As many as 98 Indians died due to extreme heat during the annual Muslim pilgrimage of Hajj to Mecca, confirmed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday (June 21).

Hajj pilgrims death: 98 Indians die amid day temperature soaring above 50 degrees

Independent US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is unlikely to take part in 2024's first United States presidential debate after he skipped the deadline set by the hosting media organisation.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unlikely to participate in presidential debate after he misses deadline to qualify

India on Friday (June 21) denounced the Canadian parliament's act of observing "one minute silence" in the memory of pro-Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar who was shot dead in Surrey, British Columbia on June 18, 2023.

'Oppose move giving political space to extremism': India's foreign ministry on Canada honouring Nijjar

A suspected diphtheria outbreak in Odisha has raised concerns across the east Indian state where the contagion reportedly killed five people. Odisha's Director of Public Health Nilakantha Mishra on Wednesday (June 19) said that 18 suspected cases of diphtheria were also detected in the state and that the vaccination for the contagion had also begun.

What is diphtheria? Know about disease that killed 5 in India's Odisha

As several parts of north India continue to be in the grip of a severe heatwave, the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday (June 19) issued an advisory to central government-run hospitals urging them to provide immediate treatment to heatstroke patients.

Indian health ministry issues advisory to hospitals as heatwave kills 5 in Delhi

In a major development in the NEET paper leak case, the Indian government on Thursday (June 20) said that it will form a high-level committee to review the functioning of the National Testing Agency (NTA).

NEET paper leak case: 'Strict action to be taken against any NTA official if found guilty,' says Education Min

A group of activists on Thursday (June 20) sprayed an orange-coloured substance on private jets parked at Stansted Airport in England. The location of where the act was staged was verified with the help of the houses, pavement, and trees visible in the video posted by the environmental group Just Stop Oil on its official X handle.

Environmental activists arrested for spraying orange paint on private jets at UK airport

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on Thursday (June 20) claimed that the prime accused who was arrested in the alleged NEET paper leak case was connected to the officials close to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav.

NEET paper leak case: Bihar Deputy CM claims prime suspect had links with Tejashwi Yadav's aide

The death toll during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia has surpassed 1,000 this year amid scorching heat, AFP reported on Thursday (June 20). Out of the reported deaths, over half of them were unregistered worshippers who perished due to intense heat while performing the annual rituals in the holy city of Mecca.

Hajj pilgrims death: Toll surpasses 1,000 amid day temperature soaring above 50 degrees

British police on Wednesday (June 19) arrested two people, including an Indian-origin man, after environmental protesters sprayed an orange-coloured substance on Stonehenge in southwest England.

Indian-origin man among two arrested by British police for spraying orange substance on UK's Stonehenge

In 2024, nearly 4,300 millionaires are projected to leave India with the majority of them choosing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as their final destination, according to a recent report by international investment migration advisory firm Henley & Partners.

Thousands of Indian millionaires relocating to UAE in 2024, says report

Amid the NEET fiasco, India's National Testing Agency on Wednesday (June 19) announced the cancellation of the UGC-NET exam just a day after it was conducted. The Education Ministry released a statement saying that the University Grants Commission (UGC) on Wednesday (June 19) received certain inputs from the National Cyber Crime Threat Analytics Unit of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Ministry of Home Affairs on the Examination, and the inputs prima-facie indicated that the integrity of the examination may have been compromised.

India's National Testing Agency cancels UGC-NET after 'exam integrity compromised'

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