Month: May 2026

Women wrestlers sexual harassment case: Court records statement of SIT members

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Women wrestlers sexual harassment case: Court records statement of SIT members

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. File | Photo Credit: PTI A Delhi court on Tuesday (May 12, 2026) recorded the testimony of Special Investigation Team (SIT) members while examining the allegations of sexual harassment levelled by women wrestlers against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and ex-BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Additional Chief Judicial…

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Sports

Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s stand on plea to broadcast FIFA World Cup

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Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s stand on plea to broadcast FIFA World Cup

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (May 12, 2026) sought the stance of the Centre and Prasar Bharti on a petition seeking the broadcast of the FIFA World Cup 2026. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (May 12, 2026) asked the Centre and Prasar Bharati to respond to a petition…

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Business

India-Oman FTA on track for June 1 start even as deal with Chile hits hurdles, says Commerce Minister

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India-Oman FTA on track for June 1 start even as deal with Chile hits hurdles, says Commerce Minister

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Foreign Trade and International Cooperation Adviser in Oman’s Commerce Ministry H.E. Pankaj Khimji, along with other delegates, during their meeting to further strengthen the bilateral ties under the India-Oman CEPA framework, in New Delhi on May 12, 2026. Photo: X/@PiyushGoyal via ANI The India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) will…

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The toll of structural adjustments on the global South and a case for accountability

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The toll of structural adjustments on the global South and a case for accountability

Jason Hickel, Salmaan Keshavjee, Maxine Burkett and Eugene T. Richardson, “Structural adjustment: damages, reparations and pathways to non-recurrence”, BMJ Global Health, March 2026. The 1970s were a good decade for the global South. Between 1960 and 1980, real per capita income grew across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Countries that had recently thrown off colonial…

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World

BJP MLA Tapas Roy sworn in as Pro-tem Speaker of West Bengal Assembly

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BJP MLA Tapas Roy sworn in as Pro-tem Speaker of West Bengal Assembly

West Bengal Governor R.N. Ravi administers the oath of office to West Bengal Legislative Assembly Pro-tem Speaker Tapas Roy at Lok Bhavan, along with West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, in Kolkata on May 12, 2026. Photo: X/@lokbhavan_wb via PTI Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and MLA from Maniktala, Tapas Roy, took oath as the…

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Nation

IMD unveils weather model to provide ‘block level’ forecast of monsoon journey

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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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Science

AI cannot replace human touch in nursing: Vizag MP

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AI cannot replace human touch in nursing: Vizag MP

Visakhapatnam MP Sribharat felicitating KGH superintendent Dr. I. Vani during the International Nurses Day celebrations in Visakhapatnam on May 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: V. Raju Visakhapatnam Member of Parliament M. Sribharat on Tuesday said that the compassion and service-mindedness of Florence Nightingale, the Lady with the Lamp, remains a timeless inspiration for those in…

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Nation

Notice served on Union Minister Bandi Sanjay’s son in POCSO case

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Notice served on Union Minister Bandi Sanjay’s son in POCSO case

Cyberabad police on Tuesday (May 12) served a notice on Bandi Sai Bageerath, son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar, directing him to appear before investigators in connection with the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act case registered against him. The notice, issued by the Station House Officer…

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Amid economic recovery fuelled by worker remittances, Sri Lanka remains wary of West Asian conflict

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Amid economic recovery fuelled by worker remittances, Sri Lanka remains wary of West Asian conflict

Heavily reliant on worker remittances from West Asia for its economic recovery, Sri Lanka has expressed “grave concern” over the escalating conflict in the region. Migrant workers sent a record $8 billion in remittances last year, boosting foreign reserves and helping recovery from the country’s 2022 economic crash. A total of 3,10,915 Sri Lankans left…

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