Month: May 2026

Tamil Nadu CM Joseph Vijay wins floor test in Assembly comfortably with 144 votes

May 13, 2026 admin

Tamil Nadu CM C. Joseph Vijay speaks in the State Assembly after the floor test, on Wednesday | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Chief Minister C. Joseph VIjay comfortably won the trust vote in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Wednesday (May 13, 2026) with the support of the CPI, CPI(M), VCK, and IUML, from the…

Nation

Using ultrasound to restore vision

May 13, 2026 admin

Scientists are attempting to restore vision using ultrasound when the optic nerve is impaired. Representative image. | Photo Credit: Youngeon Lee/Unsplash A normal human hears sound in the frequency range 20 hertz (Hz) to 20 kilohertz, and the normal loudness, measured in decibels (dB), is between 30 and 70 db. Higher volumes, e.g. 85 dB…

Science

Global Faultlines podcast | Why Lebanon remains in perpetual crisis

May 13, 2026 admin

Lebanon’s civil war ended in 1990, but many of the country’s deeper fault lines remained unresolved. In the decades that followed, Lebanon rebuilt its cities and economy, yet sectarian politics, weak institutions, and competing centres of power continued to shape the state. In this second and final part of our Lebanon series on Global Faultlines,…

World

Rupee hits lowest-ever intraday level of 95.80 against U.S. dollar

May 13, 2026 admin

Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee touched its lowest-ever intraday level of 95.80 against the U.S. dollar, weakening for the fourth consecutive session on Wednesday (May 13, 2026) due to elevated crude oil prices and fear of a prolonged global trade disruption amid the West Asia crisis. According to…

Business

Baltimore bridge collapse: Highest-ever marine damages payout of $2.5 billion for Indian-managed ship Dali, according to reports

May 13, 2026 admin

Baltimore bridge collapse: Highest-ever marine damages payout of .5 billion for Indian-managed ship Dali, according to reports

File picture of the cargo ship Dali stuck under part of the structure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the cargo ship hit the bridge, on March 26, 2024, in Baltimore | Photo Credit: AP The State of Maryland has reached a settlement with Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine, the owner and…

Business

NIA arrests Hizb-ul-Mujahideen linked ‘narco-terrorist’ after extradition from Portugal

May 13, 2026 admin

National Investigation Agency emblem. File | Photo Credit: PTI The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday (May 13, 2026) arrested an alleged “narco-terrorist”, Iqbal Singh, after securing his extradition from Portugal following sustained diplomatic and legal efforts. The agency alleged that Singh, alias Shera, was a mastermind in a major Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terror-financing case. He…

Nation

Stock markets snap four days of losses; end marginally higher

May 13, 2026 admin

Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally higher on Wednesday (May 13, 2026), snapping their four-day losing streak, as elevated crude oil prices and persistent geopolitical uncertainties restricted the upside. The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 49.74 points, or 0.07%, to settle at 74,608.98. During the day,…

Business

Air India cuts international flights; suspends services on 6 overseas routes

May 13, 2026 admin

The proposed cut on International flights could impact more than 100 flights out of the over 1,100 daily services operated by the Air India Group. File | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj Air India on Wednesday (May 13, 2026) announced reduction of international flights and temporary suspension of services on six routes, including Delhi-Chicago, amid…

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UAE designates 21 Lebanese individuals, organisations as terrorists over alleged Hezbollah links

May 13, 2026 admin

“The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday (May 13, 2026) branded 21 Lebanese people and organisations as “terrorists”, ordering the freezing of their assets as it accused them of ties to Hezbollah,” the official Emirati news agency WAM reported. The United Arab Emirates, home to a large Lebanese community, was the main target of Iranian…

World

Macron faces backlash after interrupting Africa summit panel in Kenya

May 13, 2026 admin

French President Emmanuel Macron is facing backlash after he interrupted a panel at the Africa Forward Summit in Kenya to demand silence from the audience. Mr. Macron stormed the stage to rebuke audience members for what he called a “total lack of respect”, accusing them of disrupting speakers during a presentation by artists and young…

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