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2 held for blasts in Punjab, Pak terror link busted
PUNJAB Police arrested two persons for allegedly planting an IED outside the Punjab Frontier headquarters of the Border Security Force (BSF) in Jalandhar on May 5.
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May 15, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
Govt caps duty-free gold imports at 100 kg
A day after increasing customs duty on gold and silver, the government on Thursday took further steps to curb gold imports.
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May 15, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
BJP trashes Cong jibe on PM's foreign visits, Oppn calls it 'diversion' politics
BJP on Thursday rejected the Congress criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visits to five nations, questioning what it described as Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s 54 “traceable” foreign trips, which he undertook in 22 years as an elected leader.
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May 15, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
BJP eyes strong regional roots, hard Hindutva line among new leaders
BJP increasingly appears to favour leaders with strong regional roots and a hardline Hindutva orientation. Over the past five years, the rise of assertive regional figures has helped address concerns within the party over a possible future leadership vacuum in key states such as West Bengal and Bihar.
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May 15, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
JSW Steel posts 10x rise in PAT at ₹16,370 crore
INDIA’S leading steel manufacturer JSW Steel Ltd on Thursday reported a consolidated net profit of ₹16,370 crore in Q4 FY26 compared to ₹1,503 crore during the same period FY25 on one-time gain.
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May 15, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
Sabarimala case hearing ends, verdict reserved
AFTER a marathon 16-day hearing in the Sabarimala reference case, a nine-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant, on Thursday reserved verdict on a batch of review petitions concerning discrimination against women at religious places, including the Sabarimala temple in Kerala.
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May 15, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
Not enough infra, will take 20 days to conduct NEET exams online: NTA
CONDUCTING the NEET-UG examination completely online, on the lines of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and other competitive tests, is not possible under the present circumstances because of inadequate technical infrastructure and the sheer number of candidates, a senior official of the National Testing Agency (NTA) has said.
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May 15, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
US Justice Dept may drop bribery case against Adani
US authorities are moving towards resolving the fraud and bribery cases involving billionaire Gautam Adani, potentially bringing to an end a legal overhang that has weighed on the Adani Group for over a year.
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May 15, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
Muthoot Finance net profit up 135% to ₹3,397 crore
INDIA’S leading gold loan lender Muthoot Finance on Thursday reported a consolidated net profit of ₹3,397 crore in Q4 FY26 compared to ₹1,443.93 crore in Q4 FY25, a rise of 135% year-on-year, as the record high gold prices helped balloon its loan sales by 65%.
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May 15, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
India's wholesale inflation hits 3.5-year high of 8.3%
INDIA’S wholesale price inflation surged to 8.3% in April, the highest in nearly 3.5 years, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce on Thursday.
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May 15, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
‘Shiva Nataraja’ among Chola period bronze sculptures repatriated from US
THE government’s archival records and historical documentation in other institutions have helped the culture ministry to successfully reclaim three momentous antiquities, including a Chola period bronze sculpture, “Shiva Nataraja”, which were illegally taken away from temples in Tamil Nadu decades ago.
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May 14, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
‘Hinduism way of life, temple visit not a must’
THE Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that Hinduism is a way of life and that it is not necessary for a Hindu to mandatorily go to a temple or perform a ritual in order to remain a Hindu.
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May 14, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
Focus shifts to Asiad trials, foreign coaches expected to be in attendance
A DAY after the conclusion of the 2026 Senior Open Ranking Tournament in Nandini Nagar, Gonda (Uttar Pradesh), focus now has shifted to selection trials for the Asian Games scheduled to be held on May 30 and 31.
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May 14, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
Avatar: Fire and Ash gets OTT release date
FOLLOWING a successful theatrical run upon its release on December 10 last year, James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash is ready for its digital debut.
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May 14, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
Three Kuki church leaders killed in suspected militant attack in Manipur
THREE Kuki Baptist church leaders were killed and four others injured in an ambush by suspected militants in Manipur’s Kuki-dominated Kangpokpi district on Wednesday.
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May 14, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
No govt benefits to SIR-deleted electors trigger Bihar blame game
A political slugfest has erupted in Bihar over denial of government benefits, including cancellation of ration cards of those whose names had been deleted from the electoral roll ahead of state assembly elections held in November last year.
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May 14, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
Akhilesh stepbrother dies from massive blood clot in lungs; Autopsy report
PRATEEK Yadav, the stepbrother of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and spouse of BJP leader Aparna Yadav, died early Wednesday in Lucknow. He was 38.
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May 14, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
New Tintin film in the works
FIFTEEN years after Steven Spielberg’s animated film, The Adventures of Tintin, hit the theatres, it looks like the franchise has been finally revived.
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May 14, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
Srikanth, Sindhu advance; early exit for Ayush, Tanvi
IT was a mixed day for India in the ongoing Thailand Open, a BWF Super 500 meet, with senior pros PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen posting wins while youngsters like Ayush Shetty, Anmol Kharb and Tanvi Sharma suffered defeats to exit.
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May 14, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
Frame charges against babus, no state nod needed: Suvendu
FROM now on, central investigating agencies will no longer require state government clearance to frame charge sheets against officials allegedly involved in scams, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Wednesday.
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May 14, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
Motorcycle club founder sent to jail in California
TWENTY-seven-year-old Jashanpreet Singh, the Punjab-origin founder of the Stockton-based Punjabi Devils Motorcycle Club (an outlaw motorcycle club), has been sentenced to five years and four months in prison for illegally dealing in firearms and possessing a machine gun by a federal court in California of the US.
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May 14, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
Gujarat's textile industry hit by West Asia crisis
GUJARAT’S textile industry is battling a severe financial crisis caused by the West Asia conflict, soaring crude oil prices, rising yarn costs, and emerging global trade dynamics.
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May 14, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
Ministers, depts take to austerity steps
IN line with PM Narendra Modi’s push for austerity in government functioning amid the crisis in West Asia, Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday reduced the size of his convoy by over 50%.
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May 14, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
Dennis To returns to Ip Man spinoff
DENNIS To is set to reprise his role as the legendary Wing Chun grandmaster in Ip Man: Kung Fu Legacy, the next film in the martial arts franchise.
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May 14, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
West Asia shadow over BRICS meet
WITH divisions over the West Asia conflict remains to be bridged, foreign ministers of the emerging economies of the BRICS bloc will gather in New Delhi on May 14 and 15 for a high-stakes meeting that is expected to test the grouping’s ability to maintain consensus on a key issue amid growing geopolitical fault lines.
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May 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
IMD forecasts onset of southwest monsoon over Andaman sea on time
THE India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that monsoons are likely to begin over parts of the south Bay of Bengal, the Andaman Sea, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands towards the end of this week, on May 16-17, 2026.
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May 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
First cheetah cubs to be born in India found dead in MP’s Kuno
FOUR cubs whose birth in the jungles of Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park (KNP) had marked a historical milestone in India’s cheetah conservation journey on April 11 were all found dead in the jungles a month later—perhaps due to predation by another animal.
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May 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
MARIANNA Brennand's debut feature Manas (Sisters) is a quintessential example of cinema that is driven as much by how the story is told as the story itself.
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May 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
'Mahabharat will look small': SC on Kapur case
THE Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the epic war, Mahabharat, would “look small” compared to the Kapur family’s 30,000 crore legal battle.
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May 13, 2026
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
RSS: Respond firmly against terror, but keep doors open for dialogue with Pak
DATTATREYA Hosabale, the general secretary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, second only to Mohan Bhagwat, said on Tuesday that India must continue to respond firmly against Pakistan and its support for cross-border terrorism.
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