Month: May 2026

Money mule account used to route cyber scam funds, case registered

May 31, 2026 admin

The Whitefield Cyber Crime Police have registered a case against a private firm employee for allegedly providing his bank account and related banking facilities to cyber fraudsters, enabling them to route proceeds from online scams. According to the complaint filed by Manjunath B.P., Sub-Inspector at the Whitefield Cyber Crime Police Station on Friday , an…

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Nara Lokesh to visit Russia from June 2 to attract investments to Andhra Pradesh

May 31, 2026 admin

Minister for Human Resources Development of Andhra Pradesh, Nara Lokesh. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Information Technology and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh will visit Russia from June 2 to June 7 to attract investments to the State, an official release said on Sunday (May 31, 2026). Mr. Lokesh, who has led the Andhra…

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India, U.S. chief negotiators to hold four-day trade talks from June 1

May 31, 2026 admin

The chief negotiators of the U.S. and India will begin four-day talks in New Delhi on Monday (June 1, 2026) on finalising the details of the interim trade pact, whose framework was agreed upon in February. The U.S. team will be led by its chief negotiator Brendan Lynch. India’s chief negotiator is Darpan Jain, who…

Business

Estonian startups keen to partner India, tap into its huge market

May 31, 2026 admin

Several Estonian tech startups from diverse sectors such as AI, cybersecurity, defence and medicine have evinced interest in collaborating with India and tapping its huge market as the two countries seek to step up their economic partnership. Latitude59, an influential startup and technology conference that takes place here annually, is also keen on hosting a…

World

Sooryavanshi truly special, no one should play around with his natural instincts: Tendulkar

May 31, 2026 admin

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar hailed teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as a “truly special” talent, urging coaches and mentors not to interfere with the youngster’s natural instincts as he continues his rapid rise in Indian cricket. Also read | Kapil Dev interview: On Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and India’s obsession with…

Sports

Analysing the link between adaptability and species success of Elvira rat, Cutch rock rat

May 31, 2026 admin

The Cutch rock rat’s relative success when compared to its sister species, the Elvira rat could be down to its adaptability to different rock types in its distribution range. | Photo Credit: Samson Kirubakaran The fates of two native rat species – the Elvira rat (Cremnomys elvira), which is critically endangered and the more commonly…

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Blue moon 2026: will the ‘micromoon’ be visible in India?

May 31, 2026 admin

In this image provided by NASA, the Artemis II crew captured this view as the Earth sets behind the Moon during a lunar flyby, Monday, April 6, 2026. (NASA via AP) A unique lunar event, featuring a rare blue moon, is set to occur on Sunday (May 31, 2026), according to science experts and the…

Science

POCSO Act applies if victim of commercial sex trafficking is minor: Supreme Court

May 31, 2026 admin

The Supreme Court has held that cases involving the trafficking of children for Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSE) can attract charges under the stringent POCSO Act, alongside the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan on Friday (May 29, 2026) issued…

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U.S. chemical spill: Death toll rises to 11

May 31, 2026 admin

A drone view of a chemical tank after its rupture at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging pulp and paper mill in Longview, Washington, U.S., May 26, 2026. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The death toll from a chemical spill at a paper plant in Washington state has risen to 11 as rescuers recovered the bodies of…

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Vanathi Srinivasan criticises Tamil Nadu government over safety of women, law and order situation

May 31, 2026 admin

Vanathi Srinivasan. FIle | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan BJP leader Vanathi Srinivasan, on Sunday (May 31, 2026), criticised the Tamil Nadu government over various incidents reported in various parts of the State and further criticised it for not maintaining the law and order situation. Merely transferring officials without concrete steps to ensure safety of…

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