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The Centre for Heritage, Environment and Development receives the Bhoomimitra Award-2026, instituted by the Aluva Paristhithi Samrakshan Sangham, at a function held in Aluva on World Environment Day

Locations prone to waterlogging remained largely unaffected, while minor flooding reported in a few pockets eased by afternoon, says Mayor

LED lights have drawn flak from councillors across political parties over their alleged erratic functioning and poor upkeep; CSML claims that at no point were more than 200 lights non-functional in a network of over 43,000 lights

On World Environment Day, the Opposition leader launches an online petition against the Great Nicobar Island transhipment hub project, urges youngsters to sign up and “choose green over greed”

Workers were engaged in constructing a stopping wall when the incident occurred in the early morning hours, police said

The eight-time Bengaluru MLA said that he would remain in Congress and work as a legislator

The GDP growth rate of 7.7% in FY 2025-26 and 7.8% in Q4 of FY 2025-26 reflects robust economic activity and broad-based growth across sectors, says BJP President Nitin Nabin

Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh condemns the killings; Kuki Inpi Manipur blames NSCN and a Zeliangrong United Front faction for the attack on Loibol Khullen village

There have been attempts to ‘misrepresent this normal exercise as data tampering, which is regrettable and factually inaccurate’, the official says; enumerators say they are being asked to edit data about open defecation and gas connection in particular

The top court said the allegations against Haryana-based travel blogger Jyoti Malhotra were “very serious” while dismissing her bail plea

Best wishes to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath Ji on his birthday. His work towards the state’s progress is noteworthy, says Prime Minister Modi in a post on X.

West Bengal is in the grip of a toxic political culture

A fire in a bed-and-breakfast took the lives of 21 people in South Delhi’s Malviya Nagar. Of these, 12 were foreign nationals, most in India for their families’ medical needs. The owner was allegedly misusing government permits and had no clearance from the fire department. Suruchi Kumari and Shrimansi Kaushik report on how, despite repeated announcements of government audits, on ground, compliance is a challenge

Madras High Court Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan advise the agency not to precipitate the issue until the next hearing of the case on June 23, 2026