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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. File picture | Photo Credit: ANI The Delhi High Court has protected the “personality rights” of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, observing that the MP from Thiruvananthapuram is a “respected and recognised public figure” who enjoys rights over all facets of his personality. In an order passed on May 8, Justice Mini…
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The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Friday (May 8, 2026) ordered an investigation into French liquor group Pernod Ricard over alleged exclusive deals with retailers to promote its brands at the expense of rivals, a regulatory order showed. The watchdog has been reviewing allegations since 2024 that Pernod, whose brands include Chivas Regal and…
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Veteran actor Madhu receiving the ‘Krishnanjali Award’ from Krishnan Nair’s son and Travancore Devaswom Board President K. Jayakumar, in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday. | Photo Credit: JAYAMOHAN A / THE HINDU Veteran Malayalam actor Madhu was honoured with the Krishnanjali Award at his residence here on Saturday. The award, instituted by the Vayalar Ramavarma Cultural Forum…
Demonstrators protest against military attacks on the Banyamulenge people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the Capitol in Washington. File | Photo Credit: AP The UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo warned on Saturday (May 9, 2026) of a “deadly” wave of attacks in the country’s restive east targeting civilians. “Dozens…
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Medical Superintendent of Government Lady Goschen Hospital, M.R. Durgaprasad, speaking at The Hindu EducationPlus Career Counselling Fair 2026 held at the Sri Sudhindra Auditorium of Canara High School Dongarkery in Mangaluru on Saturday. | Photo Credit: H. S. Manjunath R.G.Dsouza, Dean, Faculty of Engineeing and Technology, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, speaking at The Hindu…
Security forces and residents inspect and clear debris scattered across a road at the scene of an Israeli airstrike that hit a car in the coastal town of Saadiyat, south of Beirut, Lebanon, on May 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Three Israeli drone strikes on vehicles just south of Beirut on Saturday (May 9,…
“I think the right thing to do is to rebuild and show the path forward,” British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said. | Photo Credit: AP British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday (May 9, 2026) appointed two veteran leaders in expert advisory roles at Downing Street after a disastrous local election for the governing…
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Police try to stop BPSC TRE 4 teacher candidates as they protest, in Patna on May 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday (May 9, 2026) took a dig at the Bihar government over a police lathi-charge on protesting aspirants demanding the TRE-4 examination date. In…
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A tapper collecting latex from a rubber tree at a plantation in Kanjirappally, Kottayam. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The United Planters’ Association of Southern India (UPASI) has urged the government to maintain status quo on the import duty on natural rubber as a section of the rubber user industry has sought reduction of the…
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S. Chandrabose, ward 34, Congress Councillor of Thoothukudi Corporation has announced that he will resign from all party posts with effect from Saturday (May 9), while continuing to serve as Corporation Councillor. In his resignation letter, he stated that he had been associated with the party since 1988. He noted that he had served as…
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