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An intense heatwave continues to grip southern India this summer. At least 16 people have died of heatstroke in Telangana so far, while temperatures in several cities have crossed 45 degrees Celsius.

A study led by AIIMS New Delhi and ICMR has found India's first indigenous HPV DNA test to meet international standards for cervical cancer screening, offering a potential model for low-resource countries.

The World Health Organization has issued its first-ever global guideline on the use of GLP-1 drugs to treat obesity, conditionally recommending liraglutide, semaglutide and tirzepatide for adults.

The crime thriller web series 'Raakh', starring Ali Fazal and Sonali Bendre, is streaming on Prime Video from June 12, 2026. The series is inspired by the 1970s Ranga-Billa case that shook the nation.

After the record-breaking success of its fourth season, Prime Video has confirmed that Jitendra Kumar and the entire team will return to Phulera with 'Panchayat' Season 5 in 2026.

Indian and Indian-origin artists made a strong showing at the 68th Grammy Awards. Sitar virtuoso Anoushka Shankar earned two nominations, though the Best Global Music Performance award eluded her.

After a worldwide theatrical haul of over Rs 269 crore, the Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan horror-comedy 'Bhooth Bangla' is now streaming on Netflix from June 12, 2026.

Directed by Buchi Babu Sana and scored by A. R. Rahman, 'Peddi' has earned Rs 366 crore worldwide in just nine days, crowning it the biggest South Indian film of 2026 so far.

At the June 9 Nintendo Direct, the company announced the return of 'The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time' for Switch 2, a new 'Xenoblade Genesis' and several third-party games.

Anthropic announced Claude Fable 5 on June 9, offering stronger coding, knowledge work, vision, memory and long-context performance. The company also launched a new 'Mythos' tier above Opus.

OpenAI has made GPT-5.5 Instant the new default model for ChatGPT, reducing hallucinations by up to 52.5% in sensitive areas such as medicine, law and finance.

AMD announced two new Ryzen 7 X3D processors and the Radeon RX 9070 GRE graphics card at Computex 2026. The company also confirmed support for Socket AM5 through 2029.