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On May 4, 2026, a tsunami of sorts swept across the State of Tamil Nadu and one man crested the wave – C. Joseph Vijay. An actor, once known as ‘ IllayaThalapathy’, or young commander, amongst his fans, he transitioned a decade ago to the title Thalapathy(commander), a moniker prescient enough, for he did lead…
An explosion at a fireworks plant in a central Chinese province killed at least 21 people and injured 61 others, state media reported on Tuesday (May 5, 2026). China’s official news agency Xinhua said the blast occurred at a fireworks plant in Changsha city of Hunan province on Monday afternoon. Published – May 05, 2026…
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Trump’s attempt to use the U.S. Navy to free up shipping provoked the war’s biggest escalation since a ceasefire was declared four weeks ago. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump launched a new operation on Monday (May 4, 2026) seeking to open the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, prompting Iran to lash…
DMK leader K.R. Periyakaruppan. File. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Minister K.R. Periyakaruppan lost the Assembly election from Tiruppattur in Sivaganga district by just one vote. At the end of the penultimate round of counting, he was leading by 30 votes. Published – May 05, 2026 12:49 am IST Source link
The Delhi High Court directed Meta and Google to disclose the ‘Basic Subscriber Information’ of certain allegedly offending Facebook/Instagram accounts and YouTube channels, respectively. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Delhi High Court has protected the personality rights of actor Arjun Kapoor restraining several websites, online platforms from unauthorised commercial use of his name, image,…
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A burned car in a middle of a street at the site of a Russian missile strike in the town of Merefa, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on May 4, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia on Monday (May 4, 2026) declared a unilateral…
U.S. Secret Service responds after a person was shot by law enforcement near the Washington Monument in Washington, on May 4,, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP An armed man was shot by U.S. Secret Service (USSS) agents in downtown Washington on Monday (May 4, 2026), officials said, prompting a brief lockdown of the nearby White…
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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma celebrates with party workers after winning the Assembly election results, in Guwahati, on May 4, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI GUWAHATI Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday (May 4, 2026) said the Bharatiya Janata Party’s landslide win in West Bengal would go a long way in checking infiltration…
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Changing tide: A UDF victory rally in Kannur, Kerala, on Monday. Kannur was considered a stronghold of the LDF in the State. | Photo Credit: S.K. Mohan With its defeat in the Kerala Assembly election, the Left parties are not in power in any State for the first time since 1977. The setback has sharpened…
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Indian archery heads into another major event clouded by poor planning, lack of direction and the absence of a full-time foreign coach, an alarming situation in an Asian Games year, as a strong field assembles for World Cup Stage 2 beginning here on Tuesday. With the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan scheduled from September 19-October…
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