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Regal Reality excelled when the horses were exercised here on Friday morning (April 8) Inner sand: 600m: Everynne (P. Trevor), Zenzele (Shreyas) 40. They finished level. 1000m: Elysium (Shreyas) 1-7.5, 600/39. Impressed. Outer sand: 600m: Preview (Neeraj), Zeitgeist (Suraj) 43.5. They moved impressively. Alfonsine (rb) 43. In fine trim. 1000m: Fiery Love (Neeraj) 1-15, 600/45….
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame. | Photo Credit: AP A Rwandan academic and government critic died in custody as he was set to be freed from jail, immediately raising concern from a prominent rights group that urged an investigation into the death of Aimable Karasira. Karasira died on Wednesday (May 6, 2026) after he took an…
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A local holiday has been declared for Karur district on May 27 in view of the Sri Mariamman Temple festival. The festival is to be held from May 10 to June 7. The highlight of the festival is sending the ‘kambam’ to the Amaravathy river, scheduled to be held on May 27. June 6 would…
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Brajesh Pathak on Friday (May 8, 2026) ordered strict action against several health officials, over alleged negligence, dereliction of duty, and irregularities in the Health Department, including the dismissal of five doctors from service. According to an official statement issued by his office, five medical officers were…
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee depreciated 25 paise to close at 94.47 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Friday (May 8, 2026), after rising in the past two sessions, on renewed tensions between the U.S. and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz. Forex traders said investor sentiments…
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Foreign fund outflows and a weak trend in global markets further added to the bearish trend. | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity markets stayed on the back foot for the second day on Friday (May 8, 2026) as fresh geopolitical tensions in West Asia revived concerns over energy supplies and weighed heavily on investor sentiment. Foreign…
Students at a KGBV in Srikakulam district during a class. Representative image | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Teachers working on a contract basis at Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) across the State have alleged that they were “forcibly transferred” to distant places without any notification for the academic year 2026-27. Samagra Shiksha officials, however, said…
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. File | Photo Credit: PTI Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday (May 8, 2026) asserted that there was no justification for the Tamil Nadu Governor to stop Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader C. Joseph Vijay from forming the government, and said he should be provided…
The crude oil tanker Odessa, carrying UAE crude after passing through the Strait of Hormuz, May 8, 2026. File photo: X/Kim Soo-hyeon via Reuters “A Malta-flagged tanker carrying one million barrels of crude oil arrived off South Korea’s west coast on Friday (May 8, 2026) after passing through the Strait of Hormuz in mid-April,” a…
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AWS did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment seeking further details on what caused the overheating [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Amazon’s cloud unit reported an outage at one of its data centre zones in northern Virginia on Thursday, while derivatives marketplace CME Group and cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said there were issues…
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