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Month: May 2026
PM Modi reduces convoy size: Sources
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Convoy. File | Photo Credit: M. Vedhan Prime Minister Narendra Modi has significantly reduced his convoy size, sources said on Wednesday (May 13, 2026). This change was implemented during his recent domestic visit. The reduction in vehicles was done while maintaining essential security components as per the Special Protection Group (SPG)…
Rupee recovers 16 paise from all-time low to 95.52 against U.S. dollar in early trade
Forex traders said market participants are expecting some resilience in the dollar-rupee pair as gold importers curb their demand. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee rebounded by 16 paise from its all-time low to 95.52 against the American currency in early trade on Wednesday (May 13, 2026) amid hopes of lower demand for the U.S….
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IMD unveils weather model to provide ‘block level’ forecast of monsoon journey
At the new system’s core are two forecasting models whose predictions are “blended,” to sharpen accuracy. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Ahead of the monsoon this year, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday unveiled a new forecast system that will, for the first time ever, generate ‘block’ level forecasts of the monsoon’s arrival…
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How do volcanoes affect the earth’s atmosphere?
The underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai, off Tonga, erupted powerfully in 2022. | Photo Credit: Reuters Volcanoes change the earth’s atmosphere by releasing gases and particles in large quantities. When a volcano erupts, it blasts sulphur dioxide high into the sky, which reacts with water to form aerosols. Since aerosols scatter sunlight, a powerful eruption…
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Cancer immunotherapy may reshape brain’s barrier to metastasis
Drugs that enhance the body’s immune response against cancer may also be altering one of its most tightly guarded boundaries: the blood-brain barrier (BBB). A recent study published by Yuval Shaked at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and his team, in Cancer Discovery, finds that PD-1 inhibitors, a widely used class of cancer immunotherapy, can…
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Tamil Nadu Assembly session LIVE: CM Vijay moves resolution seeking confidence vote
Ahead of Wednesday’s (May 13, 2026) floor test in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Tuesday (May 12, 2026) called on rebel AIADMK leaders led by former Ministers S.P. Velumani and C.Ve. Shanmugam hours after they announced support to his ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). Earlier, in the Assembly, newly elected…
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What is in the U.S. Senate’s landmark crypto bill?
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee late on Monday unveiled the text of a long-awaited, landmark bill that would create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies ahead of a scheduled committee vote to advance the bill on Thursday. Dubbed the Clarity Act, the bill aims to clarify financial regulators’ jurisdiction over the burgeoning sector, potentially boosting the…
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Trinamool’s land policy delayed West Bengal border fencing: MHA’s 2023 affidavit in Supreme Court
This image is used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu One of the key reasons behind the delay in land acquisition to erect fences along the Bangladesh border in West Bengal was the policy followed by the former Trinamool Congress government, according to a 2023 affidavit filed by the Ministry of Home…
‘Take action to remove deceased Gruha Lakshmi beneficiaries’
President of District-level Guarantee Schemes Implementation Committee, Bharath Mundody, on Tuesday directed officials to remove deceased Gruha Lakshmi scheme beneficiaries from the list. During the meeting in Mangaluru on Tuesday, Mr. Mundody said he was saddened to hear from the State government that ₹22 crore has been deposited to the bank accounts of beneficiaries who…
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