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As per a release, the Mittal family will own approximately 75% of Rajasthan Royals, with Adar Poonawalla holding around 18%. File | Photo Credit: ANI Renowned industrialist Lakshmi N. Mittal and his son Aditya Mittal, along with Adar Poonawalla, have acquired a majority stake in Rajasthan Royals with a bid of $1.65 billion (approximately ₹15,600…
F-35 Fighter jet. File picture | Photo Credit: AP Israel said on Sunday (May 3, 2026) it had approved a multi-billion-dollar deal to acquire two combat squadrons of fighter jets from the United States. The purchase includes a squadron of F-35 multi-role stealth fighters from Lockheed Martin and another of F-15IA warplanes from Boeing, the…
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The U.K. and French governments signed last month a new multimillion-euro deal aimed at reducing the number of migrants crossing the English Channel, with increased police patrols and enhanced surveillance in northern France. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters A small boat carrying migrants trying to cross the English Channel ran aground on a beach…
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Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te shakes hands with King Mswati III, the King of Eswatini, at Mandvulo Grand Hall near Manzini, Eswatini, May 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan has the right to engage with the world, and no country can stop that, President Lai Ching-te told Eswatini’s king after he arrived for a surprise…
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Mission Drishti, the World’s First OptoSAR Satellite after separation from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Photo credit: Special arrangement Mission Drishti, the world’s first OptoSAR satellite developed by Bengaluru based space startup GalaxEye has been successfully launched on Sunday (May 3, 2026) aboard a Falcon 9 by SpaceX from Vandenberg, California. Weighing 190 kilograms, Mission…
Conflict in orbit no longer requires satellites to be physically destroyed in order to paralyse an adversary. | Photo Credit: Image created with ChatGPT When we imagine space warfare, we picture shattered satellites and orbital debris. The reality is quieter but also more dangerous. The markers of modern orbital conflict are signal loss, deliberate misdirection,…
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A handout picture of an NMDC mine. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement State-owned iron ore miner NMDC reported a 16% increase in April production at 4.64 million tonnes compared to 4 MT a year earlier. Sales rose marginally to 3.68 MT (3.63 MT), the company said in an intimation to the stock exchange. Published –…
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Princess Amalia of the Netherlands. File | Photo Credit: AFP A 33-year-old man will appear in court next week after he was detained on suspicion of plotting an attack on two Dutch princesses, prosecutors said Friday (May 1, 2026). According to details in a court scheduling order published on the website of The Hague Public…
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Iran executed a man convicted of involvement in the killing of a security officer, the judiciary’s news outlet Mizan reported on Sunday (May 3, 2026), after the Supreme Court upheld his sentence in late 2025. The defendant, identified as Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, was described as one of the main individuals responsible for the death of security…
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IPL Trophy. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 commenced at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on March 28, 2026, and traverse the country before concluding on May 31, 2026. With 84 league matches and four playoff games scheduled, compared to the usual 74 league fixtures, this edition is…
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