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TopicMay Day

Topic: May Day

‘Mayday’: History of the globally recognised distress signal, Air India 171’s final communication

On Thursday, Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (AI171) bound for Gatwick, London, from Ahmedabad, crashed into BJ Medical College soon after takeoff.

Turkish police detain 210 protestors, shell tear gas during May Day rally in Istanbul

Legal experts say this stance violates the right of Turks to organise public meetings and demonstrations, a right upheld by the Constitutional Court in a ruling last October.

UK’s Covid-19 boat of death and need for masks against racism in US

The best cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

May Day irony during Covid-19 and ‘exit strategy expert’ Rahul Gandhi

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Asymptomatic Covid-19 cases climb to over 980 in China

The Chinese government has stepped up its vigil to contain the spread of the infection during the five-day May Day holidays.

UK Defence Secretary sacked over Huawei leak

Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for bail breach and clash between protesters and police in Paris May Day rallies.

This is why 1 May came to be celebrated as May Day the world over

More than 65 countries have official holiday on May Day and a few others unofficially observe this day. In India, 1 May coincides with Maharashtra Day.

On Camera

Why Hyundai Creta is still the king of Indian roads after 11 years—brand value to looks

Hyundai was never scared of rivals overtaking them last year. But in 2027, the mythical ‘Creta Killer’ may finally emerge. Or it could continue to remain a myth.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.