Month: May 2026

Why U.S. Project Freedom couldn’t secure free navigation in Strait of Hormuz

May 9, 2026 admin

The crude oil tanker Odessa, carrying UAE crude after passing through the Strait of Hormuz with its Automatic Identification System transponder turned off, navigates the waters at Daesan port, where it is expected to discharge crude oil, in Seosan, South Korea, May 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. announced Project Freedom on May…

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Top Sri Lankan Buddhist monk arrested over alleged sex abuse

May 9, 2026 admin

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Sri Lankan authorities arrested a senior Buddhist monk on Saturday (May 9, 2026) for the alleged sexual abuse of an underage girl, police said, marking the highest-profile case involving clergy in the country. Pallegama Hemarathana, 71, was arrested at a private hospital in the…

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Kochi Corporation plans cloud kitchen for Indira Canteens

May 9, 2026 admin

Indira Canteen. File | Photo Credit: Allen Egenuse J. KOCHI The Kochi Corporation is exploring the possibility of developing a business model for running a cloud kitchen to supply food to new Indira Canteen units likely to be opened by other United Democratic Front-led local bodies in Ernakulam district. Municipalities such as Thrikkakara and Kalamassery…

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Handwriting on new Epstein note matches one found after his death, say experts

May 9, 2026 admin

“A note that a former cellmate said he discovered after Jeffrey Epstein’s first suspected jail suicide attempt was all but certainly penned by the same person as a note that authorities found in the millionaire sex offender’s cell after he killed himself,” handwriting experts say on Saturday (May 9, 2026). Three forensic document examiners who…

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Two killed as U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific

May 9, 2026 admin

Screengrab of a video released by U.S. Southern Command shows that Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organisations. Photo: X/Southcom The U.S. military’s latest strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed two men on Friday (May 8, 2026) while leaving…

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‘Aakhri Sawal’: Sanjay Dutt’s political-drama gets new release date; trailer unveiled

May 9, 2026 admin

The poster of ‘Aakhri Sawal’ | Photo Credit: duttsanjay/Instagram Sanjay Dutt’s political-drama, Aakhri Sawal, has been postponed by a week and will be released now on May 15, the makers announced recently by unveiling the film’s trailer. Directed by Abhijeet Mohan Warang, the film also stars Amit Sadh, Neetu Chandra, Tridha Choudhary, and Sameera Reddy…

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IPL 2026: Axar Patel shifts focus to next season after KKR crushes DC’s playoff hopes

May 9, 2026 admin

Delhi Capitals player Axar Patel during TATA IPL 2026 between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on May 08, 2026. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap A beleaguered Axar Patel admitted that both his team’s batters and bowlers let the side down after Delhi Capitals suffered a humiliating…

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‘Think before you throw’: This event will teach you how to use scraps in your kitchen for zero waste cooking

May 9, 2026 admin

Watermelon rinds can be used in many recipes | Photo Credit: Giambra Anand Raja, the man behind the famous zero-waste juice shop in Malleswaram Eat Raja, is a man with a mission. In his juice shop you are served juice in the shells and rinds of the fruits, instead of plastic cups. Zero waste and…

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India, IOM discuss expanding, diversifying regular migration pathways

May 9, 2026 admin

In this image posted on May 8, 2026, MoS for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, left, meets International Organisation for Migration Director General Amy Pope on the sidelines of IMRF 2026, in New York, United States. Photo: X/@KVSinghMPGonda via PTI | Photo Credit: PTI India and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) discussed expanding and…

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India, IOM discuss expanding, diversifying regular migration pathways

May 9, 2026 admin

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