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Monday, May 4, 2026 · 102 stories
Beans have seen the sharpest spike, with prices crossing ₹200 per kg in some markets, more than double their usual rate. MURALI KUMAR The unusually harsh summer this year has pushed up vegetable prices across Bengaluru, with everyday essentials such as tomatoes, beans and cabbage becoming costlier by nearly 40% in city markets.
| Photo Credit: Special arrangement Congress candidate Umesh Meti won Bagalkot Assembly constituency in Karnataka by a margin of 22,332 votes, the Election Commission declared on May 4, 2026. In Davangere South constituency, Congress candidate Samarth Mallikarjun continued to lead by a margin of 4,967 votes with one more round of counting remaining. Meti secured 98,919 votes against BJP candidate Charantimath Veeranna who got 76,587 votes, enabling the Congress to retain the seat held by former MLA and Mr.
Ramesh, former Returning Officer Vedamurthy and others on the charge of tampering with ballot papers, among other offences, on May 3 — hours after Jeevaraj was declared the winner following verification and recount of postal ballots. Jeevaraj was declared the winner in Sringeri Assembly constituency after a re-count of postal ballots, on May 2, 2026. The FIR was registered under Section 136 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which deals with tampering of ballots and related offences, as well as under several sections of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, pertaining to forgery, cheating.
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The outbreak has renewed attention on hantavirus following previous high-profile cases, including the death of Betsy Arakawa , wife of actor Gene Hackman , who died in New Mexico last year. South African officials reportedly confirmed that the first victim, an elderly man, died on board the ship, while his wife later died after being taken to hospital. the WHO confirmed that at least one case of hantavirus has been laboratory-confirmed, while investigations are still ongoing.
On the occasion, PM Modi welcomed "bhay-mukt" Bengal and said the five states — Assam, Keralam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, which went to polls in 2026 — “showed why India is the mother of democracy.” He also recalled his remark from 2013, when he was first nominated for the prime minister's post on a BJP ticket: PM Modi's remarks could be roughly translated as: “I have not come on my own, nor has anyone sent me — Mother Ganga has called me.” Addressing the gathering at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Monday evening, PM Modi said, "When the BJP gave me the opportunity to be.
Three people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, the World Health Organization (WHO) has told the BBC. South Africa’s National Department of Health said earlier on Sunday that there had been an outbreak of a “severe acute respiratory illness”, which had killed at least two people, and that a third person was in intensive care in Johannesburg, according to the AFP news agency. Before the WHO confirmation of three deaths, Mohale told the BBC that at least two people had died.
“They terrorise us, kill our young people in cold blood, and keep us here in a prison.” People from the camp say Tel Askar has become the entrance point used by invading Israeli soldiers as they infiltrate the narrow and dilapidated streets of the camp, often via the illegal settlement of Elon Moreh that looms over the east of Nablus. Nablus, occupied West Bank – Islam Madani says families and young people from the Askar refugee camp would once congregate beneath the olive trees on the slopes of Tel Askar, a hilly area in the north of the occupied West Bank which is home to the camp.
Iranian state media says two missiles have struck a US navy destroyer to prevent it entering the Strait of Hormuz. Navy ships have been struck, U.S.
There had been "no casualties to date" among the 24 crew members on board, who include six South Koreans and 18 foreign nationals, the ministry said in a statement.
RCB are expecting Phil Salt to rejoin them for some part of IPL 2026, with Jacob Bethell likely to get an extended run in the meantime.
| Photo Credit: PTI Rohit Sharma returned to Mumbai Indians’ playing eleven for the IPL 2026 match against the Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday. The T20 World Cup-winning captain has been missing in action since MI’s game against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, on April 12, when he retired out on 19 off 13 balls.