Month: May 2026

Back-to-Back Deaths Raise Alarm India’s aviation sector has come under scrutiny after two commercial pilots died within a span of 48 hours, prompting serious concerns over working conditions and pilot health. The incidents have triggered an urgent response from the Airline Pilots’ Association of India, which has flagged a growing

As the countdown to the 2026 FIFA World Cup narrows, the sport’s narrative is shifting from “who will lift the trophy” to “who will even be fit to play”. A wave of high‑profile‑hamstring injuries to stars like Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal, on top of a growing list of World‑Cup‑sidelines such as Rodrygo, Éder

The Livemint piece on Jamsetji Tata, steel, and India’s industrial blueprint reads less like a corporate‑history footnote and more like a constitutional‑moment metaphor: the moment when an Indian business‑visionary said that a nation that controls iron will control its own economic destiny. The column frames Tata Steel—the first modern steel plant in Asia—as both a material

Bengaluru is in line for scattered rains and thundershowers over the weekend, providing some relief from the intense pre‑monsoon heat, just as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has signalled the possibility of an above‑normal southwest monsoon over large parts of the country in 2026. The department expects rainfall to be slightly above the long‑period average

The United Arab Emirates has formally exited OPEC and OPEC+, effective May 1, 2026, in a move that analysts say reflects a bold bet on independent production, closer alignment with US‑energy‑policy goals, and growing frustration with the cartel’s production‑quota constraints. The decision comes at the height of the US–Iran war and the Strait

A tourist cruise boat capsized at Bargi Dam near Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, killing at least nine people and leaving several others missing, in a tragedy that has now spotlighted serious safety lapses, including the failure to distribute life jackets before departure. New video evidence and survivor accounts reveal that life jackets were either not

Hotels and restaurants across Kerala are set to observe a statewide shutdown on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, as the Kerala Hotel and Restaurant Association (KHRA) calls a strike to protest a sharp hike in the price of commercial LPG cylinders. The move, supported by associations from Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode, and other districts, signals escalating pressure on