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Welcome back to another edition of My Take 5. This week we are covering UAE’s exit from Opec, how Ukraine is taking the war to Russia, King Charles’ successful US trip, Syria’s transitional justice, and China’s coercion of three African countries to block overflight of Taiwanese President. So, let’s get to it: UAE to exit…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday brushed aside reports suggesting he may have been wearing a bulletproof vest following the attempted assassination at a White House Correspondents’ Dinner event.Speaking to reporters, Trump jokingly said that he doesn’t want to look ’20 pounds’ heavier. “I don’t know if I can handle looking 20 pounds heavier. These…
Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express JAMMU: Union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday flagged off a 20-coach Vande Bharat Express between Jammu and Srinagar, marking the first direct rail link between the two cities. PM Narendra Modi had inaugurated the broader Katra–Kashmir service last year. Regular operations will begin May 2, with two pairs of trains…
Mamata Banerjee raises EVM concerns, vows ‘life and death’ fight before counting NEW DELHI: With just a few days left for counting in the West Bengal Assembly elections, chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday night visited the Bhabanipur strong room in Kolkata, raising concerns over alleged tampering of electronic voting machines (EVMs).Banerjee, who is contesting…
Structures included four secondary schools and 52 elementary schools. In addition, 17 individual classrooms were found unfit for use — seven in secondary and 10 in elementary schools Dehradun: The district education department, along with the Dehradun administration, has demolished 56 dilapidated school buildings that posed a risk to students’ safety. Officials said 64 such…
Representative image (AI-generated) US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he would remove tariffs and restrictions on whiskey linked to trade between Scotland and the US state of Kentucky.In a post on Truth Social he wrote, “In Honor of the King and Queen of the United Kingdom, who have just left the White House,…
Representational AI image Government jobs continue to draw lakhs of applicants across India. To secure a government job, it is important for candidates to regularly track official recruitment notifications.Several notifications have already been released with application deadlines extending into May. Candidates can apply for these exams by checking the links below, which include key details…
Days before its theatrical release, Raja Shivaji has cleared a legal hurdle. The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) that sought to stall the film over the omission of the honorific “Chhatrapati” from its title.A Bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad held that the petition did…
McDonald’s iconic golden arches weren’t a grand design but an everyday observation. Facing chaos and high costs, brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald radically simplified their drive-in menu from 25 items to just nine in 1948. Image Credits: Cogart Strangehill, via Wikimedia Commons It may be easy to forget that the golden arches did not come…
Buffalo Sabres fans celebrate during the third period in Game 1 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series against the Boston Bruins, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes) An unexpected highlight preceded the puck drop of the Game 5 playoff battle between the Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins….
