Month: May 2026

IPL 2026 | Nitish Reddy: one who brings balance to the SRH line-up

May 7, 2026 admin

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Nitish Kumar Reddy plays a shot during an IPL match against Punjab Kings at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: ANI What binds Sunrisers Hyderabad’s explosive batting engine and a bowling attack that has stubbornly held its own on unforgiving surfaces? Nitish Kumar Reddy. Perhaps the only player who truly…

Sports

Indian Ocean challenges must be met with cooperation, transparency: Union Shipping Minister

May 7, 2026 admin

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. File picture | Photo Credit: PTI The challenges being faced, in the realm of maritime shipping, in the Indian Ocean are interconnected and need a collective response based on “cooperation, transparency and respect for international law”, said Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, at the tenth Indian Ocean…

Business

Vinesh Phogat’s return from retirement looks doubtful

May 7, 2026 admin

Vinesh Phogat had come out of retirement last December. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Vinesh Phogat’s return to competitive wrestling at the upcoming Senior Open Ranking tournament in Nandininagar, Uttar Pradesh, looks doubtful as the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has raised doubts over her eligibility on the basis of a United…

Sports

Myanmar junta claims recapture of trade artery towards China

May 7, 2026 admin

Pro-democracy guerrillas fighting alongside ethnic minority armies have won significant victories, but in recent months have become increasingly fractured and suffered setbacks. File | Photo Credit: AFP Myanmar’s military claimed on Thursday (May 7, 2026) to have recaptured a key northern transport corridor towards China after a 15-month battle, touting a counterblow to rebels in…

World

Giraffe dies at Bannerghatta Biological Park

May 7, 2026 admin

A view of Bannerghatta Biological Park. A female giraffe named Shivani died at the Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) on Thursday. BBP said that the giraffe aged about three years and ten months stopped eating from May 3. “The best possible veterinary care was provided by the team of veterinarians. However, she did not respond to…

Nation

Watch: DMK authorises Stalin to take decisions for a ‘stable’ T.N. govt. | Above the Fold | 07.05.2026

May 7, 2026 admin

From Tamil Nadu’s post-election power struggle with the DMK’s AIADMK dilemma to Bihar’s Cabinet expansion, one year of Operation Sindoor, and a deadly virus outbreak at sea – top stories of the day. Source link

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Iran’s President Pezeshkian says he met Supreme Leader Khamenei

May 7, 2026 admin

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday (May 7, 2026) he had met with the country’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen in public since his appointment in early March. Mr. Pezeshkian did not say when their meeting took place. “What struck…

World

Philippines warns Chinese research ship in disputed waters

May 7, 2026 admin

A vessel identified by the Philippine Coast Guard as a Chinese navy ship (background C) is seen past the Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Cape Engano (R), during a supply mission to Sabina Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea. File | Photo Credit: AFP The Philippine Coast Guard said on Thursday (May…

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Uttarakhand flood maps may be underestimating risk, study warns

May 7, 2026 admin

A flood-like situation in a village in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, following heavy rains is seen in this July 8, 2025, photograph. | Photo Credit: PTI Flood hazard assessments for Uttarakhand have routinely underestimated the danger to its towns and villages because they have leaned on long-term average rainfall figures rather than the extreme downpours that actually…

Science

Left parties, VCK hold demo against rise in price of commercial gas cylinder

May 7, 2026 admin

Left parties and VCK stage protest in Tiruchi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: M. MOORTHY Cadre of the Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist of Party India (Marxist) and the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) jointly staged demonstrations in Tiruchi on Thursday condemning the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government for increasing the price of commercial gas cylinder….

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