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Centre forms one-member panel to probe OSM procurement by CBSE

New Delhi, Jun 2 (PTI) The Centre has formed a one-member committee to inquire into matters relating to the procurement of services for the on-screen marking system by the CBSE. The committee will be chaired by S Radha Chauhan, Chairperson, Capacity Building Commission, a memorandum issued by the Cabinet Secretariat said on Tuesday. Chauhan has been empowered to obtain the assistance of officials from other departments, as required, while the Capacity Building Commission will provide secretarial assistance to the panel. The committee will submit its report to the Department of Personnel and Training within one month. The memorandum addressed to

EU strikes migration deal for more deportations and detention centers abroad

BRUSSELS, June 2, 2026 (AP) — The European Union has moved forward with a vast overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to ramp up deportations and ink controversial deals to build detention centers abroad. Rights groups have criticized it, comparing the new regulations to the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration policies. By green-lighting controversial “return hubs” outside the 27-nation EU, the regulation represents the EU’s hardest line on migration so far and has drawn sharp criticism from opponents who warn it will endanger migrants and undermine human rights from Spain to Romania. “The new regulation will speed up the return process

Venezuela’s Rodriguez to discuss energy ties during India visit from June 3-7

NEW DELHI, June 2 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez will visit India from June 3 to June 7, India’s foreign ministry said ​on Tuesday, at a time when New Delhi is ramping ‌up its crude imports from Caracas. India was the second-largest importer of Venezuelan oil in May with purchases of 427,000 barrels per day, second only to the U.S., ​Reuters reported. India’s Reliance Industries has emerged as one of the three largest buyers ​of Venezuelan crude in recent months. During her visit, Rodriguez will ⁠hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indian foreign ministry ​spokesperson Randhir

Rubio will testify before Congress for the first time since the start of the Iran war

WASHINGTON, June 2, 2026 (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to face a litany of questions Tuesday about the Trump administration’s fragile or stalling diplomatic efforts around the world when he appears for back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill for the first time since the Iran war began. The Republican former senator will sit before House and Senate committees to make the State Department’s annual budget request. But the focus is likely to shift quickly to the already unsteady ceasefire between Washington and Tehran, which has been further tested in recent days by back-and-forth attacks. Cabinet members,

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