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The Government Hospital police station here registered a case on Saturday in connection with the death of a 19-year-old nursing student -V. Seethalakshmi while in admission for a surgical procedure at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital here. The case was booked under section 194 of the BNSS on a complaint lodged by the student’s father…
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Motorist at a fuel station in New Delhi on May 25, 2026, as state-run oil companies raised petrol prices in Delhi by ₹2.61 per litre, bringing the retail rate to ₹102.12 per litre. This marks the fourth fuel hike in just under two weeks, pushing petrol past the ₹100 mark for the first time in…
BJP Leader and Minister A. Namassivayam, addresses the media at his chamber at the Legislative Assembly in Puducherry on May 25, 2026 | Photo Credit: S.S. Kumar Minister A. Namassivayam, on Monday (May 25, 2026), said decisions on Cabinet expansion, allocation of portfolios to Ministers and appointment of nominated MLAs in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly…
Vessels sail through the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, May 25, 2026. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday (May 25, 2026) that Tehran was collecting fees for “navigational services” on ships transiting the strategic Strait of Hormuz, rather than imposing tolls. “The services that are provided —…
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Ugandan health authorities reported two new Ebola cases, bringing the number of infections to seven. Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ugandan health authorities on Monday (May 25, 2026) reported two new Ebola cases, bringing the number of infections to seven. Also read | New Ebola outbreak shows how market failure…
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Handcuffs on top of a fingerprint form. | Photo Credit: BlakeDavidTaylor A 17-year-old boy, A. Gubendran, was stabbed to death in the early hours of Monday (May 25, 2026) at the Madurai Corporation’s shopping complex in the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple parking lot. A scuffle with a person identified as M. Muthumani, 28, over buying bananas…
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Vessels sail through the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 22, 2026. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran said on Monday (May 25, 2026) that Tehran and Washington had reached understandings on many issues in exchanges over a deal for ending the war, but warned an agreement was not imminent. “It is correct to say…
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Pope Leo XIV attends the presentation of “Magnifica humanitas”, his first encyclical, focused on the rise of artificial intelligence, at the Vatican’s Aula Nuova del Sinodo, May 25, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Leo XIV on Monday (May 25, 2026) labelled “outdated” the concept of a “just war” put forward by U.S. President Donald…
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Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty surged over 1% on Monday (May 25, 2026), driven by a sharp correction in crude oil prices and a rally in global markets amid improving sentiment surrounding the U.S.-Iran negotiations. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,073.61 points, or…
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Biswajit Poddar alias ‘Sona Pappu’ was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). File | Photo Credit: PTI Nearly 30 Kolkata Police personnel are under the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) scanner in connection with an alleged land-grabbing racket in the city, a senior official of the central probe agency said on Monday (May 25, 2026). Police…
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