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Date: 2026-06-22 17:17:19+00:00UTC

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The Hindu: Tiruvallur ammonia leak: Death toll rises to seven at seafood processing unit as five more people succumb

The Health department continues to closely monitor the situation and ensure the availability of appropriate medical care for all affected persons; it is coordinating with the district authorities and healthcare institutions to facilitate timely treatment, surveillance and respons [...]

NHK: 片山財務相 米ベッセント財務長官と会談 為替動向を意見交換か

片山財務大臣が22日夜、アメリカのベッセント財務長官とオンラインで会談を行ったことが分かりました。外国為替市場で39年半ぶりとなる円安ドル高水準が迫る中、為替の動向について意見を交わした可能性があります。

The Times of India: 15 dead in Lucknow fire: Building was residential on paper; 16 officials under scanner

A deadly Aliganj fire investigation reveals the building was approved for residential use but later converted to a commercial complex. Officials are probing lapses by 16 individuals, including former employees, for alleged negligence in monitoring and approvals. The Lucknow Munic [...]

The Hindu: 30 arrested for attempting irregularities in NEET-UG re-exam in Bihar

While 18 people working in the exam centres were arrested for violating the biometric verification norms, the majority of the others were impersonators who tried to write the exam in place of the genuine candidates

NHK: 米FRB グリーンスパン元議長が死去 危機対応で名指揮者の異名

アメリカのFRB=連邦準備制度理事会の議長をおよそ18年半にわたって務め、金融危機への対応などで「マエストロ=名指揮者」と言われたアラン・グリーンスパン氏が亡くなりました。100歳でした。

The Times of India: Bangladesh eyes 24 Chinese J-10CE fighter jets in big defence push: Report

Bangladesh is reportedly set to acquire 24 Chinese J-10CE fighter jets, with a deal potentially finalized by August. This proposed defense purchase is part of broader discussions during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's visit to China, aimed at deepening cooperation across defense, [...]

The Hindu: Three injured in clash during highway blockade in Manipur

Kuki civil society organisations had called the shutdown on National Highway 37 on June 22, 2026, to protest “selective security operations” allegedly targeting villages inhabited by the Kuki-Zo people

NHK: 神戸 冷凍庫切断遺体 死体損壊などの疑いで捜査本部設置

今月20日、神戸市中央区にあるマンションの部屋の冷凍庫から見つかった男性の遺体について、警察は、死亡したのは現場の部屋の元住人で、遺体が損壊されるなどした疑いがあるとして捜査を始めました。男性は2011年ごろに死亡したと推定されるということで、警察は、当時のいきさつを詳しく調べることにしています。

The Times of India: Keir Starmer resigns: How Brexit pushed 6 UK PM out the exit door in 10 years

The Hindu: Change in communication style needed to mobilise youth: Thomas Isaac

NHK: 英 スターマー首相が辞意を表明 党内から辞任求める声強まる

イギリスのスターマー首相は22日、辞任する意向を表明しました。与党・労働党の党首を辞任するとした上で、「党首選挙が終わるまでは首相にとどまる」としています。

The Times of India: Why Bharat Tiwari's killing has caused a storm in Bihar; judicial probe ordered

The Hindu: Farm outfits, trade unions write to PM Modi against FTA with U.S.

In a letter, they have sought a comprehensive Parliamentary and public review of all FTAs and full transparency in trade negotiations

NHK: 高市首相 “皇室典範改正案や定数削減法案など成立に全力を”

終盤国会の対応をめぐり、高市総理大臣は自民党の役員会で、皇族数の確保などに向けた皇室典範の改正案や衆議院議員の定数削減法案、それに「副首都」構想の実現に向けた法案の成立に全力を挙げるよう指示しました。

The Times of India: After 43 yrs, US family sells electrical firm for $1.7bn, makes 540 workers millionaires

A small-town US family has sold their Louisiana-based electrical-equipment company Fibrebond to power-management giant Eaton for $1.7 billion—and made sure their 540 full-time workers got a $240 million cut of it. Former CEO Graham Walker wrote a single clause into the deal: 15% [...]

The Hindu: ASI transfers ‘Rakhigarhi’ skeletons to Anthropological Survey of India for further research

The transfer, carried out under a recently signed MoU between the two institutions, is expected to significantly advance multidisciplinary research into one of the most important urban centres of the Indus-Saraswati Civilization, says AnSI Director

NHK: 日本ハム ウインナーやハムなど約220品目 8月分から値上げへ

食品メーカー大手の「日本ハム」は、原材料費や人件費が上昇していることなどから、家庭用や業務用のウインナーやハムなどおよそ220品目をことし8月の納品分から値上げしたり、内容量を変更したりすると発表しました。

The Times of India: Odisha bank manager suspended 2 months after man brings sister’s skeleton as death proof

The Hindu: Monsoon tracker highlights: Shimla Met issues yellow warning for thunderstorms, lightning, gusty winds; orange alert for Mumbai

The IMD will announce the monsoon only when all parameters for monsoon onset are met

NHK: アメリカとイランの協議 仲介国が共同声明で成果強調

アメリカとイランの戦闘終結に向けた覚書の署名後、初めての協議がスイスで行われました。仲介国のカタールとパキスタンが発表した共同声明では、ホルムズ海峡を通る商船の安全な航行を確保するため、当事者間の連絡体制が構築されたなどと成果を強調し、今後さらに実務レベルでの協議が続くとしています。アメリカとイランは、先に署名した戦闘終結に向けた覚書で、60日間の期限を設けて交渉し、最終合意を目指すとしています。

The Times of India: The new missile order: How India is changing the way it builds its precision arsenal

Missiles are no longer niche assets reserved for select targets. They are increasingly becoming consumable instruments of warfare, used repeatedly to suppress air defences, destroy logistics hubs, disrupt command networks and shape battlefield conditions. The challenge, therefore [...]

The Hindu: Thammanam-Pulleppady Road: ₹93.89-cr. financial sanction granted for land acquisition

The Times of India: 'Mamata can be chief adviser': TMC rebel MLAs 'oust' Didi, appoint Arup Roy as chairperson

The Hindu: Strong preventive measures against Ebola in place: Minister

The Times of India: Two of UK's biggest telcos roll out 'kill switch' to block stolen phones from working

UK mobile giants Virgin Media O2 and VodafoneThree have activated a new 'kill switch' for new phones stolen from their stores, aiming to cripple the black market for stolen devices. This move follows resistance from major manufacturers like Apple and Samsung to a universal anti-t [...]

The Hindu: Private universities accused of trying to enhance engineering seats in violation of Government Order

They allegedly tried to do so during the transition from the Siddaramaiah-led Cabinet to the one headed by D.K. Shivakumar

The Times of India: Heatwave tightens grip on Europe: Over 20 weather-linked deaths in France & Germany

Europe is battling a severe heatwave, with red alerts issued across multiple nations. France is particularly hard-hit, facing record temperatures and tragic heat-related deaths, including young children. Schools are closing, and transport is disrupted as the continent grapples wi [...]


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