Month: May 2026

Tensions escalate as bulldozer razes structures in Kolkata’s iconic New Market

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Tensions escalate as bulldozer razes structures in Kolkata’s iconic New Market

Tensions escalated in Kolkata as bulldozers razed multiple structures in the city’s iconic New Market on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) evening. Photo: Screengrab via X/@KBanerjee_AITC Tensions escalated in Kolkata as bulldozers razed multiple structures in the city’s iconic New Market on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) evening. Similar visuals were seen in Murshidabad’s Jiaganj as a Lenin statue was vandalised by a mob. The Trinamool Congress leaders…

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Trump-backed candidates win majority of Republican primary races for Indiana Senate

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Trump-backed candidates win majority of Republican primary races for Indiana Senate

A majority of Republican Indiana State senators whose opponents were endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump lost on Tuesday (May 6, 2026), a display of the President’s enduring influence over his party after lawmakers rejected his redistricting plan five months ago. Of the seven challengers endorsed by Mr. Trump, at least five won. One incumbent…

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World

Rupee rises 23 paise to 94.95 against U.S. dollar in early trade

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Rupee rises 23 paise to 94.95 against U.S. dollar in early trade

Rupee appreciated by 23 paise against the U.S. dollar. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The rupee appreciated by 23 paise to 94.95 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Wednesday (May 6, 2026) as Brent crude prices retreated from their elevated level after U.S. President Donald Trump hinted at a possible deal with…

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Business

Why we can’t tickle ourselves

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Why we can’t tickle ourselves

Go ahead, try tickling the arch of your foot or your ribs right now. Does it work? Probably not. Yet, if a friend did the exact same thing, you’d likely be squirming, giggling, and begging them to stop. Why does the same physical touch produce such wildly different results? Source link

Science

Thai Foreign Minister seeks ASEAN talks with Myanmar counterpart

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Thai Foreign Minister seeks ASEAN talks with Myanmar counterpart

“We want to move together collectively with ASEAN. But we should move. We should ⁠do something,” Thailand’s Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Thailand’s foreign minister said on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) he planned to invite his Myanmar counterpart to meet top ‌regional diplomats, aiming to build consensus within the ASEAN…

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World

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi meets Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing

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Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi meets Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the Monday attacks, taking place after he said Tehran was looking into U.S. President Trump’s request for negotiations, showed there was no military ‌solution to the crisis. File. | Photo Credit: AP Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi ​began a meeting with his ‌Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi in Beijing on…

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Women of Bengal rejected politics of appeasement: CM, Nabin offer prayers at Kali Mandir

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Women of Bengal rejected politics of appeasement: CM, Nabin offer prayers at Kali Mandir

BJP national president Nitin Nabin said the women of West Bengal had “rejected fear and chose good governance”.  | Photo Credit: ANI Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Nitin Nabin on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) offered prayers at Kali Mandir in C.R. Park a day after the party won…

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Assembly election 2026 results: Congress mulls helping Vijay form ‘secular’ government in Tamil Nadu after he reaches out for support

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Assembly election 2026 results: Congress mulls helping Vijay form ‘secular’ government in Tamil Nadu after he reaches out for support

Congress mulls helping Vijay form ‘secular’ govt in Tamil Nadu after he reaches out for support Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president C. Joseph Vijay on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) reached out to the Congress, a constituent of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance, seeking support to form the government in Tamil Nadu, as the debutant emerged as…

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