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The Cauvery Rights Retrieval Committee has exhorted the newly formed Tamilaga Vettri Kaazhagam government to ensure that Karnataka complies with the final award given by the Supreme Court in the Cauvery water dispute. Committee coordinator P. Maniarasan told The Hindu in Thanjavur on May 21 that the Cauvery River Protection Committee in Karnataka, headed by…
Rajnath Singh inaugurates Indian War Memorial in South Korea, remembers war veterans. Photo: X/@rajnathsingh Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday (May 21, 2026) inaugurated the Indian War Memorial in South Korea’s Seoul and paid tributes to the Indian soldiers during a commemorative ceremony. The War memorial has been constructed as part of commemorative events…
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G. Kirathi Maya Sree of Chennai Girls Higher Secondary School at M.H. Road, Perambur, emerged as the top scorer with 495 out of 500 marks. She is offered sweets by her mother at her school in Chennai on May 20, 2026 | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Education is crucial, especially for the girl child, said the…
India abstained from voting on a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution calling on countries to comply with their obligations on climate change, voicing concern that the draft “undermines” the “sacrosanct architecture” of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The resolution was adopted in the 193-member General Assembly on Wednesday (May 20,…
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According to a statement issued by the union, the strike opposes the “unjust and unfair policies imposed by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), courts and the Delhi government on the transport sector.” | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Transport and taxi unions on Thursday (May 21, 2026) embarked on a three-day strike in…
There is no entry of the deceased in the guest register. | Photo Credit: Illustration by Satheesh Vellinezhi A 38-year-old man was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a private lodge at Madiwala in Bengaluru, raising suspicion of a possible drug overdose or health-related complication. The deceased has been identified as Murali, a resident of…
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Tourism Minister Kandula Durgesh at the Secretariat on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The newly appointed members of the Andhra Pradesh Nataka Academy met Tourism, Culture and Cinematography Minister Kandula Durgesh at the Velagapudi Secretariat on Wednesday (May 20, 2026). The State government has appointed 25 artistes from across the State as members of…
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Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan takes oath during the swearing-in ceremony in the Kerala Assembly on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran The newly-elected legislators were formally sworn in as Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA) at the first session of the 16th Kerala Assembly in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday (May 21, 2026). Pro Tem Speaker G. Sudhakaran…
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Driver of an electric car lost control ramming into several vehicles in Kukatpally, Hyderabad, on May 20, 2026 | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT A speeding electric car went out of control in Hyderabad’s Kukatpally on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) afternoon damaging several vehicles. The video of the incident, which was captured on CCTV cameras, has…
West Bengal Directorate of Madrasa Education also issued an official order making the singing of ‘Vande Mataram’ compulsory in all State-aided madrasas. File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The West Bengal Directorate of Madrasa Education has made the singing of “Vande Mataram” mandatory during assembly prayers before classes in all…
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