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Taiwan author wins International Booker Prize for travel memoir
Taiwanese author Yang Shuang-zi and translator Lin King won the International Booker Prize on Tuesday for “Taiwan Travelogue”, a playful postcolonial novel with a culinary bent.
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May 21, 2026
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Rahul’s ‘traitor’ remark stirs row
Leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah as traitors, triggering an avalanche of criticism from the ruling BJP, which said the remarks were born out of frustration over electoral losses.
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May 21, 2026
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MBA STUDENT FOUND DEAD AT MEERUT VARSITY, SUICIDE SUSPECTED
A 23-year-old MBA student was found dead on the IIMT University campus in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide.
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May 21, 2026
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FUEL SHORTAGE SPARKS CLASHES AT PETROL PUMPS ACROSS MAHA
Shortages of petrol and diesel led to protests and clashes at fuel pumps across Maharashtra on Wednesday, said police.
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May 21, 2026
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FORMER CUBAN PREZ INDICTED: U.S. OFFICIAL
Former Cuban President Raul Castro has been indicted in the United States, a senior Trump administration official told Reuters on Wednesday, in a move that marks an escalation in Washington's pressure campaign against the Caribbean island's communist government.
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May 21, 2026
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Music to dance: Talent hunt initiative launched
The government will hold a talent hunt program this summer for Delhites in categories like dancing and singing, chief minister Rekha Gupta announced on Wednesday.
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May 21, 2026
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India, S Korea deepen defence cooperation
India and South Korea on Wednesday signed agreements to drive cooperation in areas such as defence, cybersecurity, training and United Nations peacekeeping operations, during talks between defence minister Rajnath Singh and his Korean counterpart Ahn Gyu-back in Seoul.
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May 21, 2026
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Bengal govt hands over land to BSF for fencing
West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari ordered a crackdown on illegal Bangladeshi immigrants while asking the state police to detain such individuals and hand them over to the Border Security Force (BSF) for deportation, even as the state government handed over 27 km of land to the border guarding agency to install fences along the Indo-Bangla border.
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May 21, 2026
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When State returns to the policy centrestage
The world has quietly abandoned free-market orthodoxy. The Washington Consensus is dead. India helped prove it wrong. Now it must prove itself right
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May 21, 2026
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City sizzles, orange alert on till May 26
Delhi continued to sizzle under the scorching sun on Wednesday, with the temperature crossing 46 degrees Celsius (°C) at multiple locations across the city and the base station at Safdarjung recording a maximum of 44.5°C, which was one degree above normal.
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May 21, 2026
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NO VIOLATIONS AT BARA HINDU RAO LOCATIONS: DPCC INFORMS NGT
Months after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) took cognisance of a plea alleging environmental violations by private agencies at the Central Square Complex located at Bara Hindu Rao, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) said no such violations were found during an inspection carried out in March this year.
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May 21, 2026
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JAMES MURDOCH TO BUY 3 UNITS OF VOX MEDIA
James Murdoch is acquiring three major divisions of Vox Media, including the firm’s New York Magazine and podcast network that together reach tens of millions of people, the digital media outlet said on Wednesday.
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May 21, 2026
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CM Satheesan keeps finance, law as Chennithala gets home
Kerala chief minister VD Satheesan on Wednesday distributed portfolios among the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) cabinet ministers, keeping finance and law along with 36 other departments with himself, and allotting home, vigilance and three other departments to senior party leader Ramesh Chennithala.
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May 21, 2026
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Expedite formation of Ridge board: NGT
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed agencies, including the Delhi forest department to expedite the constitution of Ridge Management Board (RMB) in the capital.
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May 21, 2026
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MCD seeks space for stray dogs from husbandry dept
In the wake of the Supreme Court reiterating removal of stray dogs from institutional areas, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) said it will ask the Delhi animal husbandry department for space at their centres to accommodate dogs picked up from these areas, senior officials aware of the development said.
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May 21, 2026
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Citizen Vijay versus 42 degrees
City life in extreme heat
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May 21, 2026
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State-run oil firms report 41% jump in Q4 net profit
The three state-run oil companies, controlling over 90% of domestic fuel retail market, have registered a combined net profit of ₹19,470 crore in January-March 2026 quarter, a 40.74% growth over the same period last year, despite the impact of global energy supply disruptions in March.
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May 21, 2026
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'DD under no obligation to acquire WC broadcast rights'
Prasar Bharati on Wednesday opposed before the Delhi High Court a petition seeking direction for the broadcast of the FIFA World Cup 2026 in India through the public broadcaster, contending that discussions between the world governing body FIFA and broadcasters were still on and that it was under no obligation to acquire telecast rights for such sporting events.
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May 21, 2026
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What AI can do for the judiciary, what it can’t
‘We have seen our morphed pics too,’ said former Chief Justice of India BR Gavai last year. It was a humorous yet striking admission: Even judges are no longer insulated from the distortions of the digital age.
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May 21, 2026
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BJP slams Rahul over ‘traitor’ jab at PM, Shah
Leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah as traitors, triggering an avalanche of criticism from the ruling BJP.
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May 21, 2026
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PROJECT CLEARED TO UPGRADE OVER 90K STREETLIGHTS WITH SMART LEDS
Delhi government's expenditure finance committee (EFC) on Wednesday approved the project for upgradation of over 90,000 streetlights into smart LED lights under a ₹473 crore project, paving the way for the overhaul of the streetlight network along the arterial roads of the Capital.
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May 21, 2026
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ICU patient dies after AC explodes in Doon
A 66-year-old woman was killed and 16 others injured after an explosion in an air-conditioning unit triggered a fire at a private hospital in Dehradun on Wednesday, officials said.
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May 21, 2026
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'Conservation, development not contradictory'
India hosts nearly 70% of the world's wild tiger population. As tiger numbers grow, the government is trying to manage them with a landscape-level approach, Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav said in an interview with HT ahead of the first International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) Summit in New Delhi on June 1 and 2. Edited excerpts:
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May 21, 2026
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Audit ICU facilities across country: SC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a nationwide audit of intensive care unit (ICU) facilities and gave states and Union Territories two months to assess infrastructural and manpower gaps and ascertain the equipment needed to bring critical care facilities at par with model guidelines by a court-appointed panel of experts.
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May 21, 2026
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77 Muslim groups not OBCs in WB; Vande Mataram must in madrasas
In a series of orders, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal has scrapped the other backward classes (OBC) status awarded to 77 Muslim communities during the previous Trinamool Congress (TMC) regime and reduced the quantum of reservation for OBCs from 17% to 7%.
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May 21, 2026
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SC SEEKS REPLIES FROM CENTRE AND STATES ON LIQUOR SOLD IN SACHETS
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought responses from the Centre and states on a public interest litigation (PIL) raising a serious public health concern over the easy availability of alcohol in tetrapacks and disposable bottles, sachets to minors and the accompanying risk of drunken driving.
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May 21, 2026
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NTA to CBI: Probe possible Physics questions leak too
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to determine whether Physics questions from the NEET-UG 2026 examination were also leaked, as investigators have not ruled out that the circulated guess papers may have drawn from ‘NTA’s confidential backup question paper set — in addition to Chemistry and Biology questions already established as sold to students for as much as ₹30 lakh at least a week before the May 3 test, people aware of the development said on Wednesday.
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May 21, 2026
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Ammonia spike delays Delhi water buffer plan
Delhi's plan to build a summer water buffer at the Wazirabad barrage on the Yamuna has been hit by two setbacks: delays in a project to expand water storage capacity at the barrage, and a severe ammonia spike that forced authorities to flush out the polluted water to restore flow and make it fit for consumption.
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May 21, 2026
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Xi, Putin unite in criticism of US over nukes
China and Russia condemned US President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile defence shield plans and Washington’s “irresponsible” nuclear policy at a summit on Wednesday, a week after President Xi Jinping hosted Trump in Beijing.
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May 21, 2026
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RANJI STARTS ON OCT 11, SEASON TO OPEN WITH DULEEP TROPHY FROM AUG 23
The Ranji Trophy will play out in two phases with the opening round starting on October 11 while the 2026-27 domestic season will commence with the Duleep Trophy starting August 23, the BCCI announced on Wednesday.
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