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Congress alleges mismanagement, corruption in ONGC and GSPC; seeks PM’s reply on fuel output decline

Hindu - Tue, 05/19/2026 - 17:32
The party claims India has suffered an annual loss of 3.695 million metric tonnes in petrol, diesel, and gas production since 2014
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Marco Rubio set for India visit amid upcoming Quad talks in New Delhi

Times of India - Tue, 05/19/2026 - 17:32
India is set to host a crucial Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) meeting, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expected to attend. This high-level gathering, involving India, the US, Japan, and Australia, is seen as a strategic move to counter China's influence in the Indo-Pacific. The meeting will likely address critical mineral supply chains and regional security concerns.
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Trouble mounts for Abhishek Banerjee as Kolkata civic body sends notice against his properties

Hindu - Tue, 05/19/2026 - 17:25
In the last few days, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has been talking about properties owned by the Trinamool Congress general secretary and other Trinamool leaders that are under scrutiny
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Sixth tiger dies of suspected CDV in Madhya Pradesh’s Kanha Reserve

Hindu - Tue, 05/19/2026 - 17:21
While the previous five deaths took place in the Sarhi range, the latest death in the Mukki range raises concerns of a highly contagious virus spreading in the forest
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Price mismatch may impede India’s battery storage projects: report

Hindu - Tue, 05/19/2026 - 17:20
Tariffs discovered in 2025 auctions increasingly don’t appear to be economically viable, says the report
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U.S. clears sale of $198 million support package for Apache attack helicopters

Hindu - Tue, 05/19/2026 - 17:15
The possible sale of support services for the helicopters and the howitzers will take place under the Foreign Military Sale channels
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Church leaders meet Naga group in attempt to mend fences with the Kuki-Zo

Hindu - Tue, 05/19/2026 - 17:09
The secretary general of CBCNEI told journalists that the focus was on defusing the hostage crisis triggered by the killing of three Thadou church leaders on May 13
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Retired teachers of Government Arts College at Thycaud gather to share memories

Hindu - Tue, 05/19/2026 - 17:00
Government Arts College remains one of the finest educational institutions I have taught in, not just for its academics, but also for the human bonds it nurtured, says one of the organisers
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Ensure foolproof and secure NEET, Education Minister says at review meet

Hindu - Tue, 05/19/2026 - 17:00
Coordination meetings to be held with District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police across the States to ‘ensure robust monitoring and effective implementation of examination arrangements’
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Finance Minister hits back at Rahul Gandhi, saying the Congress should stop being obstructionist

Hindu - Tue, 05/19/2026 - 16:56
Nirmala Sitharaman listed a number of achievements of the Modi government under several social sector schemes and asked whether these were for the benefit of ‘Adani/Ambani’
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Supreme Court chides Education Secretary over logistical lapses in audit of private universities

Hindu - Tue, 05/19/2026 - 16:52
The Bench had earlier issued a contempt notice to the Secretary, Department of Higher Education, on a matter related to its April 20 order directing the Centre to provide administrative support to a court-appointed panel
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NHRC asks Centre to review changes to trans law, ‘revisit’ community concerns on self-identification

Hindu - Tue, 05/19/2026 - 16:47
NHRC says trans students should be admitted to educational institutions based on self-identified gender; calls for distinct Census columns to record “intersex” people, “transmen”, and “transwomen”
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Supreme Court sends Dr Subbaiah murder case accused to life imprisonment

Hindu - Tue, 05/19/2026 - 16:42
The trial court had sentenced seven accused, including the father and the two sons, to death for the murder in Agust 2021
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OCI status of foreigners who voted in Tamil Nadu Assembly election comes under scrutiny

Hindu - Tue, 05/19/2026 - 16:42
The number of foreigners of Indian origin who voted in a fraudulent manner has increased to 30. Their declaration while applying for the OCI card that they had surrendered their voter identity cards or deleted their names from the electoral rolls will be treated as a false declaration and action will taken under law, sources say
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Congress targets PM over fuel price hike, links his Norway trip to Adani group’s interests

Hindu - Tue, 05/19/2026 - 16:32
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said giving a free pass to industrialist Gautam Adani and ‘robbing’ the common people is Narendra Modi’s ‘compromised model’; Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi wondered whether the PM’s personal request led to the Adani group being removed from a Norwegian wealth fund blacklist
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