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WHO: First confirmed Ebola recovery in Congo
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced the first recovery of a confirmed Ebola patient in the outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo).
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May 30, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Fuel switches and the competing theories in the Air India Dreamliner crash probe
Eight months after the crash of AI 171 in June 2025, an Air India Boeing 787-8 was grounded following its London to Bengaluru flight in February 2026. The reason: a faulty fuel control switch.
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May 30, 2026
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Family dysfunction and the state of the nation
Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way, but when a writer connects a character's inner life with broader social forces that mirror it, a single house can reveal an entire country.
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May 30, 2026
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Of roads not taken
The Indian Caliphate by Imran Mulla presents the idea that early-20th-century Hyderabad could have emerged as a centre of Muslim political leadership
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May 30, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
What a churn on
In Rajasthan, camel-milk halloumi. In Arunachal Pradesh, yak-milk cheddar. In Gujarat, sheep-milk manchego. In Chennai, a brie-style cheese made right on the farm. Small dairies and herders are joining India’s cheese story. Put the imported parm back, we've got this
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May 30, 2026
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Article to set up SC passed after detailed debate
HT’s report on Constituent Assembly paving the way for establishment of India’s top court
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May 30, 2026
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The Congress’s limited win
The party managed the Karnataka CM transition well. But DK Shivakumar begins his stint with Siddaramaiah looming large over state politics
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May 29, 2026
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Siddaramaiah makes way for DKS in K'taka leadership shift
Outgoing CM says he has turned down offer to go to Rajya Sabha, will continue as MLA
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May 29, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Make reels, back OSM: Schools get script from CBSE
The regional offices of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) circulated a social media toolkit to school principals this week, directing them to defend the board’s controversial on-screen marking system on social media, and hundreds of schools — including government-run Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas — subsequently posted videos echoing the talking points, HT has found.
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May 29, 2026
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BJP appoints four new state unit chiefs in major reshuffle
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Nitin Nabin on Thursday appointed new state party chiefs for poll-bound Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Tripura, in a party rejig.
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May 29, 2026
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PRAGG TAKES DOWN CARLSEN IN CLASSICAL FOR THE SECOND TIME
It was well past midnight in India when Praggnanandhaa walked out of the playing hall in the Norwegian capital with a Round 3 win and a brag-worthy 2-1 score in classical chess against world No.1 Magnus Carlsen.
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May 29, 2026
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I get why some great players are angry at Gukesh: Gajewski
Gregorz Gajewski believes that the barrage of criticism directed at reigning world champion Gukesh in recent months by some of chess’ biggest names stems from ego and frustration at the young Indian outperforming them.
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May 29, 2026
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Threading the past forward
Pasang Dekyi, born into a family of artisans and thus an inheritor of Xizang embroidery, has dedicated herself to sustaining this 600-year-old intangible cultural heritage by weaving tradition into contemporary life.
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May 29, 2026
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5,000 to 10,000 infiltrators are leaving Bengal every day: Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah, who is on a three-day visit to Gujarat, on Thursday said that infiltration trends in West Bengal had reversed within days of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coming to power, with 5,000 to 10,000 people who earlier entered on a daily basis are now going back each day.
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May 29, 2026
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Retd judge Giribala held in Twisha case
Retired judge Giribala Singh, mother-in-law of former model Twisha Sharma, was arrested from her residence on Thursday by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team in connection to the dowry death case of Sharma, officers said.
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May 29, 2026
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PM Modi may visit Canada this yr to finalise trade deal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi may visit Canada before the end of this year to seal the free trade deal which is currently being negotiated, India’s top diplomat in the country said.
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May 29, 2026
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Pradhan assures action on CBSE glitches
Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said the government was taking responsibility for discrepancies reported in the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) new On-Screen Marking (OSM) system and assured students that all grievances would be addressed, even as he hit back at Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi over criticism of the evaluation process.
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May 29, 2026
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EX-JUDGE HELD BY CBI OVER DEATH OF DAUGHTER-IN-LAW IN MP DOWRY CASE
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested retired judge Giribala Singh in connection with the alleged dowry death and harassment of her daughter-in-law and actor-model Twisha Sharma.
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May 29, 2026
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Citizen scientists map national avian landscape
Long before the first commuters hit the streets of many large Chinese cities, small teams of three to four people move silently through their outskirts.
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May 29, 2026
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Trump files new $10bn suit over WSJ's Epstein ties story
President Donald Trump filed a new version of his $10 billion libel lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and its parent company News Corp. over an article about his alleged close ties to Jeffrey Epstein, after an earlier version of the suit was tossed out by a judge.
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May 29, 2026
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Tata Motors PV seeks to undo hatchback neglect
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd believes India’s hatchback market did not collapse because buyers abandoned small cars, but because carmakers abandoned small-car buyers by starving the vehicles of refreshes, new technologies, and premium features.
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May 29, 2026
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New vision of stability guiding relationship
The smiles that could be seen when United States President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on May 13 for a state visit were again on display hours later when he met with President Xi Jinping.
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May 29, 2026
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Heat, then Cerundolo, get the better of Sinner
There were many moments when Jannik Sinner looked like he was about to throw his racquet in frustration.
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May 29, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
SC puts cheque bounce-IBC issue before larger bench
The Supreme Court has sought an authoritative ruling by a larger bench on the interplay between insolvency moratorium provisions and cheque bounce prosecutions, referring to the Chief Justice of India the question whether proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act can continue against business entities undergoing insolvency resolution.
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May 29, 2026
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CENTRE WEIGHS ARMY SUPPORT IN CONDUCTING NEET RE-EXAMINATION
The Centre is considering turning to the armed forces to assist in conducting the NEET-UG re-examination on June 21 — a first for any national entrance test — as the government races to ensure a secure and error-free exercise for over 2.2 million students after the original examination was cancelled amid allegations of paper leak and malpractice.
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May 29, 2026
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China says it expelled Dutch warship from SCS
China said it expelled a Dutch warship that entered its waters, a rare incident between the two navies that underscores tensions over contested boundaries in the South China Sea (SCS).
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May 29, 2026
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5 held, 11 detained for attack on ED sleuths
Five people were arrested and 11 others were detained for questioning on Thursday in connection with the violent attack on vehicles used by Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials after raids at former chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s residence in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram, police said.
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May 29, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
‘No regrets’: Siddaramaiah to remain active in state politics
Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said he had declined an offer to move to the Rajya Sabha and would remain in state politics, hours after submitting his resignation to the Governor's office at Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru, indicating that the Congress show is not over in the southern state.
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May 29, 2026
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TMC turmoil continues, top leaders under legal pressure
The post-poll turmoil gripping the Trinamool Congress (TMC) intensified on Thursday with two senior leaders questioning the leadership of former chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew and party MP Abhishek Banerjee, and the Kolkata police accepting a complaint against the latter.
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May 29, 2026
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Shift in the economy: Goldilocks to Cinderella
The Indian economy in FY26 was termed a Goldilocks economy (borrowing from the popular fairytale), a bit of a cliché.
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