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INDIA bloc meeting: Opposition leaders decide to write to CJI on SIR, seek Pradhan’s resignation

New Delhi, Jun 8 (PTI) Leaders of 25 opposition parties met here on Monday and decided to send a letter to the chief justice of India on the SIR and the “vote loot” issue, besides demanding the immediate resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-CBSE exams row. Addressing a press conference after the INDIA bloc meeting here, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said the leaders also demanded that the Union government convenes an all-party meeting to discuss the “precarious current economic situation” in the country, besides unemployment, price rise, issues of farmers and oppressed sections of society. He said

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

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