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How Karunanidhi successfully headed a minority government for five years

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 23:44
The last time Tamil Nadu witnessed a coalition government was in 1952; however, leaders of the Dravidian parties largely steered clear of the idea thereafter
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Rape accused gets grand welcome in Ghaziabad, opposition hit out over viral video

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 22:59
In the videos, the accused is seen being greeted with flower garlands and carried on the shoulders of supporters during a celebratory procession
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Mehbooba says FIR lodged against locals who attended banned Jamaat leader’s funeral in Kashmir

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 22:48
Her statement came hours after she visited the family of deceased Hassan in south Kashmir
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Supreme Court notice on plea that U.P. Police played ‘agent provocateur’ in Noida workers’ violence

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 20:52
Rather than fulfilling its role as a welfare state, the petition says Uttar Pradesh had used its police officers to covertly become part of WhatsApp groups of the protestors; the entire prosecution was vitiated when the investigating agency itself acted as the ‘architect of the unrest’, it says
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Amid soaring temperatures, India successfully meets record peak power demand of 260.45 GW

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 20:46
Thermal power accounted for about 62.5% of the power generated when the peak demand was met.
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Modi and Meloni outline road map for India-Italy strategic partnership

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 20:46
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni joint op-ed talks about emerging “Indo-Mediterranean” corridor and pushes for €20-billion bilateral trade target by 2029.
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Examining the Tadmetla encounter inquiry

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 20:39
The investigation of grave offences, particularly involving banned organisations such as the CPI (Maoist), requires special skills
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Government misleading people on inflation, fuel shortage: Ashok Gehlot

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 20:28
Ashok Gehlot said the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was engrossed in elections during the last three months despite Congress leader Rahul Gandhi having warned that a “storm of inflation” was coming to the country
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Gulf conflict pushes up fertiliser prices, but supply will stay steady: Jakhar

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 20:22
Sunil Jakhar urged farmers to use fertilisers judiciously, in line with recommendations of agricultural universities to avoid wastage and protect soil health
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A test for political accountability

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 20:20
A POCSO case against a Minister’s son has spiralled into a scandal in Telangana
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Rubio to attend NATO talks, pay first visit to India

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 20:11
The State Department confirmed that Marco Rubio would participate on Friday (May 22, 2026) in talks among NATO Foreign Ministers in Helsingborg, Sweden, which will prepare for a NATO summit in Turkey in July
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First and foremost: On the Bhojshala ruling

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 19:49
Shared use of disputed religious sites should be allowed to continue
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Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary launches Sahyog Shivir to resolve people’s grievances

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 19:35
Issues to be resolved at the camp include matters relating to ration, pension, housing, MGNREGA, land disputes, mutation, demarcation, caste certificates, income certificates, residential certificates, electricity, water, roads, education, and health. 
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High drama in Barmer as MLA douses himself in petrol during protest

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 19:25
Ravindra Singh Bhati was taken inside the Collectorate for talks with the senior officers to resolve the issue, while the premises were placed under heavy police deployment
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PM Modi lands in Rome, to meet Italian PM Meloni

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 19:12
Narendra Modi was received at the airport by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani
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Nearly 5,000 pharmacies to remain open during nationwide strike

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 19:04
T.N. govt appoints drug inspectors to ensure medicine supply
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‘Alarming rise’ in crimes against women in Bihar since ‘new emperor’ took oath, says Tejashwi Yadav

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 19:00
The RJD leader released a list of 50 incidents of crimes reported in the State within one month since BJP leader Samrat Choudhary took oath as Chief Minister on April 15
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TVK MLA Kanimozhi’s meeting with Coimbatore Corporation officials in ‘astrology office’ draws ire

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 18:48
Kanimozhi, who claims to have an honorary doctorate in astrology, told The Hindu the Corporation officials visited her voluntarily and she did not ask them to visit her
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