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‘Losses in business can break person’: What Akhilesh Yadav said on stepbrother’s death
Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday expressed deep grief over the death of his younger brother Prateek Yadav LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday expressed deep grief over the death of his younger step brother Prateek Yadav, describing him as...
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Air India cuts flights as Iran war drives up costs and hits demand
NEW DELHI: Air India has cut a further about 200 weekly flights from June to August, including a number of long hauls, in a bid to stem losses amid the sharp hike in jet fuel prices and the rupee’s crash. These cuts come on top of the about 90 flights cuts in May. The airline,...
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Gold gets costlier: Why govt raised import duty and what changes for buyers
NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday raised import duties on gold and silver to 15% from 6% as part of a broader effort to curb rising imports of precious metals and conserve foreign exchange amid mounting pressure from the West Asia crisis.In a notification issued by the finance ministry, the government increased the social welfare...
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Training aircraft crashes near Baramati airport in Maharashtra
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How do volcanoes affect the earth’s atmosphere?
Volcanoes change the earth’s atmosphere by releasing gases and particles in large quantities. When a volcano erupts, it blasts sulphur dioxide high into the sky, which reacts with water to form aerosols. Since aerosols scatter sunlight, a powerful eruption can end up cooling the earth’s surface for many years. Large eruptions also spew clouds of...
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‘Not even a single person looked at me’: How a visit to an ashram ‘crushed’ Rajinikanth’s ego
3 min readNew DelhiMay 13, 2026 09:40 AM IST Rajinikanth had a very humble beginning. From being a bus conductor in Bengaluru to becoming the Tamil superstar, Rajinikanth has a massive fan following, with his fans still wanting to see him in lead roles. However, there was a time when he while being world famous...
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Vijay’s crucial floor test today: Can TVK prove majority? Number game explained
NEW DELHI: Days after being sworn in as Tamil Nadu chief minister, Vijay is set to face his first floor test in the assembly on Wednesday.His party, TVK, ended the decades-long DMK-AIADMK duopoly by emerging as the single-largest party in the 2026 assembly elections with 108 seats, but remained 11 short of the majority mark...
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US imposes visa ban on Indians linked to alleged fentanyl trafficking network
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131053952,imgsize-520453,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/untitled-design-2026-05-13t090410.jpg" alt="US imposes visa ban on Indians linked to alleged fentanyl trafficking network" title=" Representaive image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representaive image The United States has imposed visa restrictions on the owner and several associates of an India-based online pharmacy accused of trafficking illicit fentanyl-laced drugs into the US.US state department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said...
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‘Not a big deal’: Rajasthan minister Madan Dilawar downplays NEET-UG 2026 exam cancellation
Rajasthan education minister Madan Dilawar downplayed the cancellation of the NEET-UG 2026 examination JAIPUR: Rajasthan education minister Madan Dilawar downplayed the cancellation of the NEET-UG 2026 examination amid allegations of a nationwide paper leak, saying the decision was “not a big issue” if irregularities had indeed taken place.“The investigating agencies must have found irregularities, so...
