Month: May 2026

Two former Chinese Defence Ministers sentenced to death for corruption

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Two former Chinese Defence Ministers sentenced to death for corruption

China’s former Defence Minister Li Shangfu attends the 20th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Two former Chinese Defence Ministers, Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, were sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve over graft charges on Thursday (May 7, 2026), official media reported. Their sentences were separately handed…

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Three children killed in explosion in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Three children killed in explosion in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The Pakistan police and security forces cordoned off the area and launched an investigation. File picture | Photo Credit:  AP Three children have been killed and two others injured in an explosion outside their house in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. The explosion occurred late on Wednesday (May 6) in the Ghwa Khwa…

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Alappuzha native diagnosed with amoebic meningoencephalitis, condition stable

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Alappuzha native diagnosed with amoebic meningoencephalitis, condition stable

A file photo of a waterbody in Kozhikode kept off-limits for public after a boy who had taken bath there was diagnosed with amoebic meningoencephalitis. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh A 40-year-old woman from Arattupuzha, Alappuzha, who was recently diagnosed with primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) remains in stable condition, according to health authorities.  This is…

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European Union strikes deal to ban sexualised AI deepfakes

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European Union strikes deal to ban sexualised AI deepfakes

EU bans artificial intelligence systems generating sexualised deepfakes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters European Union lawmakers and countries agreed to ban artificial intelligence systems generating sexualised deepfakes on Thursday (May 7, 2026), after global outrage this year over non-consensual nudes produced by Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok. “Today the EU has drawn a red line. AI…

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Paytm rules out NBFC licence plans after RBI cancels PPBL’s banking licence

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Paytm rules out NBFC licence plans after RBI cancels PPBL’s banking licence

Paytm Payments Bank failed to comply with the conditions stipulated in the payments bank licence issued to it, the central bank said. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Fintech major One97 Communications, which operates the Paytm brand, has ruled out plans to apply for a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) licence. During the company’s Q4 earnings call…

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Charge sheet against 11 in HDFC Bank fraud case in J&K’s Shopian

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Charge sheet against 11 in HDFC Bank fraud case in J&K’s Shopian

Charge sheet filed against 11 individuals in HDFC Bank fraud case in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, by Economic Offences Wing. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch has filed a charge sheet against 11 people in a financial fraud case linked to an HDFC Bank branch in Jammu…

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Naidu directs officials to take result-oriented approach, says A.P. inherited ₹9.74 lakh crore in debt

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Naidu directs officials to take result-oriented approach, says A.P. inherited ₹9.74 lakh crore in debt

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu addressing the 7th Collectors’ Conference at the Secretariat on Thursday. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday (May 7, 2026) said the Andhra Pradesh government was pursuing a governance model focused on welfare, development and wealth creation, and directed District Collectors and officials to adopt…

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Israel says it killed Hezbollah commander in first strike on Beirut since ceasefire

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Israel says it killed Hezbollah commander in first strike on Beirut since ceasefire

Rescue workers search through the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike the previous day in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Thursday, May 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Israel said on Thursday (May 7, 2026) it had killed a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force in an airstrike on Beirut a day…

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‘Police heading in right direction in Rath murder probe,’ says Suvendu Adhikari

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‘Police heading in right direction in Rath murder probe,’ says Suvendu Adhikari

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officials investigate the crime scene following the killing of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s close aide Chandranath Rath. File photo: X/PTI Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday (May 7, 2026) expressed confidence that police would solve the murder of his executive assistant Chandranath Rath, saying investigators were “heading in the right…

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M.K. Stalin convenes meeting with allies as DMK second-line leaders press for coalition with AIADMK

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M.K. Stalin convenes meeting with allies as DMK second-line leaders press for coalition with AIADMK

DMK president M.K. Stalin. File | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam M.K. Stalin, president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and outgoing Chief Minister, on Thursday (May 7, 2026) hurriedly convened a meeting of the party’s allies, including the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), the Communist Party of India (CPI), and the Communist Party of India…

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