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The European Union is considering extending its carbon market to cover more international flights. File | Photo Credit: AP The European Commission is looking at extending its carbon market to cover international flights, seeking to put a price on more of the sector’s emissions and ensure fair treatment across airlines, a senior official said on…
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Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has directed District Collectors to expedite procurement of paddy and maize on a mission mode. Warning that the government would not tolerate negligence of any kind, he instructed the Collectors to address the difficulties faced by farmers conducting field visits to inspect the arrangements regularly. At a video conference with…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin. File | Photo Credit: AP The Kremlin repeated Russian President Vladimir Putin’s assertion that the war in Ukraine was almost over on Tuesday (May 12, 2026), after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow had no intention of ending it. “I think that the matter is coming to an end,” Mr. Putin…
A man holds a placard while Police officers escort him out during a rally from Jewish community groups, including Campaign Against Antisemitism and Stop the Hate UK, calling for action to “extinguish antisemitism”, outside Downing Street in London, Britain. | Photo Credit: Reuters A British man charged over an arson attack at a former synagogue…
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A view of the TASMAC outlet near Salem New Bus Stand in Tamil Nadu. | Photo Credit: LAKSHMI NARAYANAN E. Following the order of the State government to close TASMAC outlets functioning near places of worship and educational institutions, the public has demanded to close seven problematic TASMAC outlets in Salem. Chief minister, C. Joseph Vijay,…
Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system fires to intercept as air raid sirens sound in Tel Aviv, on October 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Israel sent Iron Dome air defence batteries and personnel to operate them in the United Arab Emirates during the war with Iran, the U.S. ambassador to Israel said on Tuesday (May…
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Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. File | Photo Credit: AP Iran should not use the Strait of Hormuz, which it has blocked since the start of the West Asia war, as a means to blackmail Gulf states, Qatar’s top diplomat and premier said on Tuesday (May 12, 2026). Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani…
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Senior BJP leader and Kazhakuttom MLA-elect V. Muraleedharan. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Senior BJP leader and Kazhakuttom MLA-elect V. Muraleedharan has sharply criticised the delay in government formation in Kerala, as he accused the Congress of being paralysed by internal power struggles even after securing a decisive electoral mandate. He pointed out…
Retail inflation rose to 3.48% in April, mainly due to an uptick in food prices. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Retail inflation rose marginally to 3.48% in April compared to 3.40% in the preceding month, mainly due to an uptick in food prices. Food inflation, as per the Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 4.2%…
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U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s chief negotiator on Tuesday (May 12, 2026) issued an ultimatum to the United States to accept the conditions in Tehran’s 14-point proposal for peace in the West Asia war or face “failure”. The defiant message came after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected the latest counteroffer…
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