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JMM, Cong nominees to file nomination for RS polls on Monday as INDIA bloc candidates

Ranchi, Jun 7 (PTI) The ruling INDIA bloc in Jharkhand on Sunday announced that its two Rajya Sabha nominees — one each from the JMM and the Congress — will file their nomination papers on Monday, asserting that the alliance is united and confident of winning both seats. The decision was taken at a meeting of INDIA bloc legislators chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren at his official residence here. JMM has fielded former minister Baidyanath Ram, while the Congress has nominated senior party functionary Pranav Jha for the biennial polls. “Soren chaired a meeting of INDIA bloc legislators. It

A timeline of the escalating tensions between Iran and Israel over Lebanon

JERUSALEM, June 8, 2026 (AP) — The Middle East is suddenly bracing for war again. Iran fired missiles at Israel late Sunday in the first such bombardment in the two months since a ceasefire. Israel launched airstrikes early Monday targeting central and western Iran in response. What happened? The truce in the Iran war that was reached in April has not spread to Lebanon, where Israel has been battling Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants. Israel says it is defending its northern communities that face Hezbollah drone and rocket fire. Iran sees Israel’s ground invasion, with thousands of troops, and airstrikes in Lebanon

Seahorses and shark fins are illegally trafficked. An AI tool could help stop this crime

Sydney, Jun 8 (The Conversation) Shark fins on a plane, seahorses in your bag and sea cucumbers in the post – these are just a few examples of illegal marine wildlife trafficking. This crime can be hard to detect. But in a new study, published in the journal Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability, we show how artificial intelligence (AI) can be harnessed as a complimentary detection tool to help stop marine wildlife trafficking at international airports and mail facilities. A global crime The cross-border trade in live animals, animal parts or products is a global crime, facilitating the flow of billions

Israel hits Iran with new strikes despite Trump admonition

TEL AVIV/DUBAI/NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 8 (Reuters) – Israel said it struck military targets in western and central Iran on Monday, even after U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain ​from further attacks. Hours earlier, Trump said new strikes by Israel and Iran would not affect his administration’s peace talks with Tehran, adding that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “doesn’t call the shots.” Trump has leaned ‌on Israel to stop its attacks in Lebanon to allow room for a deal to end the wider war with Iran, including rebuking Netanyahu with obscenities in

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