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United Arab Emirates Iran and the United States reached an impasse again on Monday (May 11, 2026) over how to end their war while their ceasefire grew increasingly shaky, with the two sides exchanging fire in recent days, ships and Gulf states being targeted, and fighting flaring between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah….
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M. Angamuthu, VPA Chairperson. FILE PHOTO | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) chairperson, M. Angamuthu, on Monday inaugurated a suite of developmental projects and laid foundation stones for high-tech security enhancements at the port premises. The projects included commissioning of a new Port Operation System and a 170 kW rooftop solar plant…
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People offer funeral prayers for the police officers who were killed in the overnight suicide bombing at a security post in Fatah Khel, in Bannu, a district in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan summoned a senior Afghan diplomat on Monday (May 11, 2026) to lodge a formal protest over…
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Construction on the new White House ballroom is seen from the Washington Monument, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP Republicans returning to Washington on Monday (May 11, 2026) are facing questions about a $1 billion Senate security proposal that could help pay for U.S. President Donald Trump’s ballroom as Democrats say…
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From left to right: Ministry of External Affairs, Additional Secretary (Gulf) Aseem R. Mahajan, official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal, Additional Secretary, Department of Fertilisers, Aparna S. Sharma, Director General of PIB Mattu J.P. Singh, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Joint Secretary Sujata Sharma, Director at the Ministry of Ports,…
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A wild gaur that had strayed into densely populated areas, including Eranholi near Thalassery, was captured through chemical immobilisation by a Forest department expert team and later released into the forest area of the Tholpetty Wildlife Sanctuary. The operation was carried out under the direction of Kannur Divisional Forest Officer S. Vysak and led by…
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James Hillier, head coach of men’s 4x100m relay team. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It’s no secret that India’s men’s 4x100m relay team has long trailed the country’s more accomplished 4x400m squad at the continental and global level. Though the team has qualified for major events such as the Asian Games (it didn’t compete in…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting at Secunderabad in Hyderabad, Telangana, on May 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI At a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged Indians not to travel abroad and give up on foreign weddings for at least a year, official data shows foreign spending by Indian tourists…
Christian Schmidt steps down as Bosnia’s International Envy . “Christian Schmidt, the latest envoy tasked with overseeing the peace efforts in Bosnia following the Balkans war in the 1990s, is stepping down,” his office said on Monday (May 11, 2026). “Mr. Schmidt has “taken the personal decision to conclude his service” as the High Representative…
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At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 94.97 and traded in the range of 94.87 to 95.34. It eventually settled at its record low of 95.31 (provisional), down 82 paise from its previous close. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee tanked 82 paise to settle at its record low of 95.31 (provisional) against…
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