Month: May 2026

China says wider U.S. sanctions on Cuba are ‘illegal’

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China backs ⁠Cuba’s efforts to safeguard national sovereignty and security and ‌resolutely opposes interference in its internal affairs. File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters China urged Washington on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) to immediately end its embargo and ‌sanctions on Cuba, saying the expanded measures were “illegal” and “seriously violated” ⁠the…

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Watch: How was Vijay’s spectacular win covered in Sri Lanka?

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Sri Lankan Tamil media on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) dedicated prominent slots on their front pages to actor C. Joseph Vijay, carrying news reports and photographs of his big win in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections. Source link

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Assam elections 2026: How have smaller allies fared?

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BJP emerged as the single-largest party, winning 82 seats, followed by Congress in a distant second with 19 seats. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Story so far: Incumbent Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma won a second term as the BJP-led North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) won 102 of the 126-seat Assembly polls. The Congress-led six-party alliance won only 21 seats (Congress –19, Raijor Dal – 2) while All India United Democratic Front (AIDUF) won…

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TVK’s robust performance in urban areas surprises the DMK, the AIADMK in Karur

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V.P. Mathiyazhagan, left, who was named an accused in the Karur stampede case and fielded by the TVK in Karur, lost the election by a margin of 1,841 votes. | Photo Credit: R. VENGADESH Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s (TVK) robust performance in urban areas have unsettled the calculations of the DMK and the AIADMK in Karur…

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IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals elects to bat against Chennai Super Kings

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Chennai Super Kings’ captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and Delhi Capitals’ captain Axar Patel during the toss before their IPL 2026 T20 cricket match in New Delhi, on May 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Delhi Capitals elected to bat against Chennai Super Kings in their IPL match in Delhi on Tuesday (May 5, 2026). A fit-again…

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Rayudu appointed HCA’s head of cricket operations

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Rayudu. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Ambati Rayudu was on Tuesday appointed the head of cricket operations of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). Rayudu, who takes charge with immediate effect on an initial three-year term, said that he was here to serve Hyderabad cricket and that his ambitious vision centered around reform, transparency, and structural…

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Pakistan court declares PM Shehbaz’s daughter and her husband ‘innocent’ in corruption case

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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. File | Photo Credit: AFP A Pakistani court has declared the daughter of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and her husband “innocent” and absolved them of all charges in a mega corruption and money laundering case in just “one hearing”. The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) told the Anti-Corruption Court on Monday (May…

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Watch: Mamata Banerjee refuses to resign, rejects poll defeat | Above the Fold | 05.05.2026

May 5, 2026 admin

From post-election power plays and West Asia tensions impacting Indians to Raghav Chadha’s appeal to the President, and a deadly virus outbreak at sea – Top news of the day. Source link

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Documents certifying Koppal girl’s age for marriage fabricated

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A case has been registered after authorities said that a forged school certificate was used to facilitate the marriage of a minor girl during a recent mass wedding ceremony in Talakeri village of Yelburga taluk, Koppal district. According to Deputy Commissioner Suresh B. Itnal, the incident came to light following reports of irregularities during the…

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India-UAE, India-U.S. among top 10 migration corridors in 2024: UN

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Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos India to the United Arab Emirates and India to the U.S. were among the top 10 international country-to-country migration corridors in 2024, according to a report by the United Nations agency on migration. The World Migration Report 2026, released by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday…

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