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China hints at tariff cuts, US agri trade progress
China and the United States have agreed to expand agricultural trade through tariff reductions and tackle non-tariff barriers and market access issues, China's commerce ministry said on Saturday after this week’s summit in Beijing.
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May 17, 2026
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India against decade of disasters, PM warns
Describing India as a “land of opportunities”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the country is undergoing an “unprecedented transformation” and its aspirations are “no longer limited to its borders”.
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May 17, 2026
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Allen, Raghuvanshi show hands KKR win over Titans
Former champions win by 29 runs versus GT, who have already qualified for playoffs
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May 17, 2026
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Trump’s officials draw up plans for fresh Iran strikes
The US is weighing a return to military strikes on Iran as President Donald Trump's top aides have drafted plans for if the leader decides to try to break the impasse with more bombs.
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May 17, 2026
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Elephant at Corbett Reserve births twins
An elephant has given birth to twin calves in the Garjiya zone of the Corbett Tiger Reserve, an event that wildlife experts described as rare among elephants.
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May 17, 2026
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Kim, Rose and Kirk charge into PGA hunt
Michael Kim birdied six of the first seven holes to charge into contention in Saturday's third round of the PGA Championship as Rory McIlroy teed off at suddenly vulnerable Aronimink.
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May 17, 2026
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Israel kills chief of Hamas armed wing
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed the leader of Hamas’ military wing, one of the last surviving architects of the October 7, 2023, attacks that triggered the war in Gaza, the Israeli military said Saturday.
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May 17, 2026
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How far have we come?
{ ECONOMICS OF EXCLUSION } POLITICS, PROSPERITY, LOVE
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May 17, 2026
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ANDHRA GOVT TO OFFER ₹30K FOR THIRD CHILD, ₹40K FOR FOURTH
Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday announced an incentive of ₹30,000 for the birth of a third child and ₹40,000 for a fourth child as part of the state government's new population management policy.
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May 17, 2026
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CENTRE APPOINTS TWO JOINT SECYs, JOINT DIRECTORS EACH IN NTA
The Centre on Saturday appointed two each joint secretaries and joint directors in the National Testing Agency (NTA), which is under the heat over the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) paper leak.
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May 17, 2026
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NO CONFLICT, SAYS SATHEESAN AFTER VENUGOPAL MEET
Kerala chief minister-designate VD Satheesan on Saturday met senior Congress leader K C Venugopal at his residence in Thiruvananthapuram and dismissed reports of differences between them, even as discussions on cabinet formation continued.
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May 17, 2026
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Tanker carrying Iraqi crude crosses Strait, reaches India
A Suezmax tanker identified as carrying Iraqi crude is approaching India after apparently crossing the Strait of Hormuz in recent days.
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May 17, 2026
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Run DG pumps daily to prep for rains: PWD
Amid the Delhi government's proposed austerity measures to reduce fuel consumption among government departments, the Public Works Department's (PWD's) standard operating procedure (SOP) for monsoon preparedness, directing daily use of diesel generator sets to ensure they are working, has raised eyebrows.
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May 17, 2026
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Hearts and crafts
What teaches us the empathy we need, to turn up for a loved one in trouble? A story from my practice, and a grateful one from my life
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May 17, 2026
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FIRs must in post-2021 poll violence cases: CM
West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday directed police stations across the state to investigate all cases of post-2021 assembly election violence, saying first information reports (FIRs) must be lodged in every incident of murder and assault that was not previously investigated.
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May 17, 2026
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A room full of stars
It was a weeknight in Helsinki, cold in the way Finnish spring evenings stubbornly insist on being, and I was filing into a modest cinema.
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May 17, 2026
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‘Tell me where it hurts’
When players tell Priya Goswami they find her game exhausting, “it makes me happy,” she says. “That's exactly what I'm aiming for.”
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May 17, 2026
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4 of Indian-origin held in kidnapping, extortion case
Canadian police arrested four Indian-origin persons from Calgary, Alberta, and are looking for a fifth in connection with a kidnapping incident related to extortion, Calgary police service (CPS) on Friday said.
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May 17, 2026
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8 Naxals arrested, none remain in 'wanted' list, says Gadchiroli police
Five Naxal functionaries with a total bounty of ₹38 lakh on their heads surrendered in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, a police official said on Saturday.
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May 17, 2026
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Avian drama grips Lodhi Garden
Every morning at Lodhi Garden, beneath an ageing semal tree, a strange domestic drama is unfolding between hornbills that do not quite belong together.
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May 17, 2026
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₹182-cr Captagon seized; Shah hails NCB
Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday announced that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized the first-ever consignment of Captagon, the so-called “Jihadi Drug”, worth ₹182 crore and arrested a Syrian national in connection with the case.
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May 17, 2026
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NEET aspirant dies by suicide in Rajasthan
A 23-year-old student in Rajasthan’s Sikar district, who appeared in the National Entrance Eligibility Test (NEET) on May 3, has died by suicide, days after the exam was cancelled over an alleged question paper leak, police said on Saturday.
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May 17, 2026
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Biology teacher held in Pune was set to retire in 7 months
Seven months before she was due to retire, Manisha Gurunath Mandhare—a Biology teacher of 24 years at one of Pune's better-known colleges —was arrested by CBI on Saturday as a key suspect in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak.
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May 17, 2026
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Vijay keeps home, gen admin; finance goes to Sengottaiyan
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay has retained control over some of the most politically sensitive departments, including home, police, general administration, women welfare, youth welfare and municipal administration, in the first Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government, while finance has been assigned to former AIADMK veteran K A Sengottaiyan.
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May 17, 2026
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A fine line
You've seen his work in films such as Kung Fu Panda and Coraline. Now, his board books aimed at very young readers (aged three to nine) have won a literary award. Why a prestigious prize for tales told in 30 lines or less? Because in their minimalism and ambiguity, they introduce children to a world where the answers may not always be clear, and may not be what they wish for — but, they realise, they still have the power to shape the tale
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May 17, 2026
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CBI closes in on NTA paper-setting group
A second member of the National Testing Agency's (NTA) paper-setting committee has been arrested in the NEET-UG 2026 question paper leak case — a senior botany teacher from Pune who allegedly disclosed botany and zoology questions at coaching classes she conducted at her home in April, questions that the CBI says matched the actual examination paper — as the agency said the entire committee that set the paper and other senior NTA officers are now under scrutiny.
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May 17, 2026
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Union minister's son surrenders, arrested in T'gana Pocso case
Bandi Sai Bhageerath, son of Union minister of state for home affairs Bandi Sanjay, was arrested in Hyderabad on Saturday, a day after the Telangana high court declined to grant him immediate relief from arrest in Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case.
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May 17, 2026
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TN portfolios allocated; Vijay takes home dept
Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay will handle key portfolios of home and urban affairs while senior leader KA Sengottaiyan will take charge as finance minister in the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam's (TVK) first government, an official release said on Saturday.
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May 17, 2026
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Pesticide killed 25 vultures in Lakhimpur
{ MASS DEATHS IN APRIL } IVRI REPORT CONFIRMS POISONING
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May 17, 2026
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EX-UK HEALTH MIN SAYS WILL RUN TO REPLACE PM DAYS AFTER RESIGNING
Wes Streeting, who resigned as UK health secretary this week, announced Saturday he will run to replace Keir Starmer as Labour leader and prime minister, becoming the first MP to publicly confirm the bid.
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