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Hindustan Times Delhi
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
Hindustan Times Delhi
Ebola variant causing DR Congo outbreak is rare, has no vaccine yet, health officials warn
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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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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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RAHUL DEMANDS EDU MINISTER'S REMOVAL OVER NEET PAPER LEAK
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the immediate resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the cancellation of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) held on May 3, following a widespread leak, alleging a “money-making nexus” between the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), its parent organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and affiliated faculty across universities.
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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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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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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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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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PUTIN TO VISIT CHINA MAY 19-20, DAYS AFTER TRUMP TRIP
Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China on May 19 for a two-day visit, hot on the heels of US President Donald Trump's trip to Beijing, the Kremlin said on Saturday.
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May 17, 2026
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MODI OVERSEES SEMICONDUCTOR DEAL ON TRIP
Dutch tech giant ASML signed a deal with Tata Electronics Saturday to help build and scale up a semi-conductor plant in India, overseen by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his Netherlands tour.
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May 17, 2026
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Behind the seams
Causes, crises, campaigns... caring can feel exhausting. Craftivism helps by offering a simple, gentle way to have one’s say — in embroidery, knitting, even just a dress. How can you get started? How effective has this been? Take a look
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May 17, 2026
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FOUR MGNREGA WORKERS RUN OVER BY TRUCK
Four women on their way to attend manual labour work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGS) died on the spot after a speeding tipper truck ran over them in Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada district on Saturday morning, police said.
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May 17, 2026
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Manipur Dy CMs key negotiators in abduction crisis
Manipur’s two deputy chief ministers, Losii Diko and Nemcha Kipgen, who represent the Naga and Kuki-Zo communities respectively, have emerged as key negotiators in the ongoing hostage crisis triggered by escalating Naga-Kuki clashes in the northeastern state, officials aware of the matter said on Saturday.
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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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21-YR-OLD KILLED IN ATTACK BY 7; MINOR, ACCOMPLICE HELD
A 21-year-old man died after a group of seven people allegedly attacked him with knife and bricks in central Delhi's Anand Parbat area on Friday night, police said, adding that one accused has been arrested and a 15-year-old apprehended.
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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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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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₹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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Smuggler held at IGIA with gold worth ₹5.7cr
The Customs department at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport arrested a 44-year-old man on Friday for allegedly smuggling 115 gold bars worth over ₹5.7 crore from the US to India, an official said on Saturday.
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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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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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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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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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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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DDA to rejuvenate 101 water bodies in Delhi
Lieutenant governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Saturday launched the ‘Jal Sanchay Abhiyan’, an initiative by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to rejuvenate 101 water bodies across the city to improve water conservation and ecological sustainability.
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May 17, 2026
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Semenyo's magic moment fires City to FA Cup crown
This is City’s eighth FA Cup title and their second trophy this season after the League Cup in March
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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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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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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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