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- West Asia conflict hit lubricants industry starts price hike, more increases shortly
The lubricant industry has seen it’s cost of production rising by 50% since the outbreak of the West Asia conflict making it imperative to pass on part of the extra burden on consumers. The industry done it in two phases and already 30% of the higher cost has been passed on to consumers from this month…Read More “West Asia conflict hit lubricants industry starts price hike, more increases shortly” »
- BDA to allot sites to land losers for S.K. Layout project
Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday revealed that the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) will be allotting sites to land losers for the Shivaram Karanth Layout and selling flats built in Whitefield. He said that as many as 3,052 landowners had given their land for the Shivaram Karanth Layout (S.K. Layout) and that there were…Read More “BDA to allot sites to land losers for S.K. Layout project” »
- IPL 2026 | Profligate bowling and abysmal fielding hurting Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings’ pacer Marco Jansen’s bowling has lacked bite this season. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Punjab Kings, a team that looked like an unstoppable force about three weeks ago, is now struggling to get a ‘W’ next to its name. In a matter of a few matches, PBKS, which made a rousing start to IPL 2026, has…Read More “IPL 2026 | Profligate bowling and abysmal fielding hurting Punjab Kings” »
- Oil India net profit increases 12.5% YoY fuelled by better crude price realisationState-owned explorer Oil India’s net profits in the March-end quarter increased 12.5% on a year-over-year basis fuelled by a 5% improvement in average crude price realisation and 6% increase in crude oil production. OIL’s standalone profit after tax in the reported quarter stood at ₹1,790 crore, against ₹1,591 crore in the comparable period last year….
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- 11 fall ill after consuming ‘contaminated food’ in West Godavari
Eleven persons were taken seriously ill after consuming fritters allegedly prepared using contaminated all-purpose flour (maida) at Pippara village in Ganapavaram mandal in West Godavari district on Wednesday. According to preliminary reports, the maida used for preparing the food had reportedly been stored for nearly a year in workers’ sheds at aqua farms and is…Read More “11 fall ill after consuming ‘contaminated food’ in West Godavari” »
- Mass protests in Argentina decry Milei’s funding cuts to prized public universities
A demonstrator holds a sign that reads in Spanish, “Adorni should resign, not my teachers,” during a protest called by university students and workers against the Javier Milei government’s policies at the Retiro train station in Buenos Aires on May 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Tens of thousands of Argentines flooded the streets of…Read More “Mass protests in Argentina decry Milei’s funding cuts to prized public universities” »
- Palestinians say West Bank teen killed by Israeli firePalestinian health officials said a teenager was killed by Israeli fire in a West Bank village on Wednesday (May 13, 2026), the latest in a series of violent incidents shaking the Israeli-occupied territory. The Health Ministry in Ramallah identified the victim as 16-year-old Yusef Ali Kaabnah, saying he was “killed by occupation bullets” near the…
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- Telangana records 92.24% success in CBSE Class 12 results; Trivandrum region tops country with 95.62%Telangana’s girls, with a pass rate of 95.16%, outshone boys who achieved 89.51%,in the Senior School Certificate Examination (Class 12) results announced by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday. Telangana recorded an overall 92.24% pass rate for the 11,426 candidates who appeared for the exam. It was 99.73% last year. The Chennai…
- Contract not renewed, Sreejesh questions preference for foreign coaches
Sreejesh. | Photo Credit: File Photo: G. MOORTHY A Junior World Cup medal after 10 years apparently isn’t good enough for Hockey India with the federation deciding not to renew P.R. Sreejesh’s appointment as the chief coach. Sreejesh, who was handed charge of the junior men’s side soon after his retirement post the Paris Olympics,…Read More “Contract not renewed, Sreejesh questions preference for foreign coaches” »
- Five convicted in connection with Matthew Perry’s death
The wide-ranging prosecution in the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry is coming to a close. Five people have pleaded guilty for various roles in supplying the actor with ketamine, the drug that killed him at age 54 in 2023. Three of them have been sentenced. The last two will be sentenced in the coming…Read More “Five convicted in connection with Matthew Perry’s death” »