Playback singer S.Janaki in Chennai. File
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S. Janaki, the voice for every emotion, passes awayThe legendary playback singer S. Janaki, whose extraordinary voice dominated South Indian cinema for decades and whose songs continue to resonate across generations, died in Mysuru on Saturday (July 11, 2026). She was 88 years old.Vande Mataram first, Jana Gana Mana second, reiterates CentreThe Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked the States and Central Ministries to “strictly comply” with its directive that National Song Vande Mataram be played before Jana Gana Mana, the National Anthem, whenever both are performed at official events.England vs Norway, FIFA World Cup: Bellingham stars in quarterfinal clash as England wins in extra timeJude Bellingham scored in the third minute of extra time to lift England past Norway 2-1 and into the World Cup semifinals for the first time since 2018. Bellingham's goal was his second of the game — he also had an equaliser late in the first half.Amit Shah assures church leaders that FCRA Bill will not be applied retrospectivelyUnion Home Minister Amit Shah has assured the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) that the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 is not discriminatory against Christian NGOs, which receive a little under 15% of the total foreign donations, Jonathan Lalremruata, advisor to the apex body of the Catholic churches in India, told The Hindu.Mojtaba vows revenge for father’s killing after Trump’s new threatIran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday (July 11, 2026) vowed revenge for the U.S.-Israeli killing of his father and predecessor, hours after President Donald Trump warned against any attempt to assassinate him. Mr. Trump has declared their ceasefire over, while mediators have been trying to salvage diplomacy.Almost 6.4% of voter names deleted in draft lists published for four States and one U.T. undergoing SIRAlmost 24 lakh names have been deleted from the draft voter lists of Odisha, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, which were published on Saturday (July 11, 2026), as part of the third phase of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. In all, these four States and one Union Territory had 3.72 electors before the SIR began, of which 6.39% or 23,82,014 names have been deleted in the draft rolls.One-fourth of India’s monsoon rain evaporates mid-air, says new studyNearly a quarter of the rain that falls over the north Western Ghats during the Southwest monsoon evaporates mid-air, says a study out of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune. This is the first time this fraction has been measured via an experiment in India. This will help scientists refine weather and climate models and better understand the monsoon, an accompanying press statement noted.West Bengal forms committee to review draft UCC BillThe West Bengal government has constituted a high-level committee headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai to examine a draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for the State. A notification issued by the State government said the committee was formed in view of “wide ramifications and voluminous nature of the subject domain of the proposed legislation”.Wimbledon women’s final | Noskova ‘Czechmates’ Muchova to win her maiden Grand Slam titleCzechia’s Linda Noskova beat compatriot Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 after two hours and 27 minutes of action-packed tennis. It was the 21-year-old’s maiden Grand Slam title and she is now the fifth woman representing Czechia to win a Major.At least 88 terrorists killed in ongoing anti-terror operation in Pakistan’s BalochistanAt least 88 terrorists were killed in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province since the launch of a major anti-terror operation on July 5, the government said on Saturday (July 11, 2026). Nine terrorists were killed in the past 24 hours, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said in a statement. Published - July 12, 2026 07:09 am IST
