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Museum to mark former PM's birth anniversary with film shows today
PRADHANMANTRI Sangrahalaya (PMS) will celebrate the 93rd birth anniversary of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Tuesday.
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May 19, 2026
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Big train mishaps down by over 90%: Railways
WITH safety remaining the top priority of Indian Railways, consequential train accidents have declined sharply over the past decade compared with the period before 2014-15.
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May 19, 2026
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House panel to review NEET paper leak case, summons test agency head
AMID the NEET-UG row, the parliamentary panel on education has summoned National Testing Agency Chairperson Pradeep Kumar Joshi and other bureaucrats for deliberations on Thursday.
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May 19, 2026
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India, Europe entering golden era: PM
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India and Europe are entering a new “Golden Era” in their relationship as India and Norway elevated bilateral ties to a Green Strategic Partnership, deepening cooperation across clean energy, maritime industries, digital technology, healthcare and emerging technologies amid global instability.
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May 19, 2026
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Trucks stranded in Manipur amid Kuki, Naga blockades
AS the Manipur “hostage” crisis involving the Kuki and Naga communities continued, church leaders stepped forward to help broker peace.
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May 19, 2026
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BJP wants Punjab to emulate Naidu, offer rewards to couples for more kids
WITH the aim of reversing Punjab’s declining demographic trend and falling fertility rate, former bureaucrat and Punjab BJP state general secretary Dr Jagmohan Singh Raju has shot off a communiqué to CM Bhagwant Mann to announce financial incentives for young Sikh couples on the lines of the Andhra Pradesh model for having four children.
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May 19, 2026
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SP Group secures ₹27,000 crore refinance from overseas creditors
THE debt-laden Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Group, which owns an 18.6% stake in Tata Sons, has secured a refinancing deal with its overseas creditors led by Davidson Kempner, Farallon Capital and Cerberus Capital, among others, for its ₹27,000-crore debt maturing by the end of the month.
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May 19, 2026
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TCS announces 6-8% average salary hike; top-rated employees see 10% increase
THE Tata Consultancy Services has rolled out salary hikes of 6-8% for employees in India, even as its staff across the company continue to report lower variable pay, tighter compensation policies and growing pressure linked to AI-led productivity targets.
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May 19, 2026
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FLOSSING, MOUTHWASH CAN'T REPLACE BRUSHING
RUSHING removes plaque from the surface of the tooth and is irreplaceable by flossing or mouthwash.
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May 19, 2026
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SLEEP-WALKING IN A POLICY DESERT
ASHINGTON Irving's ‘Rip Van Winkle’ is about a man who wakes up after a 20-year nap to find that the American Revolution has happened and British King George III's portrait in the village inn has been replaced with that of George Washington.
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May 19, 2026
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Tourism looks up in J&K, trekkers keep away
THOUGH tourism is gradually rebounding in Kashmir post last year’s Pahalgam attack, adventure tourism is struggling as the trekking routes in the Valley remain off-limits, affecting the livelihood of hundreds who depend on it.
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May 19, 2026
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Don't ignore tooth decay in kids
DOCTORS are calling for greater awareness on kids’ oral health amid the rise in tooth decay cases.
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May 19, 2026
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‘Decide if you want to be part of geography or history’
ARMY Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday warned Pakistan that it would have to decide ‘whether they want to be part of geography or history’ if they continued to harbour terrorists and operate against India.
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May 17, 2026
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The Art of Love Without Performance
In the mid-morning light, a Common myna flew above my head, shrieking.
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May 17, 2026
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UDF’S BRAVE POLL LEADER STAKED ALL TO WIN BIG
AFTER securing a splendid win in the Kerala Assembly election, the Congress took 10 days to zero in on its CM pick.
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May 17, 2026
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Azam Khan gets 2-yr jail term for campaign speech
2019 REMARKS
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May 17, 2026
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First-ever haul of ‘jihadi drug’ in India, 1 held
THE Narcotics Control Bureau has busted an international drug syndicate involved in the trafficking of Captagon and seized approximately 227.7 kg of the ‘jihadi drug’ worth ₹182 crore, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Saturday.
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May 17, 2026
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OF CYBERCRIME AND PUNISHMENT
OMETIME back, I received a call on my mobile telling me that a delivery agent from a courier company was unable to locate my door.
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May 17, 2026
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Smith beats Sekulic to win K’taka Open
US’ Keegan Smith breezed past Philip Sekulic 6-2, 7-6 to win the Karnataka Open ATP Challenger event on Saturday.
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May 17, 2026
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THINK BIG, LIST PSU ASSETS IN $, BUILD FOREX FORTRESS
HERE is something uniquely vicarious about tokenism in Indian politics.
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May 17, 2026
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CM dissolves police welfare board, calls it a 'TMC's front'
THE Suvendu Adhikari government on Saturday dissolved the West Bengal Police Welfare Board formed during the previous Trinamool Congress rule.
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May 17, 2026
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Bihar cops to face music if ambulance gets stuck
STRICT action will now be initiated against police personnel deployed on a route if an ambulance gets stuck in a traffic jam in Bihar.
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May 17, 2026
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Further ₹ fall may negate fuel price hike benefits
WITH the rupee breaching the 96-per-dollar level, SBI has warned that any further depreciation could negate the gains from the recent fuel price hike and excise duty cut.
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May 17, 2026
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Song With the Wind
Much like India’s weaving traditions, miniature painting schools, or families of instrument makers, Hindustani classical music, too, often travels through generations—passed down not just through formal training, but through everyday life at home.
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May 17, 2026
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Chennaiyin FC ends season with defeat, stare at uncertain future
WHEN the new Indian Super League season was announced earlier this year, there was a sigh of relief across all club of the country.
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May 17, 2026
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HAL-IAF Tejas Mk-1A review pushed to June; IAF considers relaxations
THE programme review meeting between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) on the delayed Tejas Mk-1A light combat aircraft has been pushed to June, with a firm date yet to be finalised, senior defence officials told this newspaper.
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May 17, 2026
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Rising fuel prices may curb auto industry momentum
A rise in fuel prices could dampen the auto industry’s growth rate, which was on upward trajectory since the GST rates were streamlined in September 2025.
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May 17, 2026
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Why Gen Z Voters No Longer Respond to Old Opposition Politics
For decades, Indian elections were contests of ideology, caste arithmetic, charisma, and coalition-building.
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May 17, 2026
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300-YR WAIT FOR CHOLA PLATES ENDS
THE Netherlands on Friday formally returned the 11th-century Anaimangalam Chola Copper Plates to India, marking the culmination of a 14-year diplomatic effort to reclaim one of the most important surviving records of the Chola Empire and a prized symbol of Tamil heritage held overseas.
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May 17, 2026
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Semenyo goal helps City lift FA Cup
MANCHESTER City face a fight to win the Premier League but they will at least have the comfort of adding another domestic title to the 2025-26 season.
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