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While there have been some screamers in the ongoing IPL season, the catching standard has been terrible to say the least; the repeat offenders are being heavily punished and so are their teams
Mitchell Starc reduced Rajasthan Royals to 166 for 5 in the space of an over and later dismissed Dasun Shanaka to finish with four wickets, a spell that ultimately proved decisive in DCs five-wicket win
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi fell to a slower delivery from Madhav Tiwari, not the first time a change of pace proved effective in dismissing the 15-year-old this season
Max Verstappen was sharing a Mercedes-AMG GT3 car at the German circuit with Spaniard Dani Juncadella, Andorra-based Frenchman Jules Gounon and Austrian Lucas Auer
Virendra Sachdeva appealed to all district presidents and mandal presidents of Delhi BJP to create awareness among the people of Delhi about getting ration cards made and to assist them in filing online applications
The report comes as tensions simmer between Washington and Havana and amid speculation that the United States may be building an argument for military action against the communist-run island
The attackers targeted a primary school in the conflict-battered state of Borno, in Nigeria's northeastern corner
CBI officials began the search at Renukai Chemistry Classes in the citys Shivnagar locality in the afternoon, and it was still underway till late evening
The move follows Chief Minister Rekha Guptas call earlier this week, urging Delhi government officials to observe Metro Mondays and use public transport to conserve fuel.
Angamaly MLA Roji M. John of the Congress, Piravom legislator Anoop Jacob of Kerala Congress (Jacob), and Kalamassery MLA V. E. Abdul Gafoor of the Indian Union Muslim League will be sworn in as Ministers
Workers had launched protests May 15, demanding a wage hike from their respective managements
The government is commitment to providing safe, affordable, efficient and environment-friendly transport services to the people through APSRTC and fully protecting the interests of its employees, says Krishna Babu, Special Chief Secretary, Transport
Accusing the government of trying to hand over valuable assets and operations to private companies in the name of electric bus services, it calls for a round-table with various trade unions in Vijayawada on May 26 to decide the future course of action
Mamata Banerjees remark comes amid eviction drives at various places in the State
Officials said the workers arrived at the kiln about five months ago after reportedly receiving advance payments of nearly 30,000 each. Women workers reportedly told officials that they were beaten if they resisted work; They were also living without access to basic facilities such as toilets, drinking water or fans or even privacy at the site and were paid only 65 a day;
WhenJayalalithaabecame Chief Minister she too expanded the Cabinet gradually. Chief Minister C. JosephVijaywill decide on expanding the Cabinet and who will be a part of it
Democracy demands not merely elections, but also meaningful and fair competition
Officials say the restrictions will remain in effect till further notice. They add that the departments staff are actively monitoring the area
Canadas national health agency confirms that one of four Canadians returning from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive
Criticising Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, he says the former earlier targeted the AIADMK by calling it a corrupt party, and questions the rationale behind AIADMK rebel legislators backing him now
The Speaker says no specific time limit has been stipulated in Assembly Rules or law for taking a decision on letters submitted to the Speaker. He inspects playgrounds in his Thousand Lights constituency
Despite southern States fear of losing political representation due to their declining population, incentivising families to have more babies is the wrong approach, says former RS MP Husain Dalwai
First Indian Prime Ministers bilateral visit in 43 years, first Nordic summit since 2022 to kick off this week in Oslo.
Mr. Modi arrived in Sweden on Sunday (May 17, 2026) for a two-day visit
As per regulatory requirement Prudential will reduce its shareholding in ICICIPru Life to under 10%.
The FIR was lodged on March 16 based on a complaint filed by Rajat Jaiswal, the president of the Varanasi chapter of the BJP Yuva Morcha, claiming that the incident hurt the sentiments of the Hindus.
The fire erupted at 5.15 a.m. in the B-1 passenger coach of the train between Vikramgarh Alot and Lunirichha stations under the Kota Railway division, one-and-a-half hours after it left the Ratlam Junction in Madhya Pradesh
NCP sources said the two leaders briefly discussed issues within the NCP as well. A seat in Rajya Sabha is getting vacant. We have a few names in mind. This was also discussed, a leader said.
Felicien Kabuga (91) was accused of encouraging and bankrolling the mass killing of Rwanda's Tutsi minority

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