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Pope Leo XIV waves as he leaves after his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, on May 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Pope Leo on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) decried what he called a “sharp intensification” of the war in Ukraine, telling pilgrims at his weekly audience at the Vatican…
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Shares of HDFC bank drop by 2.5% amid allegations of illegal payments for attracting deposits. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Shares of top private lender HDFC Bank fell as much as 2.5% on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) after media reported that the lender made illegal payments to a State government department to attract deposits. Also…
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Image used for representational purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) said that the ongoing trial in the 2023 Manipur ethnic violence needs to be expedited and sought a status report from authorities. Ethnic violence in Manipur broke out on May 3, 2025, after a ‘Tribal…
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From left, Al Fuertes, Carlos Conde, Raquel Barros del Rosario-Fortun, Cardinal Pablo Ambo David, Raul Pangalangan and Fr. Daniel Franklin E. Pilario, light candles at a news conference to launch a fact-finding body to document details of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drugs crackdown that can be used by the government to prosecute law enforcers…
People carry bodies identified by mourners as Hamas’ military wing commander Mohammad Odeh, who was killed in an Israeli strike on May 26, 2026, and his wife and children, during a funeral, in Gaza City, on May 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel said on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) that it targeted and killed…
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The headquarters of the Lower House of Russia’s Parliament, the State Duma, seen in the background. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian bank staff and branches could be joining the fight against Ukrainian drone attacks under an ambitious plan approved by the country’s Lower House of Parliament. The banks would bear the cost of installing electronic…
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Investigators have concluded that Pernod Ricard withheld the age and composition of its Scotch whisky imports to hide their true value and pay lower tariffs in India, sparking a legal fight after the French company was asked to pay $314 million (about ₹3,000 crore) in back taxes, documents show. Pernod, the maker of Chivas Regal…
A Chinese dissident who has long been a thorn in Beijing’s side has escaped to South Korea on a rubber boat, his lawyer confirmed on Wednesday (May 27, 2026), after repeated attempts to flee China. Dong Guangping, a former policeman who was imprisoned for his activism, was found by South Korean authorities on Monday (May…
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A woman walks with an umbrella during scorching summer heat in Visakhapatnam, May 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: V. RAJU/The Hindu A: Yes, and the reason is not just psychological. Researchers know of at least three reasons. First, the human body adjusts surprisingly quickly to temperature. However, this also means that after even one or…
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The logo of Hyundai Motor India Limited. (Image used for representational purpose only) File | Photo Credit: Reuters Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL) on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) said it will hike prices of its vehicles by up to ₹12,800, depending on the model and variants. The price revision is attributed to a combination of…
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