewriting representation this Pride

India, June 30 -- Queer stories always exist in liminal spaces, rarely fitting into the moulds created by mainstream art. On the last day of Pride Month, it's worth looking beyond the rainbow-tinted f... Read More


"We have punched Marathi haters, unity should remain as it is": Shiv Sena (UBT) Uddhav Thackeray on withdrawal of three-language policy

Mumbai, June 30 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday celebrated the withdrawal of the three-language policy in the state and stated that they had punched Marathi haters, and the unity i... Read More


Paresh Rawal confirms his return to Hera Pheri 3 weeks after exiting film, opens up about controversy

India, June 30 -- Weeks after Paresh Rawal announced his departure from the upcoming film Hera Pheri 3, the actor has now confirmed his return to the franchise. Speaking with Himanshu Mehta on his pod... Read More


July 2025 SSA payment schedule: When to expect your SSI and social security checks

India, June 30 -- The Social Security Administration (SSA) typically issues benefit payments on the 1st and 3rd of each month, as well as on the second, third, and fourth Wednesdays. The specific date... Read More


PDP Crisis: BoT relocates meeting venue after police barricade secretariat

Nigeria, June 30 -- The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has relocated the venue of its meeting to the Yar'Adua Centre in Abuja's Central Business District after armed pol... Read More


Assam man arrested in Bengaluru for murder of live-in partner

Guwahati, June 30 -- Bengaluru police arrested a man from Assam in connection with the brutal murder of his live-in partner, whose body was found in a garbage truck over the weekend. The accused, ide... Read More


Spice of life: Scurryfunging: Quick-fix art of panic cleaning

India, June 30 -- The other day, I stumbled upon an intriguing word, scurryfunging, and it may seem alien to you. Sounds like something you'd catch after eating spurious street food, right? Or may be ... Read More


Parties continue to tussle over forming LG bodies

Sri Lanka, June 30 -- The National People's Power (NPP), the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) managed to secure power in... Read More