Britain deploys HMS Dragon to West Asia amid plans to secure Strait of Hormuz

May 10, 2026 7:53 AM

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Britain deploys HMS Dragon to West Asia amid plans to secure Strait of Hormuz

Britain has said it is deploying its warship HMS Dragon to West Asia in preparation for a potential multinational effort to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz once conditions allow. Earlier, the warship had been deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean, soon after the outbreak of the Iran war, to...

Russian President Putin says Ukraine conflict may be nearing its end

May 10, 2026 7:17 AM

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Russian President Putin says Ukraine conflict may be nearing its end

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he believes the conflict in Ukraine is coming to an end. He also expressed hope that tensions in West Asia would also be resolved soon, warning that all sides would suffer if the conflict escalated further. Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine triggered the mos...

President Droupadi Murmu appoints N Rangasamy as Puducherry Chief Minister

May 10, 2026 8:06 AM

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President Droupadi Murmu appoints N Rangasamy as Puducherry Chief Minister

President Droupadi Murmu has appointed N Rangasamy as Chief Minister of Puducherry. Following the appointment, Lieutenant Governor K Kailashnathan invited Mr Rangasamy to form a new government in the union territory.   With the approval of the President, decks are cleared for the swearing-in ceremon...

CBSE and AIIMS organise MATE Counselors’ Conclave in New Delhi

May 10, 2026 6:55 AM

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CBSE and AIIMS organise MATE Counselors’ Conclave in New Delhi

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in collaboration with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) organised the Mind Activation Through Education MATE Counselors’ Conclave in New Delhi yesterday. The event marks the expansion of Project MATE, which is an adolescent well-being...

DRDO successfully conducts long-duration scramjet combustor test in Hyderabad

May 10, 2026 6:10 AM

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DRDO successfully conducts long-duration scramjet combustor test in Hyderabad

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted an extensive, long-duration test of its Actively Cooled Full-Scale Scramjet Combustor in Hyderabad.   The Ministry of Defence said that the test achieved a run-time of over one thousand 200 seconds, surpassing the ea...

Suvendu Adhikari takes oath as first BJP CM of West Bengal

May 9, 2026 10:06 PM

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Suvendu Adhikari takes oath as first BJP CM of West Bengal

Suvendu Adhikari took oath as the first BJP Chief Minister of West Bengal on Saturday. Governor RN Ravi administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr. Adhikari at a grand ceremony held at the Brigade Parade Grounds in Kolkata. Along with him, five other MLAs, including Dilip Ghosh, Agnimitra Pau...

Vijay stakes claim to form govt in Tamil Nadu with support of Congress, VCK, IUML, Left parties
Chennai: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief C. Joseph Vijay meets Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and stakes claim to form the government in Tamil Nadu at Raj Bhavan in Chennai on Saturday, May 09, 2026. (Photo: IANS/Video Grab)

May 9, 2026 10:07 PM

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Vijay stakes claim to form govt in Tamil Nadu with support of Congress, VCK, IUML, Left parties

TVK Chief C Joseph Vijay met Governor Rajendra Arlekar at Lok Bhawan in Chennai on Saturday and staked claim to form government in In Tamil Nadu with the support of 120 MLAs. Mr Vijay is set to take oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Sunday.     Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) which emerged as t...