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File photo of U.S. President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday (May 21, 2026) said the U.S. will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, stirring confusion following weeks of changing statements from Mr. Trump and his administration about reducing — not increasing — the American military footprint in Europe….
Barricades are being gradually removed from road stretches where work has been completed.file photoVIBHU H | Photo Credit: The Hindu Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) has offered to improve the road safety and traffic management measures along the Kakkand route where the phase 2 project work is progressing in view of the impending monsoon. The…
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Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan will perform the State-level inauguration of the school Pravesanotsavam (school reopening celebration) at Government Model Girls Higher Secondary School, Pattom, here at 9 a.m. on June 1. Minister for General Education N. Samsudheen will preside over the function, to be attened…
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Four years ago, Halley Kalyan moved from Moti Nagar to a gated community in Manikonda for a reason that had little to do with luxury or status. In a rapidly changing Hyderabad, the 40-year-old product manager simply wanted his seven-year-old daughter to have a safe place to ride a bicycle. Back in Moti Nagar, learning…
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R G Kar Medical College. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (May 21, 2026) ordered setting up a three-member special investigation team (SIT) of the CBI to probe the developments from the time the R G Kar Medical College’s trainee doctor had dinner on the night of August 2024…
Republicans struggled Thursday (May 21, 2026) to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, delaying planned votes on the matter into June. The House had scheduled a vote on a war powers resolution, brought by Democrats, that would rein in Mr. Trump’s military…
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File photo of U.S. President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday (May 21, 2026) said the U.S. will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, stirring confusion following weeks of changing statements from Mr. Trump and his administration about reducing — not increasing — the American military footprint in Europe….
Sixteen-year-old Lakshmi’s voice travels through the streets of Mubarakpur. She sings in the Hindi-Bhojpuri strain of Chandauli, a district in Uttar Pradesh bordering Bihar. “Apne bojh bhale Papa, lihab utaare, hamra ke deb Papa, jite di ki maari. Kam hi umar mein Papa, kar na biyah ho,” (Papa, even if you get me married thinking I…
The sun rises before preparations continue at launch pad 2 for the 12th test flight of SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft and the Super Heavy booster in Starbase, Texas, U.S., May 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters SpaceX on Thursday (May 21, 2026) scrubbed the launch of its 12th Starship rocket from Texas and said it will…
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Blind turn:The junction near Manakula Vinayagar temple on Gingee Salai has turned an accident-prone zone in Puducherry. | Photo Credit: S.S. Kumar Navigating vehicles without getting hit at the junction connecting Law De Lauriston Street and Gingee Salai near the Manakula Vinayagar Temple is becoming increasingly difficult due to poor visibility of oncoming vehicles. If…