Month: May 2026

Davis Cup skipper Rohit Rajpal to be India’s chef de mission at Commonwealth Games

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Davis Cup skipper Rohit Rajpal to be India’s chef de mission at Commonwealth Games

File photo of Rohit Rajpal. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar India’s Davis Cup captain Rohit Rajpal has been appointed as the country’s Chef de Mission for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, according to IOA sources. Ravi Bengani is the Deputy Chef de Mission, while Vandana Rao and Rahul Swami figure will travel with…

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‘Sankey Tank is Dying’: No longer just a lake issue, say environmental groups against unscientific developments

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‘Sankey Tank is Dying’: No longer just a lake issue, say environmental groups against unscientific developments

Residents of Sadashivanagar, environmental activists, and various organizations staged a protest and awareness campaign titled “Save Sankey Tank” to prevent the lake from being damaged by various causes at Sankey Tank, Bengaluru on May 24, 2026 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Warning that Bengaluru could lose another major lake to “unscientific development”, residents and civic groups…

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Marco Rubio in India LIVE: India-U.S. relations ‘have not lost momentum’; hope to seal trade deal soon, says Rubio

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Marco Rubio in India LIVE: India-U.S. relations ‘have not lost momentum’; hope to seal trade deal soon, says Rubio

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Sunday (May 24, 2026) highlighted that India is among the few countries in the world with strong relations and real interests in the Gulf and that it wants peace and stability in the region. Addressing a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Jaishankar said, “India…

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Russia uses hypersonic Oreshnik missile in mass attack on Kyiv

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Russia uses hypersonic Oreshnik missile in mass attack on Kyiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday (May 24, 2026) that Russia used the powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile during a mass drone and missile attack on Kyiv on Sunday (May 24), which killed at least two people, marking the third time the weapon has been used in the four-year war. The intense aerial assault…

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Norway Chess: Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa lead India’s charge

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Norway Chess: Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa lead India’s charge

World champion D. Gukesh will have a shot at rediscovering his touch ahead of his world championship title defence when he launches his campaign at the prestigious Norway Chess on Monday (May 25, 2026), facing another stern test of temperament and skill against an elite field. The elite field is headlined by former world No….

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Traffic diversions in Mehdipatnam for skywalk works on May 24 and 25

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Traffic diversions in Mehdipatnam for skywalk works on May 24 and 25

Traffic diversions will be in place in parts of Mehdipatnam and along the PVNR Expressway from 4 p.m. on May 24 till 6 a.m. on May 25 in view of skywalk construction works near Mehdipatnam Rythu Bazar and CCTV camera pole erection works. According to the Hyderabad Traffic Police, vehicles coming from Masab Tank, NMDC…

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2008 railway exam assault: Raj Thackeray’s role in instigating attack not proved, says court

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2008 railway exam assault: Raj Thackeray’s role in instigating attack not proved, says court

A Thane court, while acquitting Raj Thackeray and others in a 2008 case of alleged assault on Railway Recruitment Board examinees at Kalyan station, has observed that the prosecution failed to prove the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief’s presence or that he incited the attack. The CD containing the alleged speech of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena…

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Degree student among four booked for dangerous late-night car racing in Hyderabad’s Knowledge City

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Degree student among four booked for dangerous late-night car racing in Hyderabad’s Knowledge City

Screen grab of a video showing the incident. Photo: Arrangement Four youths, including a 19-year-old degree student, were booked by the police after a modified car was involved in dangerous driving and stunt-like racing activity in Knowledge City of Raidurgam during the early hours of Sunday (May 24, 2026). The incident was reported at around…

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Rahul Gandhi trying to create ‘anarchy’ to topple Modi Government: BJP

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Rahul Gandhi trying to create ‘anarchy’ to topple Modi Government: BJP

Sambit Patra accuses Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of conspiring to destabilise the Narendra Modi Government. File | Photo Credit: PTI The BJP on Sunday (May 24, 2026) accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of conspiring to destabilise the Narendra Modi Government by “creating anarchy” in the country, alleging that he was acting at the behest of…

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