Month: May 2026

Forest Department fills tanks, ponds with water in Vallanaadu Blackbuck Sanctuary

May 10, 2026 admin

Water being filled in a tank in Vallanadu Blackbuck sanctuary. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGMENT With the scorching summer has dried-up almost all the water bodies and the deep borewells within the Vallanaadu Blackbuck Sanctuary, the Department of Forest has started filling-up the ponds and the concrete tanks within this park regularly to stop the…

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Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora sent to seven-day ED custody

May 10, 2026 admin

A file image of Punjab’s Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora | Photo Credit: ANI A court in Gurugram has sent Punjab’s Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora to seven days of ED custody in a money laundering case, officials said on Sunday (May 10, 2026). Mr. Arora, 62, was arrested on Saturday (May 9, 2026) evening at his…

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Science Snapshots: May 10, 2026

May 10, 2026 admin

A bumblebee gathers nectar from a wildflower in Appleton, U.S., 2015. | Photo Credit: AP Nepal’s vulnerable communities need insect pollinators A study in Nepal has found that insect pollinators are essential for both human health and financial survival. Researchers tracked the diets and incomes of smallholder farming families and found insects are responsible for…

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Iran-Israel war LIVE: Rubio meets Qatari PM as U.S. awaits Iran’s response

May 10, 2026 admin

Top U.S. diplomat Marco Rubio met Saturday with the leader of Mideast ally Qatar, the State Department said, highlighting the Gulf state’s role as a key intermediary for Washington as it awaited Tehran’s response on a peace proposal. “The Secretary expressed appreciation for Qatar’s partnership on a range of issues,” State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott…

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Tamil Nadu swearing-in ceremony LIVE: TVK president C. Joseph Vijay to take oath as Chief Minister

May 10, 2026 admin

TVK president Vijay to be sworn in as Chief Minister on May 10; T.N. set for coalition government Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C. Joseph Vijay will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Sunday (May 10, 2026), putting an end to almost six decades of alternating rule by the State’s…

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‘Awful experience’, Supriya Sule says after her car dashed by another vehicle on Expressway

May 10, 2026 admin

A file image of NCP(SP) leader Supriya Sule. | Photo Credit: The Hindu NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule on Saturday (May 9, 2026) said her car was dashed by another vehicle on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway but she and those travelling with her were safe. “While travelling from Pune to Mumbai today I had an…

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India may not sign FTAs, to opt for deeper ties with customs unions in Africa, say officials

May 10, 2026 admin

India will not attempt signing free trade agreements (FTA) with the African continent ‘as of now’, and will instead prioritise commercial ties with the trading blocs and customs unions in the continent, said officials here on Saturday (May 9, 2026). The information was shared by officials as preparations are under way for the upcoming India-Africa…

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Dozens killed in fresh attacks in central Mali: local, security sources

May 10, 2026 admin

Soldiers from the National Front for the Liberation of Azawad (FLA) sit on a pick-up truck as they patrol the streets of Kidal, on May 8, 2026. Mali’s government refuses to talk to “terrorist” armed groups, the foreign minister has said, days after jihadists and allied separatists mounted unprecedented attacks against the junta. | Photo…

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Muslim population in India may match that of Indonesia after Census: Kiren Rijiju

May 9, 2026 admin

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju during a National Seminar on ‘Parsis in Modern India: Navigating Cultural and Socio-Economic Pathways’ at Yashwantrao Chavan Centre, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on May 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday (May 9, 2026) said that the Muslim population in India is likely to be nearly the…

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Birds read invisible maps – The Hindu

May 9, 2026 admin

Common pochards at Amoor lake on Tiruporur-Thirukazhukundram Road, not too far from Chennai, in February 2026. | Photo Credit: Sundaravel Palanivel “Not even time for birds to fly to southern skies.” That is a line from Stevie Wonder’s “I Just Called To Say I Love You”, a song that has stood the shifting fads of…

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