Month: May 2026

Global firms bring more work in-house at India hubs on AI boost

May 27, 2026 admin

Global companies are bringing more work in-house at their India cost centres as AI boosts productivity and reduces reliance on outsourcing partners, executives at a Reuters summit in Bengaluru said. The shift reflects a structural change in ‌how multinationals use their India operations, moving beyond cost-focused support roles to centres that own core functions such…

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Overnight rains lash Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana

May 27, 2026 admin

Non-stop rain was recorded in several parts of Hyderabad on Tuesday (May 26, 2026) night | Photo Credit: SUBYENDU GANGULY Overnight non-stop rains across Hyderabad and several parts of Telangana brought much-needed relief from the scorching heatwave conditions that had gripped the State over the past week. The rains began in Hyderabad after 10 p.m….

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Under U.S. pressure, Cuba appeals for international help

May 27, 2026 admin

Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba. File. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla asked the international community for urgent help to prevent disaster in his country, which is under a U.S. energy blockade, in a speech to the UN Security Council on Tuesdayc(May 26, 2026). “I call…

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CPI(M) condemns ED raid on former CM Vijayan

May 27, 2026 admin

CPI(M) MP John Brittas speaks. | Photo Credit: ANI Communist Party of India (Marxist) central secretariat member, John Brittas, MP, has strongly condemned the ED raid on a senior leader and former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. In a statement on X, Mr. Brittas said. “This is yet another example of the systematic misuse of…

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Iran-Israel war LIVE: New strikes threaten ceasefires in Iran, Lebanon

May 27, 2026 admin

Tehran on Tuesday accused Washington of breaching the ceasefire and warned it was ready to retaliate after overnight U.S. strikes, while Israeli bombardment in Lebanon left dozens dead, threatening an increasingly fragile truce there. The Brent benchmark oil price jumped up by more than three percent after U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the new wave…

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ED raids former Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s houses in CMRL pay-off case

May 27, 2026 admin

ED raid progressing at the residence of Opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan in Thiruvananthapuram on May 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) raided the houses of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Kannur and Thiruvananthapuram. It is viewed as a major escalation of a long-running enquiry into…

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What Tamil Nadu CM Vijay really needs to see at Fort St. George

May 27, 2026 admin

Last week, the newly elected Chief Minister, C. Joseph Vijay, went walkabout at Fort St. George. Which is a good thing. He must be the first Chief Minister in living memory who went and saw some of the monuments in the precinct. The itinerary was predictable – the Church of St. Mary’s and the Fort…

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Under U.S. pressure, Cuba appeals for international help

May 27, 2026 admin

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Chhattisgarh Congress president announces indefinite stir after party leader booked during poll campaigning

May 27, 2026 admin

Senior Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh, including the Pradesh Congress Committee president Deepak Baij and former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, joined a sit-in agitation on Tuesday (May 26, 2026), demanding the withdrawal of Arms Act charges against a local party functionary in Surajpur district. Senior party leaders were mobilised after district Congress vice-president Narendra Jain was…

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Iran-Israel war highlights: Gulf ⁠powers will ⁠no longer be a shield ‌for U.S. bases, Iran’s supreme leader says

May 27, 2026 admin

Iran’s nuclear dust can be destroyed in U.S. or another location under IAEA supervision: Trump U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran’s enriched uranium can be turned and destroyed in the U.S., but his preference is for it to be destroyed “in place” or at “another acceptable location,” under the supervision of the IAEA. Mr. Trump’s…

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