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Cruise ship MV Hondius docks at Cape Verde’s Port Praia, where passengers are not allowed off the ship while health authorities investigate suspected cases of hantavirus aboard the vessel | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States said on Friday (May 9, 2026) it was organising an evacuation flight for Americans on a hantavirus-struck cruise ship…
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As a young boy growing up in the small town of Chitradurga in central Karnataka, Apoorva BV often spent time observing the natural world. “Animals, birds and insects have always been my favourite topics since childhood,” says the Bengaluru-based beekeeper and beekeeping educator, who has recently set up a one-of-its-kind Bee Museum at the Keladi…
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A view of the ‘Haritha Ashrayam’ structure set up by the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation at RTC complex junction in Visakhapatnam on Friday. | Photo Credit: KR DEEPAK As part of its Summer Action Plan, the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has introduced a unique initiative to provide relief to commuters battling the scorching summer…
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File picture of the 14th Mirwaiz of Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, delivering a Friday congregation at Jamaal Masjid, in Srinagar. | Photo Credit: ANI Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, in his Friday (May 8, 2026) sermon, expressed concern over the closure of a seminary-cum-school in south Kashmir’s Shopian and said it has ruined the…
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Senior railway officials of the Chennai division of Southern Railway convened a meeting with members of the Southern Railway Mazdoor Union (SRMU) to discuss the various demands of the loco running staff, including the slow progress of the recruitment of loco drivers. The meeting comes in the wake of more than 1,000 loco staff affiliated…
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The court observed that the applicant was named in a co-accused’s statement, and there was material to show the applicant had knowledge of the conspiracy | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Bombay High Court on Thursday (May 7, 2026) denied bail to Chetan Paradhi, a person accused in the murder case of Baba Siddiqui. A…
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A U.S. fighter jet disabled two Iranian-flagged tankers to enforce a port blockade on Friday, prompting retaliatory attacks and rattling a shaky truce as Tehran weighed Washington’s latest proposal to end the West Asia war. Iranian officials accused the United States of violating the ceasefire with the tanker strikes and hampering diplomatic efforts to end…
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Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, returns the ball to Barbora Krejcikova, of Czechia, during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, on May 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The International Tennis Federation (ITF) said Friday that the IOC’s move to lift restrictions on Belarusian athletes does not affect Belarus’s continued ban from…
Brazil’s coach Carlo Ancelotti. | Photo Credit: AP Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti is set to be handed a four-year contract extension taking him through to the 2030 World Cup, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said Thursday. Italian legend Ancelotti took over as Brazil coach last year and oversaw the five-time world champions’ successful qualification for…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. Treasury on Friday (May 8, 2026) announced sanctions against 10 individuals and companies, including several in China and Hong Kong, for aiding efforts by Iran’s military to secure weapons and raw materials used to build Tehran’s Shahed drones. The Treasury move, first reported…
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