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LSG’s Marsh, Akash dent CSK’s hopes for playoffs
Chennai Super Kings’ playoff hopes were dented after Lucknow Super Giants scripted a facile seven-wicket win on Friday.
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May 16, 2026
Hindustan Times Navi Mumbai
SCHEFFLER STUMBLES FROM SHARE OF LEAD AT WINDY PGA C’SHIP
Defending champion Scottie Scheffler made a slow start to the PGA Championship second round at Aronimink Golf Club on Friday and quickly relinquished his share of the overnight lead while Hideki Matsuyama moved into contention on a bunched leaderboard.
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May 16, 2026
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MI’s talent pool not keeping up with times, needs reset
After unearthing a host of India’s finest T20 players, Mumbai Indians scouts are struggling to deliver uncapped gems
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May 16, 2026
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'Either be clear and honest upfront, or be quiet and let me play in peace'
It’s been a year and three days since Virat Kohli posted Frank Sinatra’s ‘I Did It My Way’ on his Instagram post to abruptly call time on his Test career — leaving him as an international cricketer who plays only the ODI format.
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May 16, 2026
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Right call? Why Indian coaches lose out to the foreign experts
PR Sreejesh believes homegrown talent is getting a raw deal but it isn’t that simple
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May 16, 2026
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Srinivasan’s plaint puts Tata Trusts board meet on hold
A surprise intervention by Tata Trust vice-chairman Venu Srinivasan, along with two other complainants, prompted the Maharashtra charity commissioner to cancel a crucial board meeting of the trust scheduled Saturday to decide his continuation on Tata Sons’ board.
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May 16, 2026
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Energy, defence pacts signed, UAE vows $5 bn investment
India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday finalised key agreements on defence cooperation, long-term LPG supply, strategic petroleum reserves and shipping, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned recent attacks on the UAE and pledged India will stand ‘‘shoulder to shoulder’’ with the Emirates.
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May 16, 2026
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US-China summit ends with small wins but no major deals
US President Donald Trump left China on Friday with no major breakthroughs on trade or tangible help from Beijing to end the Iran war, despite two days spent heaping praise on his host, Xi Jinping.
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May 16, 2026
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Rupee weakens to record low past 96
The Indian rupee weakened to an all-time low on Friday, as oil prices neared $110 per barrel, intensifying economic challenges for the world’s third-biggest crude importer, with strains emerging in key indicators.
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May 16, 2026
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CEASEFIRE WITH IRAN A ‘FAVOUR’ TO PAK: TRUMP
US President Donald Trump on Friday said he agreed to a ceasefire with Iran as a “favour” to Pakistan.
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May 16, 2026
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Petrol, diesel retail prices hiked by ₹3/l as war bites
State-run oil companies raised pump prices of petrol and diesel by ₹3 per litre each across the country on Friday, while Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) increased compressed natural gas (CNG) rates by ₹2 per kg in and around Delhi — the first retail fuel price revision since the West Asia conflict drove international crude to multi-year highs.
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May 16, 2026
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Xi gives Trump rare tour of garden at the heart of Chinese govt
After talks on trade, Taiwan and Iran, Chinese President Xi Jinping showed off the centuries-old trees in Beijing's walled-off Zhongnanhai compound, where he strolled with US President Donald Trump in the concluding hours of their summit.
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May 16, 2026
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Satwik and Chirag march into semis
Indian badminton ace PV Sindhu squandered a one-game advantage to go down fighting to top seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the quarter-finals but the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty entered the semi-final of the $500,000 Thailand Open here on Friday.
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May 16, 2026
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The untold story & unsung heroes of Indian liberalism
Nineteenth century intellectuals such as Narayan Mahadev Parmanand point to a forgotten tradition of liberalism in India, which measured progress by the well-being of individuals rather than groups
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May 16, 2026
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Expedite trial in killing of actor's fan, SC tells K'taka
Court gives 1-yr time to examine witnesses; actor Darshan, an accused in the case, will be free to seek bail if there is no substantial progress during the period
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May 16, 2026
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'COCKROACHES' TARGETING THE SYSTEM: CJI ON JUDICIAL ATTACKS
The Supreme Court on Friday came down hard on what it described as growing and unwarranted attacks on the judiciary and the legal system, with CJI Surya Kant remarking that some unemployed young people end up becoming “media, social media, RTI activists and other activists” and begin targeting institutions.
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May 16, 2026
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India’s trade gap in April widens to $28bn even as exports log big jump
India’s merchandise exports rose 13.79% year-on-year to a record $43.56 billion in April 2026, the highest for any April, even as the trade deficit widened to $28.38 billion from $27.10 billion a year ago, driven by a surge in gold, electronics and vegetable oil imports, government data showed on Friday.
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May 16, 2026
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US planning to indict Raul Castro over 1996 downing of two planes
The United States plans to indict Cuba's Raul Castro, a US Department of Justice official said late on Thursday.
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May 16, 2026
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Despite praise for Xi, Trump leaves China with little to show
US President Donald Trump left China on Friday with no major breakthroughs on trade or tangible help from Beijing to end the Iran war, despite two days spent heaping praise on his host, Xi Jinping.
3 min |
May 16, 2026
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India, UAE ink crucial defence, energy pacts during PM's visit
India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday finalised key agreements on defence cooperation, long-term LPG supply, strategic petroleum reserves and shipping, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned recent attacks on the UAE and pledged India will stand “shoulder to shoulder” with the Emirates.
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May 16, 2026
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NEET re-exam on June 21; Pradhan says test to be computer-based from 2027
The Union government will transition the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) to a computer-based test (CBT) next year, replacing the traditional pen-and-paper format to curb paper leaks, education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Friday, as he also announced June 21 as the date for the re-examination for those who took the NEET-UG this year.
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May 16, 2026
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Iran allows more vessels through Strait of Hormuz
The naval forces of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are allowing more ships to pass through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state television said on Friday, after Tehran blocked the waterway following US-Israeli strikes.
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May 16, 2026
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No joint statement at Brics meet due to divisions over West Asia conflict
A crucial Brics meeting hosted by India concluded on Friday without agreement on a joint statement because of differences over the West Asia conflict, as Iranian foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi sought to blame the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the lack of consensus within the bloc.
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May 16, 2026
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Trump traded hundreds of millions in securities in Q1: Govt docs
US President Donald Trump was involved in buying and selling securities linked to American companies in transactions that totaled hundreds of millions of dollars in the first quarter of 2026, according to government documents released on Thursday.
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May 16, 2026
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Machine defeats man: Deep Blue topples Kasparov
Supercomputer beat the then world chess champion, ushering in engine era for sport
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May 16, 2026
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Final exam: Stay alive
These fictional schools totally didn’t care about student safety. The real horror? Not one parent pulled their kid out
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May 16, 2026
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IMD predicts monsoon onset over Kerala on May 26, six days ahead of normal schedule
The southwest monsoon is forecast to arrive over Kerala on May 26, six days ahead of the normal June 1 date, the India Meteorological Department said on Friday — though an emerging El Niño could undercut the season well before it reaches peak intensity.
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May 16, 2026
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Heat, moisture, wind shear came together to brew deadly UP storm
What hit Uttar Pradesh this week, killing at least 11 people across 25 districts, was not a single storm but a collision of weather systems that should not ordinarily be in the same place at the same time.
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May 16, 2026
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Adani agrees to pay $18 million penalty in US corruption case
Indian billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani has agreed to pay a multi-million-dollar settlement in a US civil court case linked to corruption without admitting guilt, his company said Friday.
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May 16, 2026
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New Delhi to Oslo, building a new strategic partnership
We live in an unpredictable world. But unpredictability is not the same as powerlessness.
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