Month: May 2026

The View From India newsletter: U.S. – China — a temporary truce

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The View From India newsletter: U.S. – China — a temporary truce

President Donald Trump, left, stands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Temple of Heaven on Thursday May 14, 2026, in Beijing. AP/PTI(AP05_14_2026_000294B) | Photo Credit: Mark Schiefelbein It is perhaps the prevailing impulse of our times: leaders seeking a semblance of stability even as differences and tensions endure. There are no significant breakthroughs, certainly…

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World

Edible oil imports rise 3% in FY26 amid surge in Nepal duty-free shipments: SEA

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Edible oil imports rise 3% in FY26 amid surge in Nepal duty-free shipments: SEA

Nepal exported 7.36 lakh tonnes of edible oils to India. (File photo used for representational purposes only). | Photo Credit: Reuters “Edible oil imports rose 3% to 166.51 lakh tonnes in the 2025-26 fiscal year, driven largely by a sharp jump in duty-free imports from Nepal,” industry body Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) said…

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Business

India’s post 2014 economic transformation an anchor point of ties with U.S.: Envoy Vinay Kwatra

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India’s post 2014 economic transformation an anchor point of ties with U.S.: Envoy Vinay Kwatra

Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Vinay Kwatra said the SHANTI Act has unlocked opportunities for private sector collaboration in the civil nuclear power domain. File | Photo Credit: ANI “India’s economic transformation since 2014 has been the anchor point of its expanding engagement with the U.S.,” Indian envoy to the U.S. Vinay Mohan Kwatra said…

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World

At least two dead, four injured in southern Spain shooting

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At least two dead, four injured in southern Spain shooting

At least ‌two people were killed and ‌four others ‌injured ⁠in a shooting ⁠in the southern Spanish city of El ​Ejido ‌overnight, police said on Tuesday (May 19, 2026), adding that a suspect ‌had been arrested. The ​two people who had ⁠died were related to the ‌man suspected of carrying out the shooting, a Civil…

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High Court seeks stand of Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia in criminal contempt case

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High Court seeks stand of Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia in criminal contempt case

Delhi High Court. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (May 19, 2026) issued notices to AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and others in suo motu contempt proceedings initiated by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma over an alleged scandalous social media campaign targeting her. A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and…

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Nation

IPL 2026: Big transition for Ruturaj the captain; will take time, says coach Fleming

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IPL 2026: Big transition for Ruturaj the captain; will take time, says coach Fleming

Chennai Super Kings’ head coach Stephen Fleming acknowledged that Ruturaj Gaikwad is still a work in progress as captain after the side’s playoff hopes in the ongoing IPL were left massively dented by a loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai. CSK suffered a five-wicket defeat to SRH on Monday (May 18, 2026), leaving their playoff…

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Sports

Tempo-truck collision in Maharashtra’s Palghar: FIR against both drivers for traffic violations

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Tempo-truck collision in Maharashtra’s Palghar: FIR against both drivers for traffic violations

People gather near the damaged tempo after it collided with a container truck on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway, in Palghar district, Maharashtra. File | Photo Credit: PTI “Police have detained the driver of a tempo after its collision with a truck in Maharashtra’s Palghar district that claimed 13 lives, and registered a First Information Report (FIR)…

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