Month: May 2026

AIADMK former MLA Ettimadai A. Shanmugam joins TVK

May 16, 2026 admin

Former AIADMK MLA Ettimadai A. Shanmugam, who represented the Kinathukadavu Assembly constituency from 2016 to 2021, joined the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Saturday (May 16) in the presence of the party’s chief coordinator and Minister for Finance K.A. Sengottaiyan at his residence near Gobichettipalayam. Mr. Shanmugam had also served as the Madukkarai union secretary…

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Perfect Attitude, D’ Artagnan, Edison and Waitara excel

May 16, 2026 admin

Perfect Attitude, D’ Artagnan, Edison and Waitara excelled when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (May 16) Inner sand: 600m: Imperador (-) 39. Strode out well. Ranquelino (R. Pradeep) 39.5. Moved well. Outer sand: 600m: Caccini (-) 43. Moved well. 1000m: Waitara (Suraj) 1-13, 600/40. Catch the eye. Executive One (S.K. Paswan) 1-16,…

Sports

Sierra Leone to take in hundreds of West Africans deported by U.S., Minister says

May 16, 2026 admin

The first flight of so-called third-country deportees will arrive in Sierra Leone on ‌May 20. File | Photo Credit: AP Sierra ‌Leone has agreed to take in hundreds of West African migrants who are being deported by the United States, its Foreign ⁠Minister told Reuters, the latest such deal by the Trump administration as it…

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T.N. Cabinet portfolios: CM Vijay to hold Home; Finance for Sengottaiyan; Aadhav Arjuna gets PWD

May 16, 2026 admin

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The portfolios of Ministers in the Cabinet headed by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay were announced on Saturday (May 16, 2026). Mr. Vijay will hold key portfolios, including Home and Special Programme Implementation, while N. Anand has been assigned Rural Development and Water Resources. Aadhav…

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Thailand Open: Satwik-Chirag enter doubles final after thrilling win over Malaysians

May 16, 2026 admin

A gritty Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty showed nerves of steel as they stormed into the men’s doubles final with a riveting three-game win over Malaysia’s Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin at the Thailand Open Super 500 badminton tournament in Bangkok on Saturday (May 16, 2026). World No. 4 Satwik and Chirag, who won…

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UAE says OPEC, OPEC+ exit was sovereign strategic decision, not political move

May 16, 2026 admin

UAE Energy Minister Suhail Mohamed Faraj Al Mazrouei. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters The United Arab Emirates‘ (UAE) decision to withdraw from Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and OPEC+ was a sovereign and strategic choice based on ⁠a comprehensive assessment of its production policy and future capabilities, the ‌UAE Energy Minister, Suhail Mohamed…

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Barn swallows in Manipur may have shed migratory trait

May 16, 2026 admin

The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is a widespread synanthrope that has expanded its range across continents. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement GUWAHATI Descendants of migratory barn swallows may have gradually stopped making long journeys and settled permanently in Manipur’s Imphal Valley, a new study suggests. The finding, published in the Journal of Wildlife Science, also says that these…

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Parents convicted in UK for arranging child marriages of sons in Pakistan

May 16, 2026 admin

A husband and wife from the East Midlands region of England have been convicted of child marriage offences after arranging to take their two teenage sons to Pakistan for nikah. The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the British Pakistani couple from Nottingham, who cannot be named to protect the identities of the underage victims,…

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Iran will announce Strait of Hormuz mechanism, collect fees, Iranian MP says

May 16, 2026 admin

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran has prepared ‌a mechanism to manage ⁠traffic through the Strait of ‌Hormuz along a designated ‌route ‌that ⁠will be ⁠unveiled soon, the head of the Iranian ‌parliament’s national security committee Ebrahim Azizi said ‌on Saturday (May 16, 2026). Iran-Israel war updates on…

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At least 8 killed, 25 injured in train collision that sparks bus fire in Thailand

May 16, 2026 admin

First responders work at a train crash site near an airport rail link station in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, May 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP At least eight people were killed and 25 ‌others injured after a train collision ⁠triggered a fire that engulfed a public bus in ‌Bangkok on Saturday (May 16, 2026), rescue…

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