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Image used for representation purpose only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee crashed 139 paise to 94.90 against the greenback in early trade on Monday (May 11, 2026) after President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s response to the U.S.’s peace proposal, following which crude oil prices surged rapidly. A strengthening U.S. dollar and steep FPI…
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A Spanish Civil Guard boat in the port of Granadilla de Abona, where the cruise ship MV Hondius is docked after being affected by a hantavirus outbreak, in Tenerife, Spain. | Photo Credit: Reuters American passengers evacuated from a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will not necessarily be quarantined, a top U.S….
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The story so far: Delhi and the NCR are facing longer and more intense heatwaves, with the city increasingly retaining heat even at night. Rapid urbanisation, concrete-heavy infrastructure, air conditioning, and shrinking green cover have turned the Urban Heat Island Effect into a deeper “heat re-trap”. Why is Delhi retaining heat? This transformation is rooted…
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Screengrab from a video footage taken after the accident. Photo: Special Arrangement Five people, including two children, were killed in a road accident on the Mahbubnagar bypass in the early hours of Monday (May 11, 2026). The accident occurred when a sports bike, a Suzuki Hayabusa (HR 26 BP 1491) rammed into a car trying…
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Australia has left fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood out of its limited overs squads for upcoming tours of Pakistan and Bangladesh later this month. | Photo Credit: AP/Getty Images Australia has left fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood out of its limited overs squads for upcoming tours of…
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Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee visiting the underground nuclear explosion test sites at Pokhran in Rajasthan on May 20, 1998. George Fernandes and Abdul Kalam are seen. Photo: PTI/The Hindu Archives Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (May 11, 2026) greeted people on the National Technology Day — which commemorates the momentous events of…
A file image of U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump will pay an official visit to China from May 13 to 15 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Monday (May 11, 2026). This will be…
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A Turkish Airlines aircraft at the Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu. Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP A Turkish Airlines jet caught fire while landing at Nepal’s main airport on Monday (May 11, 2026), causing no reported injuries but forcing the airport to shut down. The flight from Istanbul landed at Kathmandu’s…
Global levels of physical activity remained unchanged despite policy recommendations and adoption over the last two decades, with large differences across gender and socio-economic groups, three new research reports have shown. Current efforts to promote participation in physical activity are both insufficient and have made no dent, the reports say. Worldwide, more than five million…
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Beleaguered British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will attempt a reset on Monday (May 11, 2026), as he faces a growing threat to his leadership following disastrous local and regional polls. In a speech, his office said he will acknowledge that “incremental change won’t cut it” with an increasingly disgruntled public, promising “a bigger response” in…
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