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The story so far: Following a hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius expedition cruise ship in early May, in which three deaths were reported and at least five others were infected, global attention has once again turned to the group of viruses. Hantavirus had made headlines last year following the passing of Betsy Hackman, the…
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RCB’s Jacob Bethell during the practice session ahead of IPL Match between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and the Mumbai Indians at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur on May 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini England batter Jacob Bethell declared that playing in the Indian Premier League, as part of…
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Prince has demonstrated he could deliver in different phases of the game. File. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Prince Yadav has been a shining light in a rather tepid IPL 2026 for Lucknow Super Giants. The pacer has not only claimed 16 wickets but also shown he could deliver in different phases of the game,…
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RCB’s Virat Kohli and MI’s Will Jacks during the practice session ahead of the IPL Match at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur on May 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini For the first time in two seasons, there seems to be some wear and tear in the otherwise well-oiled…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference in Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday (May 9, 2026) said the war in Ukraine was winding down, slamming Western support for Kyiv, as the first day of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire was marked by mutual accusations…
Amid a controversy linked with the planned five-star hotel project at the premises of the 104-year-old Sultan Palace in Patna, Bihar, Tourism Minister Kedar Prasad Gupta has said that wherever there are “such heritage structures” in the state, they will be beautified. He made the remarks on Friday (May 8, 2026), while interacting with mediapersons…
Ballygunge MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, 82, had served as the State Minister of Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs earlier. File. Photo: X/@SobhandebChatt1. The Trinamool Congress on Saturday (May 9, 2026) nominated senior party leader and Ballygunge MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay as the Leader of Opposition in the 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Mr. Chattopadhyay, 82, had served as…
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Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar hands over the letter of appointment to TVK chief C. Joseph Vijay as the new state Chief Minister at the Lok Bhavan in Chennai on May 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C. Joseph Vijay will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of…
A study conducted by the Haritha Keralam Mission as part of preparing a water budget for local bodies in Ernakulam found that water availability in the Kochi Corporation remains surplus for most of the year but slips into deficit from late November to early May. The water budget prepared by for 96 local bodies, including…
The Central Ridge along Sadar Patel Marg. The CM said the remaining Ridge areas in Delhi would also soon be notified as reserved forests. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The Delhi government has declared around 673.32 hectares of the Central Ridge area as ‘reserved forest’ under Section 20 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, the…
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