She refused to pay drug dealer: Father of Indian killed in Canada
Vidhi Kalpeshbhai Megha, a 22-year-old student from Gujarat, was stabbed to death by a drug dealer in Canada’s Niagara region after she refused to pay him money, her father claimed. "She fought with him...He attacked her with...knife," he said. Vidhi was killed in St Catharines on May 15, but her family was informed about the incident over 10 days later.
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Vidhi Kalpeshbhai Megha, a 22-year-old student from Gujarat, was stabbed to death by a drug dealer in Canada’s Niagara region after she refused to pay him money, her father claimed. "She fought with him...He attacked her with...knife," he said. Vidhi was killed in St Catharines on May 15, but her family was informed about the incident over 10 days later.
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'Least-known' FIFA WC 2026 footballer gains 1 mn Insta followers after influencer's appeal
New Zealand defender Tim Payne, who had around 4,000 followers on Instagram, gained over one million followers within days after Argentine influencer Valen Scarsini urged people to boost his profile. "I looked at all the teams that play the [FIFA] World Cup [2026] for the least-known player and...I found it," Scarsini said. "Thank you for all the love," Payne reacted.
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12:08 pm Friday, 29 May 2026
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New Zealand defender Tim Payne, who had around 4,000 followers on Instagram, gained over one million followers within days after Argentine influencer Valen Scarsini urged people to boost his profile. "I looked at all the teams that play the [FIFA] World Cup [2026] for the least-known player and...I found it," Scarsini said. "Thank you for all the love," Payne reacted.
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AAP leads in Punjab civic polls, Congress and SAD trail
AAP has won 178 wards so far while Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) emerged victorious in 58 and 53 wards respectively as counting of votes for Punjab civic polls is underway. BJP has won seven wards. Over 22.38 lakh votes were cast across 102 municipalities, covering 1,897 wards. A total of 7,555 candidates are in the fray.
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12:05 pm Friday, 29 May 2026
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AAP has won 178 wards so far while Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) emerged victorious in 58 and 53 wards respectively as counting of votes for Punjab civic polls is underway. BJP has won seven wards. Over 22.38 lakh votes were cast across 102 municipalities, covering 1,897 wards. A total of 7,555 candidates are in the fray.
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If you won’t pick Vaibhav Sooryavanshi now, then when will you?: Gavaskar to Team India selectors
Ex-India captain Sunil Gavaskar has urged India selectors to pick 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for India's upcoming T20I series against Ireland and England. "He absolutely deserves it because after such a tremendous performance, if you won’t pick him now, then when will you?" Gavaskar said. "Don’t look at Sooryavanshi’s age. Just look at the way he is playing," he added.
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12:01 pm Friday, 29 May 2026
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Ex-India captain Sunil Gavaskar has urged India selectors to pick 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for India's upcoming T20I series against Ireland and England. "He absolutely deserves it because after such a tremendous performance, if you won’t pick him now, then when will you?" Gavaskar said. "Don’t look at Sooryavanshi’s age. Just look at the way he is playing," he added.
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Ballon d'Or ceremony to be held in London for first time ever
This year's Ballon d'Or awards ceremony will be held in London for the first time ever. Created by France Football magazine in 1956, the Ballon d'Or is regarded as football's most coveted individual award. The decision to stage the 70th edition in London was to pay tribute to Stanley Matthews, the England legend who became the award's first winner.
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12:28 pm Friday, 29 May 2026
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This year's Ballon d'Or awards ceremony will be held in London for the first time ever. Created by France Football magazine in 1956, the Ballon d'Or is regarded as football's most coveted individual award. The decision to stage the 70th edition in London was to pay tribute to Stanley Matthews, the England legend who became the award's first winner.
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CBI uses 'tunnel view' method to reconstruct Twisha Sharma's final hours before death
The CBI has deployed 'tunnel view' investigation technique to digitally reconstruct her final moments before she was found dead at her matrimonial home in Bhopal. To decode the exact circumstances that led to her death, investigators will synchronise CCTV, phone records, Wi-Fi logs, internet activity, smart-device data, forensic mapping, and witness accounts into a single timeline.
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12:19 pm Friday, 29 May 2026
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The CBI has deployed 'tunnel view' investigation technique to digitally reconstruct her final moments before she was found dead at her matrimonial home in Bhopal. To decode the exact circumstances that led to her death, investigators will synchronise CCTV, phone records, Wi-Fi logs, internet activity, smart-device data, forensic mapping, and witness accounts into a single timeline.
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Video shows robots walking the runway alongside human models
A video from a fashion show hosted by Galaxy Corporation in South Korea's Seoul showed robots and human models walking the runway in matching outfits. Galaxy Corporation staged a "physical AI" fashion show envisioning a future where humans and robots coexist. The robots, much smaller than the human models, mirrored their movements as they posed and strutted down the runway.
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12:15 pm Friday, 29 May 2026
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A video from a fashion show hosted by Galaxy Corporation in South Korea's Seoul showed robots and human models walking the runway in matching outfits. Galaxy Corporation staged a "physical AI" fashion show envisioning a future where humans and robots coexist. The robots, much smaller than the human models, mirrored their movements as they posed and strutted down the runway.
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Restaurateur left with idle robots as pizza startup shuts, gets pissed & starts own robot firm
Picnic Works, a US-based startup that had raised $53 million (₹505 crore) to automate pizza preparation with robots, has shut down. Picnic's end left Lee Kindell, owner of a restaurant chain, stuck with a $250,000 (₹2.4 crore) "robot aquarium", his term for the useless Picnic robots left idle. Kindell said he was so "pissed", he started his own robot company.
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12:32 pm Friday, 29 May 2026
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Picnic Works, a US-based startup that had raised $53 million (₹505 crore) to automate pizza preparation with robots, has shut down. Picnic's end left Lee Kindell, owner of a restaurant chain, stuck with a $250,000 (₹2.4 crore) "robot aquarium", his term for the useless Picnic robots left idle. Kindell said he was so "pissed", he started his own robot company.
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Mosquitoes can learn to love insect repellent: Study
A study by France's University of Tours found mosquitoes can learn to love DEET, a widely used insect repellent, associating it with food and even preferring to bite people sprayed with it. Using Pavlovian conditioning, researchers trained yellow fever mosquitoes to see DEET as feeding signal. Around 60% of conditioned mosquitoes attempted to bite when exposed to DEET alone.
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12:57 pm Friday, 29 May 2026
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A study by France's University of Tours found mosquitoes can learn to love DEET, a widely used insect repellent, associating it with food and even preferring to bite people sprayed with it. Using Pavlovian conditioning, researchers trained yellow fever mosquitoes to see DEET as feeding signal. Around 60% of conditioned mosquitoes attempted to bite when exposed to DEET alone.
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Why are Café Coffee Day shares rising 20% after Siddaramaiah resigned as Karnataka CM?
Shares of Coffee Day Enterprises, which operates Café Coffee Day outlets, jumped 20% on Friday, a day after Congress leader Siddaramaiah resigned as Karnataka's longest-serving CM. According to Moneycontrol, the two events are linked as Deputy CM DK Shivakumar is likely to succeed him. Shivakumar's eldest daughter, Aishwarya, is married to late CCD Founder VG Siddhartha's son Amartya Hegde.
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Shares of Coffee Day Enterprises, which operates Café Coffee Day outlets, jumped 20% on Friday, a day after Congress leader Siddaramaiah resigned as Karnataka's longest-serving CM. According to Moneycontrol, the two events are linked as Deputy CM DK Shivakumar is likely to succeed him. Shivakumar's eldest daughter, Aishwarya, is married to late CCD Founder VG Siddhartha's son Amartya Hegde.
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Taiwan sends greetings as Penpa sworn in as Tibet-in-exile leader
Taiwan has congratulated Penpa Tsering on being sworn in for a second consecutive term as the president of Tibet’s government-in-exile. "Taiwan deeply admires the courage of the Tibetan community," minister Lin Chia-lung said in a letter. "Taiwan looks forward to strengthening our friendship, deepening mutual understanding, and creating opportunities for closer cooperation," Lin added.
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Taiwan has congratulated Penpa Tsering on being sworn in for a second consecutive term as the president of Tibet’s government-in-exile. "Taiwan deeply admires the courage of the Tibetan community," minister Lin Chia-lung said in a letter. "Taiwan looks forward to strengthening our friendship, deepening mutual understanding, and creating opportunities for closer cooperation," Lin added.
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SC sets aside ₹447 crore SEBI recovery order against Reliance
The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the Securities and Exchange Board of India's (SEBI) order requiring Reliance Industries (RIL) to return ₹447.27 crore in the 2007 petroleum futures trading case. The Court also quashed SEBI's findings of fraud against the company. However, it upheld a separate penalty of ₹25 crore imposed on Reliance Industries.
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The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the Securities and Exchange Board of India's (SEBI) order requiring Reliance Industries (RIL) to return ₹447.27 crore in the 2007 petroleum futures trading case. The Court also quashed SEBI's findings of fraud against the company. However, it upheld a separate penalty of ₹25 crore imposed on Reliance Industries.
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18 dead, several critical after consuming methanol-laced liquor in Pune
Around 18 people died and several others were left in critical condition after allegedly consuming methanol-laced liquor in and around Pune. The deaths were reported from Pimpri Chinchwad’s Phugewadi area and Pune’s Hadapsar on Thursday. A bootlegger, identified as Yogesh Wankhede, accused of supplying country liquor to these areas has been detained, and a case has been registered against him.
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Around 18 people died and several others were left in critical condition after allegedly consuming methanol-laced liquor in and around Pune. The deaths were reported from Pimpri Chinchwad’s Phugewadi area and Pune’s Hadapsar on Thursday. A bootlegger, identified as Yogesh Wankhede, accused of supplying country liquor to these areas has been detained, and a case has been registered against him.
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BJP leader killed after dispute over cigarette in Lucknow
BJP Yuva Morcha member Shivam Singh was allegedly beaten to death by unidentified assailants in Lucknow following an argument over a cigarette, police said. Shivam was with his friend when three men allegedly approached him for a cigarette but situation turned violent after he refused to give them more cigarettes. Shivam's family has raised suspicion over his friends' role.
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BJP Yuva Morcha member Shivam Singh was allegedly beaten to death by unidentified assailants in Lucknow following an argument over a cigarette, police said. Shivam was with his friend when three men allegedly approached him for a cigarette but situation turned violent after he refused to give them more cigarettes. Shivam's family has raised suspicion over his friends' role.
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Jeff Bezos' rocket explodes into huge mushroom cloud seen from 74 km away
Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during a static-fire test at a launchpad in Florida's Cape Canaveral. A massive mushroom cloud emerged following the blast, with one X user sharing a video of the blast from a plane over 74km away from the blast site. Responding to the video, Elon Musk said, "Most unfortunate. Rockets are hard."
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Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during a static-fire test at a launchpad in Florida's Cape Canaveral. A massive mushroom cloud emerged following the blast, with one X user sharing a video of the blast from a plane over 74km away from the blast site. Responding to the video, Elon Musk said, "Most unfortunate. Rockets are hard."
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Bishnoi gang sent letter to Canadian police, warned it had 1,000 gunmen
The Lawrence Bishnoi gang allegedly sent a letter to a police station in British Columbia last year, warning it had a network of operatives involved in extortion-related violence across Canada, Global News reported. Extortion investigator Constable Kevin St. Louis confirmed receiving the letter, saying it boasted that the group had "upwards of 1,000 individuals" willing to carry out shootings.
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The Lawrence Bishnoi gang allegedly sent a letter to a police station in British Columbia last year, warning it had a network of operatives involved in extortion-related violence across Canada, Global News reported. Extortion investigator Constable Kevin St. Louis confirmed receiving the letter, saying it boasted that the group had "upwards of 1,000 individuals" willing to carry out shootings.
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DK Shivakumar pens note for Siddaramaiah, calls him 'wise leader'
DK Shivakumar penned a note for Siddaramaiah, who resigned as Karnataka CM on Thursday, and called him "wise leader of Indian politics". "Siddaramaiah's journey stands as a testament to resilience...and an unwavering commitment to social justice," he stated. "I express my gratitude and...respect for his years of service," he added. Shivakumar is likely to become next Karnataka CM.
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DK Shivakumar penned a note for Siddaramaiah, who resigned as Karnataka CM on Thursday, and called him "wise leader of Indian politics". "Siddaramaiah's journey stands as a testament to resilience...and an unwavering commitment to social justice," he stated. "I express my gratitude and...respect for his years of service," he added. Shivakumar is likely to become next Karnataka CM.
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Kirti Kulhari's remark on domestic help's ₹10,000 salary sparks backlash
Actress Kirti Kulhari faced backlash for questioning domestic worker’s ₹10,000 salary demand, saying she wondered "₹10,000 for what?" Reacting to it, actress Mini Mathur said, "Think of how much her two hours enable us to earn in two hours...It's below minimum wage anywhere else in...world." Comedian Vivek Samtani wrote, "That is barely $2/hour, and that is too much? Wow."
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Actress Kirti Kulhari faced backlash for questioning domestic worker’s ₹10,000 salary demand, saying she wondered "₹10,000 for what?" Reacting to it, actress Mini Mathur said, "Think of how much her two hours enable us to earn in two hours...It's below minimum wage anywhere else in...world." Comedian Vivek Samtani wrote, "That is barely $2/hour, and that is too much? Wow."
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Ties with India not subject to geopolitical fluctuations: Russian NSA to Doval
Russian NSA Sergei Shoigu told NSA Ajit Doval that the country "deeply values its strategic partnership with India" and it is not subject to geopolitical fluctuations. Sergei and Doval reviewed ongoing cooperation in defence, security, energy and economic ties. Doval attended the first International Security Forum and the 14th Meeting of High Representatives for Security Matters in Moscow.
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Russian NSA Sergei Shoigu told NSA Ajit Doval that the country "deeply values its strategic partnership with India" and it is not subject to geopolitical fluctuations. Sergei and Doval reviewed ongoing cooperation in defence, security, energy and economic ties. Doval attended the first International Security Forum and the 14th Meeting of High Representatives for Security Matters in Moscow.
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How much would ₹10,000 invested in Micron stock have grown in a year amid stock boom?
The market value of Micron Technology recently hit $1 trillion amid an AI boom that lifted the value of semiconductor chip manufacturing companies. Micron' stock has gone from $96.8 on May 29, 2025 to $923.52 as of Thursday's close. Therefore, calculating based on INR-USD exchange rates, ₹10,000 invested in Micron stock in May 2025 would've become approximately ₹1.06 lakh today.
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The market value of Micron Technology recently hit $1 trillion amid an AI boom that lifted the value of semiconductor chip manufacturing companies. Micron' stock has gone from $96.8 on May 29, 2025 to $923.52 as of Thursday's close. Therefore, calculating based on INR-USD exchange rates, ₹10,000 invested in Micron stock in May 2025 would've become approximately ₹1.06 lakh today.
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