Month: May 2026

Karnataka Open | Three Indians come a cropper on opening day

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Karnataka Open | Three Indians come a cropper on opening day

Dominik Palan  beat back the challenge of wildcard entrant Maan Kesharwani. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR It was a bad day at the office for Indians as three players lost in the opening round of the Karnataka Open ATP Challenger at the S.M. Krishna Tennis Stadium here on Monday. On centre court, wild card entrant Maan Kesharwani fell to Dominik Palan (World No….

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Nara Lokesh calls for ‘digital trade corridor’ between A.P. and Singapore

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Nara Lokesh calls for ‘digital trade corridor’ between A.P. and Singapore

Andhra Pradesh IT and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh presenting a memento to Singapore Minister of State for Trade, Industry and Education Gan Siow Huang in Singapore on Monday. X/JaiTDP | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement IT and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh met Gloria Wu, CEO of the Singapore Commodities Intelligence Centre (CIC) and sought cooperation between…

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Rode on ‘sheer willpower’ to take the team home: Krunal

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Rode on ‘sheer willpower’ to take the team home: Krunal

RCB’s Krunal Pandya struggles after hitting a six during the IPL match against MI at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh international cricket stadium in Raipur on May 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini The final few balls he faced during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s clash against Mumbai Indians were quite excruciating for Krunal Pandya. Wickets…

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Wrestling | Tushir showcases his prowess in the 74kg category

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Wrestling | Tushir showcases his prowess in the 74kg category

Abhishek managed to overcome Bhuvnesh to claim the 61kg gold. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA Former World junior bronze medallist Yash Tushir won the men’s 74kg freestyle gold medal to underline his worth at the senior Open ranking wrestling tournament at the Nandini Nagar Mahavidyalaya campus on Monday. Tushir, whose last international outing was a eighth place finish…

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ICAR-SBI takes measures to popularise its nutrient-rich liquid jaggery

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ICAR-SBI takes measures to popularise its nutrient-rich liquid jaggery

ICAR-SBI, Coimbatore, has positioned its liquid jaggery as a healthy alternative to sugar. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, is taking efforts to popularise nutrient-rich liquid jaggery, one of its unique products made without any additive or preservative. Liquid jaggery is currently popular in Kerala and Maharashtra. The product is being licensed…

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IPL 2026 | My skills haven’t changed… what keeps me going is discipline: Bhuvneshwar Kumar

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IPL 2026 | My skills haven’t changed… what keeps me going is discipline: Bhuvneshwar Kumar

RCB’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar during the IPL match between LSG and RCB at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on May 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap It has been 16 years since Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been running in to deliver the ball with that aesthetically pleasing action in the IPL. Yes, the wrinkles are more…

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How rumours of ‘genital shrinking’ triggered panic and mob violence in Congo

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How rumours of ‘genital shrinking’ triggered panic and mob violence in Congo

Late last year, men in parts of Congo’s Tshopo province began whispering about something strange that was happening in nearby villages. At first, the stories sounded too absurd to travel far. A man in a market claimed his genitals had suddenly shrunk after brushing against a stranger. Someone else said it happened inside a taxi….

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Iran and the U.S. are at an impasse ahead of Trump’s China trip

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Iran and the U.S. are at an impasse ahead of Trump’s China trip

United Arab Emirates Iran and the United States reached an impasse again on Monday (May 11, 2026) over how to end their war while their ceasefire grew increasingly shaky, with the two sides exchanging fire in recent days, ships and Gulf states being targeted, and fighting flaring between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah….

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VPA Chairperson unveils infrastructure and green energy projects

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VPA Chairperson unveils infrastructure and green energy projects

M. Angamuthu, VPA Chairperson. FILE PHOTO | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) chairperson, M. Angamuthu, on Monday inaugurated a suite of developmental projects and laid foundation stones for high-tech security enhancements at the port premises. The projects included commissioning of a new Port Operation System and a 170 kW rooftop solar plant…

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