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Cadres of CPI (M), CPI and VCK staging a protest against Centre for increasing the price of commercial gas cylinders and attempt to reduce 29,000 jobs in Indian Railways, in Virudhunagar on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Scores of cadres of CPI (M), CPI and VCK staged a demonstration here protesting against the steep…
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Nitish Kumar Reddy plays a shot during an IPL match against Punjab Kings at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: ANI What binds Sunrisers Hyderabad’s explosive batting engine and a bowling attack that has stubbornly held its own on unforgiving surfaces? Nitish Kumar Reddy. Perhaps the only player who truly…
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Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. File picture | Photo Credit: PTI The challenges being faced, in the realm of maritime shipping, in the Indian Ocean are interconnected and need a collective response based on “cooperation, transparency and respect for international law”, said Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, at the tenth Indian Ocean…
Pro-democracy guerrillas fighting alongside ethnic minority armies have won significant victories, but in recent months have become increasingly fractured and suffered setbacks. File | Photo Credit: AFP Myanmar’s military claimed on Thursday (May 7, 2026) to have recaptured a key northern transport corridor towards China after a 15-month battle, touting a counterblow to rebels in…
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A view of Bannerghatta Biological Park. A female giraffe named Shivani died at the Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) on Thursday. BBP said that the giraffe aged about three years and ten months stopped eating from May 3. “The best possible veterinary care was provided by the team of veterinarians. However, she did not respond to…
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday (May 7, 2026) he had met with the country’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen in public since his appointment in early March. Mr. Pezeshkian did not say when their meeting took place. “What struck…
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A vessel identified by the Philippine Coast Guard as a Chinese navy ship (background C) is seen past the Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Cape Engano (R), during a supply mission to Sabina Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea. File | Photo Credit: AFP The Philippine Coast Guard said on Thursday (May…
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A flood-like situation in a village in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, following heavy rains is seen in this July 8, 2025, photograph. | Photo Credit: PTI Flood hazard assessments for Uttarakhand have routinely underestimated the danger to its towns and villages because they have leaned on long-term average rainfall figures rather than the extreme downpours that actually…
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Left parties and VCK stage protest in Tiruchi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: M. MOORTHY Cadre of the Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist of Party India (Marxist) and the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) jointly staged demonstrations in Tiruchi on Thursday condemning the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government for increasing the price of commercial gas cylinder….
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