• Hamas dissolves Gaza governing body: group official

    Ismail al-Thawabta, head of Hamas’ government media office, addresses a press conference at the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip on July 6, 2026. Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas announced on July 6 the dissolution of the body that has governed the Gaza Strip for nearly two decades, clearing the way for a technocratic…

  • Allahabad HC asks Centre, ASI to file counter-affidavit in ‘Tejo Mahalaya’ dispute

    A general view of High court of Allahabad | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Allahabad High Court on Monday (July 6, 2026) asked the Centre and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to file a counter-affidavit on a writ petition seeking a declaration that the Agreshwar Mahadev Nagnatheswar Virajman Tejo Mahalaya temple is present inside…

  • Experts urge caution as demand grows for AC in heatwave-hit U.K.

    Londoner Zainab Hussain once saw air conditioning as a luxury in Britain. Now, the 35-year-old “can’t see how we’ll survive without it”. She and her husband are among a small but growing proportion of British households embracing AC to deal with increasingly hot summers. But the trend has attracted criticism, particularly from sustainability experts who…

  • Delhi Metro Rail Corporation seeks turnkey role for proposed Kerala High Speed Railway project

    The KHSR proposal has been prepared by veteran technocrat E. Sreedharan as an alternative to the previous Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s K-Rail project | Photo Credit: MUSTAFAH KK The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has urged the Kerala government to entrust the proposed Kerala High Speed Railway (KHSR) project to it on a turnkey…

  • Prison clashes in Sri Lanka’s Negombo: At least 19 dead, 72 injured

    Following the clashes, three inmates were transferred to the Pallansena Prison Camp on Monday (July 6, 2026) as part of efforts to restore order and prevent further violence. Image for representation only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The death toll in the violent unrest at a prison in Sri Lanka’s western coastal town of Negombo…

  • AMMA row: Actor Ansiba Hassan to approach Kerala CM V.D. Satheesan seeking fair probe in case against Tiny Tom

    Tiny Tom and Ansiba Hassan | Photo Credit: special arrangement Actor Ansiba Hassan will approach Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan seeking an impartial police inquiry into the case against actor Tiny Tom for allegedly making defamatory and communal remarks against her. The Kadavanthra police had registered the case against Mr. Tom on July 1, 2026.…