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Climbers walk in a long queue as they head to summit Mount Everest in the Solukhumbu district. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Three Indians were among 274 climbers who successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest from Nepal’s side, setting a new record for the highest number of ascents ever recorded in a day. All…
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At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 96.25 against the dollar. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee rebounded 49 paise from its all-time closing low to settle at 96.37 against the U.S. dollar on Thursday (May 21, 2026) after crude oil prices retreated from elevated levels amid signs of easing geopolitical friction,…
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The 50-share NSE Nifty skidded 4.30 points, or 0.02%, to end at 23,654.70. | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices ended lower in a volatile day of trade on Thursday (May 21, 2026), surrendering their early gains, amid profit-taking in blue-chip stocks. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 135.03 points, or 0.18%, to settle at 75,183.36….
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Rajnath Singh inaugurates Indian War Memorial in South Korea, remembers war veterans. Photo: X/@rajnathsingh Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday (May 21, 2026) inaugurated the Indian War Memorial in South Korea’s Seoul and paid tributes to the Indian soldiers during a commemorative ceremony. The War memorial has been constructed as part of commemorative events…
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Rajnath Singh inaugurates Indian War Memorial in South Korea, remembers war veterans. Photo: X/@rajnathsingh Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday (May 21, 2026) inaugurated the Indian War Memorial in South Korea’s Seoul and paid tributes to the Indian soldiers during a commemorative ceremony. The War memorial has been constructed as part of commemorative events…
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G. Kirathi Maya Sree of Chennai Girls Higher Secondary School at M.H. Road, Perambur, emerged as the top scorer with 495 out of 500 marks. She is offered sweets by her mother at her school in Chennai on May 20, 2026 | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Education is crucial, especially for the girl child, said the…
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Poland’s Foreign Minister said on Thursday (May 21, 2026) he had summoned the Israeli chargé d’affaires over the detention of Gaza flotilla activists, including Polish nationals, demanding their immediate release and an apology. “Poland firmly condemns the conduct of representatives of the Israeli authorities towards…
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X admitted it contravened Australia’s Online Safety Act (OSA) by failing to provide a report that fully answered questions posed by eSafety in a transparency notice issued on February 22, 2023, the agency’s lawyer Christopher Tran said. File | Photo Credit: AP An Australian judge fined X Corp. 650,000 Australian dollars (U.S. $465,000) on Thursday…
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India abstained from voting on a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution calling on countries to comply with their obligations on climate change, voicing concern that the draft “undermines” the “sacrosanct architecture” of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The resolution was adopted in the 193-member General Assembly on Wednesday (May 20,…
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India abstained from voting on a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution calling on countries to comply with their obligations on climate change, voicing concern that the draft “undermines” the “sacrosanct architecture” of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The resolution was adopted in the 193-member General Assembly on Wednesday (May 20,…
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