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Taiwan presses for arms after US-China summit
Taiwan said on Saturday it is an “independent” nation, hours after US President Donald Trump warned the democratic island against declaring formal independence.
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May 17, 2026
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Feat accompli
This is an era of athletes tearing through records. What's next, in a world where the word impossible is fast losing meaning?
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May 17, 2026
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Iran to announce Hormuz mechanism, collect fees
Iran has prepared a mechanism to manage traffic through the Strait of Hormuz along a designated route that will be unveiled soon, the head of the Iranian parliament's national security committee Ebrahim Azizi said on Saturday.
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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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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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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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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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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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Living austerely in this world riven by conflict
Spending, investing, and planning in mega terms for India to develop is one thing; reckless splurging, with scant regard for the natural environment thrown into the process, is another. We must make our choices carefully
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May 17, 2026
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ECI orders probe into illegal ‘foreign voters’
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched an investigation following the arrest of 25 foreign nationals for allegedly casting votes in the April 23 Tamil Nadu assembly elections, senior ECI officials said on Saturday.
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May 17, 2026
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Cockroaches remark directed at fake degree holders, CJI clarifies
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Saturday maintained that his oral observations a day earlier, referring to some people as “cockroaches” and “parasites”, were not directed at the youth of the country but at individuals who had entered professions such as law and media using “fake and bogus degrees”.
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May 17, 2026
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Nation and its largest religious minority
Are we witnessing the steady marginalisation of Indian Muslims?
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May 17, 2026
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Warrior, rebel, north star
BR Ambedkar's sweeping, searing Annihilation of Caste — his manifesto, enclosing all that he wished for, for his people and his country — turns 90 this month. It is many things: a compass orienting the reader, a mirror held up to a nation, a love letter to reason. See how it was born (from a speech he wasn’t allowed to deliver); how it defined for him the path he would follow for the rest of his life; and how far short we have fallen of the dreams he had for the new India
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May 17, 2026
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CBSE, GOVT OPPOSE PLEA AGAINST 3RD LANGUAGE NOTICE
The Centre and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have opposed before the Delhi high court a petition challenging the board’s decision to introduce a compulsory regional third language for Class 6 students from the 2026-27 academic session, contending that the policy does not prohibit the teaching of foreign languages and merely prescribes a minimum requirement of two Indian languages under the R1/R2/R3 framework.
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May 17, 2026
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HUMPBACK WHALE ‘TIMMY’ RELEASED AFTER MASSIVE RESCUE OP, DEAD
A humpback whale found dead this week off a Danish island has been identified as the animal released two weeks ago in a spectacular and contentious rescue effort, after repeatedly becoming stranded off Germany’s Baltic Sea coast, authorities said Saturday.
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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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22-YR-OLD FOUND DEAD AT DRUG REHAB CENTRE, KIN ALLEGE ASSAULT
A 22-year-old man was found dead at a drug de-addiction centre in Delhi's Rohini early on Saturday, with police suspecting no foul play and \"deteriorated health\" as the reason, while his family alleging \"assault\" at the centre.
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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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Making the Capital's EV policy women-friendly
With the Prime Minister calling for reducing fuel usage to offset the impact of the war in West Asia, this might be an opportune moment to look at alternatives with a focus on women.
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May 17, 2026
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CBSE mandates study of 3 languages for classes 9, 10
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has mandated the study of three languages, including at least two native Indian languages, for class 9 and 10 students from July 1, according to a circular, a month after the board made the scheme compulsory for class 6 students.
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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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Delhi schools move online, cut bus ops
With only a week left for the start of summer vacations for school-going children, several private schools across Delhi-NCR have opted for an online mode of classes, according to schools HT spoke to on Saturday.
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May 17, 2026
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US, Nigeria claim killing of IS 2nd-in-command
A senior Islamic State group leader, described as “the most active terrorist in the world”, has been killed in a joint operation by US and Nigerian forces in the west African country, the two countries’ presidents said.
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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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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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Lucknow pacer Akash Singh makes a statement after the frustrating wait
LSG owed much for their 7-wicket victory at home on Friday to a long overdue breakout from left-arm pacer Akash Singh, who skilfully mixed cutaways and short-pitched deliveries to dismantle CSK’s top order and deliver his best IPL performance.
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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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Govt imposes curbs on import of silver
The government on Saturday made its authorisation necessary to import silver by shifting the metal from the “free” to the “restricted” category after imports surged 157.16% on an annualised basis in April.
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May 17, 2026
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IMD to overhaul heat wave alerts
India’s heat wave warning system is set for its most significant revision in years.
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May 17, 2026
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Andhra govt announces ₹30,000 for 3rd child, ₹40,000 for 4th
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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