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Supreme Court to pronounce verdict connected Bihar SIR tomorrow
The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce judgement connected Wednesday (May 27) connected a batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, which kick-started successful Bihar. A Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi had reserved the lawsuit for verdict successful January.
PM reaffirms stability, prosperity successful Indo-Pacific successful meetings with Foreign Ministers of Australia, Japan
India and Australia volition continue to enactment for a free, open, unafraid and prosperous Indo-Pacific, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said connected Tuesday (May 26, 2026) aft helium held discussions with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong connected the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership betwixt the 2 countries. Mr. Modi besides met Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and reaffirmed the captious relation of the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership successful advancing peace, stableness and prosperity crossed the Indo-Pacific and beyond.
Fuel shortage hits pumps amid panic buying; OMCs telephone for calm, accidental proviso is steady
A time aft the Centre hiked substance prices for the 4th clip to chopped losses of its lipid selling companies (OMCs), petrol bunks successful respective parts of the state reported substance shortage and proviso disruption connected Tuesday arsenic radical flocked to banal up contempt efforts by the authorities to calm nerves and curb hoarding.
India rejects ‘unwarranted’ references to J&K by China and Pakistan
In effect to media queries regarding unwarranted references to Jammu and Kashmir successful a associated connection betwixt China and Pakistan, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) connected Tuesday (May 26, 2026) said that India categorically rejects the “unwarranted references”. In a statement, the Ministry said, “India categorically rejects unwarranted references to Jammu and Kashmir successful the associated connection betwixt China and Pakistan.”
No clarity connected adjacent Quad leaders summit, sparking questions astir the group’s future
The Quad Foreign Ministers’ gathering ended connected Tuesday (May 26, 2026) without immoderate clarity connected erstwhile the adjacent Quad Summit, which was owed to beryllium held successful India, volition beryllium scheduled. This sparked speculation that the Quad whitethorn present revert to a Ministerial dialogue, arsenic it was earlier it was upgraded successful 2021.
Suspected Ebola lawsuit triggers wellness alert successful Bengaluru
A suspected Ebola lawsuit triggered a wellness alert successful Bengaluru aft a 28-year-old pistillate from Uganda, who developed mild symptoms including assemblage ache, was shifted from a edifice to the State-run Epidemic Diseases Hospital connected Tuesday (May 26, 2026). Bengaluru District Surgeon and Medical Superintendent of the hospital, Anil Kumar Banagar, said the pistillate had precocious travelled from Uganda to Ahmedabad and had aboriginal arrived successful Bengaluru.
Himachal panchayat polls: 78.53% polling successful archetypal phase, women voters outnumber men
Over 78% polling was recorded successful the first signifier of the Himachal Pradesh panchayat elections connected Tuesday (May 26, 2026) arsenic women voters polled 6% much than men, officials said. Voting for 1,293 panchayats began astatine 7 a.m. and concluded peacefully astatine 3 p.m., amid a ‘yellow’ alert for heatwave conditions successful Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Solan and Sirmaur districts.
Punjab section assemblage polls spot 61.5% elector turnout amid scuffles
The local assemblage elections successful Punjab saw astir 61.5% elector turnout till 5 p.m. connected Tuesday (May 26, 2026), amid reports of scuffles betwixt supporters of governmental parties, including the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, the Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal and Bharatiya Janata Party successful aggregate locations successful the State. The absorption parties levelled allegations of booth capturing astatine respective places successful the polls that were conducted via ballot insubstantial alternatively of EVMs. The canvass results are scheduled for May 29.
China, Pakistan hold to ‘unswervingly safeguard’ bilateral ties
Pakistan and China person agreed to “unswervingly safeguard” and make their bilateral relations by moving intimately to physique a shared future, according to a associated connection issued connected Tuesday (May 26, 2026). The connection was issued astatine the extremity of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s authoritative sojourn to China from May 23-26 astatine the invitation of Premier Li Qiang. During his visit, the 2 sides signed a fig of practice documents successful assorted fields.
Iran accuses U.S. of breaking truce aft caller strikes
Iran accused the United States of breaching their ceasefire connected Tuesday (May 26, 2026) and warned it was acceptable to retaliate aft overnight U.S. strikes targeting Iranian rocket sites and mine-laying boats threatened a woody to extremity the war. The Brent benchmark lipid terms jumped by much than 4% aft the U.S. Central Command announced the caller question of bombings, and China urged some sides to respect the truce and to resoluteness their quality peacefully.
