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S.P. Velumani. File | Photo Credit: M. Periasamy AIADMK rebel leader S.P. Velumani, on Friday (May 15, 2026), expressed his faction’s willingness to hold discussions with party general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on intra-party issues. In a post on his social media handle, Mr. Velumani reiterated his group’s position about the need for analysing the…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, during a meeting with Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, on the sidelines of the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting, in New Delhi. (@DrSJaishankar/X via PTI Photo) Published – May 15, 2026 11:57 am IST Source link
(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) We are living through devastating wars that seem never ending. Nearly 75,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. Around 3,000 people have died in Israeli attacks in Lebanon since early March this…
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All India Democratic Students’ Organisation (AIDSO) and Progressive Organisation of Women (PoW) stage a protest in Hyderabad, demanding the arrest of Bandi Sai Bhageerath in connection with the POCSO case. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal The mother of a 17-year-old girl at the centre of a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case against…
The head of the CIA visited Cuba on Thursday (May 15, 2026), an extraordinary step-up in contact between Washington and Havana as the communist-run island reels from U.S. pressure, declaring that it is out of oil. The Central Intelligence Agency, at the heart of the decades-long struggle between the United States and Cuba, confirmed a…
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Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu For Keralites, the elation of finally getting a Chief Minister after a ten-day long sordid drama was tempered by the jolt of a fuel price hike announced by State-owned oil companies, which came into effect on Friday (May 15, 2026) at 6 a.m. In…
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Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “Helsinki Airport resumed normal flight operations on Friday (May 15, 2026) after suspending air traffic for three hours owing to a drone warning,” officials said. The airport suspended air traffic from 4 a.m. to 7 a.m. after safety authorities issued a danger alert for the…
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Along a meandering river in a warm and arid region that is now Thailand roughly 113 million years ago, a plant-eating behemoth almost 90 feet (27 meters) long browsed on the treetops without much fear of predators due to its sheer size. This was Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, the largest-known dinosaur from Southeast Asia. Researchers have unearthed…
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BJP flag. File. Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday (May 14, 2026) removed an office bearer of its farmers’ wing in Madhya Pradesh after he celebrated his appointment with a large number of cars in his convoy, days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged…
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