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A view of Stanley Reservoir at Mettur dam. | Photo Credit: LAKSHMI NARAYANAN E The water level in Mettur Dam stood at 79.48 feet on Monday against its full level of 120 feet. The inflow was 419 cusecs and the discharge 500 cusecs. Published – May 11, 2026 05:05 pm IST Source link
Kyiv came under drone attack on Tuesday (May 12, 2026) after the expiration of a three-day truce with Russia, according to Ukrainian authorities. “Enemy UAVs are currently over Kyiv. Please stay safe until the alert is cleared,” the head of the capital’s military administration, Tymur Tkachenko posted on Telegram. The alert siren was the first…
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File photo of China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The Foreign Ministry said that there will be no high-level representation from Bejing for BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting in New Delhi because of ‘scheduling reasons’. | Photo Credit: Reuters There will be no high-level representation from Beijing at Thursday’s (May 14, 2026) meeting of BRICS Foreign Ministers…
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Trump warns West Asia truce on ‘life support’, Iran says ready for any aggression President Donald Trump warned the ceasefire in the West Asia war was on “life support” Monday (May 11) after rejecting the latest counteroffer from Iran, which said its military stood ready to respond to any act of aggression. The president’s angry…
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Giuseppe Mercalli was the Italian volcanologist developed the intensity scale for measuring earthquake intensity. Photo: Public Domain Published – May 12, 2026 05:11 pm IST Read Comments Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Source link
Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, right, and State Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath perform rituals at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Photo: @CMOfficeUP/X via PTI Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday (May 11, 2026) in Varanasi, described the history and present of Sanatan Dharma as glorious, adding that foreign invaders attempted…
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Kevin Warsh, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be next chair of the Federal Reserve. | Photo Credit: Reuters Kevin Warsh, U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve (Fed), on Monday (May 11, 2026) cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate, moving him closer to Senate confirmation…
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during an interactive session with Indian Diaspora living in Trinidad and Tobago. File image: @DrSJaishankar X/ANI Photo A permanent centre to provide artificial limbs to below knee amputees was inaugurated in Trinidad and Tobago, a move that could transform the lives of differently-abled persons in the Caribbean region. The Jaipur…
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Passengers evacuated from the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, disembark after landing at the Eindhoven Air Base, Netherlands, on May 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The last two evacuation planes carrying passengers and crew from the hantavirus-hit ship MV Hondius landed in the Netherlands Tuesday (May 12, 2026),…
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It comes days before U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned meeting with Xi Jinping, where he is expected to press the Chinese leader to help resolve the standoff with Iran and reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz. File. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. government on Monday (May 11, 2026) announced sanctions against three people and…
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