Police and investigating agencies across the country will soon be equipped with portable fingerprint scanners linked to a national database of 1.3 crore criminal suspects and convicts, letting them stop individuals anywhere, even on the streets, to collect thumb impressions and instantly check for any pending criminal records on their smartphones.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct a nationwide mock drill on Saturday (June 20, 2026) ahead of the NEET-UG re-examination the day after as part of its preparations to ensure the smooth, secure and transparent conduct of the test, officials said on Friday (June 19, 2026).
The U.K.’s Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has said he would not leave his position as his grip on No. 10 Downing Street weakened significantly on Friday (June 19, 2026) morning as outgoing Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham — his strongest challenger — comfortably won the Makerfield bye-election, bringing him back to Parliament.
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Plenary has appointed Culture Ministry Secretary Vivek Aggarwal as the next vice-president of the global anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing watchdog for the 2026-2027 term.
The Palestinian Authority has called upon the Union government and Indian humanitarian organisations to act “urgently” and help the Palestinian healthcare sector overcome the “state of collapse” it is currently in, following nearly three years of military campaign by Israel.
Trinamool Congress leader and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday (June 19, 2026) said the 20 Lok Sabha MPs elected on the party’s ticket in the 2024 general elections, who have now declared a merger with the little-known Nationalist Citizen Party of India (NCPI), are liable for disqualification under the anti-defection law.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused her one-time close ally Donald Trump of fabricating a story about her on Friday, after the U.S. President told an Italian TV channel that she had “begged” him to take a photo with her at a G7 summit. Meloni said she was “astonished” by his comments, which were “completely made up”.
President Droupadi Murmu on Friday (June 19, 2026) said that the country would eradicate sickle cell anaemia well before the government-set target of 2047, while urging States not to take the disease lightly and calling for collective efforts to raise awareness about the disorder, especially among the tribal communities.
The CBI on Friday (June 19, 2026) questioned two former Deputy Commissioners of the Kolkata Police as part of its probe into charges of evidence destruction and attempts to shield the real culprits in the R.G. Kar Hospital rape-murder case, a senior official said.
Days after RSS leaders advocated keeping the window open for “people-to-people” ties with Pakistan, members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs on Friday (June 19, 2026) questioned Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and other officials on whether the government is considering such a step.
In an emotional appeal to his party leaders and cadre on the 60th foundation day of Shiv Sena (UBT), Uddhav Thackeray on Friday (June 19, 2026) offered to step down as the party’s president if his leaders believed in the allegations levelled against him by the defected parliamentarians.
The Ministry of Rural Development will deploy more than 100 area officers across the country to assist States and Union Territories ahead of the implementation of the VB-G RAM G Act from July 1, a statement said on Friday (June 19, 2026).
Israel and Hezbollah have agreed on a ceasefire, a U.S. official said on Friday (June 19, 2026), after deadly new exchanges in Lebanon put the fragile deal to end the West Asia war under immediate strain.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), in a coordinated operation with the Manipur police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), arrested 10 people on Friday (June 19, 2026) for involvement in ethnic violence in the State
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commission three indigenously-built Indian Navy frontline platforms — Dunagiri, Sanshodhak and Agray — at a landmark ceremony at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port in Kolkata on June 21 marking a significant boost to India’s maritime capabilities and indigenous shipbuilding programme.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in West Bengal on Saturday (June 20, 2026) on a two-day visit to the State and will participate in events to mark Paschim Banga Dibas (West Bengal Day) and International Day of Yoga.
The United States advanced to the World Cup knockout stage with a dominant performance against Australia on Friday, an early own goal and a simple header from Alex Freeman giving the co-hosts a comfortable 2-0 win.
Morocco beat Scotland 1-0 in Group C of the World Cup on Friday (June 19, 2026) with Ismael Saibari scoring his second goal in as many games after 71 seconds, leaving the North Africans well placed to advance into the round of 32.
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