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Former Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan slams Centre for hiking fuel prices

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 05:14
He said the Centre had used the rise of crude oil prices owing to the crisis in West Asia to fleece ordinary people, who would feel the bite of the fuel price hike acutely
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Free and fair elections can happen only if there are independent Election Commissioners, SC says

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 05:04
Top court questions neutrality of Prime Minister-led selection panel for Election Commissioners
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Semi-high-speed train project to turn Gujarat into manufacturing and logistics hub: Amit Shah

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 04:57
The Home Minister said that the project will provide direct connectivity to the Dholera International Airport and the Lothal National Maritime Heritage Complex
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Kerala politics LIVE: UDF leadership meeting to decide next Kerala Cabinet underway

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 04:53
Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala said that the CM has the prerogative to decide the composition of the Cabinet
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National Testing Agency announces NEET-UG re-exam on June 21

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 04:48
On May 12, the NTA had announced the cancellation of NEET-UG and said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) would carry out a comprehensive inquiry into the alleged irregularities linked to the exam
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UDF leadership meeting to lay out the contours of the next Kerala cabinet gets underway

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 04:45
The UDF is seeking to turn the page on the uncertainty that gripped the alliance following the Congress’s ten-day delay in choosing its Chief Ministerial candidate by fast-tracking the government formation process. 
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‘Union Government should include enhanced quota under 9th schedule’

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 04:43
Karnataka’s Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi, who belongs to the Nayaka community, a scheduled tribe, spoke to The Hindu
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Farmers’ body, Opposition seek immediate rollback of sugar export ban

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 04:26
Opposition protests over the plummeting of onion cost, NCP SP leader writes to CM
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Goa Congress leader Ketan Bhatikar dies of snakebite

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 04:26
The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee paid tribute to its party leader and extended condolences to the bereaved family, as well as his friends and supporters
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Fixing gadgets in vehicles of no use without monitoring mechanism: Karnataka State Travel Operators’ Association

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 04:22
Without proper monitoring centres, many of the electronic safety gadgets risk becoming only compliance formalities, according to Karnataka State Travel Operators’ Association President Radhakrishna Holla
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A detente emerges in Congress as Ramesh Chennithala belatedly backs Chief Minister-designate V.D. Satheesan

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 04:10
Mr Chennithala also appeared to dispel reports that he would eschew joining Mr Satheesan’s cabinet. When asked whether he would join the government as a Minister, Mr Chennithala said, “Forming the cabinet is the Chief Minister’s prerogative” 
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Inspired by Vijay’s ‘Thamizhan’, Chennai man donates ₹22,674 to CM Relief Fund

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 04:05
Chennai-based Arun Loganathan, inspired by a Tamil movie starring Vijay, has contributed towards ‘fulfilling his individual debt responsibility’
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Petrol, diesel prices hiked by ₹3 across all variants

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 04:01
The latest price hikes extend to both the regular variants of petrol and diesel alongside the premium and high-octane products
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Death toll in explosion at firecracker factory in M.P.'s Dewas rises to five

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 03:53
Officials said Anil Malviya, the licensed owner of the firecracker factory operating in the Tonk Kalan area has been arrested under the stringent provisions of the National Security Act (NSA)
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Unorganised labourers, trade unions in Rajasthan seek minimum wage revision

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 03:52
Activists said the current wage rates were inadequate for meeting the basic necessities of food, healthcare, education, rent and transportation. Since the workers are unable to cover minimum expenses for their families
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Congress leader and former Jharkhand Minister, Alamgir Alam, walks out of jail

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 03:45
On May 15, 2024, the Enforcement Directorate arrested Mr. Alamin in the money laundering case and seized money worth ₹32.20 crore from the premises linked to his associates
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MAHE and Griffith University expand India-Australia academic partnership with dual Ph.D programme

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 03:27
This initiative aims at addressing the growing need for globally connected and interdisciplinary doctoral training
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Police on alert as racketeers forge papers for organ trade

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 02:42
A State-wide raid held on May 8 exposed an extensive organ trade racket in which forged documents were used to bypass laws that plug loopholes in organ donation. Five cases were registered, nine people arrested, and fabricated documents seized. The illegal trade thrives on patients’ desperate need for transplant and the monetary benefits that come the donors’ way.
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Granite quarrying ‘kicking up dust’

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 02:28
The villages of Kuppam, Bangarupalem and Palamaner in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district have been witnessing year-round granite mining activities. Although a regulatory system is in place, many operators resort to illegal quarrying which has repeatedly come under the scrutiny of the National Green Tribunal. The issue even drew political attention when TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu inspected quarries a few years ago, and expressed concern over unchecked mining, environmental damage and revenue loss, reports K. Umashanker
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