Month: May 2026

U.K. PM Starmer turns to Labour Party grandees after tough local election verdict

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U.K. PM Starmer turns to Labour Party grandees after tough local election verdict

“I think the right thing to do is to rebuild and show the path forward,” British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said. | Photo Credit: AP British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday (May 9, 2026) appointed two veteran leaders in expert advisory roles at Downing Street after a disastrous local election for the governing…

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Rahul Gandhi slams Bihar govt. over police lathi-charge on teacher aspirants

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Rahul Gandhi slams Bihar govt. over police lathi-charge on teacher aspirants

Police try to stop BPSC TRE 4 teacher candidates as they protest, in Patna on May 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday (May 9, 2026) took a dig at the Bihar government over a police lathi-charge on protesting aspirants demanding the TRE-4 examination date. In…

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Growers seek status quo on import duty on natural rubber

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Growers seek status quo on import duty on natural rubber

A tapper collecting latex from a rubber tree at a plantation in Kanjirappally, Kottayam. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The United Planters’ Association of Southern India (UPASI) has urged the government to maintain status quo on the import duty on natural rubber as a section of the rubber user industry has sought reduction of the…

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Congress councillor in Thoothukudi resigns from party posts over TVK alliance

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Congress councillor in Thoothukudi resigns from party posts over TVK alliance

S. Chandrabose, ward 34, Congress Councillor of Thoothukudi Corporation has announced that he will resign from all party posts with effect from Saturday (May 9), while continuing to serve as Corporation Councillor. In his resignation letter, he stated that he had been associated with the party since 1988. He noted that he had served as…

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Lt. Gen. N.S. Raja Subramani to take over as CDS; Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan appointed Navy Chief

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Lt. Gen. N.S. Raja Subramani to take over as CDS; Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan appointed Navy Chief

Lieutenant General NS Raja Subramani (Retd). Photo credit: PIB The Union government on Saturday (May 9, 2026) announced two major appointments, naming Lieutenant General N.S. Raja Subramani (Retd.) as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan as the next Chief of the Naval Staff. According to the Ministry of Defence,…

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ISL: Blasters wary of a resurgent Mohammedan SC

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ISL: Blasters wary of a resurgent Mohammedan SC

 Blasters have bounced back under Westwood. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Mohammedan Sporting Club started ISL 2025-26 disastrously, losing seven consecutive matches. However, the Kolkata side halted the slide by remaining unbeaten in its last three encounters. Three draws in as many away matches for the visitor should make Kerala Blasters wary of its rival…

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Sports

Lux Aeterna and Promiseofthefuture may fight out the finish of the Capricorn Stud Plate

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Lux Aeterna and Promiseofthefuture may fight out the finish of the Capricorn Stud Plate

Lux Aeterna and Promiseofthefuture may fight out the finish of the Capricorn Stud Plate (1,300m), the feature event of the races to be held here on Sunday (May 10). False rails (width about 5.5m from 1,600m to the winning post) will be in position. 1. ROYAL CHALLENGE PLATE (1,500m), rated 00 to 25, 3.00: 1….

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Southern districts receive widespread summer rainfall

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Southern districts receive widespread summer rainfall

Heavy flow witnessed in Pazhayar River Bridge Mini Waterfalls at Veeranarayana Mangalam Anicut in Kanniyakumari district on Saturday. | Photo Credit: N. Rajesh Moderate to heavy rainfall was experienced in the Western Ghats and catchment areas of Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari and Tenkasi districts from Friday night. Some parts of Thoothukudi districts also received heavy rainfall. According…

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Assam Rifles rescues abducted Manipur woman from Myanmar extremist group

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Assam Rifles rescues abducted Manipur woman from Myanmar extremist group

Image for the purpose of representation only. | Photo Credit: File GUWAHATI Assam Rifles personnel on Saturday (May 9, 2026) secured the release of a Manipur woman who was abducted by members of the Kuki National Army-Burma (KNA-B) and Village Volunteers Eastern Zone during a pre-dawn attack on Tangkhul Naga villages in Kamjong district along…

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