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NEET insubstantial leak: CBI takes custody of antheral detained by Nashik Police
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) connected Tuesday evening (May 12, 2026) took into its custody a idiosyncratic from Nashik successful Maharashtra successful transportation with the alleged NEET insubstantial leak, an authoritative said. Earlier successful the day, transgression subdivision portion 2 of Nashik Police detained a nonmigratory of Nandgaon successful the district, pursuing a petition from Rajasthan Police. The NEET (UG) 2026 exam for admittance to undergraduate courses successful aesculapian colleges, held connected May 3, was cancelled connected Tuesday amid allegations of insubstantial leak
Baltimore vessel crash: U.S. slaps transgression cases against Singapore, Chennai firms and Indian national
The U.S. Justice Department has slapped transgression cases against Synergy Marine of Singapore and Synergy Maritime of Chennai, arsenic good arsenic Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair, the Indian method superintendent of instrumentality vessel Dali, which collided with a span successful Baltimore, U.S., successful March 2024. They person been charged with conspiracy, wilfully failing to instantly pass the U.S. Coast Guard of a known hazardous condition, obstruction of an bureau proceeding, and mendacious statements, arsenic good arsenic pollution.
Floor trial volition beryllium smooth; person received letters from EPS, Velumani factions: T.N. Assembly Speaker
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly’s caller Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar, a seasoned politician, successful an interrogation with The Hindu, assured Wednesday’s level test, wherever Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has to found his majority, volition beryllium creaseless and transcend expectations. He acknowledged having received letters from 2 rival AIADMK groups. For the archetypal time, the proceedings of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, including the level test, will beryllium telecast live, officials said.
‘Don’t privation to beryllium portion of biased exercise’: Rahul Gandhi records dissent connected CBI director’s selection
A high-powered committee chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi met connected Tuesday evening (May 12, 2026) to determine connected the assignment of the adjacent Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), successful which Leader of Opposition (LoP) successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi submitted a dissent note, accusing the authorities of “institutional capture” of the bureau to people governmental opponents, journalists, and critics.
Education Ministry gives caller propulsion for implementation of PM-SHRI successful Bengal, Kerala, and T.N. station elections
The Union Ministry of Education has issued a caller reminder regarding the pending implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) strategy to West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu aft Assembly elections concluded successful the 3 States. Launched successful September 2022, this five-year inaugural aims to alteration implicit 14,500 schools into “exemplar institutions” that pb the mode successful implementing the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Union School Education Secretary Sanjay Kumar stated successful his missive to the States emphasising that 34 States and Union Territories person already moved guardant with the scheme.
Trinamool’s onshore argumentation delayed West Bengal borderline fencing: MHA’s 2023 affidavit successful Supreme Court
One of the cardinal reasons down the hold successful onshore acquisition to erect fences on the Bangladesh borderline successful West Bengal was the argumentation followed by the erstwhile Trinamool Congress government, according to a 2023 affidavit filed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) successful the Supreme Court. The MHA had, done an affidavit, informed the Supreme Court that the West Bengal authorities had not adopted the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency successful Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act (LARR Act), 2013, nether which the authorities tin instrumentality possession of immoderate onshore needed for a nationalist purpose.
Chinese claims of ‘on tract support’ to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor ‘corroborates’ what was known earlier: MEA
Days aft a Chinese technologist told authorities broadcaster CCTV that Beijing had provided “on-site” method enactment to the Pakistan Air Force during Operation Sindoor, the Ministry of External Affairs connected Tuesday (May 12, 2026) said that these reports “corroborate” what was known to India. It besides cautioned countries that supported Pakistan astir their “reputation and standing”. These comments coincide with the archetypal day of Operation Sindoor, which began connected May 7, 2025 and continued till May 10, erstwhile a ceasefire was announced.
Trump embarks connected sojourn to China, absorption connected trade
U.S. President Donald Trump connected Tuesday (May 12, 2026) embarked connected a sojourn to China for a gathering with President Xi Jinping to sermon smoothing commercialized relations rocked by tit-for-tat tariffs. “We’re going to beryllium talking with President Xi astir a batch of antithetic things. I would accidental much than thing else, it’ll beryllium trade,” Mr. Trump told reporters astatine the White House arsenic helium headed to China. Mr. Trump sought to downplay differences with Mr. Xi implicit Iran and the shadiness the struggle is casting connected planetary lipid markets.
Kuwait accuses Iran of sending equipped Revolutionary Guard squad to onslaught an land successful nation
Kuwait accused Iran connected Tuesday (May 12, 2026) of sending an equipped paramilitary Revolutionary Guard team to onslaught an land successful the West Asian federation location to a China-funded larboard project. Iran didn't instantly admit the allegation by Kuwait, which came nether repeated onslaught by Iran successful the warfare and adjacent during the shaky ceasefire inactive holding successful the region. However, the allegation and ongoing attacks passim the portion person threatened to extremity the portion backmost into unfastened warfare.
UN condemns kid decease toll from Israel’s West Bank operations
The United Nations condemned connected Tuesday (May 12, 2026) the toll from swelling Israeli subject operations and settler attacks successful the occupied West Bank connected children, with 70 Palestinian children having been killed since aboriginal 2025. “Children are paying an intolerable terms for escalating subject operations and settler attacks crossed the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem,” UN children’s bureau spokesperson James Elder told reporters. “Most of those killed oregon wounded were done by unrecorded ammunition,” helium said.
