Month: May 2026

IT-based skill training launched for inmates at Visakhapatnam Central Jail

May 21, 2026 admin

Visakhapatnam District Collector M. Abhishikth Kishore interacts with inmates during the launch of the IT-based “Office Assistant” skill development programme at the Visakhapatnam Central Jail on Thursday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT The Andhra Pradesh Prisons Department, in collaboration with the Skill Development Institute (SDI), Visakhapatnam, launched an IT-based skill development course titled “Office Assistant”…

Nation

Should the rupee be left to depreciate?

May 21, 2026 admin

Continuous days of sustained losses has seen the rupee close at almost ₹97 to the dollar, with no indication that the slide has been arrested. Rising oil prices and the threat of external inflation will put further pressure on the rupee in the days to come. This has prompted calls for intervention to prevent further…

Business

India great partner, ready to expand energy cooperation: Rubio

May 21, 2026 admin

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press before boarding his plane at Homestead Air Reserve Base on May 21, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday (May 21, 2026) that the U.S. was in talks with India to expand energy cooperation, an issue that would feature…

World

Ebola case confirmed in rebel-held Congo area far from outbreak’s epicentre

May 21, 2026 admin

A health worker takes the temperature of a woman passing through the Kanyaruchinya checkpoint, as authorities and aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in the northern entry into the city of Goma, North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 20, 2026. | Photo Credit:…

World

Is a heatwave really a wave of heat?

May 21, 2026 admin

People cover their faces to protect themselves from intense heat in Prayagraj, May 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI A: A heatwave is not like a wave or pulse of heat travelling through the air. The name probably comes from the way a heatwave feels, as something that spreads, surges, and overwhelms before subsiding. Some…

Science

Israel deports all foreign activists from Gaza flotilla

May 21, 2026 admin

Activists from the Gaza-bound Flotilla ship, detained by Israeli forces after their vessels were intercepted in international waters in the Mediterranean, disembark a plane upon arrival at Istanbul Airport, Türkiye, on May 21, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel said on Thursday (May 21, 2026) it had deported all the foreign activists seized by Israeli…

World

ISL | Mumbai City beats Punjab to finish third

May 21, 2026 admin

Hmingthanmawia Ralte celebrates after scoring Mumbai City’s opener against Punjab FC in their final leagure fixture of the Indian Super League in at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday, May 21, 2026. | Photo Credit: x@MumbaiCityFC By beating Punjab FC 2-0 through goals by Hmingthanmawia Ralte and Vikram Singh, Mumbai City FC…

Sports

GAIL’s fourth quarter net profit dips amid elevated pressure on gas supplies with West Asia conflict

May 21, 2026 admin

In the March-end quarter, GAIL posted a net profit of ₹1,262 crore, which was lower than ₹2,049 crore in the corresponding period last year. Photo credit: Special arrangement State-owned Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL)’s net profit in the March-end quarter slipped about 38.4% compared to the same period last year with its natural gas…

Business

IPL 2026 | Much-improved SRH bowling attack braces for RCB test

May 21, 2026 admin

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s players during a practice session ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: PTI Nearly two months ago, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad kicked off this IPL season carrying expectation and different kinds of pressure. RCB arrived…

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