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India Invites Pakistan to SCO Meet as Cyclone Arnab Hits Andhra Coast
The Indian Express1h
THE BRIEF
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India invited Pakistan to attend a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in New Delhi, marking the first such invitation since Operation Sindoor.
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Cyclone Arnab made landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast as a severe cyclonic storm, prompting Odisha authorities to evacuate over 30,000 people from vulnerable areas.
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The Union Cabinet approved a 3 percentage point hike in dearness allowance for central government employees and dearness relief for pensioners, effective July 1, 2026.