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Entrust Devaraja Market and Lansdowne Building restoration to heritage experts: Pramoda Devi Wadiyar

Her offer, made some time ago, to restore a portion of the Devaraja Market to prove that the structure could indeed be restored using traditional materials and methods was not accepted

13 May 2026 12:40 pm
Plea in Supreme Court to replace or restructure NTA after NEET-UG paper leak

Direct the reconduct of NEET-UG 2026 under the strict scrutiny of a judicially appointed high-powered committee until an interim oversight committee constituted by the apex court has verified and certified the security of the revised examination process, the petition sought.

13 May 2026 12:39 pm
OPT fraud: 10,000 foreign students, including Indians, under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement scanner

Our nation will not tolerate security threats originating from the foreign student programme, says ICEs acting director Todd Lyons

13 May 2026 12:37 pm
INCOIS expands coastal flood monitoring to tackle Kallakkadal surges

The sudden and powerful swell surges pose a significant threat to fishing communities and coastal infrastructure

13 May 2026 12:36 pm
24x7 water supply to begin soon in Hubballi-Dharwad: Minister

At present, even during summers, drinking water is being supplied once every four to five days, as compared to 8, 10, or even 15 days earlier, according to the Minister

13 May 2026 12:20 pm
Gold, silver futures rally 7% after govt raises import duty on bullion

The duty hike could moderate imports in the near term as the government looks to contain pressure on the current account deficit

13 May 2026 12:15 pm
Prateek Yadav's death: Condolences pour in from across party lines for Mulayam's son

SP leader and Prateek's uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav described the death as extremely sad and prayed for peace to the departed soul

13 May 2026 12:15 pm
Motorola launches its first-ever foldable phone Motorola Razr Fold in India

The Moto Razr Fold will also support stylus, which will be sold separately as an accessory

13 May 2026 12:15 pm
News from the world of Education: May 13, 2026

Information on colleges, admissions, scholarships, events, MoUs, and more

13 May 2026 12:13 pm
Gold duty hike to jeopardise jewellery trade; spur grey market, says GJC

Business is now going to become difficult on the back of the PM Modi's austerity measures and following the import duty hike in bullion, GJC chairman said

13 May 2026 12:13 pm
Seventy police personnel felicitated for successful anti-terror operation in Jammu & Kashmir's Kathua

Kathua SSP Mohita Sharma presided over the function and appreciated the courage, professionalism and dedication displayed by the personnel

13 May 2026 12:02 pm
South Coast Railway zone: Visakhapatnam operations to begin June 1; CPI calls it 40-year triumph

J.V. Satyanarayana Murthy of the Railway Zone Sadhana Samithi credited a 40-year movement of political parties and civil society

13 May 2026 11:56 am
Industries Minister Bharath holds door-to-door campaign in Kurnool; warns Secretariat staff over lapses

The Industries Minister conducted a door-to-door campaign in Ward No. 8 as part of the Our City, Our Responsibility initiative

13 May 2026 11:37 am
FIR against Tumakuru madrasa management after 24 runaway children allege abuse and forced labour

During an interaction with officials, the children alleged that they had fled the madrasa due to physical assault, harassment, and ill-treatment by staff members

13 May 2026 11:32 am
Trainer aircraft of private company crash lands in Baramati; no casualty reported

The aircraft was flying at a comparatively low altitude when it developed a technical malfunction, and one one side of the aircraft reportedly hit a light pole before it struck the ground, Superintendent of Police, Pune, said

13 May 2026 11:32 am
Sonia Gandhi admitted to Gurugram hospital for minor medical procedure

The hospital authorities have not released any details about the leadershealth status or the treatment/ procedure she is to undergo.

13 May 2026 11:30 am
West BengalBJP president Samik Bhattacharya says new government will adopt new land policy to bring industries

He makes promises to not let any political party ask for money from people who want to open factories

13 May 2026 11:22 am
Extremely saddening: Akhilesh on step-brother Prateek's death

He was a very good young man who wanted to achieve something through his own hard work. Sadly, he is no longer among us, says Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav

13 May 2026 11:19 am
Haryana MC polls: Counting of votes underway

Among the candidates in the fray in the three municipal corporations, for the Mayor's post in Ambala, the BJP had fielded Akshita Saini against Congress nominee Kulwinder Kaur. Sonia Rani had contested as an Independent candidate

13 May 2026 11:14 am
Water shortage, hostel overcrowding trigger student protest at NLSIU campus in Bengaluru

Students told The Hindu that the protest was not triggered by a sudden disruption, but by frustration over long-pending issues that have shownlittle improvementdespite being flagged multiple times

13 May 2026 11:11 am
Hanuman Jayanthi celebrated at Tirumala temples; Mumbai devotee donates 1.03 crore to TTD trust

TTD Executive Officer Muddada Ravichandra and Additional EO Ch. Venkaiah Chowdary offered Pattu Vastrams at the Japali Sri Anjaneya Swamy temple

13 May 2026 11:05 am
'Illegal' structures razed at properties of AIMIM leader accused of sheltering TCS case accused

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation issued a notice to Mr. Patel over alleged illegal constructions in the city's Naregaon area, seeking a clarification from him within 72 hours. If no reply is received from Mr. Patel, the corporation has the authority to decide the property's fate, says notice

13 May 2026 10:56 am
SC directs State govt. to frame policy to introduce Rajasthani as a medium of instruction

Referring to the National Education Policy 2020, the Bench noted that the policy recognises that children learn better in their mother tongue and accordingly accords primacy to home, local, and regional languages in early education

13 May 2026 10:45 am
Stock markets pare early gains; trade lower

From the 30-Sensex firms, Power Grid, NTPC, Bajaj Finance, State Bank of India, Titan and Axis Bank were among the biggest laggards

13 May 2026 10:37 am
PCOS gets a new name: Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome, to aid faster diagnosis, treatment

A paper in The Lancet argues that the term PCOS is inaccurate as it refers to cysts in the ovaries, and if diagnosis is based on this, contributes to delays in diagnosis, treatment, and stigma

13 May 2026 10:37 am
Anthropic expands Claude's AI tools for law firms, lawyers

Anthropic said Tuesdays release includes 12 new legal practice plug-ins including commercial counsel, employment counsel, litigation associate and law student

13 May 2026 10:30 am
Rangasamy takes oath as Puducherry CM for 5th time

Two other cabinet members Malladi Krishna Rao from the regional party and A. Namassivayam of the BJP, also took oath as Ministers in the AINRC-led NDA government

13 May 2026 10:28 am
U.S. Pentagon deploys Anthropics Mythos to patch cyber gaps while planning to ditch firm

Mythos, according to Anthropic, is capable of detecting decades-old vulnerabilities in web browsers, infrastructure and software

13 May 2026 10:26 am
Rupee recovers 16 paise from all-time low to 95.52 against U.S. dollar in early trade

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading at 98.30, up 0.01%

13 May 2026 10:20 am
13 May 2026 10:09 am
OpenAI faces lawsuit in California court claiming chatbot gave advice that led to death

Leila Turner-Scott and Angus Scott say their son, Sam Nelson, 19, was using a chatbot for guidance on combining different drugs

13 May 2026 10:03 am
PM Modi reduces convoy size: Sources

According to sources, the convoy size was reduced in Gujarat and Assam immediately after his speech in Hyderabad

13 May 2026 10:02 am
Meta employees protest against mouse tracking tech at U.S. offices

Meta spokesperson Andy Stone, asked for comment on the matter, pointed Reuters to an earlier statement the company had issued on the mouse-tracking technology

13 May 2026 9:59 am
Kannada film and television actor Dileep Raj passes away

Best known for his breakout role in the blockbuster Milana (2009), Dileep Raj also made waves in TV with the hit serial Hitler Kalyana

13 May 2026 9:57 am
Jammu and Kashmir leaders ask Omar Abdullah government to follow steps of Tamil Nadu CM Vijay on liquor ban

To make a point on how it was not an easy move to ban liquor in J&K, Mr. Abdullah referred to former Prime Minister Morarji Desais visit to J&K and his advocacy to ban liquor in J&K in the 1970s

13 May 2026 9:47 am
Cancer immunotherapy may reshape brains barrier to metastasis

Scientists have found that drugs called PD-1 inhibitors can make the blood-brain barrier more permeable, a process mediated by the DKK1 protein. This finding explains why some patients develop brain metastases during treatment and suggests new ways to improve drug delivery to the brain

13 May 2026 9:43 am
KSRTC staff unions to launch indefinite strike in Karnataka on May 20

Aim is to intensify pressure on the State Government over long-pending demands related to wages, arrears, employee welfare measures, and administrative issues

13 May 2026 9:38 am
DC directs officials to ensure uninterrupted drinking water supply in Kalaburagi district of Karnataka

Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Bhanwar Singh Meena told PDOs to act responsibly in handling drinking water issues in rural areas

13 May 2026 9:31 am
FBI Director and US Senator have heated exchange at hearing over drinking allegations report

Chris Van Hollen and Kash Patel clashed during a Congressional hearing after the Senator questioned Patel over a magazine report alleging he had a drinking problem that could pose a national security risk. Patel denied the claims and also defended his defamation lawsuit against the publication and its reporter.

13 May 2026 9:26 am
Prateek Yadav, Mulayam Singh Yadavs younger son, passes away in Lucknow

Parteek Yadav was rushed to Civil Hospital in Lucknow, where doctors declared him brought dead; the cause of death is yet to be ascertained

13 May 2026 9:19 am
Elon Musk 'wanted 90%' of OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman says during feisty tech titan trial

It does not fit with my conception of the words 'stealing a charity' to look at what has actually happened here, Sam Altman said

13 May 2026 9:16 am