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Gujarat's textile industry hit by West Asia crisis
GUJARAT’S textile industry is battling a severe financial crisis caused by the West Asia conflict, soaring crude oil prices, rising yarn costs, and emerging global trade dynamics.
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May 14, 2026
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King Charles opens Parliament, Starmer set to face challenge
THE pomp of a speech by King Charles III to Britain’s parliament on Wednesday failed to quell speculation that a senior government minister is poised to launch a leadership challenge against embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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May 14, 2026
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Three Kuki church leaders killed in suspected militant attack in Manipur
THREE Kuki Baptist church leaders were killed and four others injured in an ambush by suspected militants in Manipur’s Kuki-dominated Kangpokpi district on Wednesday.
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May 14, 2026
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Frame charges against babus, no state nod needed: Suvendu
FROM now on, central investigating agencies will no longer require state government clearance to frame charge sheets against officials allegedly involved in scams, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Wednesday.
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May 14, 2026
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Lakhs tune in to watch live telecast of ‘unfiltered’ trust vote proceedings
IN a first for Tamil Nadu, the entire confidence vote proceedings of the Assembly were telecast live on Wednesday, turning the floor test into a public spectacle watched by lakhs across television and digital platforms.
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May 14, 2026
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BJP leader among 5 arrested in NEET paper leak
THE CBI on Wednesday arrested five persons and conducted searches at multiple locations across the country in the NEET UG paper leak case as protests over the cancellation of the examination intensified amid demands for Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.
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May 14, 2026
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Akhilesh stepbrother dies from massive blood clot in lungs; Autopsy report
PRATEEK Yadav, the stepbrother of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and spouse of BJP leader Aparna Yadav, died early Wednesday in Lucknow. He was 38.
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May 14, 2026
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Witness the largest congregation of Asian elephants
Every summer, the backwaters of Kabini host the largest congregation of Asian elephants on the subcontinent — and it happens for two very simple reasons...
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May 14, 2026
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‘Shiva Nataraja’ among Chola period bronze sculptures repatriated from US
THE government’s archival records and historical documentation in other institutions have helped the culture ministry to successfully reclaim three momentous antiquities, including a Chola period bronze sculpture, “Shiva Nataraja”, which were illegally taken away from temples in Tamil Nadu decades ago.
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May 14, 2026
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Cop among 6 dead in car-truck collision on Kovai-Tiruchy NH
SIX people were killed on Wednesday after an SUV drove into a policeman and truck driver before crashing into a parked truck on the Coimbatore-Tiruchy National Highway near Vellakovil in Tiruppur district.
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May 14, 2026
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Kerala CM call at meeting of legislature party today
ENDING days of suspense and an intense internal power struggle, the Congress is set to announce its Kerala Chief Ministerial pick on Thursday at a legislature party meeting at the KPCC headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram.
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May 14, 2026
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No govt benefits to SIR-deleted electors trigger Bihar blame game
A political slugfest has erupted in Bihar over denial of government benefits, including cancellation of ration cards of those whose names had been deleted from the electoral roll ahead of state assembly elections held in November last year.
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May 14, 2026
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‘Hinduism way of life, temple visit not a must’
THE Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that Hinduism is a way of life and that it is not necessary for a Hindu to mandatorily go to a temple or perform a ritual in order to remain a Hindu.
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May 14, 2026
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Motorcycle club founder sent to jail in California
TWENTY-seven-year-old Jashanpreet Singh, the Punjab-origin founder of the Stockton-based Punjabi Devils Motorcycle Club (an outlaw motorcycle club), has been sentenced to five years and four months in prison for illegally dealing in firearms and possessing a machine gun by a federal court in California of the US.
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May 14, 2026
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Ministers, depts take to austerity steps
IN line with PM Narendra Modi’s push for austerity in government functioning amid the crisis in West Asia, Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday reduced the size of his convoy by over 50%.
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May 14, 2026
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Iran sees economic gains from Hormuz control
IRAN’s military spokesman said on Wednesday that Tehran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz could generate “significant” economic revenue and strengthen the country’s international position.
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May 14, 2026
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Diving deep into Lakshadweep
WITH NEWLY EASED TRAVEL RULES, HERE IS YOUR SIGN TO EXPLORE CHERIYAM, KALPENI, THINNAKARA AND OTHER ISLANDS THAT LAKSHADWEEP HAS RECENTLY ADDED ONTO THE TOURIST MAP...
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May 14, 2026
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'Mahabharat will look small': SC on Kapur case
THE Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the epic war, Mahabharat, would “look small” compared to the Kapur family’s 30,000 crore legal battle.
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May 13, 2026
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Garga Chatterjee, who’s close to TMC, held over inflammatory remarks
KOLKATA Police on Tuesday arrested Garga Chatterjee, chief of Bangla Pokksho, over alleged provocative and inflammatory statements made regarding EVMs during the West Bengal Assembly elections.
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May 13, 2026
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No banner and poster in public spaces: TVK warns cadre of stringent action
TVK general secretary and minister N Anand on Tuesday warned party cadre against putting up hoardings and posters in public spaces that cause inconvenience to commuters or lead to traffic disruption.
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May 13, 2026
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West Asia shadow over BRICS meet
WITH divisions over the West Asia conflict remains to be bridged, foreign ministers of the emerging economies of the BRICS bloc will gather in New Delhi on May 14 and 15 for a high-stakes meeting that is expected to test the grouping’s ability to maintain consensus on a key issue amid growing geopolitical fault lines.
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May 13, 2026
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IMD forecasts onset of southwest monsoon over Andaman sea on time
THE India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that monsoons are likely to begin over parts of the south Bay of Bengal, the Andaman Sea, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands towards the end of this week, on May 16-17, 2026.
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May 13, 2026
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HC bars Tirupattur MLA from taking part in floor test, passes interim order
IN a setback to TVK, the Madras High Court on Tuesday temporarily restrained R Seenivasa Sethupathi, the party’s MLAelect from Tirupattur in Sivaganga who won by just one vote, from participating in Assembly proceedings, including the trust vote.
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May 13, 2026
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Vandalur zoo to restart lion breeding programme as Asiatic pair arrives from Indore
AFTER years of struggling with a shrinking lion population and the absence of a compatible breeding pair, the Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Vandalur is preparing to revive its captive breeding programme with the arrival of a new pair of Asiatic lions from Indore Zoo under an animal exchange programme.
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May 13, 2026
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TN issues GO to set up 65 dedicated anti-narcotic task force police stations
THE Tamil Nadu government has ordered the creation of 65 dedicated anti-narcotic task force (ANTF) police stations across all districts and city commissionerates to function under the chief minister’s direct supervision.
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May 13, 2026
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Action for marrying for 2nd time without divorce
Over 1K cops in dock for dowry, domestic violence
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May 13, 2026
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First cheetah cubs to be born in India found dead in MP’s Kuno
FOUR cubs whose birth in the jungles of Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park (KNP) had marked a historical milestone in India’s cheetah conservation journey on April 11 were all found dead in the jungles a month later—perhaps due to predation by another animal.
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May 13, 2026
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'Perform or perish': Gujarat screening of 55+ employees
THE Gujarat government has issued a fresh circular to all departments, asking them to submit records of employees above 55 years of age whose performance is under scrutiny due to any administrative reason.
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May 13, 2026
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Akhilesh MP booked for abusing Modi
SAMAJWADI Party Lok Sabha MP Ajendra Singh Lodhi has been booked in the Mahoba district of UP’s Bundelkhand region for assault on a public official and promoting hate after he called Prime Minister Narendra Modi “anti-nation-al,” police said on Tuesday.
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May 13, 2026
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Vijay to sail through confidence vote
TVK government is set to win the confidence vote in the Assembly on Wednesday, with post-poll allies Congress, the Left parties, VCK and IUML backing Vijay.
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