08-05-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: The rupee slid to a record low on Tuesday as a fragile truce in the Middle East came under strain after the US and Iran launched new attacks to wrestle for control of the Strait of Hormuz, a key artery for global energy supplies. The …
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08-05-2026 DUBAI/ TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: A fragile truce in the Middle East was under strain on Tuesday after the US and Iran exchanged fire in the Gulf as they wrestled for control of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, said in a social media post on Tuesday …
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07-05-2026 TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: Brent crude oil jumped around 2% on Monday and the dollar strengthened amid conflicting reports from Iran and the US about American warships in the Strait of Hormuz. US stocks were mixed, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.5%, the S&P 500 0.05% lower and the …
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07-05-2026 AMSTERDAM: Amsterdam has become the world’s first capital city to ban public advertisements for both meat and fossil fuel products. Since 1 May, adverts for burgers, petrol cars and airlines have been stripped from billboards, tram shelters, and metro stations. At one of the city’s busiest tram stops, adjacent …
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07-05-2026 ABUJA: Two of Nigeria’s most prominent opposition figures have announced they have switched parties in a dramatic political realignment ahead of next year’s presidential election. Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, who finished third and fourth respectively in the 2023 presidential race, have both joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), …
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07-05-2026 BRUSSELS: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Mark Rutte says European leaders have “gotten the message” after United States President Donald Trump announced plans to withdraw 5,000 soldiers from Germany. Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with NATO allies, accusing them of not doing enough to support the US-Israel …
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07-05-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ KOLKATA: For years, India’s West Bengal state was the great exception to Narendra Modi’s political advance. His Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had swept through India’s Hindi-speaking heartland, expanded into the west and north-east and overwhelmed once-formidable regional rivals. Yet Bengal argumentative and steeped in a …
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07-05-2026 TOKYO: The global oil supply squeeze from shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz during the United States-Israeli war on Iran is having an “enormous impact” across the Asia Pacific, Japan’s prime minister warns. Sanae Takaichi made the comments on Monday during a visit to Australia, where both countries …
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07-05-2026 ABUJA: Nigeria has summoned South Africa’s acting High Commissioner over a spate of recent attacks on foreigners in the southern African nation. Nigeria will formally convey its “profound concern” at a meeting on Monday over incidents in South Africa, saying they could affect existing relations between the countries, according …
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From Hyderabad(Deccan) to Melbourne: Mehdi Moosavi Establishes “Hussainia Zehra,” A Living Symbol of Karbala’s Message Melbourne, May 7 (Najaf ali Shoukat– PMI) A devoted and courageous young man, Syed Muhammad Mehdi Moosavi, who hails from Hyderabad, India, has demonstrated his profound love and devotion by constructing a magnificent Ashur Khana in …
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