June 11, 2026
58 articles published on this date
Three ships with Indian crew attacked by the US in three days: What we know
Over three consecutive days (June 8–11, 2026), US military forces struck three separate commercial oil tankers carrying predominantly Indian crews in the Str...
India to call for ‘unimpeded’ access to Strait of Hormuz at G7, discuss defence & tech in France, Slovakia
India is set to call for "unimpeded navigation" through the Strait of Hormuz at the 52nd G7 Summit in Évian-les-Bains, France (June 15–17, 2026), hosted by t...
Third tanker hit off the coast of Oman, at least 20 Indian sailors believed to be on board
Three commercial oil tankers were struck in rapid succession off the coast of Oman between June 8 and June 11, 2026, as part of the US enforcement of a naval...
NITI Aayog meet: PM Modi & CMs talk about making energy ‘available & reliable’, prices ‘competitive’
At the 11th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog (June 11, 2026), energy emerged as a central policy theme under the meeting's theme "Inclusive Human Deve...
Road accidents in India claimed 1.77 lakh lives in 2024
A report released by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways documents that 4,87,707 road accidents occurred in India in 2024 — an increase of 1.48% over...
Modi asks states to harness AI, tackle social risks, prepare for El Nino impact
The 11th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog was held on June 11, 2026 — notably the first instance of all 28 states and 5 Union Territories participatin...
First gold jewellery shipment from Kolkata to Oman sent under India-Oman CEPA
On June 11, 2026 — just ten days after the India–Oman CEPA came into force (June 1, 2026) — the first consignment of gold jewellery from Kolkata was dispatch...
PM Surya Ghar sees 40 lakh installations so far: Local cell mandate may hit solar scheme
PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana has surpassed 40 lakh rooftop solar installations across India, making it one of the fastest-scaling residential solar progr...
Fair and square: On the Tamil Nadu Speaker, MLAs, disqualification proceedings
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker has been conducting disqualification proceedings against Members of the Legislative Assembly who voted against th...
Op Sindoor effect: Army receives 106 jet-powered kamikaze drones from defence firm SMPP
The Indian Army has received 106 jet-powered loitering munitions (also called kamikaze drones) from a Delhi-based defence firm, under emergency procurement o...
1,930 Bangladeshi immigrants sent back from Bengal under CM Suvendu, out of a total 2,980 since March
Approximately 2,980 individuals determined to have entered India illegally from Bangladesh were deported from West Bengal between March and early June 2026 —...
Govt alerts maritime stakeholders after missile strike on tanker kills three Indians
Following a US military strike on the Palau-flagged commercial tanker MT Settebello off the coast of Oman on June 10, 2026, which killed three Indian crew me...
India moves to diversify pharma exports & cut US market dependence, eyes $130 billion target by 2030
The Commerce Ministry has initiated measures to reduce India's dependence on the US market for pharmaceutical exports, following the West Asia crisis and its...
Himachal wants high level committee to assess financial impact; Punjab wants Special Category Status
At the 11th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog (June 11, 2026), Himachal Pradesh demanded that a high-level committee be constituted to assess the finan...
Will remove AFSPA from Northeast barring one or two States next year: Shah
On June 11, 2026, the Central Government, along with the Governments of Assam and Nagaland, signed a tripartite MoU for joint oil and mineral exploration alo...
Gearing up for El Nino: NCCF puts tenders to sell Tur Dal on hold
The National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCCF) has paused tenders for selling tur (arhar) dal from the government's buffer stock, following a request from t...
FM Sitharaman flags global crisis spillovers, unfair burden on developing nations
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman virtually attended the Global Convergence for Growth Summit on June 11, 2026, chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron...
World Bank Raises India's FY27 Growth Forecast to 6.6%
The World Bank has revised upward India's GDP growth forecast for FY 2026-27 (April 2026 – March 2027) to 6.6%, positioning India as the world's fastest-grow...
India grants retrospective custom duty relief on imports of select nuclear power generation equipment
The Union Government has granted retrospective customs duty relief on specified nuclear power generation equipment imported between April 1, 2019 and January...
Govt extends excise duty exemption to higher ethanol-petrol blends
The Central Government has extended the excise duty exemption on petrol blended with higher levels of ethanol, reducing central excise duty to nil on petrol ...
Govt waives excise duty on ethanol-blended petrol
The Finance Ministry notified a complete ("nil") central excise duty exemption on four higher ethanol-blended petrol variants: E22, E25, E27, and E30 (petrol...
Amit Shah announces potential AFSPA rollback next year; groundbreaking MoU paves way for energy self-reliance
A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on June 11, 2026, among the Central Government, the Government of Assam, and the Government of Naga...
Historic 100% attendance at Niti meet, DKS breaks Karnataka boycott
For the first time since NITI Aayog's establishment in 2015, Chief Ministers of all 28 states attended the Governing Council meeting — a historic 100% attend...
Three missing Indian seafarers onboard MT Settebello confirmed dead: Sonowal
Three Indian seafarers aboard the Palau-flagged MT Settebello — confirmed as Aditya Sharma, Shivanand Chaurasiya, and Patnala Suresh — were killed after the ...
Niti Aayog Governing Council meeting begins under PM’s chairmanship
The 11th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog convened on June 11, 2026, at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, New Delhi, under the Prime Minister's chai...
Fraudsters creating deepfakes to bypass facial authentication: I4C
The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has issued an advisory warning individuals, banks, and f...
BIS sets norms to protect indigenous seeds
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has published Indian Standard IS 20201:2026, a comprehensive management framework for Community Seed Banks (CSBs) across...
India protecting industry from unfair trade practices of certain countries: Piyush Goyal
The Commerce and Industry Ministry has articulated a dual-track trade policy: actively protecting domestic industries from unfair trade practices such as dum...
Adopt ‘targeted’ delimitation for 170 Lok Sabha seats: Economic Advisory Council to PM Modi
The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) released a study recommending a targeted delimitation model that would increase Lok Sabha consti...
Entire NE, barring one or two states, may be out of AFSPA by next year: Shah
A tripartite MoU was signed on June 11, 2026, by the Central Government, Assam, and Nagaland for joint oil and mineral exploration along the disputed Assam-N...
Tieups with higher per capita income nations beneficial to all: Piyush Goyal
At a commerce and industry event, the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry articulated India's deliberate strategic rationale for pursuing FTAs with high...
'Homemakers are nation builders': For payout, SC pegs housewife ‘income’ at Rs 30,000 a month
A Supreme Court bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N Kotiswar Singh ruled that homemakers must be recognised as "nation builders" and fixed a notional monthl...
Zojila tunnel breakthrough: Why the project is crucial for India’s defence
A breakthrough — the meeting of tunnelling faces from both ends — was achieved in the Zojila Tunnel on June 9, 2026, marking the completion of the full excav...
El Nino has set in, Positive IOD likely by July, says Japanese weather body
Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA), one of the key international agencies monitoring ENSO, has confirmed that El Niño conditions have set in for 2026. JMA's...
Higher ethanol blended petrol between 22-30% exempted from central excise duty
The Department of Revenue (Ministry of Finance) issued a notification on June 11, 2026, exempting E22, E25, E27, and E30 petrol blends from Central Excise Du...
India expected to be among the countries invited to join initiative to secure Strait of Hormuz: French sources
India is expected to be invited to join the Strait of Hormuz Maritime Navigation Initiative, according to diplomatic sources; the issue is to be discussed wh...
U.S. military strikes ‘multiple targets’ in Iran in second day of renewed fire
US Central Command (CENTCOM) conducted airstrikes against multiple targets across Iran for a second consecutive day, following strikes the previous day that ...
Reliance, Vedanta, Adani join India’s drive to cut China rare earth dependence
Major Indian conglomerates — Reliance Industries, Vedanta, and Adani Group — have announced investments and partnerships to develop rare earth processing and...
El Nino is here and scientists fear it’ll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires
Scientists and meteorological agencies have confirmed that an El Niño event has set in for 2026, with forecasts suggesting it could rival or exceed the inten...
Trump threatens to seize Kharg Island as U.S., Iran continue attacks
The US administration threatened to seize Kharg Island — Iran's primary oil export terminal accounting for approximately 90% of Iranian crude exports — as pa...
PM advisory panel study chalks out targeted delimitation plan—split 170 LS seats to take total to 824
The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) released a working paper recommending that India increase Lok Sabha constituencies from 543 to 8...
Watch: Government waives excise duty on E22 to E30 petrol blends
The Ministry of Finance notified a complete exemption from Central Excise Duty, Special Additional Excise Duty, Road and Infrastructure Cess, and Agriculture...
The El Niño isn’t ‘Super’ yet. But will ‘The Little Boy’ cast a long shadow over India?
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast the 2026 southwest monsoon at 90% of the Long Period Average (LPA), signalling a "below-normal" season...
What does NFHS-6 reveal about the use of period products in India?
The National Family Health Survey-6 (NFHS-6), conducted in 2023–24, reveals that the use of hygienic menstrual protection methods among women aged 15–24 incr...
Calcutta HC questions expelled TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee’s appointment as LoP by Speaker
The Calcutta High Court questioned whether a state Assembly Speaker could recognise a Member of the Legislative Assembly as Leader of Opposition (LoP) after ...
France backs ‘Make in India’ in defence, signals new model for Rafale deal ahead of Modi visit
French diplomatic sources signalled that future defence cooperation with India will be anchored in the 'Make in India' initiative and structured as an "equal...
'AI is now, quantum is next': Vaishnaw opens quantum, AI labs at MNIT Jaipur
An Advanced Quantum Computing and Quantum Communications Lab was inaugurated at the Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur, under the Elect...
First UN carbon credits under Paris Agreement face scrutiny over Myanmar junta links
The first carbon credits ever issued under the Paris Agreement's Article 6.4 mechanism — from a cookstove distribution project in Myanmar — are facing intens...
Kerala on alert after suspected Nipah infection detected in Kozhikode, confirms health minister
A 43-year-old businessman from Feroke, Kozhikode district, tested preliminary positive for Nipah virus infection at Government Medical College, Kozhikode. Th...
Issues related to India-EFTA trade pact implementation may figure during Piyush Goyal's Switzerland visit
India's Commerce Ministry is holding discussions in Switzerland to address implementation issues related to the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agr...
Nations may agree to new target of electricity meeting 35% of global energy demand by 2035
At the Bonn Climate Change Conference (June 2026), the COP31 Presidency — held by Türkiye — launched a new voluntary global electrification goal dubbed "35 b...
‘Human shield’ on India border: Bangladesh opposition to launch protest over alleged 'push-ins'
Bangladesh opposition parties have launched protests over alleged "push-in" operations at the India-Bangladesh border, claiming that thousands of individuals...
India to remain fastest-growing major economy at 6.6 pc in FY27, down from 7.2 last year: World Bank
The World Bank's India Development Update (April 2026) projects India's GDP growth at 6.6% in FY2026-27, down from 7.6% in FY2025-26 (revised upward under th...
Hospital bills, captive patients: Why CCI’s ruling may weaken consumer protection
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) closed abuse-of-dominance proceedings against 12 super-speciality hospitals in the Delhi-NCR region on May 21, 2026...
Amid debate over Adivasi identity, recalling the icon who helped define it: Birsa Munda
The debate over Adivasi identity in contemporary India has renewed focus on Birsa Munda, the 19th-century Munda tribal leader whose movement remains the foun...
West Asia war LIVE: Iran Guards say targeted bases in Bahrain and Kuwait
Iran's IRGC announced it had targeted U.S. military installations in Bahrain and Kuwait in retaliation for fresh U.S. airstrikes on Iranian territory. Bahrai...
Iran closes Strait of Hormuz after US strikes, escalating Gulf tensions
Following fresh U.S. military strikes on Iranian territory, the IRGC formally declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to all vessels, including oil tankers and ...
Iran says ‘will target’ any vessel traffic in Strait of Hormuz after U.S. strikes in latest escalation
The U.S. military launched strikes on multiple targets inside Iran, describing the action as a response to continued Iranian aggression in the region. Iran's...