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Historic shift: Vijay’s Cabinet marks Tamil Nadu’s best SC representation till date

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 04:12
This is the first time that seven people from the SC community have been included simultaneously in the Tamil Nadu Cabinet
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IIM Shillong joins elite league of global business schools

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 04:12
The institute received the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business accreditation recently
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Kerala motorists flock to Mahe for cheaper fuel, raising revenue concerns

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 04:08
Following the construction of Mahe bypass, the service road has witnessed a surge in petrol pumps and liquor outlets catering to travellers seeking cheaper fuel and alcohol
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Red alert issued as heatwave sweeps Uttar Pradesh

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 04:05
The alert has been issued for Banda, Chitrakoot, Kaushambi, Prayagraj, Fatehpur, Pratapgarh, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Bhadohi and Jaunpur districts, where severe heatwave conditions are likely during the day
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Travel operators in Bengaluru fear loss of livelihood if work-from-home increases, urge Centre for protection

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 04:00
Karnataka State Travel Operators’ Association (KSTOA) stated that the employee transport industry, which supports lakhs of jobs across the country, continues to play a crucial role in servicing India’s IT, corporate and industrial sectors
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Twisha Sharma death: Final notice served to ex-judge Giribala Singh for recording statement

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 03:59
Twisha Sharma’s family lawyer Ankur Pandey said that a petition had been filed before the principal Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in Jabalpur challenging the anticipatory bail granted to Giribala Singh.
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DMK faces a challenge as allies set to join TVK government

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 03:41
While the Congress abandoned the DMK soon after polls and joined Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s Cabinet on Thursday, the IUML and VCK are set to join the Ministry on Friday, signalling the end of their relations with the DMK
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Ladakh leaders to meet Home Ministry officials on May 22, Sonam Wangchuk part of delegation

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 03:28
This is the first such meeting of members of the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), the two bodies representing Leh and Kargil districts respectively, since February 4; the KDA and LAB have been demanding constitutional safeguards such as Statehood and inclusion of Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule
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PM’s five-nation tour delivered concrete outcomes, says Goyal; slams Rahul Gandhi’s ‘traitor’ remark

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 03:09
Commerce Minister was responding to LoP Rahul Gandhi’s remarks criticising the PM’s trip and calling him a “traitor”; Goyal accuses Congress of “treachery” for allegedly supporting infiltrators and terrorists
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Lakshmi could have been a child bride

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 03:09
Teenage girls across five villages in Uttar Pradesh’s Chandauli district are resisting child marriage, supported by anganwadi workers who don’t want to see their own lives repeated in another generation. Ashna Butani meets the women leading and demanding change, in a State that sees the highest number of child brides in India
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Sedition trials can go on if accused is willing: Supreme Court

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 02:48
In May 2022, the top court put on hold trials in sedition cases until the government completed its promised exercise “to re-examine and re-consider” the colonial-era provision of Section 124A
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CJI’s ‘cockroaches’ comment & clarification: Oral remarks and institutional limits

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 02:36
Chief Justice Surya Kant’s “cockroaches” remark from the bench on May 15, and the clarification that followed, have revived a question the Supreme Court has tried to settle twice; the Constitution does not regulate casual judicial speech; the standard the Court has set out asks the public to read bench remarks as distinct from the formal opinion, and asks judges to keep that distinction from collapsing
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T.N.’s maternal healthcare indicators have improved in post-COVID-19 period, finds IIT-M study

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 02:33
The researchers say these improvements follow sustained investments in ambulance services, referral systems, and maternal healthcare programmes during and after the pandemic
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Jharkhand family buries wrong body after mistaken identity; missing man returns alive

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 02:27
Police have now begun the process of exhuming the body to conduct a DNA test to identify the deceased correctly
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Dress Code to be made mandatory in all State colleges, universities, says U.P. Government

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 02:01
The Minister added the government’s objective is not limited to improving academic quality alone, but also to creating a positive, disciplined, and value-based atmosphere in educational institutions.
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KMRL offers measures to ease traffic snarls as monsoon nears

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 01:46
Additional traffic wardens will be deployed and safety measures will be stepped up along the Kakkanad route as part of monsoon preparedness amid ongoing Phase II work
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Was Thirupparankundram temple closure delayed to facilitate Minister Nirmalkumar’s visit? asks Madras High Court

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 01:45
Justices G.R. Swaminathan and V. Lakshminarayanan call for a report from the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department by May 29, 2026
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Satheesan to open State-level Pravesanotsavam on June 1

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 01:39
Government Model Girls Higher Secondary School, Pattom, to host the celebration; Minister for General Education N. Samsudheen will preside
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Shrinking shared spaces in a growing cityscape

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 01:31
Hyderabad is building upward at breakneck speed. But amid gated communities, flyovers and glass towers, the city’s shared public life is quietly shrinking. As open spaces retreat behind private walls, residents are increasingly searching for places to meet, play and simply exist without barriers, reports Lavpreet Kaur
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