Source: THE HINDU

Alcaraz produces another major comeback to win French Open final in five-set thriller against Sinner

Bad starts in Grand Slam finals are nothing new for Carlos Alcaraz, and each time it’s happened he has won the tournament anyway. But not in such dramatic style as Sunday’s French Open final, however, when the Spaniard rallied from two sets down and saved three match points to beat Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (10-2) for his fifth major title in as many finals.

Violence erupts in Manipur after arrest of Meitei group leader

Violence broke out across Manipur’s Imphal Valley after a top leader of Arambai Tenggol, an armed Meitei radical group, was picked up by security forces on Saturday (June 7, 2025) evening. Four others belonging to the Arambai Tenggol were reportedly detained for questioning.

Protester in Bangladesh student uprising of 2024 is a voter in W.B.’s Kakdwip

Amid the row over alleged irregularities in the voter lists of West Bengal, a person who was active in the students’ protest in Bangladesh in 2024, was found to be a registered voter in the State’s Kakdwip Assembly segment.

Jaishankar steps up diplomatic moves in Europe on week-long visit to France and Belgium

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar left on Sunday (June 8, 2025) for a week-long visit to France and Belgium, where he will meet with his counterparts in both governments and in the European Commission and European Parliament headquartered in Brussels.

Troops sent by Trump reach protest-hit Los Angeles over Governor Newsom’s wishes

Hundreds of National Guard troops took up positions in Los Angeles on Sunday (June 8, 2025) on the orders of U.S. President Donald Trump, a rare deployment over the head of the state Governor, after unruly protests against immigration raids. The U.S. military said 300 soldiers from the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team had been sent to three separate locations in the greater Los Angeles area, and were “conducting safety and protection of federal property & personnel.”

Conservative Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe in serious condition after shooting at political rally

Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, a conservative presidential hopeful, was in “serious” condition Sunday (June 8, 2025) following surgery for a gunshot wound at a political rally a day earlier, Bogota’s mayor said. Mayor Carlos Galán visited the Fundación Santa Fe clinic to express solidarity with the family of the 39-year-old Senator.

Israel reveals tunnel under Gaza hospital, says Mohammed Sinwar’s body found there

The Israeli Army said on Sunday (June 8, 2025) it had retrieved the body of Hamas’s military chief Mohammed Sinwar in an underground tunnel beneath a hospital in southern Gaza, following a targeted operation last month. Another senior Hamas leader, Mohammad Shabana, commander of the Rafah Brigade, was also found dead at the scene along with a number of other militants, who are still being identified, said IDF spokesperson, Brigadier General Effie Defrin.

Freedom Flotilla Coalition says aid vessel approaching Gaza-bound ship left

A vessel that was approaching Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s Gaza-bound charity ship the Madleen has left, the coalition said early on Monday (June 9, 2025), after an alarm was sounded on the ship warning of a possible interception.

CBI arrests Meitei outfit Arambai Tenggol activist from Imphal airport

CBI arrested a member of Arambai Tenggol from Manipur’s Imphal Airport and brought him to Guwahati on Sunday (June 8, 2025). He will be “produced before the competent court for police remand”, the probe agency said. “Kanan Singh was arrested by the CBI at the Imphal airport,” they added. The federal agency is probing cases related to the Manipur ethnic violence in accordance with a direction of the Supreme Court. “The trials of the Manipur violence cases have been shifted from Manipur to Guwahati in view of the law-and-order situation in Manipur,” the spokesperson said. The situation in the state capital, Imphal, was tense after reports of the arrest of the AT leader started circulating on Saturday (June 7, 2025).

NDA government redefined women-led development in 11 years: PM Modi

A day before his government marks its first anniversary in third term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday (June 8, 2025) that the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has redefined women-led development in its 11 years in power. In all sectors, including science, education, sports, start-ups and the armed forces, women are excelling and inspiring several people, Mr. Modi said on X. He cited a number of welfare programmes which, he noted, have benefitted women immensely. Various initiatives, from ensuring dignity through Swachh Bharat to financial inclusion via Jan Dhan accounts, the focus has been on empowering the women, he said.

Russia continues to accuse Ukraine of delaying planned exchange of dead fighters

Russian officials said Sunday (June 8, 2025) that Moscow is still awaiting official confirmation from Kyiv that a planned exchange of 6,000 bodies of soldiers killed in action will take place, reiterating allegations that Ukraine had postponed the swap. Russian state media quoted Lt. Gen. Alexander Zorin, a representative of the Russian negotiating group, as saying that Russia delivered the first batch of 1,212 bodies of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers to the exchange site at the border and is waiting for confirmation from the Ukrainian side, but that there are “signals” that the process of transferring the bodies will be postponed until next week. Vladimir Medinsky, a Putin aide who led the Russian delegation, said that Kyiv called a last-minute halt to an imminent swap.

Trump deploys California National Guard to LA to quell protests despite the Governor’s objections

U.S. President Donald Trump is deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles over the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom after a second day of clashes between hundreds of protesters and federal immigration authorities in riot gear. Confrontations broke out again near a Home Depot in the heavily Latino city of Paramount, south of Los Angeles, where federal agents were staging at a Department of Homeland Security office nearby. Agents unleashed tear gas, flash-bang explosives and pepper balls, and protesters hurled rocks and cement at Border Patrol vehicles. Smoke wafted from small piles of burning refuse in the streets. Tensions were high after a series of sweeps by immigration authorities the previous day, including in LA’s fashion district and at a Home Depot, as the weeklong tally of immigrant arrests in the city climbed past 100.

Infosys gets huge relief on GST as DGGI closes ₹32,400-crore pre-show cause notice

In a major relief for Infosys, the Director General of GST Intelligence has closed pre-show cause notice proceedings against the company for financial years 2018-19 to 2021-22 involving a staggering ₹32,403 crore in GST dues. The latest move effectively ends nearly a year-long GST saga for India's second-largest IT services firm. The GST demand, in fact, exceeds Infosys’s annual profits — Infosys’s net profit for full FY25 stood at ₹26,713 crore — and its closure now is bound to come as a significant relief for the tech major.