Month: May 2026

Spain readies for evacuations as hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for Canary Islands

May 8, 2026 admin

Health workers in protective gear evacuate patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship into an ambulance at a port in Praia, Cape Verde on May 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Spanish authorities on Friday (May 8, 2026) were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship…

World

Adobe expands India footprint with new office in Noida

May 8, 2026 admin

India currently represents Adobe’s largest workforce outside the United States. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Global technology major Adobe on Friday (May 8, 2026) announced the opening of a new office in Noida, making it the San Jose-headquartered company’s seventh office in India. Located in Sector 129, the new campus will house more than 700 employees…

Business

‘Daadi Ki Shaadi’ movie review: Neetu Kapoor-Kapil Sharma anchor a charming subversion of family values that overstays its welcome

May 8, 2026 admin

Neetu Kapoor and Kapil Sharma’s stills from the film | Photo Credit: Panorama Studios In a cinematic universe that has long portrayed Indian elders — particularly widows — as embodiments of quiet sacrifice or burdensome relics, Daadi Ki Shaadi arrives as a gently subversive, commercially packaged provocation. Neetu Kapoor, still radiant and effortlessly charismatic, steps…

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Kerala elections: CPI to stake claim for Deputy Opposition Leader post in Assembly

May 8, 2026 admin

Binoy Viswam, the CPI Kerala State secretary, said on Friday that the party would stake a claim to the post of Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly. Speaking to reporters in Thiruvananthapuram, Mr Viswam said the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly would be from the CPI(M). However, he said the…

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Much expected board meeting of Sir Ratan Tata Trust cancelled

May 8, 2026 admin

Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters A board meeting of Sir Ratan Tata Trust scheduled for Friday (May 8, 2026) to reconsider nominations to the board of Tata Sons was cancelled for unspecified reasons, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The meeting was cancelled despite the Bombay High Court…

Business

Highest temperature in Telangana drops from 46°C to 42°C

May 8, 2026 admin

Silhouette of a ferris wheel cuts across the view of blazing orange sky as the sun dips over Secunderabad on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) | Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR A significant drop in the highest temperature was observed in Telangana; from 46°C in April last week, the highest temperature in the State dropped to 42°C…

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Court setbacks to Trump add uncertainty to U.S. tariffs, may slowdown BTA talks with India: Experts

May 8, 2026 admin

Repeated setbacks faced by U.S. President Donald Trump in American courts have further heightened uncertainty over the U.S. tariff regime, and India should wait for the United States to evolve a more stable and legally predictable trade framework before moving ahead with the proposed bilateral trade agreement, experts said. They said that this ruling is…

Business

Europa League: Aston Villa routs Nottingham Forest to reach final

May 8, 2026 admin

Aston Villa’s John McGinn and Morgan Rogers celebrate after defeating Nottingham Forest in the semifinal of the Europa League, on May 7, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters John McGinn scored twice as Aston Villa routed Nottingham Forest 4-0 in the Europa League to reach its first major European final in 44 years. McGinn’s second-half goals…

Sports

Don’t want money or grand parades, just want to know our country is watching: Satwik

May 8, 2026 admin

File photo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. | Photo Credit: AP Ace doubles badminton player Satwiksairaj Rankireddy on Friday (May 8, 2026) said his recent comments on the muted public reception after the Indian team won Thomas Cup bronze medal were not intended to seek “money or grand parades” but to urge the people…

Sports

New invasive moth threatens Ladakh’s farm-based economy

May 8, 2026 admin

Ladakh, one of India’s most fragile landscapes, has a new set of invaders—a camouflaging moth that threatens the local farm-based economy. A quartet of scientists has recorded the Phalera cf. bucephala, a moth native to parts of Africa, East Asia, and Europe, in the Suru Valley of Ladakh’s Kargil district. The ‘cf.’ is often used…

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