May 2026

Iran says some progress has been reached in talks with the US, but a deal “is not imminent”, as reported by The Guardian. Speaking at a weekly briefing, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said: “It is correct to say that we have reached a conclusion on a large portion of the issues… But to say…

From music videos to a live Urdu Blues double album, Sameer expands his canvas | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Mumbai based writer, performer and film-music composer-producer — Sameer Rahat — recently released an Urdu-electronica EP titled Roz~marra, a poetic project, where Urdu poetry meets contemporary electronica. “The term, rozmarra means daily routine or the ordinary….

2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: May 26, 2026 12:41 AM IST Russia has threatened to launch a “series of systematic strikes” against Ukraine, days after carrying out one of the largest attack on the Ukrainian capital since the war between the two nations began in February 2022. Moscow said it will launch fresh wave of “systematic…

Magnus Carlsen. | Photo Credit: Flickr/Norway Chess There’s something about Magnus Carlsen. Like him or hate him, the Norwegian chess superstar is hard to ignore. He’s probably the greatest sports icon in a nation where football rules the popularity charts and is most spoken about with the FIFA World Cup on the horizon. The 35-year-old…

Across several continents, some lakes appear almost unreal at first glance. Some turn pale rose during dry months, others deepen into bubblegum pink under harsh sunlight, and a few shift colour throughout the year depending on salt concentration and microscopic algae activity. The effect is not caused by pollution or minerals alone, as many people…

सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने सोमवार को एक महत्वपूर्ण फैसला सुनाते हुए कहा कि अगर कोई अपराध घर की चारदीवारी के भीतर होता है, तो वहां रहने वाले लोगों की यह जिम्मेदारी है कि वे ठोस कारण बताएं कि पीड़ित की मौत कैसे हुई। न्यायमूर्ति प्रशांत कुमार मिश्रा और न्यायमूर्ति के वी विश्वनाथन की पीठ ने एक…

By the time results from five state elections began pouring in on May 4, the Congress had been left smaller, more southern and more Muslim in its political profile than at any point in its history. The verdicts sharpened a fear long haunting the Congress: that its national footprint is steadily narrowing even as the…

In the first anniversary episode of The Health Wrap by The Hindu, Ramya Kannan, Health Editor, The Hindu and Athira Elssa Johnson, Senior Reporter, The Hindu, unpack three major health and policy developments shaping conversations this week. The 34th episode examines the World Health Organization’s declaration of the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa as a…

खबरें लगातार पढ़ने के लिए अमर उजाला एप डाउनलोड करें यह खबर एप पर पढ़ें या वेबसाइट पर पढ़ना जारी रखने के लिए वीडियो विज्ञापन देखें संक्षिप्त विज्ञापन देखें अगर आपके पास प्रीमियम मेंबरशिप है तो लॉगिन करें आज के भारत में एक नया इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर बूम देखने को मिल रहा है। यह बूम सड़कों या…

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