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Cheranalloor luxury car crash: court upholds teen’s bail, raps police and prosecution

November 5, 2026 admin

The car that was involved in the fatal accident at Cheranalloor in Kochi (file) | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The Additional District and Sessions Court designated to try cases involving atrocities against women and children in Ernakulam, Keralam, on Thursday (November 5, 2026) dismissed the appeals seeking suspension of the bail granted to the 17-year-old…

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Thousands of troops secure Indonesia trial as tensions run high over wiretap scandal

November 5, 2026 admin

Former Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, arrives to testify in a defamation trial at the East Jakarta District Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, November 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Indonesian authorities tasked thousands of police and military personnel to provide security on Thursday (November 5, 2026) for a trial involving former President Joko Widodo,…

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Alembic Pharma Q2 net surges 81% to ₹335 crore

November 5, 2026 admin

The expansion of the collaboration with DifGen provides near-term commercial opportunities and access to U.S. manufacturing capabilities. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Alembic Pharmaceuticals shares were in the spotlight Wednesday after the generic drugmaker reported more than 81% year-on-year surge in consolidated net profit to ₹335 crore during September quarter. The profit came on a…

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Cristiano Ronaldo retires from Portuguese national team

November 5, 2026 admin

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates a goal. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS Cristiano Ronaldo ‌announced his intention to ⁠retire from the Portuguese ‌national team ‌on Thursday ‌(November 5, 2026) in ⁠a ⁠social media post. The 41-year-old said ‌that he would ‘hand back the number ‌7 shirt’ after the November ⁠international break. Ronaldo has ‌made 234 appearances…

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Railway union seeks end to contract staff in safety-critical posts

November 5, 2026 admin

The South Central Railway Employees’ Sangh (SCRES) has strongly opposed the Railways Ministry’s “growing reliance on outsourcing in safety-critical operations” and demanded time-bound filling of vacancies in sanctioned posts. SCRES general secretary M. Raghaviah said the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) had also recommended that contract workers engaged in safety-related duties be reduced to a…

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What the BJP should learn from Trump’s redistricting failure

November 5, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi in February 2020. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lessons to draw from the Republican Party in the United States in its attempts to undertake a hurried, hushed and partisan redrawing of the country’s electoral map. The BJP…

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Andhra local body polls: Clashes erupt between YSRCP, TDP groups in Kadapa

November 5, 2026 admin

Amid ZPTC and MPTC elections, clashes broke out between YSRCP and TDP activists in several areas of Kadapa district on Thursday morning. Two groups of people have attacked each other with petrol bombs in Yerripalli village in Pulivendla mandal of the district. According to sources, a quarrel started among the agents of YSRCP and TDP while sitting near a polling station in…

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Man arrested for stealing jewellery worth ₹13.20 lakh from shop in Bengaluru

November 5, 2026 admin

An employee arranges gold necklaces in a jewellery store. The incident took place in a jewellery shop on Ananthapura Main Road in Yelahanka New Town in Bengaluru on October 29, 2026. | Photo Credit: Photo for representation only The Yelahanka New Town police in Bengaluru have arrested a 36-year-old man for allegedly stealing gold jewellery…

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Harry Kane signs Bayern Munich contract extension until 2029

November 5, 2026 admin

Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane with the Ballon d’Or trophy on the pitch before a Bundesliga match | Photo Credit: Reuters Ballon d’Or winner Harry Kane has signed a contract extension with Bayern Munich until June 30, 2029, the Bundesliga club said on Thursday. The England captain joined Bayern ‌from Tottenham Hotspur in 2023 and has…

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Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad agree to four-player trade ahead of IPL 2027 auction

November 5, 2026 admin

Collage of Khaleel Ahmed and Liam Livingstone who will be traded between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad. File | Photo Credit: R. Ragu, Getty Images Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday (November 5, 2026) completed a four-player trade ahead of the IPL 2027 auction as Liam Livingstone and Jack Edwards joined the…

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