Month: May 2026

U.K.’s Starmer says his government is a ten-year project despite calls to quit

May 10, 2026 admin

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. File picture | Photo Credit: AP British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ‌vowed to fight on and said his government was a “10-year project” despite calls to quit after his party’s ⁠drubbing in local elections earlier this week. Mr. Starmer’s Labour Party recorded the worst losses of a governing party in…

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Non-binary Indian migrant elected member of Scottish Parliament

May 10, 2026 admin

The newly elected member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) secured a win on the Edinburgh and Lothians East list for the pro-independence Scottish Greens. Photo: Instagram/Dr Q Manivannan India-born anthropologist, Q. Manivannan, who identifies as non-binary, has been elected to the devolved Scottish Parliament on a platform of “kinder politics” for the region. The newly…

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Charles Richet and his Nobel-winning work on severe allergic reactions

May 10, 2026 admin

The 1913 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Charles Richet “in recognition of his work on anaphylaxis.”His research uncovered a paradoxical reaction in which the body’s defenses, instead of protecting it, could overreact with severe consequences. This discovery became a cornerstone of immunology and the study of allergic diseases. In the late…

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Auto driver who fell from building in Enikepadu while on phone dies after a week

May 10, 2026 admin

A representative image. | Photo Credit: iStock An auto driver, K. Nagaraju, 24, who had fallen from a building in Enikepadu while speaking on the phone, died of his injuries on Saturday (May 9, 2026). According to the police, Mr. Nagaraju had fallen from the terrace of a building on Shivalayam Street on May 3,…

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Indonesian rescuers find hikers’ bodies after volcanic eruption

May 10, 2026 admin

In this photo released by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) rescuers carry the body of a victim of the eruption of Mount Dukono, on Halmahera Island, Indonesia, Saturday, May 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Indonesian rescuers retrieved on Sunday (May 10, 2026) the remains of two Singaporean hikers killed in a…

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CITU calls South Coast Railway zone a “betrayal” of Andhra Pradesh, flags revenue loss

May 10, 2026 admin

The South Coast Railway (SCoR) signboard outside the VMRDA Deck in Siripuram, Visakhapatnam. File | Photo Credit: V. Raju The Centre’s notification operationalising the South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone from June 1, 2026, has triggered criticism from the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), which alleged that the new zone weakened Andhra Pradesh’s interests by…

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Iran ceasefire tested as cargo ship catches fire after being hit off Qatar’s coast

May 10, 2026 admin

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters A cargo ship caught fire Sunday (May 10, 2026) after being hit by an unknown projectile off Qatar’s coast, the British military said, in the latest attack on vessels in the Persian Gulf since a shaky ceasefire stopped fighting between the U.S. and Iran. Also…

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₹1,600-1,700 crore a day, ₹1 lakh crore in 10 weeks: Cost of insulating India from global energy shock

May 10, 2026 admin

Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri About ₹1,600-1,700 crore per day, over ₹1 lakh crore in 10 weeks. That’s the cost that state-owned oil firms incur for insulating Indian consumers from the global energy shock but ever-widening losses are now raising questions on how long they can continue bearing the…

Business

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill three, medics say, testing fragile ceasefire

May 10, 2026 admin

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a car in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli strikes killed at least three Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday (May 10, 2026), including two members ‌of the Hamas-run police force, health officials said, ⁠in violence that…

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IPL 2026: Chennai Super Kings elect to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants

May 10, 2026 admin

Chennai Super Kings players celebrate during a IPL match. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad elected to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL match in Chennai on Sunday (May 10, 2026). Chennai Super Kings, who occupy the sixth spot after 10 games, retained the same team from…

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