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A deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard an Antarctic cruise ship went undetected for weeks before health authorities confirmed cases of the rare Andes strain among passengers, sparking concerns over possible human-to-human transmission. The…
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With conflicts intensifying across West Asia following the escalation involving the United States, Israel and Iran, global travel routes have been thrown into disruption. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz and restrictions across major…
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The Nifty50 and the Sensex were moving in a narrow range, while traders monitor developments in West Asia. The Nifty50 was trading 22.95 points or 0.09 per cent higher at 24,353.25, and the Sensex was trading 8.94 points or 0.01 per cent…
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Nearly two decades after The Devil Wears Prada became a defining pop-culture phenomenon, its sequel arrives with a challenge few follow-up films manage to overcome: justifying its own existence. Sequels often rely on nostalgia while…
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Vijay is unlikely to take oath as Tamil Nadu chief minister on Thursday despite earlier indications that the swearing-in ceremony could take place on May 7, according to sources familiar with the developments. The actor-turned-politician…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi changed his display picture on X on Thursday to mark one year of Operation Sindoor, India’s cross-border military offensive targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The new…
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Chandranath Rath, the personal assistant of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Madhyamgram’s North 24 Parganas district late Wednesday night, triggering fresh political tensions in West Bengal days…
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For the first time since 2015, a Bihar cabinet is being formed without Nitish Kumar at the centre of power — a shift that has intensified political speculation over the composition of BJP chief minister Samrat Choudhary’s new team. Amid…
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday in a bid to ease growing tensions between Washington and the Holy See, while also advancing President Donald Trump’s foreign policy priorities. Rubio’s…
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Russia warned foreign diplomats in Kyiv on Wednesday that it could strike the Ukrainian capital if Moscow’s World War II Victory Day commemorations are disrupted this weekend, escalating tensions ahead of the May 9 parade in Red Square. In…
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