Month: May 2026

Under-threat British PM Starmer to attempt reset after disastrous polls

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Beleaguered British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will attempt a reset on Monday (May 11, 2026), as he faces a growing threat to his leadership following disastrous local and regional polls. In a speech, his office said he will acknowledge that “incremental change won’t cut it” with an increasingly disgruntled public, promising “a bigger response” in…

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Prevalence of fake currency still a reality post-demonetisation

May 11, 2026 admin

Concept of black money showing Pile of Indian currency on table in dark room istock photo for BL | Photo Credit: lakshmiprasad S On November 8, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetisation of ₹1,000 and ₹500 notes with immediate effect, stating that the move would serve as a major assault on black money,…

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Remains of U.S. soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco recovered

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Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The remains of a U.S. soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco a week ago were recovered in the Atlantic Ocean, the army said on Sunday (May 10, 2026). Military teams were still searching for a second missing soldier. The remains were those…

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Prevalence of fake currency still a reality post-demonetisation

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Kerala Assembly Polls: 13 LDF ministers suffer defeats

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Ministers P. Rajeeve, Veena George and K.B. Ganesh Kumar are trailing in their respective constituencies in the first hour of counting in Kerala elections. | Photo Credit: The Hindu At least 13 ministers got defeated in the Kerala Polls, as the United Democratic Front-led by Congress secured an absolute majority in 97 of 140 seats…

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Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump rejects Iran’s peace proposal as ‘totally unacceptable’

May 11, 2026 admin

Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium must be “taken out” before the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran can be considered over, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an American broadcaster yesterday. “It’s not over, because there’s still nuclear material — enriched uranium — that has to be taken out of Iran. There are still enrichment sites that…

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Young environmental enthusiast transforms floor into canvas to spread message of conservation of traditional seeds

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Young environmental enthusiast Blessi arranging traditional seeds in the shape of welcome sign at her house in Suddala village in Rajanna Sircilla district on May 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Transforming the floor into a canvas, young environmental enthusiast Blessi from Suddala village in Rajanna Sircilla district created an artwork welcoming Prime Minister…

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Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi transferred to a Tehran hospital, her foundation says

May 11, 2026 admin

Prominent Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi in a hospital in Tehran, Iran, on May 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital more than a week after collapsing in prison, her foundation said Sunday (May 10, 2026). Her transfer comes after days…

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Increasing strength of Parliament to 850 a ‘joke’, says Tharoor

May 11, 2026 admin

Increasing the strength of Parliament’s lower house to 850 is a “joke”, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said, contending that it would turn it into a ‘desi’ version of the Chinese People’s Consultative Conference, which was countered by BJP leaders. Participating in the Stanford India Conference 2026 in California on Sunday (May 10, 2026), BJP…

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Two Indians aboard cruise ship with hantavirus cases evacuated to Netherlands

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An ambulance departs the air base on the day passengers of the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, arrive at the Eindhoven Air Base, Netherlands on May 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Two Indian nationals aboard the Dutch vessel MV Hondius, which reported a hantavirus outbreak, were evacuated to…

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