Month: May 2026

Xi, Trump reach series of new common understandings: China’s foreign ministry

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Xi, Trump reach series of new common understandings: China’s foreign ministry

Chinese President Xi Jinping with U.S. President Donald Trump at Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, on May 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world, and reached a series of new common…

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Nifty, Sensex rise in early deals as IT stocks rally

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Nifty, Sensex rise in early deals as IT stocks rally

Among the major gainers from the Sensex pack were Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, HCL Technologies, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC Bank, PowerGrid, Bharti Airtel, Titan, Bajaj Finance, and Maruti Suzuki India. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on Friday (May 15, 2026), supported by buying…

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U.K. Health Secretary resigns, setting up potential Labour leadership challenge to Starmer

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U.K. Health Secretary resigns, setting up potential Labour leadership challenge to Starmer

Efforts to unseat British Prime Minister Keir Starmer from within his party broke into open rebellion on Thursday (May 15, 2026), with one potential rival resigning from the Cabinet and two others positioning themselves for a future leadership challenge. Health Secretary Wes Streeting became the first senior Minister to quit on Thursday (May 14, 2026)…

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Farmers’ body, Opposition seek immediate rollback of sugar export ban

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Farmers’ body, Opposition seek immediate rollback of sugar export ban

The All India Kisan Sabha leaders. File | Photo: Special Arrangement. All India Kisan Sabha on Thursday (May 15, 2026) hit out at the government for its decision to ban sugar export, calling for an immediate rollback of the decision. Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) called the sugar export ban a ‘hasty’ and ‘ill-prepared’ decision….

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Nation

Fixing gadgets in vehicles of no use without monitoring mechanism: Karnataka travel operators

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Fixing gadgets in vehicles of no use without monitoring mechanism: Karnataka travel operators

Some buses in the Mysuru Urban Division of KSRTC come with safety features like vehicle location tracking system and emergency panic button. | Photo Credit: M A Sriram Merely installing panic buttons, tracking devices or speed governors in transport vehicles may not serve any purpose in the absence of a proper command & control centre…

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Pope decries the rise of AI-directed warfare, saying it leads to a spiral of annihilation

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Pope decries the rise of AI-directed warfare, saying it leads to a spiral of annihilation

Pope Leo denounced how military spending had increased dramatically this year, especially in Europe, at the expense of education and healthcare [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced how investments in artificial intelligence and high-tech weaponry were leading the world into a “spiral of annihilation,” as he called for peace in…

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MAHE and Griffith University expand India-Australia academic partnership with dual Ph.D programme

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MAHE and Griffith University expand India-Australia academic partnership with dual Ph.D programme

Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) | Photo Credit: File photo Manipal Academy of Higher Institution of Eminence (MAHE) in collaboration with Griffith University, Australia has launched a ‘Dual Award Doctoral Programme’ and formalised a joint commitment to establish the Griffith-MAHE Centre of Research Excellence at the MAHE Bengaluru campus. This initiative aims at addressing…

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Agree ‘100%’ with Xi Jinping that U.S. was on decline, but under Joe Biden: Donald Trump

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Agree ‘100%’ with Xi Jinping that U.S. was on decline, but under Joe Biden: Donald Trump

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands at a state banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on May 14, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping was “100% correct” in his assessment that the U.S. was a nation in…

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