Month: May 2026

National indoor athletics | Baranica betters her own National pole vault record

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National indoor athletics | Baranica betters her own National pole vault record

Picture perfect: Baranica crossed 4.23m on her third attempt. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Baranica Elangovan set a new National record (4.23m) to win the women’s pole vault title in the Indian Indoor Open combined events and pole vault meet at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. Baranica bettered her own record of 4.22m,…

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Prokofiev obliges in the Ranquelino Cup – The Hindu

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Prokofiev obliges in the Ranquelino Cup – The Hindu

Prasanna Kumar-trained Prokofiev (Neeraj up) won the Ranquelino Cup (1,400m), the feature event of the races held here on Sunday (May 3). The winner is owned by Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt Ltd rep. by Mr. Zavaray S. Poonawalla, Mrs. Behroze Z. Poonawalla, Mr. Yohan Z. Poonawalla, Mrs. Michelle Y. Poonawalla, Ms. Delna Z. Poonawalla, Mrs. Simone Poonawalla Pandole, Mr. Rishad N. Pandole & Ms. Tania Y. Poonawalla. Jockey Trevor won three races on the day. 1. ROYAL COMMAND PLATE (Div….

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J. Craig Venter, who won the race to sequence the human genome, dies at 79

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J. Craig Venter, who won the race to sequence the human genome, dies at 79

J. Craig Venter before a gene map of a flu-causing bacterium at his office in Rockville, Md., March 12, 1997. File | Photo Credit: AP J. Craig Venter, who mapped the first draft of the human genome and helped scientists understand how genes shape our lives, died on Wednesday (April 30, 2026). He was 79….

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Iran says U.S. military operation ‘impossible’ as Trump mulls peace proposal

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Iran says U.S. military operation ‘impossible’ as Trump mulls peace proposal

Negotiations between Iran and U.S. have stalled as the U.S. imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports, while Iran has kept the key Strait of Hormuz largely closed. | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday (May 3, 2026) that the United States faced a choice between an “impossible” military operation or a…

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Mexico City is sinking so quickly, it can be seen from space

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Mexico City is sinking so quickly, it can be seen from space

A pedestrian walks past two uneven doors showing a sinking building near the Zocalo, July 28, 2016, in Mexico City. | Photo Credit: AP Mexico City is sinking by nearly 25 cm a year, according to new satellite imagery released this week by NASA, making it one of the world’s fastest-subsiding metropolises. One of the…

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OPEC+ hikes oil production quotas without mentioning UAE pull-out

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OPEC+ hikes oil production quotas without mentioning UAE pull-out

Untapped OPEC+ reserves are mainly located in the Gulf region, and exports there are trapped by the blockade of the vital Strait of Hormuz, imposed by Iran in response to the U.S.-Israeli strikes that started the war on February 28. File | Photo Credit: AFP Saudi Arabia, Russia and five other OPEC+ countries increased their…

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IPL 2026 | The angle of invention: how Kamboj answered CSK’s death-bowler SOS

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IPL 2026 | The angle of invention: how Kamboj answered CSK’s death-bowler SOS

CSK’s Anshul Kamboj bowling against DC during the TATA IPL 2026 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk in Chennai on Saturday, April 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM The adage ‘necessity is the mother of invention’ stands true for Anshul Kamboj and his emergence as a…

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