Iran has eased airspace restrictions to facilitate the evacuation of approximately 1,000 Indian nationals, primarily students, from Mashhad via charter flights. This follows relocation from Tehran after recent Israeli attacks. Operation Sindhu was launched by India to ensure the safe return of its citizens from Iran and Israel amidst escalating hostilities.
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Madan Singh's family in Faridabad is devastated after his daughter, Khushboo, perished in the Ahmedabad-London flight AI 171 crash shortly after takeoff. Khushboo, who recently married and was en route to join her husband in London, had just bid farewell to her father at the airport.
India is advancing its Indus water strategy by initiating a feasibility study for a 113 km canal to transfer surplus water from Jammu & Kashmir to Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan. This project aims to fully utilize the eastern rivers and India's allocated share in the western rivers, potentially reducing water flow to Pakistan.
Skeletal remains were unexpectedly unearthed during a routine cleaning of percolation pits at a Bengaluru apartment complex, unsettling residents and prompting a police investigation. The discovery, which included suspected skull fragments, occurred in Industrial Layout, Begur, on June 16.
The Kerala High Court has issued a notice to Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, requesting her response to a petition challenging her election from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency. BJP candidate Navya Haridas filed the petition, alleging corrupt practices and non-disclosure of properties in Priyanka's election affidavit. The court admitted the petition and scheduled a further hearing in August.
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