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Praggnanandhaa beats Keymer to triumph Norway Chess title
Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa connected Friday (June 5, 2026) defeated German Vincent Keymer successful the 10th and last circular astatine Deichman Bjorvika to triumph the Norway Chess 2026. He topped the leaderboard with 18 points, 1 up of American Wesley So, with his convincing triumph successful the last round. He is the archetypal Indian to look arsenic a champion successful the prestigious tournament. The 20-year-old subordinate won 4 classical games connected the trot to instrumentality the apical spot aft So’s chances of claiming the trophy ended aft his crippled against Alireza Firouzja ended successful a draw.
U.S. subject says it changeable down Iranian drones launched toward Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. subject said it shot down 4 Iranian drones that were launched toward the Strait of Hormuz and past struck immoderate of the Islamic Republic's coastal surveillance radar sites successful response. “The onslaught drones posed an contiguous menace to determination maritime traffic,” U.S. Central Command said connected societal media connected Friday (June 5, 2026). The subject is enforcing a blockade connected Iranian ports successful effect to Tehran's chokehold connected the important corridor for planetary lipid and earthy state shipments, which has sent vigor prices spiking.
Congress creating ‘chaos’ to regain governmental space, PM Modi alleges
Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Friday said the Congress has spent the past 12 years trying to make “chaos and uncertainty” successful an effort to regain governmental space, but asserted that radical crossed the state person fixed the enactment a “strong response”. Addressing a nationalist relation successful Surat, wherever helium inaugurated and laid the instauration chromatic for improvement projects worthy ₹18,777 crore, Mr. Modi said that Gujarat had already sidelined the Congress politically and claimed that radical successful States governed by the enactment were dissatisfied with its performance.
After archetypal denial, CBSE invited ethical hacker to plug gaps successful IT system
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) invited ethical hacker Nisarga Adhikary, 19, this week for meetings with an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) adept squad to emblem information gaps successful its IT ecosystem. Mr. Adhikary had past period reported “critical vulnerabilities” successful the portal that stores delicate pupil data. The CBSE had earlier denied immoderate breach successful its information security.
A&NI medication looks to present elections to Nicobarese community
The centrally administered Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is planning to present elections, arsenic they are conducted successful the remainder of India, to the Nicobarese tribal assemblage successful the archipelago. This includes measures specified arsenic delimitation of constituencies, mentation of electoral rolls, and reserving seats and positions of enactment for women.
Police publication ‘Khan Sir’ successful firing case; govt to curb coaching rivalry
Patna-based pedagogue and YouTuber Faisal Khan, popularly known arsenic “Khan Sir”, was booked by the constabulary connected Friday (June 5, 2026) and questioned implicit a firing occurrence successful the Bihar superior earlier this week. On the nighttime of June 2, around 20 radical vandalised his coaching institute, Khan Global Studies (KGS), and brutally attacked a information guard. Following the incident, Mr. Khan’s 2 bodyguards fired successful the air, allegedly connected the instructions of “Khan sir”. The bodyguards were arrested and Mr. Khan was named successful an FIR registered successful this connection.
NIA arrests ex-TMC MLA Saokat Molla successful Bhangar blast case
The National Investigation Agency connected Friday (June 5, 2026) night arrested erstwhile Trinamool Congress MLA Saokat Molla, the premier fishy successful the Bhangar blast case, from West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, hours aft declaring him arsenic ‘absconding’. One idiosyncratic was killed, and 3 others were critically injured successful the crude weaponry detonation astatine Dakshin Bamunia colony successful South 24 Parganas territory connected March 19, portion bombs were allegedly being made there.
Chennai whitethorn spot 1°C emergence successful summertime temperatures by 2040: report
Chennai is apt to become hotter and wetter over the adjacent 14 years, with summertime maximum temperatures projected to emergence by 1°C and southwest monsoon strength expected to summation by 12%, according to a caller clime projections study released by Azim Premji University connected Thursday. The report, Indian Coastal Region: Climate Projections 2021–2040, warns that clime alteration is nary longer a distant menace and India’s coastal regions are already entering a play of important biology transition. Using high-resolution 25x25-km clime data, the survey maps district-level changes expected betwixt 2021 and 2040 against a 1960s baseline.
13 retired of 14 Ministers successful Karnataka Cabinet are crorepatis; look transgression cases
Of the 14 Ministers successful the reconstituted Karnataka State Cabinet, 13 are crorepatis with their mean assets astir ₹206.15 crore, according to an investigation by the Association for Democratic Reforms. A crorepati is 1 who has full assets worthy astatine slightest ₹1 crore. The Karnataka State Cabinet was reconstituted connected June 3.
Rajya Sabha polls: Fears of cross-voting, hints from BJP leaders marque Congress cautious
A time aft the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress announced their candidates for the 3 Rajya Sabha seats from Madhya Pradesh, governmental buzz has picked up gait successful the State with leaders of the ruling parties hinting astatine fielding a campaigner for the 3rd spot and Congress calling a gathering of its MLAs.
IND vs AFG Test | India’s quest for Test reset begins against Afghanistan
The dawn of a caller Test play carries an abiding allure. The maroonish-red hue of the marque caller ball, the expanse of lush greenish gleaming nether azure skies, the players stretching each sinew successful creamy achromatic flannels, each enrich the unsocial rhythms of the game’s oldest format. After a dense fare of T20 cricket successful this portion of the world, the one-off Test betwixt India and Afghanistan from Saturday (June 5, 2026) volition anticipation to showcase immoderate of these good aspects. The venue volition beryllium the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium, which is poised to go the country’s 31st Test centre.
