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Ajay Rai’s wife alleges UP Congress chief detained in Ayodhya, says family not informed of whereabouts

Varanasi, Jun 30 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai’s wife, Reena Rai, has alleged that her husband had been detained by the police in Ayodhya while on a visit over the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple and that the family had not been informed about his whereabouts. In a video statement late Monday night, Reena Rai said Ajay Rai had gone to Ayodhya to raise the issue of the alleged misappropriation of temple donations and was also scheduled to offer prayers at the Ram temple along with other Congress leaders. मेरे पति की आवाज़ दबाने के

What makes a ‘heat dome,’ and what does it mean?

June 30, 2026 (Associated Press) These unbearably hot and humid summer months that put millions of people across the globe at risk are typically made possible by phenomena known as heat domes. Heat domes can make already-high temperatures even more extreme and prolonged, and they are worsening in severity and becoming more frequent as the planet warms. Here’s what to know. What makes up a heat dome, and what does it do? Heat domes are essentially high-pressure systems hovering above a region that trap heat and humidity, experts say. They result from the northward flow of warm air. That system

Stock markets decline in early trade amid uncertainty over US-Iran negotiations

Mumbai, Jun 30 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty drifted lower in early trade on Tuesday amid uncertainty over the next round of US-Iran negotiations in Doha. Fresh foreign fund outflows and decline in blue-chip IT stock also weighed on the sentiments. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 103.95 points to 76,624.42 in early trade, paring its opening gains. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 40.10 points to 23,908.80. From the Sensex pack, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Steel, HCL Tech, Hindustan Unilever and Eternal were among the major laggards. Maruti, Axis Bank, Power Grid and Bharti Airtel were among the gainers.

WhatsApp will allow users to go by usernames instead of phone numbers, closing a privacy blind spot

LONDON, June 30, 2026 (AP) — WhatsApp users will soon get the option of going by usernames instead of phone numbers, the company said Monday, announcing plans to address a privacy blind spot. The app said it has started allowing users to reserve unique usernames, which can be used to contact WhatsApp users when the feature is launched later this year. WhatsApp, which says it has more than 3 billion users globally, has until now allowed users to be contacted by anyone who has their phone number. The app, owned by Meta Platforms, said in a blog post that over

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